This book studies the hitherto overlooked genre of horror cinema in India. It uncovers some unique and diverse themes that these films deal with, including the fear of the unknown, the supernatural, occult practices, communication with spirits of the deceased, ghosts, reincarnat…
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: horror in Indian cinema: an afterthought? -- 1 The masculinist economy of possession narratives -- 2 Vampirism as structures of resistance -- 3 The ghastly gendered narrative of animal transformation --…
This book studies the hitherto overlooked genre of horror cinema in India. It uncovers some unique and diverse themes that these films deal with, including the fear of the unknown, the supernatural, occult practices, communication with spirits of the deceased, ghosts, reincarnat…
This book studies the hitherto overlooked genre of horror cinema in India. It uncovers some unique and diverse themes that these films deal with, including the fear of the unknown, the supernatural, occult practices, communication with spirits of the deceased, ghosts, reincarnat…