Bishwer Shrestha Bhuter Galpa by Priti Palchowdhury PDF
Name of Book— Bishwer Shrestha Bhuter Galpa (The World’s Best Ghost Stories),
Author—World famous foreign ghost writers and Indian Bengali writers and edited by Priti Palchowdhury,
Genre— Edited Book, Child Ghost Book,
Book Format— PDF,
Book Pages— 897,
PDF Size—15MB,
Bishwer Shrestha Bhuter Galpa is a collection of works world famous foreign writers and Indian Bengali writers
In the 21st century, teenagers, young men, and young women all over the world continue to have an irresistible attraction to ghost stories—
What is the main secret behind on it?
‘Even in the 21st century, teenagers, young men, and young women all over the world continue to have an irresistible attraction to ghost stories‘—What is the secret behind this?
Absolutely — the enduring appeal of ghost stories and horror tales among people of all ages, especially teenagers and young adults, is far from accidental. It’s not just about the thrill of fear or the adrenaline rush of suspense; beneath the surface lies a complex psychological, cultural, and even evolutionary tapestry that explains why these stories continue to haunt and captivate us — century after century, screen after screen.
1. The Safe Confrontation with Fear
At the heart of the attraction lies a paradox: people enjoy being scared when they know they’re safe. Horror stories, especially those involving ghosts, allow teens and young adults to confront deep existential fears — of death, the unknown, the dark — without actual danger. The ghost becomes a symbolic entity, a phantom of loss, trauma, or unresolved guilt, which listeners and readers can explore from a protected distance.
In adolescence, when the boundaries of identity, morality, and mortality are first being tested, ghost stories provide a form of emotional rehearsal. It’s a simulated chaos where fear is experienced, processed, and resolved — all within the safe confines of a book, a screen, or a campfire tale.
2. Cultural Archetypes That Refuse to Die
Ghost stories are cross-cultural artifacts — nearly every culture on Earth has some version of the restless dead. From Japan’s yūrei to Mexico’s La Llorona, to Western poltergeists and haunted houses, ghost stories tap into collective archetypes that are almost universally understood. Why? Because they address timeless, borderless questions: What happens after we die? What are we leaving behind? What if the past refuses to stay buried?
These themes resonate regardless of technology, era, or geography, which explains why horror hasn’t died out in the digital age — it’s simply morphed. Now, ghosts haunt group chats and video calls (think creepypastas, The Backrooms, and cursed TikTok), but the essence is the same.
3. Adolescents and the Edge of the Unknown
Teenagers, in particular, are naturally drawn to transgressive experiences. They’re biologically wired to seek out novelty, risk, and emotional intensity. Ghost stories offer all of that in spades — the supernatural blurs the lines between reality and illusion, life and death, control and chaos. It’s the ultimate boundary-pushing content.
Moreover, during this life stage, many teens are grappling with their own “invisible selves” — hidden fears, unspoken grief, and burgeoning identity. Ghost stories externalize those inner ghosts. The haunted house becomes a metaphor for the haunted mind. The whispering spirit might mirror feelings of isolation or misunderstood emotions.
4. The Community of Fear
One overlooked element is that ghost stories are rarely told alone — they are often communal experiences. Whether whispered around a campfire, shared through a viral video, or read under the covers in groups, horror binds people together. In a digital age where meaningful connection can feel fragmented, shared fear becomes a new form of intimacy.
Telling or listening to a ghost story is not just entertainment — it’s a ritual. It’s a way to test boundaries, to rebel safely, to laugh after the scream, and to feel something real in a world that can feel numbed by overstimulation.
5. The Fear of Being Forgotten
Finally, ghost stories may persist because they speak to the ultimate human fear: not death but being forgotten. Ghosts linger because they weren’t properly mourned, because they had unfinished business, because no one listened to their story. In an age of fleeting digital attention, where posts vanish and memories are compressed into algorithms, the ghost becomes a symbol of something that refuses to be erased.
And maybe that’s the real reason teenagers, the young, and even the old keep returning to ghost stories — not just to be scared, but to be reminded that some stories are too important to forget.
