An ode to Bengali horror
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- 03 Nov 2022
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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 horror-thrillers begin with a rainy night and the waning moon, winters in Bengal set a whole other eerie atmosphere for ghost stories to take place in the dark.
Horror is a prominent element in Bangla literature, but the same cannot be said for the silver screen. Only a handful of supernatural and cosmic horror/thriller films have been made in the Bengali language. With such a rich history of horror writers and cultural lore, one would expect more adaptations blooming in our cinema industry.
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However, from what little representation horror has on the big screen, we do have some iconic movies to live by.
One of the very first thriller/paranormal movies to grace the Bengali movie screen was Monihara (1961), from legendary director Satyajit Ray. The only horror film he ever made, was a part of a Tagore anthology called "Teen Kannya". The story revolves around a young wife and her silent grief in coping with not having children in a very patriarchal society. Read More...
