In the era of the post-genomic digital world, where human identity is increasingly reduced to data points—Aadhaar numbers, credit cards, mobile numbers, biometric codes—the boundaries between life and death blur in eerily new ways.

In India, horror often serves as a mirror to society, reflecting its fears, conflicts, and collective emotions. Haunted places, eerie legends, and ghost stories are frequently linked to moments of collective trauma, such as wars, natural disasters, and historical atrocities.