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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...

18 Can’t Miss Non-European Fantasy Books

Have you ever felt tired of reading the same-old, Tolkienesque fantasy books with European mythology and white characters? If so, today I’m here to end your boredom. There are countless options ...

Challenging South Asian Stereotypes in Horror: Highlights from Our Chai and Cocktails Panel

All the ghosts, ghouls, and goblins couldn’t stop us from having a spooktacular time last month at our second Chai and Cocktails panel.  We were joined by Rajeev Dassani and Elan Dassani, the director...

4 Desi Horror Movies to Marathon This Halloween

There was a time when horror in Bollywood meant a dilapidated haunted mansion, mysterious women in white sarees, and monsters with bad prosthetics. And then there were the noughties, when a horror mov...

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...

Top 5 Cultural Moments in ‘Evil Eye’

The psychological thriller, Evil Eye, is out now on Amazon Prime and is a must-see for all Brown Geeks alike. The film centers on the bond between mother (Sarita Choudhury) and daughter (Sunita Mani)....

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 ...

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