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Bhoota Gappa: Special Edition – 50+ Dark Folklore Ghost Stories from Odisha
Step into the forgotten villages of Odisha, where fear is remembered, not imagined. Bhoota Gappa: Special Edition brings together 50+ dark folklore and ghost stories from the villages of Odisha, rooted in real memories, oral traditions, and centuries-old beliefs from Lord Jagannath’s land.
Written by the creator of the bestselling Bhoota Gappa series, this Indian horror anthology captures authentic village folklore, haunted houses, forest spirits, superstition, witchcraft, and tribal myths passed down through generations. Each short story is just one to two pages long, perfect for binge reading, yet powerful enough to linger.
Inspired by the author’s upbringing in Rourkela and her family’s storytelling lineage, these tales travel across Odisha’s towns, forests, and tribal regions, where folklore is not fantasy but lived experience. These are not fictional scares, they are whispered warnings, ancestral memories, and real encounters preserved before they disappear.
If you love Indian ghost stories, dark folklore short stories, haunted village tales, and authentic paranormal folklore, this book belongs on your shelf.
This is not bedtime horror.
This is memory.
This is identity.
This is Odisha.
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Pratiksha Misra
Pratiksha Misra, is an author, poet, and technology professional with over 20 years in the tech industry. Writing since the age of nine, she blends logic with folklore, bridging two worlds-science and the supernatural-that are often seen as opposites. Born in Rourkela, Odisha, and now based in Media, Pennsylvania, she uses storytelling to explore the depths of human psychology.
