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Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein is the perfect AI parable

November 13, 2025 9:21 pm

If Shelley’s Frankenstein was a warning to the Enlightenment, del Toro’s is a lament for the Anthropocene

This IIT graduate became the face of horror thanks to his work in Ramsay Brothers' movies, was 'kicked out' of Bollywood because of his scary appearance

September 07, 2025 10:35 pm

The actor who played Saamri in Ramsay Brothers' horror movies also played the villain Babu Gurjjar in Shekhar Kapur's 1993 seminal crime drama Bandit Queen.

The Conjuring Last Rites movie audience review: Horror film gets exorcised by the internet, fans call script 'the real demon' despite record pre-sales

September 05, 2025 12:37 pm

The Conjuring Last Rites Movie Audience Review: The film achieved record pre-sales in India, but fans on the internet are divided about whether the film is best way to the end the franchise.

'The Kapoors would laugh at us, but watched our films': Bollywood's 'other' film family also came from Pak, attained 'sleazy' success

September 03, 2025 2:47 pm

Hailing from the Sindh province in modern-day Pakistan, the Ramsinghania family moved to Mumbai after the Partition. The patriarch was penniless and destitute, and desperate for money, he decided to join the film business as Ramsay brothers.

'Weapons', 'Sinners', and the rise of absurdist horror in a broken world

September 15, 2025 11:46 am

Hilariously clueless, caught up in their own messes, adults in ‘Weapons’ are perpetrators at worst, bystanders at best

‘Jaws' at 50: How Spielberg made one of the most influential horror films of all time

June 23, 2025 3:39 pm

Most do not describe Jaws as a horror film, despite the elements it shares with the horror films that preceded it and the horror films it inspired since its release 50 years ago

Halloween movie watchlist: From the best Indian horror film of 2024 to a gruesome body-horror flick that challenges you to not throw up

October 31, 2024 9:10 am

To mark Halloween this year, here are five twisted horror movies for you to enjoy. The list includes an Indian title, as well as the most stomach-churning body horror in recent memory.

The Devil on Trial movie review: Sloppy Netflix documentary exposes real-life sham behind the Conjuring films

October 19, 2023 8:06 am

The Devil on Trial movie review: A retelling of the real incidents that inspired The Conjuring 3, Netflix's new documentary takes a straight-faced approach to a silly story.

From Psycho to a new crop of horror movies, the genre has some mommy issues

May 12, 2023 10:04 am

Explore the dark depths of maternal fears and psychological trauma in horror movies, where the bond between mother and child turns terrifying.

Russell Crowe starrer The Pope's Exorcist is based on a real-life priest

April 05, 2023 9:32 pm

Russell Crowe's The Pope's Exorcist is based on books written by Father Gabriele Amorth, who claimed to have performed over 50,000 exorcisms.

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Five reasons why you should watch Insidious The Last Key

January 03, 2018 6:00 am

In The Last Key, the fourth iteration of Insidious The Last Key that is coming this week, Lin Shaye's character Elise Rainier investigates a supernatural phenomenon in her old home. Here's why you should watch it.

Isolated purani haveli, Black cats, amavas ki raat & more: Horror film stereotypes that make us laugh every single time

October 18, 2017 6:18 am

These days, the horror films made in Bollywood are less horror and more comedy. The movies want to scare their audience but instead, they make us laugh. Directed by Rohit Shetty, 'Golmaal Again' that releases this Diwali, is a horror-comedy that looks like it'll make fun of all the stereotypes we've seen over the years.

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