A Quiet Place Part II
How Cinema Learned to Embrace The Power of Silence In 2018 Uncle Jim grew a comedy skit into a global phenomenon with his movie A Quiet Place. It depicted a family living in silenced horror as monsters that attacked based on sound scoured the earth. The tension of the sound was almost as pulsating as […]
Anak Kunti
A Folklore Brought to Life on Screen Unlike other boring horror films released in Southeast Asia, when “Anak Kunti” first premiered, it was a horror movie that was being claimed to be based on a story about which people from things were being whispered for years. This was the first time in Folkloristic literature that […]
ThanksKilling 3
An Anomalous Cult Second Installment That Did Not Hold Back ThanksKilling 3 was released in 2012 and immediately gained notoriety for being one of the most bizarre additions to the horror-comedy genre. Even the tagline was absurd: there was no ThanksKilling 2. And that’s it. The film marketed itself as the only film to skip […]
M3GAN 2.0
When the Doll Walked Off Set and into Their Lives For Allison Williams, putting on Gemma’s costume again was much more than revisiting a role. As the lead and executive producer on M3GAN 2.0, Williams had suddenly been given a voice – not just for Gemma, but for the story itself, the ethics of AI, […]
The Mist
A Small-Town Story That Felt Too Real “Making Stephen King’s The Mist was not the case of Darabont coming up with yet another monster flick…” King’s novels undoubtedly possess the world of horror, but at the same time, they tend to delve into the very essence of fear, survival, and the mental and social breakdown […]
Dreamcatcher
The Tea Stall Discussion of a Horror Novel Anticipated by many, when the movie; ‘Dreamcatcher’ got released, it was a book adaptation by Stephen King, one of a kind; and for the Indian audience whose viewing mediums consisted of single screens or a cable connection, looking at a film adaptation of a book was a […]
Cube
A budget puzzle piece that transformed into an obsession of the public The claustrophobic sci-fi and horror film titled ‘Cube’ released in the year 1997 in the hands of Canadian director Vincenzo Natali. The film, like many others, faced the issue of funding as it was recorded on minimal expenditure when relative to the end […]
WifeLike
Attending to Marriages in Changing Times. Curious as it may seem, the WifeLike (2022) film does centering drama regarding modern marriages in an urban setting in India. Directed by Rohan Mehra, the central characters of the film are Tara (Meera Sharma) and Arjun (Raghav Malhotra) whose lives are perpetually intertwined with ambition, personal growth, and […]
Deep Blue Sea 3
Sharks, Science, and Suspense: Returning to the Deep The announcement of Deep Blue Sea 3 sparked curiosity among the dedicated followers of the franchise. The first two films settled as a distinctive piece of work in the action-horror realm, which combined perilous scientific endeavors alongside frenzied shark assaults. The new installment assured the audience that […]
The Substance
Buzz in the Making: When Hype Met Horror Before the lights went down at Cannes and streaming platforms, The Substance was already whipping up a storm. Social feeds buzzed with snippets of grotesque body-horror, talk of Demi Moore’s return, and oceans of blood on perfectly manicured palms. There was a giddy, unsettling excitement: would this […]