The Ghost As A Metaphor In Bengali Cinema
Bengali cinema has a rich tradition of ghosts and spirits, though, unlike in Bengali literature, most of these are benevolent or funny and rarely scary
The ‘Spirit’Of Filmmaking
A film director uses characters playing ghosts in two films to voice political issues he believes in strongly
Resident Evil: The Zombie Apocalypse In Goa
Goans in denial continue to feast on their own flesh as they continue to invite their own doom and convert their tiny, unique state into zombieland
Skin-Deep Scary: The Cult Of Sleaze As Horror
Hindi horror movies of the ’80s were meant to titillate. Anyone scared in the process was purely incidental.
Brothers Grim: When Indian Horror Was The Ramsays Genre
Indian horror was once all about sleazy movies from the Ramsay stables. It’s now seeking to scare the audience with better fare.
Horror As The Theme Of Our Lives
In a post-apocalyptic world, with a war playing out on our handheld screens and bodies dumped on the streets, with mindless consumption ravaging our planet, the zombies have taken over
How OTT Turned Into A Game-changer For Horror Movies
From a pale woman clad in a white sari to eerie sounds of ghungroo coming from a distance, the genre of horror in Bollywood has mostly been similar, though OTT promises a brighter future
The Horror Of The Haunted House And Lonely People
Lonely, alienated people and haunted houses are two of the most distinct tropes of the horror movie. And sometimes the twain do meet
Fatal Attraction: In Horror, Our Lives Are Redeemed
The landscape and setting of a story often set the tone in literature and cinema dealing with horror
Of Aflatoons And Djinns
Bad djinns may offer fodder for films, but it was through the help of good djinns that the author saw aflatoons produced from thin air
Meet The Desi Ghostbusters
With its overload of superstition, myths, ghosts and evil spirits, the Indian market for ghost hunters is niche. But social media may have finally given it wings
A Shadowy Hand: Kashmir’s Tryst With Horror
Hallucinations? Fear? Rumours? In the Valley and beyond, people keep finding threats from the unknown
The Horror! The Horror!
The genre has never taken root in Bollywood. Maybe because real-life horrors are enough to give us sleepless nights.
The Witch’s Tale: Women In Indian Horror Films
The ghost as the empowered woman is a new theme in Hindi horror movies
Fear Of The Dark: Life As A Ramsay
Like many small businessmen in post-Partition India, Fatechand Uttamchand Ramsinghani was drawn to the film industry. And Ramsay Films was born.
Ghost Diary: Journey To The World Of Spirits
For the most part the world of spirits is judged to be a bad thing. Think black magic, evil spirits trying to possess people.