Horror

Lift

I think it was closer tonight. I really did not want it inside the lift.
27 October 2023, 04:26 AM

The hour of the wolf

For a wistful moment, he was born to me. Eyes closed and never to open.
25 October 2023, 15:55 PM

Shimul

The girl stared back at her and asked a question that made Mrittika’s heart beat faster. “Don’t you recognise me?” 
14 July 2023, 12:55 PM

All she ever wanted

Elen would tell you how her hatred for her sister was so intense that she didn't know who she was without it.
16 June 2023, 14:53 PM

Why recent horror movies aren’t as appealing

Horror is a genre heavily reliant on imagination and there are countless variations of it.
12 April 2023, 14:00 PM

5 mystery thriller books to look out for at Boi Mela

Police officer Mirza Sharaf is hardly convinced of the evidence found and the discovery of the victim's journal leads to a series of unnerving revelations
23 February 2023, 13:00 PM

La Marionette

She wakes up suddenly from her unnatural beeline posture, slowly and ever so gently, like a chained demon would after just hours of calculated slumber. I never look.
17 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Catch spooky horror tales this winter!

Catch more ghost stories like this from the winners of 'Winter Night Ghost Stories' competition all throughout winter, every weekend, here.
17 December 2022, 07:01 AM

Top 6 Bengali supernatural beings you should know about this Halloween

We are all quite familiar with the concept of vampires, zombies, and ghosts, as we see them in all our favourite Hollywood movies, and during Halloween, these monsters are usually what we resort to imitate. And that’s quite sad really, considering how rich our own supernatural folklore is. And so, for this Halloween, here are 6 Bengali supernatural beings your parents warned you about when growing up.
31 October 2022, 12:05 PM

MONSTERMANIA

Ghost stories for a local Halloween experience.
31 October 2022, 10:53 AM

Spooky October reads for Halloween

Rahman’s central character Mumin, a teacher of Islamic studies in a district high school is summoned by the headmistress to help liberate her young daughter from an apparent demonic possession.
31 October 2022, 04:00 AM

Shock value is overrated

Can shock value be overdone in horror movies?
21 August 2022, 12:29 PM

5 books to read after you’re done binging 'Stranger Things'

These books, full of horror, humour, grisly monsters, and misfit kids, are the perfect remedy to fill the gap in your time until the show returns with more episodes. 
6 June 2022, 09:14 AM

Did Pett Kata Shaw reinvent the Bangladeshi horror genre?

The genre has been woefully under-explored, until now.
9 May 2022, 12:04 PM

Gone in the Morn

The creatures of the dark feed on fear. And hot sauce.
28 July 2021, 18:00 PM

The Conjuring 3: What the Devil Really Made Them Do

Did the third instalment of the horror series live up to its hype?
14 June 2021, 15:21 PM

Legendary horror director Wes Craven dead at 76

Wes Craven, a master of cinematic horror classics like “A Nightmare on Elm Street” and “Scream” dies at 76 after suffering from brain cancer.
31 August 2015, 13:05 PM