Tag: k hari kumar

  • Storyteller at Heart

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    Interview originally printed in Deccan Chronicle in June 2013. Wannabe writers might want to try travelling in trains when they feel creative. Back in 1990 J. K. Rowling was on a train to London when the idea for Harry Potter just “fell into her head”. Twenty years later, K. Hari Kumar wrote his first novel on…

    Storyteller at Heart K Hari Kumar
  • Trapped in Your Own Dream – Sleep Paralysis

    Sleep paralysis can be a terrifying experience that affects millions worldwide. In this blog post, we explore the science, myths, and mysteries of sleep paralysis, including its links to alien abduction experiences. Learn about the common symptoms and causes of sleep paralysis. Tune in to The Fourth State podcast to discover the secrets of the…

  • INTERVIEW| Fear defines horror and the reader must be able to perceive that: Author K. Hari Kumar

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    Inspiration comes from all quarters; films, folktales and even cartoons. I have read stories from Chandamama, and ghost stories of Charles Dickens, Satyajit Ray and Ruskin Bond. Pet Sematary was the full-fledged horror novel that made a deep impact in my mind. The Butcher’s Theater by Jonathan Kellerman made me realise that every horror story…

  • How to write screenplay for a short film?

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    Before I begin writing, I sit down, take a piece of paper and scribble down the story idea point by point (sequentially). Some of these points might be just one word, while others might be as long as a paragraph. I take an entire day (without breaks) to finish this outline of the story which…

    How to write the screenplay for a short film