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Betaal Repurposes the 1857 Indian Mutiny as A Zombie Story
Red Chillies Entertainment's first offering for Netflix, Bard of Blood, was a plodding, mediocre affair that failed to impress. Its second show, Betaal, takes on a different genre, mixing in political commentary with a puppy zombie threat. Created by Patrick…
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Locke & Key Mixes Fantasy, Teenage Drama and Horror for its First Season (to Mixed Results)
If you are new to Locke & Key like I am, it might feel like a mishmash of Stranger Things, It and the Haunting of Hill House. Set in a strange mansion with many secrets, it focuses on the Locke…
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Doctor Sleep is More than Worthy as a Shining Sequel, Dealing with Childhood Trauma and Redemption
Nearly forty years later, we have a true sequel to The Shining. Like Bladerunner 2049, it wasn’t really necessary, but it’s still a fine movie in its own regard. Director Mike Flanagan doesn’t really try to outdo Stanley Kubrick here,…
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The Haunting of Hill House is a Probing Study of Grief, Trauma and Family Ties
The Haunting of Hill House is less of an exercise in horror as it is a psychological study on a family’s psyche and strained relationships. Yes, there are ghosts and plenty of unsettling imagery, but at the end of the…
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Netflix’s Ghoul: Guilt, Tyranny and the Monsters among Men
Quietly released on 24th August, Ghoul is a sharply directed, enigmatically paced political allegory, with a dash of supernatural spices thrown in for good measure. The little ads and marketing you may have seen for the miniseries suggests the reverse…
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