The Darkness of the Body

About this book

We realize that the most hideous nightmares are not the ones we inhabit in our sleep, but those that take residence in souls burning with the fires of jealousy and greed. For a human being who abandons innocence may become a weapon more devastating than the dark spirits themselves. Within the pages of The Darkness of the Body, writer Reem Refaat Batal weaves three tales pulsing with reality, charged with mystery, suspense, and breathless tension; she takes us on a journey that sends shivers down the spine into the corridors of black magic, haunted houses, and curses inherited across time. The tale begins with "Barqan 20", where the dream of stability turns into a terrifying pursuit by a hidden entity summoned out of blind spite, then crosses over to the curse of the box and the ill-fated papers that snatch souls one after another in a sinister forest, reaching the gallows of sorcery that expose the ugly face of exploiting religion, charlatanism, and plundering the sanctity of the dead. A literary work that holds the breath, drawing the struggle of faith against mysterious evils, and posing the shocking existential question: how do the people closest to us turn into daggers plunged into our backs out of envy? The Darkness of the Body is a revealing mirror of the darkness and weakness of the soul, and a fervent search for light and salvation no matter how intense the blackness of the dark.