Spooky neighbors, weird-acting birds in a remote setting, sounds like a horror story to me.
The story The Whippoorwills in the Hills by August Derleth is a horror short story first published in the September 1948 issue of Weird Tales. It is set in the Cthulhu Mythos and draws elements from several H. P. Lovecraft stories. The story follows Dan Harrop, who takes possession of a country house in the vicinity of Arkham and Aylesbury, which used to belong to his cousin, Abel Harrop, who disappeared a few weeks before. The story is set in a rural New England where people speak an archaic diction.
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Some knowledge is forbidden and with good reason, and for some the very fact it's forbidden is a lure that cannot be denied.
The Mask of Cthulhu is a collection of short stories by August Derleth, first published in 1958. It is part of the Cthulhu Mythos and expands on the themes and characters introduced by H.P. Lovecraft. 
"Something from Out There" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by August Derleth. The story involves rural English doctor William Currie, who investigates a man named Malvern who is in a state of madness, clutching a star-shaped stone acquired at a ruined priory.
Passing of Eric Holm is a short story by August Derleth, published in the December 1939 issue of Strange Stories under the pseudonym "Will Garth". The story is part of the Cthulhu Mythos and involves an inquest to determine the circumstances of Eric Holm's death. Holm was last seen alive on April 3, 1939, returning home with a newly-bought book titled "Confessions of the Mad Monk Clithanus".
Ithaqua, also known as the Wind-Walker or the Wendigo, is an entity in the Cthulhu Mythos, and one of the Great Old Ones. He is believed to prowl the Arctic waste, hunting down unwary travelers and slaying them in a gruesome fashion. Ithaqua's cult is small, but he is greatly feared in the far north, where human denizens often leave sacrifices for the elemental; not as worship but as appeasement.
This story introduces the Great Old One Ithaqua, a creature that is part of the Cthulhu universe created by H.P. Lovecraft. Authored by August Derleth it was first published in January 1933 in Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror. The story is set in Manitoba, Canada, where the entire population of the town of Stillwater mysteriously disappears overnight. The Royal Northwest Mounted Police are unable to find any of the townspeople and uncover the sinister implications of a town that had worshiped an "elemental," a spirit of one of the forces of nature.
The story revolves around two friends investigating the strange behavior of Professor Josiah Alwyn, the grandfather of one of the two men, and it features a threshold that must not be crossed, leading to ominous consequences if breached.
Beyond the Threshold is a Cthulhu Mythos story written by August Derleth, first published in the September 1941 issue of Weird Tales. The story follows a Miskatonic librarian who is summoned by a cousin to a house in Wisconsin, where their grandfather has become obsessed with the papers of his uncle. The uncle had trafficked with the Great Old Ones and left a warning to "not pass beyond the threshold, for fear of dire consequences." The grandfather discovers a rocky opening leading into the depths of the earth and crosses that threshold, only to be taken away by a Great Old One. The story is set in a "lonely house deep in the forest places of northern Wisconsin". 
It is a place with a fearsome reputation, a lake surrounded by dark woods, where people never return from.
"The Dweller in Darkness" is a Cthulhu Mythos story written by August Derleth that first appeared in the November 1944 issue of Weird Tales. The story concerns mysterious Mythos-linked goings-on at Rick's Lake, a remote body of water in north-central Wisconsin. The creature turns out to be Nyarlathotep, described as well as "the Blind, Faceless One" and "the Howler in the Night". The story introduces Cthugha, an elemental force that is used to defeat Nyarlathotep. It also provides an iconic image of Nyarlathotep as a vast, amorphous creature with tentacle-like appendages and hands, which has had a significant impact on the popular image of the entity. In addition to introducing Cthugha and creating an iconic image of Nyarlathotep, "The Dweller in Darkness" provided the name for the Marvel Comics villain Dweller-in-Darkness, an extradimensional entity that preys on human fear. 
"The Lonesome Place" is a short story by American writer August Derleth. The story revolves around two young boys, Steve and Johnny Newell, who are terrified by a mysterious creature they believe lives in an abandoned grain elevator in their small town which they've named "the lonesome place".
This place is described as an old grain elevator surrounded by tall trees and many piles of wood from the lumber yard that surrounds it. 
A hostile town peopled by what seems strains of inbreeding among the populace, all of them guarding a secret that has plagued them for many years. The story was made into a film in 1967.
