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Book reviews for horror fans; weather a sleepless night with literary accounts of hauntings, possessions, zombies, vampires and beyond.
PUSAKA
A decades-old, abandoned zamindar's mansion stood in the middle of a remote village called Dhalpahar. It was known as the "Pusaka House" by the locals. The mansion was said to contain a cursed heirloom—an ancient wooden box with supernatural powers inside. Rupom, a city student studying history, went to the village one day and became interested in the mansion. “If you awaken the Pusaka, you invite only darkness,” the village elder Panchanan warned him repeatedly. But Rupom didn’t believe in such tales. He believed that anything that truly existed ought to be discovered for the sake of history. Rupom was standing in front of the mansion that afternoon. Its bricks were crumbling, the windows covered in black cloth, as if to shield the world from what lay inside. He entered through the broken lock. As if they had held someone's blood, red stains covered the walls and dust choked the air. In one of the rooms, he found the wooden box—the Pusaka. It had an intricately carved inscription: "The soul of whoever touches me will remain here forever." “Another ghostly warning!” Rupom scoffed. and opened the box.
By Nafis khan2 years ago in Horror
Episode 3: The Exchange
Midnight. The house was silent. No wind, no traffic, not even the hum of the refrigerator. Just me… and the mirror. I stood in front of it with a hammer in my hand, staring at the cracks that had spread like veins across the surface. They pulsed faintly, as if the mirror itself were breathing.
By Whispers of the Dark2 years ago in Horror
"I Found a Phone in the Woods... What I Saw Changed Everything"
It was a quiet Saturday afternoon when I decided to go for a walk in the woods near my house. I wasn’t expecting anything unusual. I wasn’t looking for adventure. I just needed to clear my head. Life had been overwhelming lately — work, relationships, the endless noise of social media. The forest was my escape, my reset button.
By Whispers of the Dark2 years ago in Horror
Whispers in the Walls. AI-Generated.
Detective Lila Harris never believed in ghosts — until the night one whispered her name. It was a quiet Thursday at the precinct. Most officers had gone home, but Lila stayed late, reviewing cold cases — especially the one she could never shake: the disappearance and murder of Emily Ward, a young woman who vanished five years ago.
By Amar Mughal2 years ago in Horror
Twilight, Book 1 : Twilight
🌧️ A New Life in a Rainy Town Isabella “Bella” Swan is a quiet, thoughtful 17-year-old girl who leaves the sunny state of Arizona to move in with her dad, Charlie, in the small, rainy town of Forks, Washington. Bella makes this move so her mom can travel with her new husband.
By Muhammad Hayat2 years ago in Horror
A mirror that shows a different reality each night.. AI-Generated.
It started on a cold Tuesday night. Maya had just moved into a worn-down apartment on the third floor of an old building downtown. The paint was chipped, the pipes groaned, and the windows barely closed — but the rent was cheap and she needed a fresh start after her messy breakup and even messier bank account.
By Amar Mughal2 years ago in Horror
Frankenstein
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is one of the most famous horror and science fiction stories ever written. But it's more than just a tale of a scary monster. It's a powerful story about science, ambition, loneliness, and what happens when we try to play the role of God.
By Muhammad Hayat2 years ago in Horror
