Night at The Medical Campus-Siddharth Nirwan

Book: Night at The Medical Campus
Author: Siddharth Nirwan
Publisher: Book Street Publications

I was provided a Media Copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

Have you ever heard about a horror story about your college or the place you’ve lived in?

Brutally murdered by the one she loved and her body dumped in a well on the medical college campus, Sanya’s bright and promising life is extinguished in a second. And it’s only the beginning as her body goes missing from the mortuary, never to be found again. Legend grows and the medical college students believe that Sanya still haunts the well where she was found. No one dares venture too close. No one dares to disturb her. Years later, notorious seniors force five first-year students into going to the haunted well and calling Sanya’s name thrice. No one is prepared for what happens next. Is the story of Sanya’s ghost true, or is it just a fabricated rumour to scare the juniors? Why is no one on the medical campus ready to talk about Sanya? What is the mystery behind Sanya’s missing body? Night At The Medical Campus is a never before told story of the terrifying haunting that shook the medical college campus and has been kept a secret from the rest of the world. Until now.

Writing a good horror story is not just about the spooks and the creeps, but to explore the unexpected and surprise the reader. Siddharth has set the events of the book in a medical college which adds another layer of dread into the story. The storytelling is quite immersive and the plot sucks you in right from the first page. Developing the myth of Sanya in the initial pages of the book, there is tension as you move into the main story. Using the campus setting and the dynamics of a senior-junior interaction, Siddharth then rekindles the ghost of the past, setting in motion events that are out of anyone’s hands. The language of the book is simple and the author has used a linear narrative that keeps you focused on the events occurring without keeping track of the timeline. What I loved in the book, however was the twist that plays out in the end. The manner in which the author unravels the truth and tells us Sanya’s story can send shivers down anyone’s spine. The climax has been wonderfully plotted and written and brings the story to end perfectly, bringing closure in ways more than one.

Coming to the characters, I was mighty impressed by Professor Chandrashekhar and his antics in the book. right from the first page, he is shown as a force to be reckoned with. A wonderfully written character, he is an integral part of the story. The other characters have been well written as well and it is these characters who drive the plot and keep the story moving.

Overall, this a wonderfully penned horror story that should appeal to the fans of the genre. The book scores a 4.69/5 for me.

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