Lights. Camera. RCNM.

We all think of Christmas as a joyous and merry occasion where you get gifts from a fat man dressed in red known as Santa. We cut cakes ,put up a Christmas tree, etc etc. One thing that we have all heard about is the naughty list as that it was the main tool used by our parents to blackmail us into doing chores like cleaning up the room. Well the normal perception of people(especially kids) is that if you're on the naughty list then you won't get a gift.  This, however, is not the case in  Finland. In Finland being in the naughty list means being tortured by Santa, or as the Finnish prefer to call him , Krampus .There are 2 entities who take the spotlight during Christmas in Finland, namely, Krampus( The Santa that punishes kids in the naughty list) and Joulupukki (The Santa that does standard Santa stuff). I'll be talking about Krampus today as he is infinitely more interesting than Joulupukki. Krampus is basically the total opposite of how we im...

Her bloodshot eyes struggled to look beyond the raging fire that approached her like death, approached everyone, slowly but surely. She tried to slide back; she dragged herself, her limbs struggling to keep up with the situation. She dropped down and her eyes gently began to close and the last thing she saw was the log house burn to ashes. Her eyes opened to a canopy of trees. The rays of the sun pierced through a small gap right through to the insides of her retina. Her body was numb and her mind was like a blank sheet. Just when she saw the burnt front tip of her shoe, an eagle swooped right above her head, welcoming her to this deadly world where an opportunity lost was a war lost. Her body balanced itself as she stood up, stumbling again, only to fall down. Suddenly, there were soft thuds that echoed in her ears as she lay on the ground in the forest. It grew louder and louder gradually. The wind was lashing against her face as she dodged everything on her way, ...

Wake up HARRY! Wake up brother!! I visualized something" "It's 3 in the morn,let me sleep" " I visualized about Eve, she's alive" "Don't you dare start visualizing again. You seriously need some psychological treatment"  "Harry, we can save her" "Tesa, GO TO SLEEP "   ..........  Harry is my elder brother who's doing his engineering. I don't know why he always finds me stupid. He thinks I have some psychological problems. I get premonitions. Which is unusual out here. I can visualize the things which normal people can't.  And this time I visualized about Eve. Eve is my younger sister who's been missing since 3 months. There's no trace of her. Cops had been trying to find her  since weeks  but. Eve's gone somewhere... .......... The  next morning Harry came up to me and said that he wants to know more about my vision. He c...

Arun was woken up almost instantaneously when the thunderous sound engulfed his ears. Almost a second later a bright white beam of lightning appeared, seeming as if it momentarily tore the sky open. He saw a boy standing beside him, looking at the distant horizon. “The tree’s collapsed. The rock’s slippery. No chance of descent.” Told the boy, his gaze still fixed. Arun sighed. Memories of the night before infiltrated his mind like that of a faded dream. He and his friend, Wasim, had gone hiking into the deep forest that lay behind Arun’s newly bought farmhouse. As rumors went, that forest was an epitome of nature’s wrath. It seemed a great plan to Arun, though Wasim remained skeptical. Both had been adequately warned that the forest was only for experienced trekkers to deal with, but the vim of their youth blinded them. They had left the house full of zest and everything went just perfect. But when dusk fell, sudden heavy rain and lightning came and it seemed as...

“Snap!” It was the only sound heard on that deserted road as I stepped on the twig fallen on the road. Paying no attention to it, I began running again. Did I mention that I was running late for work at 10 PM in the night? Only my erratic and unpredictable boss could keep a meeting at a time like that. And as usual, I missed the bus so I had no option but to walk. Finally I stopped outside the entrance of a graveyard. I don’t believe in ghosts or supernatural creatures, but the thought of running through a graveyard at night still made me hesitant. I knew I had no choice as it was the only shortcut to my workplace. I took a deep breath and entered the graveyard. The place’s eeriness was increased by the presence of branches of the trees rising like dying arms, with the full moon covered by a dark cloud like shroud. The signs of Christ seemed almost alive and there was no sound heard except heavy breathing. Just when I thought it couldn’t get scarier, “i...

You head for the door which leads to the boss. Gently you tilt your head towards your right ...and laugh. Your menacing laugh engulfs the corridors of the citadel dispersing the deathly silence. Rotating the weapon in your hands you walk towards the door, still laughing, still head tilted, a welcome sign of escaping sanity.  "LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT! YOU FREAKIN' MAGGOT!" Kicking the door open, you step in.  Lucid brightness - you instinctively shield your eyes, as you wait for them to adjust. And then you see, a stocky figure in a lab coat - the man from the hologram - with the bright light shining from his eyes. Surrounded by all kinds of iridescent gadgets and chemicals, a smirk was discernible on his plain face. You jump at him and strike , only to feel a sharp pain in your chest. You punch his face but it is your cheek that feels punched. Confused as you may be, you bear the pain and keep striking. "I won't kill y...