THE VAMPIRE WHO PREDATED DRACULA-CARMILLA

By: Stuti Maitra Sarkar I have a male friend whom I often make fun of for how he talks about powerful and antagonistic women in…

Still Waters

By: Janani A battered jeep drove down a lonely road through a stretch of barren land. It had a sturdy metal ramp fixed haphazardly on…

The Hollow’ed Call

I tried sleeping for hours and hours by making my room as cold as possible, tightly wrapping myself into my thick rug. But I just…

Ophelia: The Tragic Heroine

Ophelia, her very name is firmly rooted within the realm of Greek tragedy and as the Early Modern literature scholar Cherrell Guilfoyle wittily notes, “in…

A ballad for the love of death.

The question being love answered by betrayal and death of a loved one. We question a lot, but this from the few, that only make…

Stories Under The Sun

The thing about the sun is that you don’t talk about it. It is enough to bathe in its presence, To feel its rays on…

Puppet Strings

When Barbara’s daughter died, she thought her world had ended; until she noticed something just a little strange with the antique porcelain doll she owned.…

The Thrilling Touchdown

What is the worst possible scenario you could think of while flying on a plane? Smoke in the cabin? Obscure windshield? Engine failure? Cabin depressurization?…

Bound By Darkness

What happens when your fears take over you? The darkness inside, prompting you to do things which you normally wouldn’t do… Would the darkness leave…

His Absence

People didn't realize the importance of his presence in her life when he was around and 90% of the people in her life right now…