They will make your flesh creep with terror, then double you up with laughter—for B-town is drenched in horror-comedies

A spooked nurse, a jealous child, cannibals and a dead granny. And watch out for the crows!

Anybody hooked to Bollywood in the 1970s and 1980s would not be unfamiliar with the Ramsay Brothers, a one-of-its-kind team of seven siblings with diverse expertise, who redefined horror in Indian cinema with low-budget movies.

Of all its decades, 1990s do appear to be replete with run-of-the-mill movies, with least number of all-time...