Persephone October 2026

A Monthly Newsletter on Art & Culture Persephone by Pouls.of.art October 2026

This Month's Theme

Horror as a Mirror

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom: Why Are Indian Horror TV Shows Funny?

Have you ever thought why Indian horror TV shows are funny instead of being actually horrifying? The article explores the basic idea of horror and feared elements in Indian TV shows and also portrays how the story line works.

The Radical Acceptance of the Macabre

By Ashmita

From Frankenstein to the Addams Family, we've come to share a growing love for the macabre. Have the monsters changed or our understanding of them? This article takes a look at how over the years, we've come to accept the horrid as the beautiful.

Upcoming Experience with POULS.OF.ART

Japanese Art workshops

Spend an afternoon with three Japanese paper and craft traditions. Stitch your own notebook in the Japanese bookbinding style, paint a folding fan, and press real flowers into an oshibana bookmark.

24th Oct Save a spot→

The Monster in me sees the monster in you: Horror as mirror

By Hemleena

How often do we find ourselves condemning things online that we might not have been able to do very differently?! Horror doesn’t always terrify us with faceless monsters. Sometimes the monsters are us, finding allies in the monsters we hate.