In the 21st century, ghost stories survive not in spite of modernity, but because of it. The human psyche, no matter how evolved or connected, still seeks meaning in the shadows — and sometimes, the only way to see clearly is to look where the light doesn’t reach.
About The Ghost book Bishwer Shrestha Bhuter Galpa (The World’s Best Ghost Stories):
The book Bishwer Shrestha Bhuter Galpa (The World’s Best Ghost Stories) is a collection of works by famous Bengali and foreign writers. It has been compiled and translated by writer Priti Palchowdhury. This collection has been published mainly keeping teenage readers in mind. This famous book “The World’s Best Ghost Stories” has been compiled by collecting the best horror stories of famous writers of world literature and Bengali literature.
Attraction to ghost stories in the 21st century:
We are amazed that even in this 21st century, the interest of readers in ghost stories has not disappeared at all, but has gradually increased, whether abroad or in India.
What is inside ghost stories:
The attraction of teenagers and readers in ghost stories and stories in the current world has increased to a great extent from previous years. In fact, we need to know what is at the root of it, what magic is there. What is the root of this irresistible attraction to ghost stories? Sociologists from home and abroad are still active on this issue. They have done a lot of research for a long time and shed light on it – people have become tired of living their daily lives and to remove this fatigue, they take refuge in literature. By reading horror stories, their desire and fatigue are removed. Because most of the horror stories are mixed with imagination, which attracts the readers sincerely.
Even in the 21st century, the readers’ attraction to horror stories has gradually increased. Many horror stories have been made into films in the country and abroad and have impressed the audience. Therefore, this collection has been written after a long time of hard work to collect the works of famous writers from home and abroad. The compiler, keeping the readers in mind, has compiled the best horror stories of world literature and Bengali literature in 2 volumes and published this collection for the readers. The compiler has impressed many with the way he has compiled this book by selecting the best stories of international horror writers and maintaining the genre of horror stories in Bengali literature with a long dedication.
Is there a secret behind the attraction of teenagers, young men and women, young and old, to horror stories among readers all over the world? How much reality there is still unknown to us. Literary researchers are still researching this.
The ghost stories compiled in this book by prominent domestic and foreign writers and authors are:
Gupi Gayen Bagha Bayen (গুপি গায়েন বাঘা বায়েন)- Upendrakishore Roychowdhury,
Sudan Ojha (সুদন ওঝা) – Sukumar Roy,
Benso Bhoot (বেঁশো ভূত)- Nazrul Islam,
Bhooter Raja (ভূতের রাজা) – Hemendra Kumar Roy,
