"The Nightmare" by Arushi Kashyap is a spooky tale of a dream gone wrong. It is told in eight parts, with each part whisking the reader into a new dreamscape. This is Chapter Four.

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"Mandai Pond" is a retelling of a Japanese legend about a demon and the magical rite that trapped it beneath the pond a thousand years ago. The photos shared alongside this story were taken by the author on a visit to Mandai Pond near Shitennoji Temple in Japan.

"The Nightmare" by Arushi Kashyap is a spooky tale of a dream gone wrong. It is told in eight parts, with each part whisking the reader into a new dreamscape. This is Chapter Three.

"The Nightmare" by Arushi Kashyap is a spooky tale of a dream gone wrong. It is told in eight parts, with each part whisking the reader into a new dreamscape. This is Chapter Two.

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"The Nightmare" by Arushi Kashyap is a spooky tale of a dream gone wrong. It is told in eight parts, with each part whisking the reader into a new dreamscape. This is Chapter One.

"The Ticket Master," by Yvonne Aore, blends speculative horror with emotional realism, set in a metaphysical train station where passengers must confront guilt, grief, and the choice between life and death. It explores themes of redemption, spiritual liminality, and the weight of memory.

"The Requiem of Roses" by Sanchita Sahu tells the story of a village erased from every map, in which four children break the oldest rule to never follow the music. They find a song written in blood, a pact with the dead, and a haunting that never lets go. "The Requiem of Roses" is one of three winners for the October writing contest.

Like a million brewing questions