The Shuttered Room is a short story written by August Derleth, presented as a "posthumous collaboration" with H. P. Lovecraft. The story tells of Abner Whateley, a member of the Dunwich Whateleys, who returns to his family's home in Massachusetts after his grandfather's death. He discovers a shuttered room where his Aunt Sarah was kept locked up following her visit with relatives in Innsmouth. The story is part of the Cthulhu Mythos and is considered one of Derleth's works based on Lovecraft's ideas. 
What could exist inside the limited dimensions of an ordinary yard? Perhaps unimaginable creatures.
"Canavan's Back Yard" is a short story written by Joseph Payne Brennan and was published in 1958. The story involves a seemingly typical back yard that appears to be normal from a distance. However, when entered, the grass becomes extremely tall and it is inhabited by creatures. The yard also becomes so vast that anyone therein may never find a way out. 
In search of tropical flowers and fauna, two explorers find something at the site of an ancient ruin that even the natives will have nothing to do with.
"Yes, I found the place," said Falmer. "It's a queer sort of place, pretty much as the legends describe it." He spat quickly into the fire, as if the act of speech had been physically distasteful to him, and, half averting his face from the scrutiny of Thone, stared with morose and somber eyes into the jungle-matted Venezuelan darkness. (Author Clark Ashton Smith) 
Nothing is quite as monstrous as perfection, except the hell of living with someone who demands it in every second.
"A Piece of Linoleum" is a short story by David H. Keller, M.D., first published in 1934. The narrative explores themes of psychological tension and societal norms, reflecting Keller's background as a psychiatrist. 
A brutal man, a victimizer of the helpless finds that he is made to pay his pound of flesh in the most agonizing way.
The story "The Lips" by Henry S. Whitehead is one of his notable works. The story explores themes of voodoo and the supernatural, often drawing on his experiences and observations from his time in the Virgin Islands. whitehead's stories are characterized by their detailed descriptions and the integration of local folklore and cultural elements, making them unique within the horror genre. 
For many years, Miss Pendleham has lived in a crumbling Elizabethan mansion. There are disquieting rumors that the house is haunted and some still more disquieting about Miss Pendleham.
"The Triumph of Death" is a short story written by H. Russell Wakefield, first published in 1949. The story revolves around an evil, old woman named Miss Pendleham who takes pleasure in bringing new servant women into her house, which is haunted by malicious spirits. She pretends not to hear the spirits, although some of the women can tell she does. She forces them to read to her at night, with one particular scene being an obvious nod to M.R. James's "Oh Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad". The previous servant died in an apparent suicide, and the story is described as a very dark tale of an evil woman and the horde of malevolent ghosts who reside under the same roof. 
Secret ceremonies and dark rituals in the underbelly of New York, where creatures from another dimension have been summoned and thrive on human agony.
"The Horror at Red Hook" is a short story written by H.P. Lovecraft, set in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. The story follows Detective Thomas F. Malone, who investigates a series of mysterious events linked to Robert Suydam, a reclusive scholar with ties to a sinister cult. Published in 1925, the story explores themes of cosmic horror, religious horror, and the occult, with elements inspired by the Kabbalah and Greek mythology. 
Your uncle dies and leaves you everything, pretty simple, except when it turns out your uncle was a wizard and wants to solve his own murder after the fact. Written by Robert Bloch in 1943.
Reneging on a deal with a warlock is never a good idea, even if he's dead. Written by Simon West AKA August Derleth and published in 1943. A crooked lawyer sees himself being constantly shadowed by his deceased client's shady man servant as he decides to unlawfully appropriate his client's money.
This is a horror short story by Robert Bloch that was first published in Weird Tales in 1947. The story is about a lawyer who investigates his brother's treatment of his niece. A little, blonde girl appears to be the victim of a savage parent, but in truth who is the victim?
A death curse is like a landmine you've stepped on, there's just no way to escape unscathed. Carl Jacobi's work "The Kite" is mentioned in several sources. It was first published in 1937 and is also known under the variant title "Satan's Kite".
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Childhood memories are often the sweetest, but even in childhood there are evil things that find their way to you. "Moonlight, Starlight" is a ghost story written by Virginia Layefsky, which was included in an anthology called "Ladies Of Horror, Two Centuries Of Horror By The Gentle Sex".
A short horror story written by American author August Derleth, under the pseudonym of Stephen Grendon A gift from an unlikable relative is, in reality, anything but a gift.
The story is about a striving suburbanite who receives an unexpected invitation to participate in an annual hunt party hosted by the local marquis. Initially reluctant, he eventually accepts the invitation under pressure from friends, family, and colleagues. An invitation too good to pass up? Sometimes things are just not the way they appear.
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