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Move Over Elves… Here Come the Apsaras, Jinns, and Garudas

In Hindu mythology, there is a story about Skanda, the second son of Lord Shiva (“the Destroyer”) who took a look around the world and felt hopeless. Corruption, man-made disease, and hate...

When the Nale Ba Knocks, Don’t Answer the Door

Western culture is full of references and content about witches. From Sabrina to Charmed to American Horror Story to even Game of Thrones. Well the world of Indian folklore and mythology also has its ...

Episode 2 of Horror Podcast ‘We Don’t Belong Here’: A Knock at the Door

The scares continue with the next episode to Avaaz Media’s horror podcast We Don’t Belong Here! Listen to “Knock at the Door” and see where Rene, Maya and Amina end up in this ...

Behind the Festivity: The Significance of the Five Days of Diwali

Lights, sweets, gifts, and action! It’s that time of the year when people celebrate togetherness and dispel the darkness within them by lighting up diyas on every corner of the house. It’s that time o...

9 Amazing Dragons from Around the World

The world is brimming with stories of dragons. These magnificent beasts are not just found in West European mythology; in fact, they are nearly a universal feature of human mythologies, as a rule. Eve...

10 Ways to Ward Off The Evil Eye

A stare, a superficial toned praise, or compliment about your beauty, success, or wealth, can turn your world upside down in moments! You must be confused and thinking, “How can that happen?” We like ...

It’s Here! The First Episode of Our Horror Podcast ‘We Don’t Belong Here’

We’re happy to announce the first episode of our genre-bending audio drama podcast has dropped. Listen to the first episode of We Don’t Belong Here — “Three Characters Trapped in a F...

The Horror That Kept Me Sleeping With A Nightlight

Horror. The thing that goes bump in the night. The reason you won’t ever let your right foot hang too far off your bed while you sleep. A nightlight to ward off the monsters lurking in your closet.  I...

Horror, Earthquakes, and What Horror Means to Me

Horror genres subvert the mainstream formulas of commercialized beauty, focusing on the dark underbelly of life itself. In an industry that propagates excess and luxury, horror lives on the blurred li...

Midnight’s Mischievous Mistress — A Short Horror Story

The hustle and bustle of Trinidad and Tobago’s Underworld was nothing out of the ordinary for Marie as she sat at her work station and scrutinized the multiple screens that brightened the slate-colore...

Enemies Within or What Horror Means to Me

Gnarled, gloved fingers with razor blade tips blossom from the white bed linen. The hand yawns. The unsuspecting teenager, a baby-faced Johnny Depp, nodding off. Then… the hand snatches Depp, yanking ...

Bananas and Milk — A Short Horror Story

There was a soft amber-yellow glow from the street lamps accompanied by the lights from an array of shops that illuminated the wet pavement as Anita’s car pulled into the strip mall parking lot. I rol...

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