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02 Nov

Investigating the Supernatural – The Genre of Occult Detective Fiction

Pranjali WakdeArticles

Introducing themes of one genre into another genre has always been a common practice in literature. For example, horror and comedy, history and fiction, and everyone’s favourite, any genre and romance. One of the more obscure combinations is the one with detective fiction and supernatural, called occult detective fiction. It is a sub-genre of detective fiction where horror, fantasy, and supernatural intersect. As opposed to traditional detectives, who hunt down human criminals, an occult detective investigates cases with shades of the supernatural. That refers to exciting encounters with demons, ghosts, vampires, as well as monsters, magical entities, and curses. The…

19 Oct

Creepypasta: Exploring the Unknown and Unfamiliar Abyss of Internet Horror

Pranjali WakdeArticlesbully story, Creepypasta

Movies and short films like Slender Man (2018), The Sleep Experiment (2022), and The Backrooms: Found Footage (2022) have two things in common. Firstly, they belong to the horror genre, designed to make you freeze in terror. And secondly, they have the same origin – Creepypasta! Creepypasta has been quite popular since the last decade, the term always used in the context of horror and terror. It is an all-encompassing word for horror-related legends that you may find on the Internet. That includes not just paranormal stories but also images, videos and audio. You can also say it is fanfiction…

11 Oct

The Dark Allure of Ero Guro Nansensu

Pranjali WakdeArticles

When society is oppressed, they find a way to resist it, may it be a violent way or an artistic way. Euro guro genre and the subsequent movement, ero guro nansensu, comes under the latter category. The genre was limited, perused by only a set percentage of people. However, it soon transformed into a social movement as a response to the suffocating cultural complexities of the times. It provided a way for people to express their dissatisfaction with the state of affairs with provocative means. Ero guro nansensu is an artistic rebellion, holding a mirror for society’s anxieties, hidden desires…

03 Oct

The Battle of Disturbing Genres – Bizarro Fiction & Ero Guro!

Pranjali WakdeArticlesBizarro Fiction, Ero Guro

Literature is no short of weird genres, ranging from New Weird and Literary Nonsense to Ergodic Literature and Incoherent Writing. The books of such genres evoke the most intense emotions in readers, challenging their perception of the bizarre. But standing somewhere on this range are two genres, possibly the weirdest of all – Bizarro Fiction and Ero Guro. The two genres come from opposite ends of the world but have similar yet different characteristics at the same time. One thing is for sure – both Bizarro Fiction and Ero Guro will unsettle you in the most bewitching way possible! …

01 Oct

The 3rd Survivor: A Unit 22 Thriller Author: Mainak Dhar

Pranjali WakdeArticles, Book Reviews

As an avid reader of military thrillers, I was intrigued when I picked up "The 3rd Survivor" by Mainak Dhar. With its promising premise of a covert military unit and a high-stakes mission, I was ready for an adrenaline-pumping adventure. However, while the book delivered on some fronts, it fell short in others. The story revolves around Unit 22, a group of operatives who undertake missions that officially never happened. When their latest operation garners unwanted media attention, they are sent into hiding at a remote base. But just when they think they can catch their breath, they are thrust…

23 Sep

7 Celebrity Memoirs You Should Read in 2023

Pranjali WakdeArticlescelebrity memoirs, Chita: A Memoir, Pageboy: A Memoir, Paris: The Memoir, The Woman in Me, Worthy

Celebrities are an anomaly in the truest sense of the word. It’s because the world sees them only how they want to show themselves. Because apart from their reel-life persona, would you claim to know how they are in real life? Of course not! The appeal of knowing about the lives of celebrities is always there, even if you aren’t that much of a fan. To see if they have an equally glamorous life off-screen or if they have the same harrowing ups and downs as you and the rest of the world. To get to know them intimately enough…

20 Sep

An Old Man Vs Wild: Exploring Hemingway Through Modern Prism

Booked4Books NetworkArticlesHerman Melville, Man Vs Wild, William Faulkner

Man vs. Wild (2006-2011) the survival television series hosted by Bear Grylls on The Discovery Channel was based on Bear Grylls’ adventures in a region, mostly wild terrains – jungles, forests, or similar non-urban areas as he was left there stranded with his film crew. The series documents his efforts to survive and find a way back to civilization, usually under immensely difficult and life threatening conditions of some kind. Grylls throughout his journey shares successful and failed survival tactics, and techniques staying in the particular area while shooting a particular episode. The Old Man and the Sea can be…

14 Sep

7 Best Book Boyfriends of All Times

Pranjali WakdeArticlesBest Book Boyfriends

It’s not a secret that when readers get immersed in their books, the characters start to haunt their real lives. Wishing fictional families and friends becomes a part of your daily life, and so does envisioning the book scenarios. But the most common practice is to daydream about book boyfriends! Books have given us many boyfriends, from the charming Mr. Darcy to the borderline-toxic Edward Cullen. All of them have made us laugh and cry, whine with pleasure and dance with joy. And ultimately, they have made every reader wish that they were real and with you. Since there are…

09 Sep

Dark Romance and its Rise to Popularity

Pranjali WakdeArticles

If you search for the top three trending book genres of 2023, you will find that romance holds one of those thrones. Moreover, if you deep search, you’ll find dark romance and fantasy romance are most requested and reviewed on NetGalley and GoodReads accordingly. Romance, with its shades of soft love and sensual lust, and with its happy endings or hopeful open conclusions. Why does it seem to be in trend, with no inkling of leaving people’s to-be-read pile anytime soon? That is because many authors – budding or seasoned – have stepped in to darken the lines of this…

05 Sep

8 Newsletters to Subscribe to if You are a Writer

Pranjali WakdeArticles

The idiom where there’s a will, there’s a way, is perfectly true in the context of content. That’s because content is dynamic and fluid and can weasel its way to you if you want it! But while content is reaching corners of the world, filtering it out to your needs is becoming more difficult. There is a solution, though, in the form of newsletters! But wait, what is a newsletter? The word newsletters is tossed all around the internet (hint: LinkedIn) like it’s something everyone already knows. But many of us don’t know what it is all about. Generally, businesses…