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THE FAMILIAR DARK
A Contemporary Gothic Appreciation Session
By Arpita Bhawal, Founder & Chief Editor of Indian Gothic Literary Magazine
Halloween Day · Saturday, 31 October 2026
10 AM–1 PM IST · Online · Free
13 seats · Free registration
Spend your Halloween morning exploring the art of Gothic fiction. We will explore two unsettling, deeply evocative literary works and the world of contemporary Gothic fiction, and conduct a mini-workshop that could even be the beginning of a contemporary Gothic story of your own.
What you can expect:
- Two fine stories in the contemporary Gothic tradition will be discussed
- Learning how to spot Gothic motifs and elements in modern-day horror
- Leave with a richer understanding of contemporary Gothic fiction
- Discover a new way of reading contemporary Gothic fiction
If you are a curious reader or writer who wants to know more about this genre, one that we celebrate in Indian Gothic, this FREE session is for you.
Just bring yourself and an open mind.
Limited seats, so hurry! It is going to be fun!
Register here!
Seats will be allotted on a first-cum-first-served basis and will be capped at 13.
We'll share the reading material details after we have received the enrolment form from you, but be sure to read the stories we ask you to BEFORE coming for this exclusive session.