Werewolves, Vampires, Apparitions always fascinated me. There is something refreshing about the dark side of nature. It is scary yet interesting. Girls started falling in love with Vampires and Werewolves after seeing movie – twilight. There is a beast hidden in every human being. The beastliness unleashes when a person is bit by a supernatural…
Tag: Horror
Rudyard Kipling: The underrated spooky storyteller
The literary world hailed Kipling as a great writer for his works: Kim, Captains Courageous and the popular ‘The Jungle Book’. Unfortunately, or ironically Kipling’s short stories on supernatural/horror genre got overshadowed or ignored. He never got the due as a writer of horror stories. Who can ever forget his classic short story – The…
I know what you did last summer (2021) : Be ready to get hooked
Recently a Marathi TV series: Ti Parat Aaliye (She has returned) premiered on Zee Marathi. Initially I thought it might be inspired by movie ‘Stree’ or some urban legends from India. As I started watching the series, I realized that the plot is lifted from 90’s cult Hollywood thriller/slasher movie – I know what you…
The Phantom Rickshaw – A supernatural short story by Rudyard Kipling
Based on a true spooky story happened in Shimla. Rudyard Kipling penned a horror story about a female apparition haunting the streets of Shimla
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,…
Chaarulatha – A horrifying story of conjoined twins
Korean horror movies have their own fan following. The scary element is very strong in Korean horror flicks. Many Hollywood movies – The Eye, Grudge, The Ring, The Uninvited, Alone and Shutter are remakes of Korean scary flicks. Among them, the Thai movie ‘Alone’ is a baffling movie of conjoined twin sisters whose fate changes…
Victor Frankenstein – The man who created the monster
‘It’s alive!! – dialogue from 1994 movie ‘Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein’ Author Mary Shelley broke the norms of stereotype novels with her ambitious gothic novel – Frankenstein. No publisher ever imagined that a 19 year old girl would write a horror novel. Initially her writing was rejected by several publishers. But destiny favored Mary Shelley’s hard…
The Wolfman – A thrilling motion picture on Werewolves
Do werewolves exist? Are they product of imagination and fantasy? Does science have any answer to creature transformations? All these queries are subject of debate. Recently I was reading an anthology of ghost stories where I came upon a terrifying short story based on panther people written by C.A.Kincaid. The panthers had supernatural qualities to…
Wilson’s Bridge – A classic ghost story by Ruskin Bond
Do paranormal beings exist? Are apparitions and ghost figures a product of imagination? Is there any after-life element? Ruskin Bond has explored the topic of super natural elements in his short story collection – A face in the dark and other hauntings where readers get acquainted with abandoned cemeteries, haunted bridge, isolated garden and phantom…
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Novel: Frankenstein Author: Mary Shelley Genre: Horror/Thriller Publication Date: 1818 Ratings: Excellent, Highly recommendable Frankenstein: Considered as a best gothic seller for several decades, Mary Shelley’s masterpiece has been adapted into motion pictures several times by Hollywood. Synopsis: Victor Frankenstein, a scientist creates a monster from mutilated body parts of several corpses with a goal…
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