3 weeks ago
The Tree with Eyes: Himalayan Stories of Ecological Horror
This news is about a new book called 'The Tree with Eyes and Other Stories.'
It was written by an author named Bela Negi, who lives in a town in the mountains of India.
The book has nine short stories set in the Himalayas, a big mountain range in Asia.
The stories are a little scary, like horror stories, but they are about something real.
They show how people are hurting the mountains by cutting down trees, digging mines, and building too many tourist places.
Some stories are about village people and their everyday lives, like a mother protecting her baby.
One story is about a man who gets hurt working in a quarry.
Another story is about a young man whose family once owned an orchard.
The book wants us to remember that nature can fight back when it is destroyed.
It is a warning that we should take better care of the mountains.
Bela Negi's debut fiction work, The Tree with Eyes and Other Stories, has been published by Westland.
The collection of nine stories is set in the Himalayas and has been described as eco horror.
The stories depict how mines, quarries, felled trees, and unchecked tourism are ravaging Himalayan hamlets and jungles.
Negi, who lives in Nainital, takes readers away from popular destinations like Nainital and Ranikhet to reveal deeper ecological damage.
Tales include 'Gangrene', 'Where the Road Ends', 'The Monkey Chaser', and 'Hishalu', mixing horror with slice-of-life drama.
- Who
- Bela Negi, a writer living in Nainital, whose debut fiction work The Tree with Eyes and Other Stories was published by Westland.
- What
- A nine-story short story collection set in the Himalayas, described as eco horror, depicting ecological destruction from mining, quarrying, tourism, and development.
- Where
- Set in the Himalayan hamlets and jungles, away from popular destinations such as Nainital and Ranikhet.
- When
- Exact publication date is not stated in the article.
- Why
- To highlight the reckless damage done to the Himalayas under the guise of development and tourism and to warn that nature retaliates.
Key facts
- Author
- Bela Negi
- Book
- The Tree with Eyes and Other Stories
- Publisher
- Westland
- Genre
- Short stories / eco horror
- Number of stories
- 9
- Setting
- Himalayas (hamlets and jungles beyond Nainital and Ranikhet)
- Author's residence
- Nainital
- Featured stories
- The Tree with Eyes, Gangrene, Where the Road Ends, Crazy Love, Amma's Keys, The Man Who Refused to Die, The Monkey Chaser, Hishalu








