The hikers reached the lake between the cliffs. They had heard it was an evil place and people had disappeared mysteriously from there. However, these hikers were an adventurous lot. So, on they went. Once, they reached the lake, they sat down to eat lunch on the bank. “This lake is so calm,” said Harry. […]
Six-year-old Levin had moved into an old house in the outskirts of the town. The house was tastefully done in the Victorian style, but it was always chilly, no matter how high they turned up the heater. Levin’s bedroom was the coldest room. After a week or so, when the situation failed to improve, his
A wolf was drinking water from a brook in a forest. A lamb came there and started to drink water too. The wolf wanted to eat the lamb. The wolf said, “Why are you drinking from this brook? Don’t you know the water is getting muddy because of you?” The lamb replied, “Sir, how can
Lucy groped in the darkness. She wondered if this had been a good idea, after all. After a round of truth or dare with her college friends, she agreed to explore the forest that surrounded their campsite. Crackle! The twigs crunched under her feet. Her footsteps echoed, mingling with the chirp of the crickets. “Thud!”
“Hey Jonny, did you see monsters last night?” said his elder brother Donovan, with an impish smile. Jonny was seven years old. Every night, his father would tuck him in, check for monsters in his room, and switch off the light. Donovan always teased him about it. After dinner, Donovan laughed and said, “Jonny, be
One day, Ben found an old teddy bear in his cabinet. It was made of white fur and wore a red cap. That night, Ben went to sleep cuddling the teddy bear. Sometime later, Ben woke up to a creepy noise. His eyes widened to see that the teddy bear had turned into a huge
Once upon a lovely morning, there was a hungry fox. He wandered far and wide searching for something to eat, but couldn’t find anything. At last, he came to a beautiful vineyard, full of juicy grapes. All around, bunches and bunches of grapes hung high on the vines. The fox smacked his lips and thought,
Thomas lived in a fishermen’s village near the ocean. Every night, he would see a bright light coming from a tall tower in the middle of the ocean. “This is a haunted lighthouse. It has taken lives of so many sailors,” said his father. One night, Thomas saw a woman standing in the window of
George was on a cruise holiday with his family. He would sit on the deck of the ship all day watching the deep blue sea. One afternoon, George noticed a creature in the middle of the sea. It partially raised its head above the water and went down rapidly. Just then, there was a large
One day, Ben found an old diary in his attic. Its leaves were quite peculiar; they were all black with an image of a bat hanging upside down engraved on every page. Ben started penning down his secrets in the diary. He wrote how a bad boy in the school bullied him every day. The
A royal palace lay in ruins in corner of the city. The palace was destroyed in a fire mishap. Since then, it was believed to be occupied by evil spirits. One day, Joel’s friends dared him to bring a flower from the palace. By the time Joel reached there, the weather unexpectedly turned stormy and
There was once a fox. He saw a doe grazing near by. He rushed to a mouse and a leopard and they hatched a plan to kill the doe. First, the mouse distracted the doe by nibbling at her hoof. Then the leopard pounced on the doe and killed her. The fox said, “It’s not
A group of campers went hunting in a forest. It was believed that the forest was haunted by a headless hunter, whose head had been gobbled up by a lion. The villagers had warned the campers to return to the village before dusk. But the campers went deeper in the woods to hunt. Soon, it
One day, Nick was returning home from his school. He heard hushed footsteps as if someone was following him. But when he turned back, there was no one. Nick continued walking, when he experienced a tickling sensation on his neck. Just then, the weather turned stormy and a vampire appeared in front of him out
Andrew was returning home with his parents after attending his grandfather’s funeral. Suddenly, their car broke down on a deserted road. It was late in the night, so they decided to sleep in the car. As the clock struck twelve, Andrew woke up to bizarre voices. As he rolled down the window of the car,