Ghost Stories
Ghost Stories From One of Asia’s Largest Prisons
Inmates in New Delhi’s Tihar prison often complain of hearing mysterious wails and seeing dead bodies.
21 Non-Boring Ways to Celebrate Halloween During a Pandemic
Listen to heavy metal in the shower with your eyes closed. Rank candy in the group text to start drama. Wear a subtle costume every day.
Krasue is the Girl with Serious Detachment Issues
This gruesome ghost teaches us her coping mechanism for contemporary society.
Run For Your Dear Life From These Ghosts of the 21st Century We Invented
The 'Insta-Thief' ghost, for example, is the ghost of an aspiring influencer who steals your followers on Instagram.
Nale Ba Is the 'Consensual Witch' of South India
She stalked the streets of old Bangalore, until the city outgrew her horrors.
Genderuwo Is the Well-Endowed Monster of Bored Housewives' Dreams
The big, hairy creature from Javanese mythology is a cross between a monkey and a human with dark-red skin, bulging eyes, and a magnificent member.
Introducing Ghost Stories: A Series About the Monsters That Haunted Our Childhood
We revisit some of the scariest ghosts from the Asia Pacific region, and explore what they say about our beliefs, politics and more.
The Kolor Ijo Is a Terrifying Serial Rapist Based on Some Real-Life Monsters
There's some real monsters out there.
In West Bengal, Even the Spirits Need to Abide By India's Caste System
Sometimes, social hierarchies don't stop at the grave.
Mr. Gepeng Was a Ghost Who Captured a Generation's Concerns With a Changing City
A high-rise city needs a high-rise ghost to match.
Minnie Dean Is a Victim of Old New Zealand's Puritanical Views on Reproductive Rights
Vilified in the press as a child murder, Minnie Dean was a woman who took care of kids no one else wanted.