Abhirup Dhar was born in Kolkata and has lived in various cities and towns. A banker by profession, he is passionate about writing and has been doing so ever since he was a child. He also has a keen interest in movies and reviewed them for certain portals after which he got his first book out, initially penned for the sheer joy of it – ‘Once Again… With Love!’, a quirky take on modern-day relationships. He believes the best stories are always the ones simply written from the heart and for the heart! He then celebrated storytelling in his next outing with ‘Stories Are Magical’ and readers had a fun, relaxing read again. Abhirup then delved into horror with ‘Hold That Breath!’, focused to tell different kinds of stories and the response was fantastic too. It went on to top the Amazon bestseller charts for months since the very first day of its release and was among its Best Reads. His next book, ‘The Belvoirbrooke Haunting’ topped the Amazon charts as well, garnered huge success and was thoroughly loved by readers. He followed it up with ‘Hold That Breath: 2’ which released a few months ago, the second book in the franchise which topped the charts again and has been receiving wide acclaim. It was endorsed by renowned filmmaker Vikram Bhatt as well.

His latest book is 'Ghost Hunter: Gaurav Tiwari' which has again been topping the charts and is endorsed by notable film producer Sunil Bohra, who has also acquired the screen adaptation rights of the book now soon to be made into a major web series. One might observe a sense of nostalgia in his writings which has a very visual appeal and readers instantly relate to it. He says there is a part of him in every book he writes; a part of his fascination for days of yore, places like Darjeeling, parts of Assam, Kolkata and Jalpaiguri which is technically his hometown, where he grew up in. Recipient of various awards and honour for his notable works, all his other works are also being represented and considered for screen adaptations. His forthcoming books are signed with major and the biggest publishing houses of the country too. He is also writing movie scripts for which he is working in tandem with some esteemed people in the Indian film industry. Mid-Day calls him ‘the most acclaimed name in Indian Horror Writing…’ He is currently based out of Mumbai.