Whether or not you believe in any paranormal existence, none of us can deny the thrill that comes with indulging in all kinds of frightening things. Be it horror movies or listening to stories of jinnat from our grandparents, we all have, at some point in our lives, felt the hair at the back of our neck rise due to the fear of the unknown.
One such Instagrammer, Ayesha Muzaffar has devoted her entire account – Abu’s Jinns – to scaring the living hell out of her readers.
And might I add, she has done quite the job with that. She recently finished her series of short bedtime stories, and the aim is quite simple; “Traumatize your child once and for all”. I mean, that’s cute, no? Well, not really, but you’re scaring your child early and preparing them for the real world that’s filled with trauma anyway, so yeah.
These stories are meant for children and as such, the plot is seemingly simple so that it’s easier to impact young minds. But you can take my words for this; they do NOT merely scare children. If anything, it might scare the parents more.
What makes her stories so captivating is how carefully she manipulates her readers and plays mind games by setting her stories in situations and scenarios that almost sound too realistic. Her stories focus on the entities unknown and unseen, and the aftermath of their collision with our world. It is almost too fascinating, even if it makes you want to shit yourself in fear.
Her descriptions of the paranormal are more than just creepy, and she makes sure she carves the perfect image in our minds of what’s going on.
Her first story revolves around a little girl who befriended a paranormal entity, while her parents disregarded the friendship as the child’s own imagination. The child’s health eventually starts to deteriorate, and her teacher discovers the presence of something oddly impure in the house. Her mother one day sees the entity for herself when she recites the Quran. No more spoilers, but the end is nothing short of nasty.
The titles themselves are enough to scare the shit out of you, jbtw
This story is about a Qari sahab who gets himself caught up with the likes of jinnat, and loses his wife in the process. He used to teach at a school, and passed by a qabristan on his way home. He loved his wife dearly, and had two beautiful children; a daughter and a son. His wife did wonders with her recitation of the Quran, which catches the attention of the jinnat. They take his wife away so she could teach their children, in exchange for wealth and delicious food. The aftermath of the entire situation leads to satanic sacrifices and blood and destruction and a lot of things that are sure to terrify you.
Not creepy enough?
Well, what about a trip to the psychiatric ward of a haunted hospital?
This next story follows the life of a dissatisfied doctor who wants to escape his boring routine. He aspires to become a vlogger and capture everyday moments but gets caught up in the cycle of typical boring family life and a career he isn’t passionate about. He once gets an opportunity to follow his dreams, only if he completes his 11-month program in the psychiatric ward of a hospital in the outskirts of Sahiwal.
He comes across some absurd, creepy AF cases. One case involves a girl whom he considers schizophrenic because of her paranoid hallucinations and her constant “self-harm”. Turns out, it isn’t self harm. Another case involves a woman who sewed the lips of her family members together because she “didn’t want them to shout when they saw the other her”. The other her? Well, just her doppelgänger who has a saanp jaisi zabaan aur seengh bhi hain us kay. Has white creepy eyes and sits atop her when she sleeps. The real story gets interesting (and by interesting I mean grotesquely twisted) when the doctor comes across the rotting body of a pregnant woman who died giving birth. Oh, did I mention that the doctor himself was on his way to becoming a father? Well, go figure.
The next story sheds some light onto the more serious matters of our culture and society; “Bahu kay yahan aulaad kab hogi?”
It follows the life of a woman who gets married and is anxiously awaiting to get pregnant, owing to the insurmountable pressure from her saas. Jethani dewrani get pregnant as well, much to her displeasure, and it only adds to her aggravating frustration. One day she visits the park and sees an odd old woman who watches her from afar. She sees her almost every day until one day she comes up to her and asks her to pray for her. The next day the woman discovers she’s pregnant, and SIX MONTHS pregnant. Her pregnancy follows a peculiar path, with her husband discovering a creepy AF little boy on his bedside one day.
She’s written 8 short stories in total, all nothing short of creepy and disturbing. But if you enjoy stuff that fucks up your mind and gives you nightmares that haunt you for days, these stories are definitely for you. You can even buy her book, by the way!
Her own story is nothing short of interesting and you can read more about that here.
She grew up reading books like R.L Stine’s “Goosebumps” and Ibn-e-Safi’s “Jasoosi” digests, and had her father help her in the quest. She finds writing about fear, blood, raw killings, monsters under the bed, and all that is unseen and unknown, exhilarating. To sum it all up in Ayesha’s own words, “Frightened people inspire me to write. Maghrib time inspires me to write. Clean bedsheets. Petrified aunties. They inspire me to write.” But most importantly, her Abu, her biggest fan, is her biggest inspiration.
So the next time you think about reading her stories, be sure to check for monsters under the bed. And don’t forget to read them out to little kids when they’re being annoying little brats. Have fun!
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