Kindle Edition Amazon Amazon.com Amazon.com Category:  Horror Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC Type: Fiction Pages: 34 Copyright: May 27, 2019 Price: $2.99 (eBook) Short stories comprising of local legends and personal experiences ‘Gaya’ by Payal Sinha is a short anthology comprised of mystifying, cultural short stories entrenched in the ancient but spiritual city of Bihar. With an introduction about Gaya’s prominence in the Hindu culture, it's well documented and recognized origins in the great epics of ancient India and the eeire devices the city holds, this surely is an interesting setting to explore stories of the supernatural, both spooky and unsettling with an element of thrill.   Excerpt Gaya is an ancient Indian City and considered one of the pilgrimage sites of Hindus. People visit it to offer Pind Daan to their dead relatives. The book contains short paranormal stories from this bustling town. The stories are filled with local flavors of Gaya and would both thrill and excite you. There is very little horror element and the book is made suitable for reading by small children. The stories are a mix of local legends and real-life experiences of the author and her acquaintances. The stories range from sacrifice, greed, spectacular, to horror.

Quick, spooky tales
Admittedly, this one was a bit tame for me. I tend to lean toward something darker, but this collection of fun, spooky tales was perfect to read with the kiddos. The stories were just spooky enough to spark the interest of my thrill-seeker without going over into hide under the covers scary. Each tale is only a couple of pages long, so they're perfect for a quick before bed story, and in addition to the spooky aspect, it was nice to introduce a different culture than what they see every day.

Such a Fun Read!! Loved It!!! Short Read!!!
Gaya - Assorted Paranormal Stories is a collection of eight tales part fictional and part inspired by myths and local folktales of Gaya - a place of worship in India.

Truly enjoyable and a bit spine chilling(I am using the term a bit because the author has written the book meant to be read and enjoyed by children, teens and adults alike), this compilation absolutely wooed me.

The book opens with a prologue giving us an idea of Gaya - the ancient pilgrimage city of India and the place where Budhha attained enlightment.
The ghost stories that follow are : ⭐ Waiting : the nerve chilling experience of a rikshaw puller and his encounter with an apparition.
⭐The Secret Desire : this one was absolutely witty and spooky at the same and I loved it.
⭐Headache : ooh this terrified me. Loosely based on superstitions, surrounding spirits and other wordly beings.
⭐The Bangle Seller : another tale that sketches the beauty of Gaya along with an encounter that stands better forgotten.
⭐The Genie who bought the Tilkut shop : I loved this fun tale. This story also gave us a backstory of one of Vishnu's avatar.
⭐The Secret of Muddoll house : Ah. Secrets and old houses. This was definitely one of my favorites.
⭐The Unknown Lady on the Terrace : Of angels and guiding spirits.We get a picture of suburban India in this one.
⭐The Well : Haha. This one was clearly funny and nail bitting.

I admired how the author manages to both keep the intrigue alive and make the stories fun at same time. What makes the story more engrossing is the element of India-ness in them.
The stories are not heavy on the reader and that makes them entertaining and a quick read. Gaya- assorted Paranormal stories made me reminisce the days of my childhood when my grandma use to narrate such classic ghost tales.

Thrilling simple Stories
Thrilling and simple stories of the small town. Very innovative and interesting. I liked the flow of the stories, its easy to follow and understand. The description of the characters and the scene are very neat and clear, you can just see the scene and the character while reading. Superb story telling ! Kudos to the writer.