| K. Hari Kumar | |
| Native Name: | Harikumar Krishnamoorthy |
| Native Name Lang: | Tulu |
| Pseudonym: | K Hari Kumar |
| Birth Name: | Harikumar Krishnamoorthy |
| Birth Date: | 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Tripunithura |
| Occupation: | Author, screenwriter |
| Language: | English, Tulu, Hindi, Malayalam |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Alma Mater: | DAV |
| Genre: | Horror, folklore and mythology, psychological thriller |
| Notableworks: | Daiva, India's Most Haunted, Bhram (web series) |
| Years Active: | 2013–present |
| Citizenship: | Indian |
| Subject: | folklore, mythology, horror, psychological thriller |
Harikumar Krishnamoorthy (born 3 January 1989), better known as K. Hari Kumar, is an Indian novelist and screenwriter born in Cochin and brought up in Gurgaon. He did his schooling from DAV Public School. His first book When Strangers Meet was published in 2013,[1] followed by That Frequent Visitor (2015), A Game of Gods (2016) and The Other Side Of Her (2018). He has penned the story and screenplay for E (Malayalam Movie) and the Hindi language psychological horror web-series Bhram (web series).[2] He has been featured as one of the top horror writers of India.[3] He has written 50 horror short stories which featured in the 2019 book called India's Most Haunted.[4]
Harikumar Krishnamoorthy was born on 3 January 1989 in Tripunithura, Kerala,[5] but grew up in Gurgaon, Haryana. After completing his engineering, he started making documentaries and short films with friends. In 2010, he fell ill and finished writing his first book[6] When Strangers Meet, published in 2013 by Srishti Publishers. His second book That Frequent Visitor was published in 2015.[7] The Other Side Of Her, is a psychological thriller published in 2018[8] and inspired the Hindi language web-series Bhram starring Kalki Koechlin, Sanjay Suri, Eijaz Khan, Bhumika Chawla, Omkar Kapoor, Rajendranath Zutshi and Harsh Vashisht.
Under the mentorship of filmmaker, Sangeeth Sivan, K Hari Kumar ventured into mainstream feature films with E (Malayalam Movie) which marks the comeback of actress Gautami in Malayalam cinema.[9]
| Year | Title | Publisher | ISBN | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | When Strangers Meet.[10] | Srishti Publishers | 978-9380349930 | Novel | |
| 2015 | That Frequent Visitor | Srishti Publishers | 978-9382665304 | Novel | |
| 2018 | The Other Side of Her | Srishti Publishers | 978-9387022416 | Novel, inspired web-series Bhram | |
| 2019 | India's Most Haunted | HarperCollins | 978-9353573553 | Collection of fifty horror short stories based on real haunted places in India | |
| 2021 | Dakhma | HarperCollins | 978-9354890628 | Novel | |
| 2022 | Asian Ghost Stories | Flame Tree Publishing | 978-1839648823 | Foreword only | |
| 2022 | Indiayile Prethalayangal | Mathrubhumi Books | 978-9390865826 | Malayalam translation of India's Most Haunted | |
| 2024 | Daiva - Discovering the Extraordinary World of Spirit Worship | HarperCollins | 978-9354899744 | A book on folklore and regional mythology of Tulunadu |