Crafting Fear: Neil D’Silva on Characters, Folklore and Indian Horror

Neil D’Silva is a prolific author but best known for his horror writing, including popular titles like Maya's New Husband, Yakshini Sapna's Bad Connection, Dev Putra, and Ghost Whispers. D’Silva has played a key role in shaping India’s horror literature landscape, having served as president of the Indian chapter of the Horror Writers association and jury chair in the short stories category of the Bram Stoker Awards. A passionate advocate for India's folklore and paranormal horror literature, Neil has also delivered talks on the TEDx platform. He is a mentor with the Scholastic Writers Academy.

In this episode of TOI Bookmark his writing, with a focus on his latest works The Curse of the Maharani published by Rupa Publications, and The Haunted Doorway, which has been co-authored with Jay Alani and published by HarperCollins India.