Adbhoot Bhooter Galpa(অদ্ভুত ভূতের গল্প) – Saurindra Mohan Mukherjee,
Pora Chaya(পোড়া ছায়া) – Manik Banerjee,
Hansabhoot (হংসভূত)- Premankur Atarthi,
Kankaler Tankar(কঙ্কালের টঙ্কার) – Manilal Gangopadhyay,
Tom Saheber Bhooture Bari (টম সাহেবের ভূতুড়ে বাড়ি) – Trailokyanath Mukherjee,
Kalam bhoot(কলমভূত ) – Radharman Roy,
Bhitu Bhoot (ভীতু ভূত) – Reverend Lal Bihari De,
Bisher Banshi (বিষের বাঁশী) – Asha Devi,
Birja Home and its Barriers (বিরজা হোম ও তার বাধা) – Bibhutibhushan Banerjee
Bhoottude Khad (ভূতুড়ে খাদ)- Shailjanand Mukherjee
Alive and Dead-(জীবিত ও মৃত) – Rabindranath Tagore
A Ghost Story (একটি ভৌতিক কাহিনী)- Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay,
Bhoot Patrir Desh'(ভূতপত্রীর দেশ) – Abanindranath Tagore,
Nizam Kandir Beel (নিজাম কাঁদির বিল) – Jarasandha,
Changripotar Chandabath (চাঙরীপোতার চণ্ডীভূত) – Khagendranath Mitra,
Devil (ডাইনী)- Tarashankar Banerjee,
Madhupurer Hanakuthi (মধুপুরের হানাকুঠি)- Himanish Goswami
Aksomik (আকস্মিক) – Niharranjan Gupta
Montir Ma (মন্টির মা)- Narendra Dev
Mora Katar Bhoye (মড়া কাটার ভয়ে)- Mohanlal Gangopadhyay
Kamini (কামিনী)- Sharadindu Banerjee
Bhoot Jod Rasik Ho (ভূত যদি রসিক হয়)- Premendra Mitra
Keshtababhu Heard Ghost Stories (কেষ্টবাবু ভূতের গল্প শুনলেন)- Ravidas Saharay
Batighar (বাতিঘর)- Leela Majumdar,
Ungrateful (অকৃতজ্ঞ) – Achintyakumar Sengupta
Gallows (ফাঁসিগাছ)- Pramathanath Bishi
Incorporeal (অশরীরী)- Sumathanath Ghosh
Dindupure (দিনদুপুরে)- Buddhadev Bose
Doctor’s Courage (ডাক্তারের সাহস)- Prabodhkumar Sanyal
Son-in-law (জামাই)- Manoj Bose
That Strange Man (সেই আশ্চর্য লোকটি)- Bimal Kar
The Mystery of House Number Ten (দশ নম্বর বাড়ির রহস্য)- Shivaram Chakraborty
The Call of the Night (নিশির ডাক)- Swapan Buro
One Night Guest’ (এক রাত্রির অতিথি)- Gajendranath Mitra
Companion (সহচর)- Narayan Gangopadhyay
Strange Ghost Meeting (অদ্ভুতুরে ভূতুড়ে সভা)- Kumaresh Ghosh
Strange Ghost (অদ্ভুত ভূত)- Shuddhasattva Bose
Bhootude Dola (ভূতুড়ে দোলা)- Bishu Mukhopadhyay
Phantom (ভৌতিক)- Harinarayan Chattopadhyay
Tantrik (তান্ত্রিক)- Dhirendralal Dhar,
Khuni Bhooter Kandakarkhana (খুনী ভূতের কাণ্ডকারখানা) – Sudhangshuranjan Ghosh
The Ghostly Car Passenger (ভূতুড়ে গাড়ির যাত্রী)- Kona Basu Mishra
The Ghostly Kachari (ভূতের কাছারী)- Murarimohan Vedanta Ditirtha Shastri
Pindidan (পিণ্ডিদান)- Prabodh Nath
The Ghostly Bee (ভূতুড়ে মৌমাছি)- Shyamalkumar Chakraborty
The Midnight Jalsa (মাঝরাতের জলসায়)- Shishirkumar Majumdar
That Evening (সে এক সাঁঝের বেলা)- Madhusree Maitra
The Fly of the Old Days (পুরনো দিনের মাছি) – Anish Dev
Camera (ক্যামেরা)- Nilanjan Nandi,
A Piece of Ice Crushed on the Face (মুখে বরফের কুচি গুড়িয়ে গেল) – Suchitra Mitra
The Last Expedition of the Devil (শয়তানের শেষ অভিযান)- Varun Dutta
Manush Ek Chhaya Dui (মানুষ এক ছায়া দুই)- Chiranjeev Sen
The Ghosts Don’t Want Science (ভূতেরা বিজ্ঞান চায় না)- Adreesh Vardhan
The Wind and the Wind (হাওয়া বাতাস)- Syed Mustafa Siraj
The Living Doll (জীবন্ত পুতুল) – Vaidyanath Banerjee
The Tourist Mystery (পর্যটক রহস্য)- Ajeyo Roy
