• English - Horror

    Whispers in Bhangarh

    August 31, 2025 - By 

    Rudra Pratap Sharma 1 The dusty roads leading into Alwar shimmered beneath the late afternoon sun as Devendra “Dev” Singh leaned forward against the rattling seat of the hired jeep, his eyes fixed on the rugged Aravalli Hills in the distance. The heat pressed down, unforgiving, but for Dev, the oppressive weather was just another detail in the landscape of Rajasthan—a backdrop to history’s forgotten voices. A backpack filled with notebooks, excavation tools, and his trusty camera rested by his side, each item carefully chosen for the task ahead. He had come not as a tourist, but as a seeker…

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    The Saltwater Bride

    August 23, 2025 - By 

    Prakash Nayak 1 The train had rattled away hours ago, leaving Dr. Ananya Menon with only the crash of waves and the whisper of palms for company as she entered the fishing village that would become her temporary home. She had come armed with her instruments, notebooks, and the absolute conviction that science could measure everything worth knowing. Yet on her very first evening, as the sea winds thickened with the smell of brine and the restless stir of a storm brewing beyond the horizon, she noticed how the fishermen paused in their work, speaking in hushed tones as if…

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    The Saree That Walked

    August 12, 2025 - By 

    Sampriti Bhattacharya 1 The train slid into Varanasi Junction under a pale winter sun, its light already filtered through a haze of incense smoke, dust, and the faint smell of the Ganga carried on the morning air. Arpita Sen stepped onto the platform, her leather satchel hanging heavily at her side, filled with notebooks, sketching pencils, and rolls of acid-free paper for documenting antique textiles. She had been commissioned by a heritage trust in Kolkata to research and archive rare Banarasi silk traditions, a project that felt as much like a pilgrimage as a professional assignment. Outside the station, the…

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    Chalk Outline

    July 16, 2025 - By 

    Nikita Kaul 1 The first time Tanvi Mehra heard about the chalk outline was during her third day at St. Augustine’s Residential Academy for Girls. It was whispered between two girls in the library, their voices low but their eyes flickering with unmistakable fear. The words “outline,” “disappears,” and “Ragini” caught Tanvi’s attention like hooks in water. She leaned further behind the old geography shelf, heart thudding—not from belief, but curiosity. She had transferred here from Delhi after a messy school suspension and an even messier stepfather situation. Her mother called this place a “fresh start.” Tanvi called it a…

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    The Marble Ghosts of Bhedaghat

    July 15, 2025 - By 

    Leena Rao Chapter 1: The Moonlit Arrival Viraj Saxena’s camera bag felt heavier than usual as he made his way down the dusty path that led to the riverbank. The sun had just set, casting an amber hue over the rugged landscape of Bhedaghat, a small town nestled by the Narmada River, near Jabalpur. Known for its towering white marble cliffs and the famous Dhuandhar Waterfall, Bhedaghat was a photographer’s dream. But Viraj had come here with a different purpose. He was after something deeper—something otherworldly. He had heard about the moonlit beauty of the marble rocks, a sight that…

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    The Forgotten Village

    July 10, 2025 - By 

    Amit Joshi Chapter 1: The Legend Ravi, a historian with a passion for uncovering forgotten histories, sat in his cluttered study, surrounded by piles of old manuscripts, faded maps, and ancient scrolls. His eyes glimmered with excitement as he uncovered a fragment of a long-forgotten legend, buried deep within the annals of history. It spoke of a village, lost to time, hidden in the rugged hills of Himachal Pradesh. The village, once home to a thriving community, was cursed and abandoned after a series of unexplained deaths and disappearances over a century ago. According to the legend, the villagers had…

  • Bangla - ভূতের গল্প

    ছায়াসঙ্গী

    June 20, 2025 - By 

    মৃনাল সরকার পর্ব ১ ঘড়ির কাঁটা তখন বিকেল পাঁচটা ছুঁই ছুঁই। পাহাড়ের কোল ঘেঁষে বানানো সেই পুরনো বাংলোটা একা দাঁড়িয়ে ছিল পাইন আর ওক গাছের ছায়ার নিচে। অরুণাভ যখন গেট খুলে ঢুকলো, সামনের রাস্তায় আর কোনো গাড়ি ছিল না, কোনো মানুষও না। সবকিছু যেন নিঃশব্দে অপেক্ষা করছিল তার আগমনের জন্য। বাংলোর নাম ‘শান্তিনিকেতন’, যদিও এই নামটা শুনে যে শান্তি পাওয়ার আশা করা যায়, তা ভবিষ্যৎ বলবে। সে একটি পুরনো, কাঠের দরজা ধাক্কা দিয়ে খুললো। হালকা কড়চড় শব্দে দরজাটা উন্মুক্ত হল, যেন দীর্ঘ ঘুমের পর কেউ চোখ মেলল। ঘরের ভেতরে ধুলোময় আসবাব, কাঠের মেঝে, আর সিলিং থেকে ঝুলে থাকা একটা মৃত…

  • English - Horror

    The Curse of Kalapahad

    June 18, 2025 - By 

    Amitava Dasgupta Chapter 1 High in the mist-wrapped hills of the Western Ghats, where the dense forests whispered old secrets and the air carried the tang of moss and rain-wet stone, stood the ruin of St. Thomas’s Church. The church had once served a small colonial outpost in the 1800s, built atop what locals called Kalapahad — Black Hill — a place they had always regarded with quiet dread. Now, over a century later, it was little more than a crumbling shell of stone, its bell tower broken, its arched windows gaping like blind eyes. The jungle had begun to…

  • Bangla - ভূতের গল্প

    বাসন্তী হাইওয়ের ভূত

    June 7, 2025 - By 

    ১ তপন মিত্রের জীবনের প্রতিটি ছন্দ যেন গত কয়েক মাসে বদলে গেছে। ইতিহাসের শিক্ষক সে, কলকাতার একটি নামী ইংরেজি মাধ্যম স্কুলে পড়ায়। কিন্তু স্কুল, টিউশন, আর অতীতের ছায়ায় ঢাকা জীবন — তপনের দিনগুলো যেন কেমন একটা কুয়াশায় ঘেরা। একসময়ে সে ছিল প্রাণবন্ত, ছাত্রদের প্রিয় শিক্ষক, বন্ধুদের আড্ডার কেন্দ্রবিন্দু। এখনকার তপন নিঃসঙ্গ। কিছুদিন আগে প্রেমিকা ঋতাভার সঙ্গে তার সম্পর্ক ভেঙে গেছে। কষ্ট আর অভিমান মিলেমিশে এক অদ্ভুত শূন্যতা তার চারপাশে ঘুরে বেড়ায়। এই শূন্যতা থেকে মুক্তির জন্যেই সে এখন ঘন ঘন বাইকে চড়ে বেড়ায়, একা। কলকাতার ভিড়, শব্দ আর স্মৃতি থেকে দূরে কোথাও গিয়ে কিছু সময়ের জন্য হলেও নিঃশ্বাস নিতে চায়।…