In our fourth annual Hindi Horror Halloween episode we discuss three films about women being possessed by malevolent forces.
Show Notes:
Our previous Halloween episodes are here
Thank you so much to Sruguru and Xenia / Cat Green Bike for the Apple Podcasts reviews!
The Exorcist and William Friedkin (and The Devil and Father Amorth which we don’t recommend)
Sexism and the exorcism genre
Naina
The Eye and The Eye
Ophthalmologist controversy
Hot doctor
Dark Messenger, the TV spinoff
Lack of suspense
(INTERVAL (“Bichua” from 1920)
1920
Allerton Castle
Sequels
Christian elements
Revolt of 1857
A real Beguiled situation
Practical effects (granted ripped off of other movies)
Should a horror movie be jusged by how scary it is?
Hanuman saves the day!
The House Next Door
This is not a Bollywood film, it’s a Tamil film
Films shot simultaneously in different languages
Kadhal 2 Kalyanam
Silent Hill (Naomi Watts is not in the film)
Chinese Ghosts
Subverting expectations
NEXT TIME: thoughtful leading man Ayushmann Khurrana
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