Dragonfly : A glimpse at the supernatural phenomena

Supernatural themes have always fascinated me. What happens to people when they die? Do they make their presence felt? William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet explored the supernatural theme in its plot. A deceased father tries to connect with his son, the prince Hamlet, and gives him clues about his suspicious death. Hamlet remains one of the…

Urban legends from India – Na le ba

What will be your reaction when someone calls from behind in dark of night? Will you keep moving or turn back to see? Especially if it is Amavasya or Friday 13th, no one will dare look behind. Supposedly, if one turned back to see, he is doomed to die. Sounds absurd? Isn’t it!! In fact,…

Bhoot Part One – The Haunted Ship (Do Ghost Ships exist?)

Do ghost ships exist? Is there anything such as supernatural entity that makes one aware of its presence? Scientists rubbish off such theories as product of human’s overstuffed imagination. Whether ghosts and spirits exist is a subject of debate, they do have left their mark on psyche of human mind. From Ambrose Bierce, Rudyard Kipling,…

The mysterious muse of Tagore

Is there any such thing as ‘Muse? I wondered. I never believed in concepts of ‘Muse’. ‘Writers’ block never affected me. So what was the reason behind my writings getting rejected? Did my writings really lack the soul? Though outwardly, I was boasting of my talents, internally somewhere confidence in my craft was shaken. Should…

Why female ghosts are so scary? – A glimpse at the spooky urban legends

Frankly speaking, I am not scared of ghosts, but shudder at the sight of female H.R. (Human resource executive) who keeps you haunting till the last round of your interview and rejects you at the last round (Reasons unknown) . Now coming back to the main topic – why female ghosts are so scary? Female…

Phillauri – A ghost bride in waiting

‘I see dead people’ is one of the cheesiest lines written by Hollywood writers for M.Night.Shyamalan’s 1998 movie – The Sixth sense. Do ghosts really exist? I won’t go further deep in theory about supernatural elements. Here Shashi Phillauri has decided to become my ghostly muse to free me from my writer’s block. She wanted…