This thirst for horror on the safety of the page stays with us as we grow up. It was this headline horror that compelled me to put together Dark Tales as well, using the most disturbing news stories as fodder for fiction. There are plenty of books in this genre that are sensationalist, but, equally, there are books that raise the horror genre to a lyrical dirge, a savage social commentary, a literary tour de force. He returns with every generation in a new retelling as more miracles of science turn from a blessing to curse. The award-winning writer is the author, most recently, of Dark Tales, a collection of horror stories set in contemporary India.

Source: The Hindu July 31, 2021 10:30 UTC