The Shimla music box | An Indian horror story that ended in madness

A romantic getaway turns into a nightmare

The mist in Shimla is famous. It rolls down from the Himalayas, soft and white, hiding the ancient pine trees and colonial rooftops. But sometimes, it hides other things. This is not a love story. This is a horror story that happened to my friends, Mohan and Priya.

It started with a music box.

They found it in a dusty corner of a Shimla antique shop. It was beautiful, old, with a carved figure of a dancing girl on top. Priya, with her love for old things, had to have it. Mohan, ever the practical one from Delhi, just laughed and paid the shopkeeper, an old man with milky eyes who simply nodded, saying nothing.

The black thread | A terrifying Indian horror story

A young boy finds a simple black thread on his wrist. He tries to remove it, but it won't come off. A chillingly simple Indian horror story with a shocking ending you won't see coming.

A normal day for 10-year-old

Ten-year-old Rohan lived in a small, friendly town. His life was simple and happy. He went to school, did his homework, and played cricket with his friends until the sun went down.

One Tuesday, after a particularly dusty game, Rohan came home and washed up. As he was drying his hands, he saw it.

The Mangpoo horror | A story from Darjeeling’s dark woods

A four-year old goes for a school picnic to the Mangpoo hills in Darjeeling. All goes well until he finds he is alone in the forest, which is known to be a haunting den. So, does he get saved?

 

The perfect picnic

The sun looked like a bright gold coin in the sky. For four-year-old Arun, the school trip to the Mangpoo forest in Darjeeling was the best day of his life. The air was fresh, filled with the smell of pine and earth. 

He laughed and chased his friends between the tall, ancient trees, their happy shouts echoing through the green light. 

The twin's curse | A terrifying ghost story from Goa (unusual ending!)

Identical twins. A murdered wife. A ghost that won't rest. When Jack D'Souza returns to Goa, he doesn't know he's walking into his brother's nightmare. The truth about Highway 66 will haunt you forever. This bone-chilling horror story based on true events will leave you sleeping with the lights on!

THE TWIN'S CURSE

The brothers from hell

Goa, 1995. Identical twins Jack and John D'Souza were inseparable. Until greed changed everything.

John, the smarter twin, started a business with Marco Fernandes. But when Marco discovered John was stealing, John did the unthinkable. 

The cursed flat in Mumbai | A terrifying Indian horror story (The twist will shock you!)

When Priya moves into a cheap Mumbai flat, she uncovers its horrifying secret. And sadly, there is nothing she can do about it... The cursed Mumbai flat...

The too-good-to-be-true deal

Mumbai’s real estate was a nightmare, and Priya was desperate. After months of searching, she finally found an affordable flat in an old chawl — spacious, surprisingly clean, and unbelievably cheap.

The broker, Mr Joshi, wiped sweat from his brow as he handed her the keys.

“The last tenant left... suddenly,” he muttered, avoiding her eyes.