The Doctor in the Red House (লালকুঠিতে ডাক্তারবাবু)- Mahasweta Devi
The Story of Punishment (শাস্তির গল্প )- Kavita Singh
Abujh Ghost Story (অবুঝ ভূতের গল্প)- Bani Roy
Miracle Knife (অলৌকিক ছুরি)- Purnendu Patri
Easy Method of Bringing Down Ghosts’ (ভূত নামাইবার সহজ পদ্ধতি)- Ashapurna Devi,
The Light Was Lit (আলো জ্বালিয়ে গিয়েছিল)- Shakti Chatterjee
Playing with Ghosts (ভূতের সঙ্গে খেলা)- Shaktipad Rajguru
Twenty Years Ago (বছর কুড়ি আগে)- Shasthipada Chatterjee
There Are No Ghosts, There Are Ghosts (ভূত নেই ভূত আছে) – Prafulla Roy
House Number Thirty-Three (তেত্রিশ নাম্বার ঘর)- Dibyendu Palit
The Smell Is Very Suspicious (গন্ধটা খুব সন্দেহজনক)- Shirshendu Mukherjee
The Night Was a Disaster (রাতটা ছিল দুর্যোগের)- Samaresh Majumdar
Batukdadar Pakhi (বটুকদাদার পাখি)- Sunil Gangopadhyay
That Night (সেই রাত)- Sanjeev Chatterjee
Bhootura (ভূতূরা)- Atin Banerjee,
The Child in the Claws of Ghosts (বাচ্চা ভূতের খপ্পরে)- Nirendranath Chakraborty
Who Are in Dreams? (স্বপ্নে কারা?) – Preeti Palchowdhury
Only One (শুধু একজন)- Bennett Carf
Night Guest (রাতের অতিথি)- Bennett Carf
That Night That Time (সেইৱাত সেইসময়)- Bennett Carf
Satin Dress (সাটিনের পোশাক)- Bennett Carf
The Curse of Hanabari (হানাবাড়ির অভিশাপ)- Bennett Carf
The Fearful Devil (সশঙ্ক শয়তান)- Frederick Brown
The Curse of the Grave (কবরের অভিশাপ)- Count Louis Hammon
Ghost (ভৌতিক)- Lord Halifax
Dreams Come True (স্বপ্ন হল সত্যি)- Lord Halifax
The Haunted Bungalow (ভূতুড়ে বাংলো)- Lord Halifax
The Destruction of the Moon(দেবীনষ্টচন্দ্র) – John R. Crossland
Confession (স্বীকারোক্তি)- Brad Stragen
Premature Awakening (অকাল বোধন)- Unknown
The Name of the Island Unknown (দ্বীপের নাম অজানা)- William Sambrot
In the Train Compartment (ট্রেনের কামরায়)- Lord Halifax
Who Gave the Order? (কে দিল নির্দেশ ?)- Lord Halifax
Telephone (টেলিফোন)- Lord Halifax
Anubis (অনুবিস)- Robert Bloch
Voices in the Night (রাতের কণ্ঠস্বর)- William Hope Hodgson
The Haunted House Affair (ভূতুড়ে বাড়ির কাণ্ড)- Alexander Woolbat
Friendship with Ghosts (ভূতের সঙ্গে বন্ধুত্ব)- H. G. Wells
The Ghost of Dorothy Dill (ডরোথি ডিলের ভূত)- Daniel Defoe
The Gardener (বাগানের মালী) – Fredric Benson
The Red House (লাল ঘর)- H. G. Wells
The Ghost of Madame Kroll (মাদাম ক্রোল-এর ভূত )- Joseph Sardine He Fanu
The Tower of Ghouls (পিশাচের মিনার)- Bram Stoker
Mary Burnett (মেরি বার্নেট)- James Hogg
Guest from Hell (নরকের অতিথি)- Ray Bradbury
Footsteps (পদধ্বনি)- Silva Sherry
The Mysterious Woman of Midnight (মধ্যরাতের রহস্যময়ী নারী)- Washington Irving
Those Birds (সেই পাখীরা)- Alfred Hitchcock
You Never Seen Such a Girl (এমন মেয়ে দেখাই যায়না)- Dorothy Seras.
We deeply believe that this collection will greatly attract readers, young and old. The names of the stories of the writers whose short stories have been selected in this book are mentioned below. Along with this, the PDF of the book is given. Readers can collect the PDF of this famous collection and read it online.
Bishwer Shrestha Bhuter Galpa (The World’s Best Ghost Stories) PDF book
