Narayan Dharap

Narayan Dharap (27 August 1925 – 18 August 2008) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He wrote more than 100 books in Marathi, primarily in the horror genre. Many of Dharap's novels and stories were inspired from contemporary American authors including Stephen King. Shapath was a story inspired by King's "IT" and "Gramma" (later made into the film Tumbbad). Narayan Dharap was also the first Marathi author to bring HP Lovecraft's Cthulhu to Marathi readers. Dharap earned a B.Sc. (Tech) degree from Mumbai University.