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Black Heart Sanctum: Adult Folk Horror

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75%: Submissions / Editorial
 

80K words

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The Wicker Man meets The Ritual in a contemporary Indian setting

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When a hiking accident strands Onir Gadiyaram, a traumatized man, in a quaint Indian village where legends come to life, he must brave dark, supernatural temptations and flee before he is trapped there forever.

In The Deadwood's Hollows: Gothic Horror

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4%: Outlining
 

Expected to be 60-75K words

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Troubled childhood summers with their grandmother in Marakkudi taught Dyuti to tackle problems head-on and her brother Iraj to survive by absorbing hurt. Bringing a reluctant Iraj to their grandmother’s funeral, Dyuti joins their extended family’s plan to sell the ancestral manor and sacred kino grove, hoping to put their past behind, only for the place to tighten its hold on the family.

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