seeds all over the place and reciting prayers. The Gonds of Southern Mandla protect themselves from Churels "by tying down the corpse of a woman who dies in childbed with the child surviving". The Bhumias, who are highly suspicious of witchcraft, rest the women with their faces down to stop them from returning as Churels, while men are laid to rest on their backs. Stories Among the authors who have written stories about the Churel are Rudyard Kipling, Humayun Ahmed, Rabindranath Tagore, Satyajit Ray, and Sukumar Ray. The Churel also figures into children's literature (such as Thakurmar Jhuli [Bengali children literature]) and television series. In the Indian Bengali horror film Putuler Protishod (1998), a girl who is murdered by her in-laws returns as a Churel to exact revenge. Netflix original film Bulbbul (2020) is a retelling of this legend which gives a fictional origin of Churel. But without depicting her as an antagonist, this film takes a more feminist approach by narrating the story in a different perspective. Bhoot FM, a live radio program aired by Bangladeshi radio channel Radio Foorti 88.0 FM was famous for sharing allegedly true paranormal stories. In that show, people from all over the country often called in to share their own stories of supernatural creatures and there have been several accounts of Churels See also Chudail No. 1 Bhoot (ghost) Banjhakri and Banjhakrini Banshee Daayan Madam Koi Koi Siren (mythology) Pichal Peri List of ghosts List of superstitions in India Superstition in India Ghosts in Bengali culture Pontianak (folklore) Witch References Superstitions of India Indian folklore Pakistani folklore Demons in Hinduism Ghosts Vampires Asian witchcraft Pig-faced women Female legendary creatures Bangladeshi legendary creatures Indian legendary creatures Revenants