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Spooky Stories
A writer's journey turns into a nightmare when he disembarks from the train to catch a thief and misses the train.
Anirudh is forced to spend the night in a tiny railway station with barely anyone in sight. A power failure adds to his woes. Guided by the flashlight on his phone, he finds his way to the waiting room. There, he finds thirteen chairs and a dozen passengers seated in the room. The next train is due at dawn, so they decide to pass time by swapping ghost stories...
Uncover the mysteries of an ancient Egyptian tomb, travel to the ruins of an old fort and meet the ghosts of China's Forbidden City in this unusual set of eerie, spine-tingling SPOOKY STORIES!
Anirudh is forced to spend the night in a tiny railway station with barely anyone in sight. A power failure adds to his woes. Guided by the flashlight on his phone, he finds his way to the waiting room. There, he finds thirteen chairs and a dozen passengers seated in the room. The next train is due at dawn, so they decide to pass time by swapping ghost stories...
Uncover the mysteries of an ancient Egyptian tomb, travel to the ruins of an old fort and meet the ghosts of China's Forbidden City in this unusual set of eerie, spine-tingling SPOOKY STORIES!
192 pages, Paperback
Published August 1, 2021
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About the author
Tanushree Podder
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Born at New Delhi, she worked in the corporate sector for eight long years before Tanushree quit the rat race to wield her pen and found her calling.
A well know travel writer and novelist, she is also known for the hundreds of ‘Middles’ that entertained readers of almost all English dailies in the country for over a decade. Tanushree is passionate about travelling and writing. If the lady is not packing her bags to zip around the world, she is sure to be found tapping the keys of her computer.
Among her bestselling books in non- fiction genre are Death of a Dictator - The Story of
Saddam Hussein, Secrets of Happiness, The Ultimate Food for Body, Mind and Soul, The
Power of Relaxation. The book Smart Memory has also been translated into Tamil and Spanish.
She has published 15 novels till date. Nurjahan’s Daughter, Boots Belts Berets, Escape from Harem, On the Double, Solo in Singapore, I fell in love with a soldier, Cakewalk Murder, No Margin for Error, A Closetful of Skeletons, The Breath of Death, Decoding the Feronia Files, The Teenage Diary of Rani Laxmibai, The Girls in Green, Spooky Stories, An Invitation to Die, are a few novels written by her.
Boots Belts Berets and On the Double - are soon to be adapted into web series.
She lives with her husband in Pune.
Tanushree can be contacted by email via her website at http://www.tanushreepodder.com. on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/tpodder
Instagram
@poddertanushree
Twitter
@tanushreepodder
Her travel stories can be found at http://tanushreez.wordpress.com
Born at New Delhi, she worked in the corporate sector for eight long years before Tanushree quit the rat race to wield her pen and found her calling.
A well know travel writer and novelist, she is also known for the hundreds of ‘Middles’ that entertained readers of almost all English dailies in the country for over a decade. Tanushree is passionate about travelling and writing. If the lady is not packing her bags to zip around the world, she is sure to be found tapping the keys of her computer.
Among her bestselling books in non- fiction genre are Death of a Dictator - The Story of
Saddam Hussein, Secrets of Happiness, The Ultimate Food for Body, Mind and Soul, The
Power of Relaxation. The book Smart Memory has also been translated into Tamil and Spanish.
She has published 15 novels till date. Nurjahan’s Daughter, Boots Belts Berets, Escape from Harem, On the Double, Solo in Singapore, I fell in love with a soldier, Cakewalk Murder, No Margin for Error, A Closetful of Skeletons, The Breath of Death, Decoding the Feronia Files, The Teenage Diary of Rani Laxmibai, The Girls in Green, Spooky Stories, An Invitation to Die, are a few novels written by her.
Boots Belts Berets and On the Double - are soon to be adapted into web series.
She lives with her husband in Pune.
Tanushree can be contacted by email via her website at http://www.tanushreepodder.com. on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/tpodder
@poddertanushree
@tanushreepodder
Her travel stories can be found at http://tanushreez.wordpress.com
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May 6, 2023
Group of strangers exchanging horror stories in a much shady set-up. The ultimate bread and butter of the world of paranormal. It's fine. I for once, enjoy it. It calls to the kid within me who grew up watching reruns of 'Are You Afraid of The Dark?'.
This book is a collection of 12 distinct ghost stories of juvenile nature. The kind of book which although being anything but scary, is something you can pick up for a pacy Halloween read. Then maybe hand it over to a child, as a gift. They might even learn a new word or two from it.
Win-win.
Special mention to Kaveri Gopalakrishnan's illustrations throughout the book. From the cover, to every single image she had drawn accompanying the stories. They are actually very good. It's a shame, that the stories themselves are basic. At times very banal and forgettable.
A generous 2.5 ⭐
This book is a collection of 12 distinct ghost stories of juvenile nature. The kind of book which although being anything but scary, is something you can pick up for a pacy Halloween read. Then maybe hand it over to a child, as a gift. They might even learn a new word or two from it.
Win-win.
Special mention to Kaveri Gopalakrishnan's illustrations throughout the book. From the cover, to every single image she had drawn accompanying the stories. They are actually very good. It's a shame, that the stories themselves are basic. At times very banal and forgettable.
A generous 2.5 ⭐
September 28, 2024
Good horror book
September 20, 2021
'Bhai, can you tell us the way to the railway station?' asked Kanshi Ram. He planned to reach the station so they could take the first train that left for Patna. 'Why do you want to go to the railway station?' asked the vendor. 'We want to go back to our village.'
