Short horror stories

Hitori Kakurenbo

I was looking for something really scary to read, when I found a game called 'Play hide and seek alone'. Actually, its a Japanese ritual called 'Hitori Kakurenbo'. You can read more about it here - http://black-cat-loki.tumblr.com... . However, I strongly suggest you not to try it ever.

So, I decided to try it. I was crazy to do that and now i repent it a lot! My parents were out of the town to attend a marriage function, so I was all alone in my house. It was the best opportunity to try this ritual, as it is recommended to stay alone in the house. I collected all the stuffs- toy, knife, salt, water etc and tried to wait till evening. Since, I was already scared, I started the ritual at 8 in the evening. It was easier to get help (in case I needed) around that time of night. I switched off all the lights. The only source of light was the road light coming through the windows. I switched on the TV and set it up at static. I did all the doll stabbing and name calling and hid in the small temple in our house. I can tell you, my heart was beating like never before. It was like a big frog was jumping to come out of the left side of my chest. I started listening to noises. I don't know whether they were real, or my mind was playing with me. Little giggles, then slight noise of utensils like someone is in the kitchen, sound of someone crawling on the floor... I was scared to death! I was breathing heavily and sweating profusely. My senses were extremely heightened and I was feeling like i am having a nightmare. I couldn't stand it anymore. I ran towards my bathroom ( where I had left the doll and had done the rituals) to end this mindlessly scary game. My heart skipped a beat to see the doll was lying outside of the bathroom! I poured all the salt water on it and did all the banishing rituals.

I switched on all the lights and started playing a 'bhajan' on speaker. I was going to burn the doll (which should be done to get rid of the evil spirit) when the door bell rang. It was around 9.30 PM by then. I went and opened the gate, but there wasn't anyone there. I was like - WTF!! When i came back to burn the doll, it was gone. I looked for it everywhere, but to my horror, I couldn't find it. It was like it disappeared into thin air. That night I couldn't sleep for even a single second.

I get frequent nightmares of that doll. I was looking for a solution, when a few days ago, I met a famous astrologer and told him everything. He told me that there is only one solution to this problem which will reduce the evil effect of that spirit. I will have to tell this story to more and more people that will make them a partner in my deed, thereby sharing the effects on all of
them.