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“Ghost stories always creep me out and weird me out. Those are always interesting to watch.”

Jessica Szohr

Wishing all my readers a very Happy Navratri. Well, for those who are not aware, it is a 10 day festival that celebrates the victory of the good over the evil. It is said that Goddess Durga fought for 9 days against the bovine asura Mahishasura in these days and on the 10th day which is also known as Vijayadashmi or Dussehra , she finally managed to slay him thus earning the title Mahishasurvardini meaning the one who slayed the demon Mahishasur. Hope this festive season brings a lot of positivity and happiness and help you overcome all the evils residing in you and in all of us including me . 😅 After all someone has said it aptly that it is very difficult to kick out bad habits and difficult to form new and better habits. So, let us use this festive season as an excuse to form better habits and transform into a better versions of ourselves.

Well, since its the month of Halloween and I have promised you to give you an exciting lineup of things related to the same, presenting to you my thoughts related to the same. I was supposed to cover a book today but since I haven’t finished it yet so can’t comment on the same right. After all one need not judge a book by its cover but judge when the entire book is finished.🤣😝Sorry for the bad joke but I guess I simply couldn’t resist one.

Okay so addressing the elephant in the room , have I had my tryst with any paranormal element as some people might have had in their real life? Well maybe once in my real life and several in the world of fiction. The incident which took place in my real life must have been when I was around 4-6 years old. Me with my family were on a stroll after dinner and just when we finished walking, we sat down to have a talk . My brother loved playing pranks on me and never left an opportunity to scare the daylights off me suddenly asked me to look at the sky. Back then I was a very timid girl, who used to be scared off small things . And I with the innocence a child has looked up in the sky. What I saw scared me that I couldn’t open my mouth in fear. There was something in the night sky which looked like a pair of ghost eyes. Was it a ghost or just my imagination running wild or a prank by my brother or something else that is the mystery which has still intrigued me ? But that was my tryst with a paranormal element in the real life. And the reason why it is intriguing is that when I looked in the night sky the second time on the same night after some time and some courage I did not find those mysterious somethings in the sky but just a clear night sky with a few stars. Interesting twist isn’t it?

While this was what I experienced in the real life, in the reel life I have had my fair share of paranormal elements. From watching the cartoons of The Addam’s Family or Courage the Cowardly Dog (I am a kid of the 90s so you can say Cartoon Network was a big life saver as it had the most interesting cartoons at that time). Though I don’t remember watching them frantically but whenever I got the opportunity I did end up watching these cartoons a lot. I did love the title soundtrack of the Addam’s Family. I have also had my share of demons in reading various mythological stories. I actually enjoyed the stories where the demons were killed by the Gods or someone very powerful. As I grew up I remember reading a story about Medusa and a play written by Charles Dickens called the Christmas Carols which does deal with the ghosts out there as well. While in the movie space I do remember watching Raaz which had Bipasha Basu and Dino Morea with Ashutosh Rana. I don’t know about the other Raaz movies but this one in the climax had left me terrified.Also, the movie of Bhool Bhulaiya which has Vidya Balan possessed and a movie series named The Librarian(remind me to cover it in my blog posts as I am a big fan of this series) . I am trying to remember if there were any more encounters I had with regard to this space but I think this is all it . I generally try to avoid this genre a lot so maybe that explains my limited encounters in this space.

What were your experiences with regards to the paranormal in the real or the reel life? Would love to hear about the same. Do share with me in the comments section. Maybe with time I will muster more courage and try to explore the space more. Waiting for your lovely replies. Also, a gentle reminder about what should be the theme for the month of November? Though I have the month planned but I would love to hear your suggestions as well. Wishing you all a happy week ahead with lots of love and care.

“He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.”

Aristotle