'Don't you know that a lockdown has been declared. Neither buses nor trains wi be running from today.' The news sent a ripple of uneasiness through the crowd. If there were no trains and buses, how would they travel? 'How long is the lockdown?' asked someone. 'It's for a fortnight,' replied the vendor... 'A fortnight!' It couldn't be true. How were they expected to fend for themselves?
Anirudh Sen, a writer by profession, rarely if ever felt the need to travel. But on the insistence of his dear friend Rajat who was posted as a forest ranger in the Buxa Tiger Reserve he decided to pack his bags and board the train to Alipurduar. When he got off at the station a thief snatched his bag of books and ran off with it, Anirudh ran after him but lost his trail in the fading light. Out of breath he stopped to take a note of his surroundings and to his horror he found himself standing amidst a forest with no idea of where to go. He did the next best thing and started looking for light, instead he came across an almost empty railway station. Having no other option than spending the night there he walked up to the station master's cabin, and found him snoring. He went to the waiting room next, a dimly lit eerie place, with chairs placed in a circle. The other travellers invited him to join the circle and to pass the night they took to telling ghost stories.
Thirteen stories later when Anirudh stood up to leave and got the biggest scare of his life.
This is a great collection of stories for children, written in easy to comprehend language with great use of history and imagery. One of my favourite stories from the lot is "The Ghost in Red".
'Don't you know that a lockdown has been declared. Neither buses nor trains wi be running from today.' The news sent a ripple of uneasiness through the crowd. If there were no trains and buses, how would they travel? 'How long is the lockdown?' asked someone. 'It's for a fortnight,' replied the vendor... 'A fortnight!' It couldn't be true. How were they expected to fend for themselves?
Anirudh Sen, a writer by profession, rarely if ever felt the need to travel. But on the insistence of his dear friend Rajat who was posted as a forest ranger in the Buxa Tiger Reserve he decided to pack his bags and board the train to Alipurduar. When he got off at the station a thief snatched his bag of books and ran off with it, Anirudh ran after him but lost his trail in the fading light. Out of breath he stopped to take a note of his surroundings and to his horror he found himself standing amidst a forest with no idea of where to go. He did the next best thing and started looking for light, instead he came across an almost empty railway station. Having no other option than spending the night there he walked up to the station master's cabin, and found him snoring. He went to the waiting room next, a dimly lit eerie place, with chairs placed in a circle. The other travellers invited him to join the circle and to pass the night they took to telling ghost stories.
Thirteen stories later when Anirudh stood up to leave and got the biggest scare of his life.
This is a great collection of stories for children, written in easy to comprehend language with great use of history and imagery. One of my favourite stories from the lot is "The Ghost in Red".
September 28, 2021
cousins, or was it just me who always forced her cousins to talk Spooky?
It was like a yearly ritual for us, sharing haunted Stories we heard throughout the year in the one night❤️and this is the reason why, this book felt like home to me 🥺❤️
It made me remember those times and trust me if you have these same memories, this book is home for you too🥺❤️
It's a collection of 13 haunted Stories, though some stories were predictable, some were really unexpected and some really creeped me out. The narrator is going to his friend's place but somehow lands up in a secluded railway station where he spends night with 12 strangers, who just like my cousins, decides to spend night swaping haunted Stories and that's how book is a collection of 13 haunted Stories 😊12 by strangers and one by narrator himself.
Talking about writing style, it's simple, very suitable for children. It's an absolute treat for children and if I would have read this book five-six years ago, it would have been my favourite book for sure❤️😊
One star less because may be I expected something more from this book, from those predictable stories🙆
That's all for today❤️
I recommend this book 😊
It was like a yearly ritual for us, sharing haunted Stories we heard throughout the year in the one night❤️and this is the reason why, this book felt like home to me 🥺❤️
It made me remember those times and trust me if you have these same memories, this book is home for you too🥺❤️
It's a collection of 13 haunted Stories, though some stories were predictable, some were really unexpected and some really creeped me out. The narrator is going to his friend's place but somehow lands up in a secluded railway station where he spends night with 12 strangers, who just like my cousins, decides to spend night swaping haunted Stories and that's how book is a collection of 13 haunted Stories 😊12 by strangers and one by narrator himself.
Talking about writing style, it's simple, very suitable for children. It's an absolute treat for children and if I would have read this book five-six years ago, it would have been my favourite book for sure❤️😊
One star less because may be I expected something more from this book, from those predictable stories🙆
That's all for today❤️
I recommend this book 😊
August 6, 2021
Anirudh sen, a writer, was finally on his way to Buxa tiger reserve, he wanted some alone time to write his next horror story. I picked this book at night, and after 3-4 pages, I realized that I couldn't sleep peacefully anymore. The eerie setting, haunted platform, a strange station master, and Anirudh have to spend his night in the dark waiting room with 12 unknown people. Then you can totally understand what this book has in store for you, so get ready to read these super amazing 12 horror stories that elicit your worst nightmare alive.
September 9, 2021
What I really liked -
- there are ways in which author has incorporated informative pieces for young adults like Egyptian gods, Pyraimd’s, corona virus , migration, hunting etc etc (not giving away everything 😅 )
- Special mention for the illustrations that add charm to the reading experience
This book could be your next quick read
- there are ways in which author has incorporated informative pieces for young adults like Egyptian gods, Pyraimd’s, corona virus , migration, hunting etc etc (not giving away everything 😅 )
- Special mention for the illustrations that add charm to the reading experience
This book could be your next quick read
June 5, 2022
4.5 stars ..Buenísimo!! Parecido a Uncle Montague’s tales if terror.. historias cortas creepy en la India..
September 7, 2024
Nice quick read and break from microbiology 🥴
March 31, 2025
A spooky anthology of paranormal stories filled with macabre and supernatural elements. Highly recommended.
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