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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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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‘Until August’: Nobel winner Gabriel García Márquez’s last novel is a moving testament to his genius
Video
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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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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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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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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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains