I have chosen "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allen Poe. The story is about the plague which is called the "Red Death" and it kills people. Prince Prospero hides from it in his abbey. Once he has a masquerade ball and guests notice a mysterious person. That's the "Red Death". Prince begins to run away but it chases him and he dies. And then all people also die.

I like intriguing stories and it's one of them. I am fond of E.A. Poe's style. It's full of different expressive means and devices. And the author keeps the reader in suspense.
http://www.americanliterature.com/author/edgar-allen-poe/short-story/the-masque-of-the-red-death