• English - Horror

    The Widow of Greyhill Manor

    Isabelle D’Mello Part 1: The Last House on the Hill The cab hesitated at the foot of the winding, gravel road. “This is where it ends for me,” the driver muttered, eyes darting to the thick trees lining either side. The evening sky above was bruised with the last pinks of sunset, and a fog had already begun to pool over the earth like breath from a hidden mouth. “Greyhill Manor’s up there. Two kilometers. Walk it if you must.” Elena Harris didn’t argue. She stepped out with her duffel bag and her boots hitting the cold ground with a…

  • English - Suspense

    The Whispering Walls

    Nina V. D’Souza Part 1 The letter arrived on a Monday, folded neatly in an ivory envelope sealed with red wax. There was no return address, only Aria Langford’s name written in elegant cursive on the front. She stared at it for a long minute before tearing it open, curious but cautious. The apartment was quiet—too quiet—save for the hum of her old refrigerator and the distant sound of sirens in the city below. As a freelance historian and part-time archivist, Aria was used to strange documents landing in her hands. But this one was different. The letter inside was…