The Devil’s Autopsy-Vignesh Sivasankar

Book: The Devil’s Autopsy
Author: Vignesh Sivasankar
Publisher: Readomania

I was provided a media copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

What if the reality as you know it didn’t exist?

The Devil is dead. It’s time for its autopsy. What happens when crime investigators spot a deluge of paranormal forces in their examinations? A normal autopsy isn’t sufficient. What they need is a different autopsy—the devil’s autopsy. Five unsolved murder mysteries handpicked from the villages of Assam to the sophisticated skyscrapers of Mumbai that have a torrent of supernatural suspense hidden under the sheets. From the bestselling author of The Ten Commandments of Evil comes five standalone horror novellas where each tale promises to grip, terrify, and linger long after the pages turn. You'll go deeper into a vortex of suspense that challenges the very fabric of reality. The Devil's Autopsy is a riveting journey into the heart of darkness. Prepare to be spellbound—one story at a time.

The book is a collection of 5 novellas that explore the supernatural and each one of them is spine chilling in itself. Right from the first story when an experiment goes horribly wrong to a coffin experience to a puppet show that changes the lives of the people who were a part of it, the author keeps you hooked to the book. The storytelling is powerful and even in the novella format, Vignesh keeps the thrill and horror quotient of the stories at its peak. As a reader, you are spooked but there is a sense of curiosity that makes you keep turning the pages to find out what really happens. Another aspect of the book I really liked was that the climax in each story is unexpected and you are surprised at each turn of the event. If I had to pick, I would say that “Twelve Branches of a Banyan Tree” and “A Disturbing Death” would be my favourite of the lot, purely because the goosebumps were quite real and frequent. “Confessions of a Psycho Killer” stood out for me purely because of the way it was written and the manner in which the evil affects people, and the open-ended climax that Vignesh leaves out that can terrify anyone!

Overall, if you like reading stories about horror and the paranormal, then this book is a definite recommendation because of some amazing writing and the ability of the author to instill that sense of fear right into your bones! The book scores a 4.75/5 for me.

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