Tales from the Dead

by

Noel Lorenz Trishna Chakraborty

Noel Lorenz House of Fiction KOLKATA

HAFLONG

NAIROBI

ii Title of Book: Tales from the Dead Authors of Book: Noel Lorenz, Trishna Chakraborty Series: Indian Literature Series, Book-90 First Published in India in Oct 2021 by Noel Lorenz House of Fiction

Cover Design: Copyright © Abhisek Ghosh, 2021. Copyright © Abhisek Ghosh, 2021. The rights of Abhisek Ghosh (Pen Name – Noel Lorenz) and Trishna Chakraborty to be identified as the Authors of the Work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright Act 1957. All rights reserved. This book contains material protected under International Copyright Laws and Treaties. Any unauthorized reprint or use of this material is prohibited. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without express written permission from Abhisek Ghosh (Noel Lorenz). The author, editor and publisher do not assume and hereby disclaim any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by errors or omissions, whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause. Disclaimer: Not for kids. Mature content. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. The author, editor and publisher do not assume and hereby disclaim any liability to any party in case there are any copyright issues found in the content of any co-author. The respective coauthor is fully, solely and exclusively liable whatsoever to any such party whosoever in such case.

ISBN 13: 9781684873524 Noel Lorenz House of Fiction Headquarters - Kolkata, West Bengal, India 154A, KCG Road, Kolkata - 700050 www.noellorenz.com

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Dedicated

To India.

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Preface Tales from the Dead is a book of horror. If you have a weak heart, stay away from the book. If you decide to read the book, read it in daylight. You have been warned! - Noel Lorenz 5 October 2021 Kolkata, India

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Acknowledgements 

We want to thank all the writers who kindly contributed to this book.

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I want to thank my parents for all the time I was busy editing this book.

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I want to thank Goddess Saraswati for blessing me to be the editor of such a wonderful work of art.

vi Contents Compiled by Mehrin Ahmad ......................................... viii Dipanjan Bhattacharjee ................................................... 1

The Paranormal .....................................................3 The Touch ............................................................10 The Haunted House.............................................18 The Post Mortem .................................................20 Tahneyat Quraishi ......................................................... 27

IN THE DEPTHS OF THE OCEAN BLUE. ......29 Nikita Kumari ................................................................ 43

That scaring incidents .........................................45 Sirisha Grandhi .............................................................. 48

I wish atleast to be the bed, ................................50 Mohanapriya K. .............................................................. 52

The dead story .....................................................54 I'm dead because of breakup ...............................56 Christopher T. Dabrowski .............................................. 58

Tales from the Dead ............................................60 Harshita Verma .............................................................. 61

Near death ...........................................................63 Pramila Kumari Behera ................................................. 65

A scary incident- Love should not be judgemental ..............................................................................67

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Compiled by Mehrin Ahmad

ix Mehrin Ahmad is a select writer at splitpoetry and co-authored several anthologies including two record books. her write-ups are published with national magazine (Taare Zameen Par), torch herd magazine and Akara magazine. she is also a blogger on various blogging platforms such as medium, your quote, story mirror and Amar Ujala. winner of a competition alfaazon ka aashiyana organised by Aryansh Arora (author of 3 solo books and record holder in the field of literature) and also secured rank sixth in precious ink competition organised by story mirror. compiled four anthologies. graduated from Patna women's college (Patna University), currently pursuing masters and resides in Patna, Bihar. fond of writing because it's powerful and empowers her, helps them to understand herself and her experiences. leaving a bit of sparkle everywhere she goes. In a world of worries, be the warrior. http://www.splitpoetry.com

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Dipanjan Bhattacharjee

Tales from the Dead| 2 Dipanjan Bhattacharjee is an Engineer by Profession, poet by passion and Indian by nation. He has completed his B. Tech in 2016 in Instrumentation Engineering and is an alumnus of SRM University. Born and groomed up in Dhanbad, the coal capital of India. He loves writing, reading novels, music, long drives and nature photography. He has authored more than a thousand poems in English, Bengali and Hindi Languages. He is also into short stories and thrillers. He has co-authored with several publication houses as well. He is a simple natured person who loves to interact with new people, travel to new destinations and explore new arenas of life.

What do you do in your leisure time? Mostly I am with my poetries creating a galore of collections. Music is also my companion for leisure moments.

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The Paranormal It all began five years behind, Some memories still haunt my mind. The notion of those entities, Are as true as the unfurled breeze.

The college gang had a roadside trip, We packed our items in a jeep. Hoodless driving thrills my heart, And driving is my favourite art.

We giggled through those silent lanes, Untill we felt drops of rains. And in another minute or two, We were drenched black and blue.

Trisha spoke in a spooky voice, Guys, can you hear that murmuring noise? Rohan laughed in a casual tone, Are we all in a haunted zone?

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Tales from the Dead| 4 I was seated on the driving seat, We drove through fields of canes and wheat. Night was pouring in black and dark, No tinge of a light, no human mark.

I glanced a while to see my watch, The hour's hand was about to touch; The number nine and a nine o clock, The night was mirky like a rock.

We parked infront of a rusted gate, A little bulb must light our fate. Priya was anxious, she held my hand, Dip, I feel it's a haunted land.

Relax girl, it's a fictitious whim, It's real world, not a fancy dream. Rohan was sounding carefree though, But I could see a cloudy glow.

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We walked inside the rusted door, Our torches could hardly show the floor. It was dark, too dense to walk, We stumbled over the broken rocks.

A man walked out with blotted attire, He held a candle with flickering fire. He whispered in an eerie voice, Please let me know your dinner choice.

I walked up bold and spoke to him, Uncle, we are here to shoot a film. We need footage of each a nook, We need pictures for the book.

The old man grinned with yellow lips, Can you take back all those clips? She will never let you click, Her spirit is lethal, she's not weak.

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