The sound of furniture creaking in the apartment above, the occasional drip of a kitchen tap, the awkward howl of a dog in the neighbourhood — somehow, even the most mundane happenings take on an eerie overtone around Halloween. One of the spookiest ways to celebrate the holiday is storytelling; irrespective of whether you’re scared or not, it is almost impossible to walk away from an engaging horror story. And today, Mumbai Storytellers Society is ringing in Halloween with a night of spooky tales, titled Believe it or Not.

Usha Venkatraman