Laburnum Of My Head : Stories

"Every May something extraordinary happens in the new cemetery of the sleepy little town ??? a laburnum tree, with buttery yellow blossoms, flowers over the spot where Lentina is buried. A brave hunter, Imchanok, totters when the ghost of his prey haunts him, till he offers it is a tuft of his hair as a prayer for forgiveness. Pokenmong, the servant boy, by dint of his wit, sells an airfield to unsuspecting villagers. A letter found on a dead insurgent blurs the boundaries between him and an innocent villager, both struggling to make ends meet. A woman???s terrible secret comes full circle, changing her daughter???s and granddaughter???s lives as well as her own. An illiterate village woman???s simple question rattles an army officer and forces him to set her husband free. A young girl loses her lover in his fight for the motherland, leaving her a frightful legacy. And a caterpillar finds wings. From the mythical to the modern, Laburnum for My Head is a collection of short stories that embrace a gamut of emotions. Heart-rending, witty and riddled with irony, the stories depict a deep understanding of the human condition. "

Washer Of The Dead : A Collection Of Ghost Stories

A woman haunted by the wind. A land where ghosts speak for the voiceless. A washer of the dead who begins to hear them speak . . . These are stories of the unquiet. Women whisper through this collection. They voice their loves, lives, fears and yearnings. To label this collection as ghost stories or feminist stories is to miss the nuances and range of female experience. As ghost stories they make you look uneasily over your shoulder; as female narrative they stun you with the power of their keen insight. Whimsical, terrifying and compelling, these powerful and haunting tales about our commonplace fears and tragedies provide a scathing commentary on the lives of women in India and are universal in their appeal.

A Season Of Ghosts

It is said that if the smell of the Himalayas creeps into a man's blood, he will return to the hills again and again, and will strive to live amongst them always. Ruskin Bond, master storyteller and connoisseur of the mysterious and macabre, shows how this love may persist to death and beyond. The stories in this collection are set amidst the mists and mellow magic of Bond's beloved mountains. The agents of the supernatural may be gentle like the fairy folk in 'On Fairy Hill', or malevolent like the well-dressed diners of 'The Prize'; humorous like the very proper witch, Miss Bellows, in 'The Black Cat', or tragic like the haunting Gulabi in 'Wilson's Bridge'. 'The Rakshasas' harks back to traditional hill spirits, while 'The Night of the Millennium' poises us tantalizingly on the brink of the future. Bond aficionados will meet familiar faces in 'Reunion at the Regal'. Rounding off this collection is a gripping mystery, 'Who Killed the Rani?', which is evocative of life in hill stations some twenty years ago. And over all the stories looms the benevolent or brooding presence of the Himalayas, described with Bond's inimitable lyricism.

The Haunting Of Delhi City : Tales Of The Supernatural

Delhi is known for its extensive cultural heritage, historical significance, and monuments. You adore it for the food, including the kebabs, golgappe, chaat, and chole-kulche. But are you aware of the sinister secrets concealed in its all-too-familiar haunts, like as the Connaught Place arcades, the Mehrauli gullies, the Lutyens' Delhi lawns, and the pillars and arches of the tombs at Hauz Khas? The Haunting of Delhi City contains tales that are set in a Delhi that we mistakenly believe we are familiar with. This Delhi shows that there are supernatural beings everywhere?ghosts that are just as real to us in stories as they are to our imagination. Each of these tales is exquisitely terrifying and contains a piece of the city and its inhabitants, especially the ghosts. Oh, these are just stories, you say. But are they? Come, have a read ... if you dare.

The Rupa Book Of Haunted Houses

Read this when the night crawls by, about the unseen spooky inmates inhabiting houses which are haunted. It is a long tour of famous haunted houses in fiction from Walpole to Bram Stoker.

More Ghost Stories Of Shimla Hills

More Ghost Stories of Shimla Hills is a collection of sixteen supernatural stories, that are spooky enough to give you sleepless nights. The stories are based on the local folklore of Shimla. These stories are all based on the facts and experiences narrated by local people, who strongly believe in the presence of ghosts. Some of the stories say that some ghosts can be innocuous, such as the stories of the horse rider and phantom cyclist who make harmless rounds on the roads at night.

A Haunted House And Other House

Acclaimed on its first publication, rich in fictional delights, this complete collection of Virginia Woolf's shorter fiction ranges from 1906 until the month before she died in 1941.

The volume offers us an invaluable insight into Virginia Woolf's development as a writer, vividly demonstrating her evolving characterisations, narrative methods and themes, often elaborated in her novels, to which this book serves both as a fascinating introduction for new readers and companion for old.

The Graveyard Book

When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard? Brought up by the resident ghosts, ghouls and spectres, Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead. But for Bod there is also the danger of the murderer still looking for him - after all, he is the last remaining member of the family. A stunningly original novel deftly constructed over eight chapters, featuring every second year of Bod's life, from babyhood to adolescence. Will Bod survive to be a man?

Penguin Book Of Indian Ghost Stories

Penguin Book Of Indian Ghost Stories........Have you ever experienced the supernatural. Ever seen a ghost? Ruskin Bond has, in this excellent collection of spine chilling tales of the supernatural. The Meerutgraveyard, Anath Babus terror, ghost of Korya Khar, The Mark of the Beast, Brown Hand - these stories are sure to scare the living daylights out of you.

Bhoy Samagra - Sudhindranath Raha

Bhoy Samagra 1 - Manjil Sen

Bhoy Samagra 2 - Manjil Sen

50 Greatest Horror Stories

Eksho Bocharer Sera Bhoutik

Panchash Bhuter Galpa

Aaro Panchasti Bhuter Galpa

Bhoy Samagra - Ruskin Bond

Rahasya Samagra Sabar O Anyanya Rahasya Kahini

Illustrated The Invisible Man

Sab Bhuture