Horror

Why recent horror movies aren’t as appealing

Horror is a genre heavily reliant on imagination and there are countless variations of it.

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

FICTION / 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.

ANNOUNCEMENT / 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.

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.

MONSTERMANIA

Ghost stories for a local Halloween experience.

THE SHELF / 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.

Shock value is overrated

Can shock value be overdone in horror movies?

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. 

April 12, 2023
April 12, 2023

Why recent horror movies aren’t as appealing

Horror is a genre heavily reliant on imagination and there are countless variations of it.

February 23, 2023
February 23, 2023

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

February 18, 2023
February 18, 2023

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.

December 17, 2022
December 17, 2022

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.

October 31, 2022
October 31, 2022

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.

October 31, 2022
October 31, 2022

MONSTERMANIA

Ghost stories for a local Halloween experience.

October 31, 2022
October 31, 2022

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.

August 21, 2022
August 21, 2022

Shock value is overrated

Can shock value be overdone in horror movies?

June 6, 2022
June 6, 2022

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. 

May 9, 2022
May 9, 2022

Did Pett Kata Shaw reinvent the Bangladeshi horror genre?

The genre has been woefully under-explored, until now.