Fiction
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The rise, fall and resurrection of horror fiction in American popular entertainment
In the late 1960s, the genre had reached unforeseen levels of mainstream cultural prestige and commercial profitability in the United States.
Ali Alizadeh, The Conversation
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The German book of ghost stories that inspired Mary Shelley to write ‘Frankenstein’
‘Frankenstein’ was born from a writing challenge and the book Shelley was reading at the time was ‘Fantasmagoriana’.
Fabio Camilletti, The Conversation
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Sorry, Will Self, your report on the death of the novel is (still) premature
The mourning is for ‘literary fiction’ rather than the form of the novel.
Katy Shaw, The Conversation
Trending
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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EC rejects claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP in Kerala mock polls, SC reserves verdict
Video
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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The Idiot
If Woody Allen were a female freshman at Harvard.
Scroll Staff
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Short Story: I Am A Hindu
As the temperature rises in India over conversion and reconversion, can fiction foreshadow fact?
Asghar Wajahat
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A Saki short story on his birthday: Mrs Packletide’s Tiger
We celebrate #ThrowBackThursday by bringing you a celebrated short story – set in India – by one of the world’s best-known short story writers. Hector Hugh Munro, alias Saki, was born on December 18, 1870.
Saki
The Reel
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case
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Before You Eat, There is Love
An excerpt from 'The Lovers and the Leavers', a novel in stories (and a few poems), by a Bangladeshi-American writer.
Abeer Hoque
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The Spirits of Shah Alam Camp
A poignant but chilling story set in a rehabilitation camp for survivors of a communal riot.
Asghar Wajahat
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The teenager’s dilemma: what to do when your best friend comes out
A 17-year-old girl learns unexpected things about the people closest to her, pitching herself into a crisis of conditioning.
Payal Dhar
The Field
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement
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Paris Olympics 2024: Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali ruled out of Games with knee injury
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Badminton: Kento Momota, former world champion, announces international retirement