Mohini Mahakaler Chhaya by Avishek Chattopadhyay [Paperback]

"Mohini Mahakaler Chhaya" – A Journey Through Fear and the Unknown

The mind is the master; fear is its slave. Yet, at the mind’s whim, fear can seize the brain and establish its dominion. Like a camel that, once allowed to nudge its nose into a tent, soon takes over entirely—fear, too, once permitted entry, cunningly spreads until the mind loses all control over its own thoughts. It seeps from the brain into the soul, weaving itself like a spider’s web, manifesting as terror and dread.

Beyond the realm of the ordinary lurks the extraordinary—an unseen presence the mind perceives at all times. Sometimes, buried brutality within the subconscious rises in the form of a deathly fear.

This book, Mohini Mahakaler Chhaya, comprises two novellas and a long story. Mohini signifies hypnosis, Mahakal represents time, and Chhaya—a shadow, something without a corporeal form. But no, I will say no more. It is for the reader to unravel the deeper meaning hidden within this title.

And remember, fear does not always mean ghosts. Fear is a psychological and social phenomenon—born from and breeding new horrors. Some of these horrors take form, chilling us to the core. Perhaps we call them ghosts.

Now, turn the pages, step in, embrace fear—and conquer it.