The Psychopath, The Cannibal, The Lover is India’s first splatterpunk thriller. It was self-published in July 2020 and has since remained on Amazon India’s bestsellers list. With an average rating of 4.6, it is India’s highest rated horror novel with 175+ reviews.

Here is the book blurb:

Raj, an aspiring writer, and a full-time engineering student in Bangalore are given the chance of a lifetime; his best friend Ajay asks him to write the biography of a real-life serial killer based on a set of lost and found leather-bound diaries. A few months later, Raj meets Aaina, an accomplished marketer six years older than him, and falls in love. Things take a bizarre turn when the serial killer strikes again after years; and this time, it is in an engineering college in Bangalore.

Welcome to the unruly world of The Psychopath, The Cannibal, The Lover. This story is about people who find joy and purpose not in life, but in death. Nostalgic, dark, gritty, and non-stop, The Psychopath, The Cannibal, The Lover takes you through the mangled life journey of two best friends, two lovers, and two serial killers.

What happens when their lives coincide at a point from where there is no turning back?

Given the novelty of the genre in India, the book is in reality creating a new category. But that is not true for the global audience, who are more familiar with the genre and what it has to offer.

The author’s appeal to all readers is to give the book a try if they like reading horror/splatterpunk/psychological thrillers because it has explored the genre in a never before explored geography and landscape. Constructive feedback from readers can help shape the draft according to international standards.