Bengali cinema has always endured a love-hate relationship with horror movies. The filmmakers are never equipped with the necessary resources to amaze viewers with special effects and advanced CGI ...

Fear, finally in fashionLook across media—YouTube horror channels, podcasts, short films, OTT originals—and the signs are clear. From folklore-inspired tales to urban legends and psychological ...

There was a time when horror wasn’t just for adults. In the ’80s, movies given a PG rating and touted as family films would sometimes be terrifying. It shaped us growing up. By the time the end of the ...

While the western peninsula bids adieu to Halloween, the South Asian region gears itself up for wintery story telling sessions in the midnight dew. Even though all quintessential Bengali ...

Growing up in a Bengali household, your childhood nightly fears were probably shaped by the shakchunni in her blood-red saree or the petni lurking around the village pond. But ask today's children, ...

The Tagores and their contribution to the world of cartoons is in focus as Cartoon Mela returns with yet another edition, this time at the Jorasanko Thakurbari. Cartoon Mela 2022, organised by Cartoon ...