horror
Review: ‘Exhuma’ has no jump scares but creeps the hell out of you with stupendous conviction to authenticity of its concept
Rating - **** (4/5) Feng shui - Anyone who has seen the more popular Korean or Chinese films and shows in abundance might be remotely familiar with the concept. Even if you're not, you are in for an absolute treat watching the now-released Korean supernatural thriller, Exhuma. It is funny to think and kinda repetitive to reiterate how rooted, raw and authentic stories connect the most, when done well. More than a review piece, this is a call to the filmmakers out there, especially the ones who are interested in making horror - work on the dinkum purit | Click Here...
Review of ‘Tarot’: A banal & humdrum horror film that just exists because movies are being made
Rating - *1/2 (1.5/5) Release - Tarot has now been released in theatres in India. Some horror films just exist, because movies can be made by anyone and everyone. However, to think that banality and something that is just meh! would even be passable in today's day and age of having seen thousands of horror films - is kinda sacrilegious. I mean, you sign up for any horror film knowing that you will subjected to the usual tropes, jump scares and so on but you expect at least some innovation that deserves your attention. Directors, Anna Halberg an | Click Here...
Horror as a genre is very challenging: Pavleen Gujral
Celebrated author Ruskin Bond’s stories have often hit the marquee with top notch directors such as Shyam Benegal and Vishal Bhardwaj been lured by Bond’s deft writing and plotlines. Angry Indian Goddess actor, Pavleen Gujral gets lucky to feature in the latest Ruskin Bond screen translation- Parchhayee which is a collection of short ghost stories. Bollywood’s finest actors have featured in earlier screen adaptations of Ruskin Bond’s stories. Pavleen Gujral joins the list now with ‘Astley Ka Intezar’, the last installment of Parchayee on ZEE5. Paveleen plays t | Click Here...
Won’t use s*x to hype content: Roshni Sahota on web venture
Roshni Sahota of Shakti — Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki fame is a budding producer in the making. She and a couple of friends have collaborated to make a series of horror short films for You Tube. “There is lot of comedy and thriller series on the World Wide Web but no one has yet ventured into the horror space. Also our real life inspired stories are shot as real possible, we avoid using excess CG and DI.” Here, Roshni adds that she has deliberately kept away from the new horrex genre as well. “We could have used the freedom of the medium. But we don’t want to use s* | Click Here...
Review: Vikram Bhatt’s Gehraiyaan on VIU
The OTT universe is seeing a gradual and impressive expansion and VIU is pushing the envelope with its intriguing, engaging original content. VIU’s association with master filmmaker Vikram Bhatt has sent off befitting creative vibes and connect in the industry and audiences alike. VIU’s one of the most talked about offerings, starring Indian television’s renowned faces, Sanjeeda Sheikh and Vatsal Seth, is the horror story Gehraiyaan. When Indianwikimedia decided to review the series, given the combo of Bhatt and horror coupled with web genre, one expected a s*x fe | Click Here...