Cursed Veil of Cairn Hill: The Mountain Remembers

"The Cursed Veil of Cairn Hill" plunges Dr. Bharani Rajan, a skeptical parapsychologist, and his assistant Arun into Nellivanam, a remote Ooty village haunted by unnatural deaths and bone-chilling cold. They uncover a dark history: the village's forced conversion by the British starved Kaara, a primal mountain spirit, twisting it into a malevolent entity feeding on fear.

As local elder Samuel's fanaticism inadvertently amplifies Kaara's power, resurrecting the dead and planning human sacrifice, Bharani, along with Inspector Selvam, must confront this terrifying truth. Guided by the wise Lalitha and a guilt-ridden Father Michael, they brave a raging storm to reach Kaara's ancient cavern. Here, a desperate ritual of rebalance, merging tribal reverence and Christian atonement, seeks to re-establish a fragile covenant with the ancient force.

The story concludes with a tentative peace. Kaara is acknowledged, not defeated, leaving Nellivanam with a lingering cold and a profound, permanent fear, a testament to the delicate balance between faith, land, and an ancient hunger.