Filled with ghostly apparitions, eerie silences, and chilling twists, this gripping collection delivers classic horror at its atmospheric best. Young readers drawn to the macabre will find plenty to shiver over as they encounter ghost dolls with sinister intentions, laughing skulls in empty houses, haunted villages stalked by shapeshifting jackals, and cats bent on revenge.
Curated from the work of renowned masters of the supernatural, these tales plunge readers into claustrophobic settings and unsettling situations where danger lurks in every shadow. Whether it's a whisper behind a curtain or a footstep in an abandoned room, each story is designed to summon dread and spark imagination.
Perfect for long winter evenings, dim lights, and drawn curtains, this spine-tingling anthology promises thrills, chills, and unforgettable scares.
Ruskin Bond is known for his signature simplistic and witty writing style. He is the author of several bestselling short stories, novellas, collections, essays and children's books; and has contributed a number of poems and articles to various magazines and anthologies. At the age of twenty-three, he won the prestigious John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for his first novel, The Room on the Roof. He was also the recipient of the Padma Shri in 1999, Lifetime Achievement Award by the Delhi Government in 2012, and the Padma Bhushan in 2014. Born in 1934, Ruskin Bond grew up in Jamnagar, Shimla, New Delhi