• English - Horror

    Ghosts of Gariahat

    June 23, 2025 - By 

    Anindita Pal Chapter 1: The Momo Plan It was one of those sticky summer nights in Kolkata when the ceiling fans felt more like an insult than comfort. Power had just returned after a one-hour load shedding, and the five of them—Rik, Mou, Shaon, Neel, and Isha—were sprawled on the floor of Shaon’s living room, pretending to care about a movie none of them had chosen. “Let’s go get momos,” said Mou, sitting up with the sudden clarity of someone struck by divine hunger. “Real ones. Spicy ones. From that stall near the Bata showroom.” Neel raised an eyebrow. “At…

  • English - Horror

    The Black Thread

    June 14, 2025 - By 

    Aaryan Sen Amaan Khan believed in facts. As a forensic journalist, he had covered everything from organ trafficking in Jaipur to political assassinations in Bihar. His articles were precise, unflinching, and deeply respected—because Amaan believed there was always a logical explanation behind every mystery. That belief began to crack the day he arrived in Bhimtara, a forgotten village cradled in the Satpura foothills. It started with a death—officially recorded as cardiac arrest. The deceased: District Magistrate Nalin Jadhav, age 41, no prior medical conditions, found slumped over his desk in the government guest house. But it wasn’t the death that…

  • English - Horror

    The Honeymoon Lodge

    June 10, 2025 - By 

    Arif Khan Arrival at the Lodge The winding road snaked through the mist-cloaked forests of Simla, flanked by towering deodar trees whose branches interlocked like conspirators. The hired taxi, an old white Ambassador with rusted edges and a rattling engine, coughed its way up the slope. Rhea looked out of the foggy window, her breath forming tiny clouds on the cold glass. Her fingers tightened around Aarav’s hand. “This feels like a scene from an old horror movie,” she murmured with a nervous chuckle. Aarav grinned. “Romantic horror, maybe. Like Honeymoon in Hell.” “Not funny,” Rhea said, swatting his arm.…