Soumyarup Bhattacharjee is presently a doctoral research scholar and teaching assistant at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Bombay, India. His current research is centred on transcultural and transmedial approaches to contemporary gothic literature in South and South East Asia. Previously he has worked as a ‘Guest Lecturer’ at the Department of English, Aliah University, Kolkata. His other areas of interest include adaptation studies, postcolonial Indian writing, and contemporary horror literature/films.