128 short stories, one winner! Choose your favorite short story in each of the battles below. The winners will advance until we have one winner per bracket. There are four brackets. Those bracket winners will then face off against each other. The short story in each of the battles that gets five votes first wins, that's when voting for that battle will end. You can vote in all, some, or none of the battles, it's up to you. Have fun!

Bracket Four, Round Two

BATTLE OVER! 1. "The Night of the Tiger" (2) vs. "A Very Tight Place" (5)

BATTLE OVER! 2. "Herman Wouk is Still Alive" vs. "Children of the Corn" (5)

BATTLE OVER! 3. "The Raft" (5) vs. "In the Deathroom" (1)

BATTLE OVER! 4. "Chattery Teeth" (5) vs. "Throttle" (1)

BATTLE OVER! 5. "Ayana" (2) vs. "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan” (5)

BATTLE OVER! 6. "Night Surf" (5) vs. "Cain Rose Up" (1)

BATTLE OVER! 7. "The Gingerbread Girl" (2) vs. "The Mangler" (5)

BATTLE OVER! 8. "Batman and Robin Have an Altercation" (4) vs. "That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French" (5)