New Indian Horror Lab Aims to Push Genre Past Ghosts and Comedy Hybrids (EXCLUSIVE)

New Indian Horror Lab Aims to Push Genre Past Ghosts and Comedy Hybrids (EXCLUSIVE) hakkında magazin dünyasında yaşanan en son ayrıntılar ve sıcak gelişmeler netleşti. Nov 2, 2026 5:48pm PT New Indian Horror Lab Aims to Push Genre Past Ghosts and Comedy Hybrids (EXCLUSIVE) By Naman Ramachandran Plus Icon Naman Ramachandran Latest New Japanese Animation Prize Named Nippon Anime Awards, Sets First Ceremony for November 2027 57 minutes ago Hawai’i International Film Festival Crowns ‘We Are Aliens’ as Ke Huy Quan, Sung Kang Receive Honors (EXCLUSIVE) 16 hours ago Why Directors Teodora Ana Mihai and Sode Yukiko Kept Motherhood Secret From Colleagues: ‘I Needed to Prove Myself Three Times More’ 18 hours ago See All Add us as a Google Preferred Source Comments A new screenwriting lab in India wants to steer the country’s horror films away from ghost stories and horror-comedy hybrids. Independent outfit Platoon One Films will pick 15 writers for a three-month program built around original genre scripts.

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The Platoon One Horror Lab will run entirely online, and each of the 15 participants will bring an original horror screenplay to develop. Sessions will take place on weekends and will be led by seasoned screenwriters and directors from India and other countries.

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The format mixes group mentoring, discussions on craft and individual sessions on each script, so that writers get ongoing feedback as their drafts evolve. Related Stories ‘The Mongoose’ Review: Liam Neeson Goes on the Run in a Bland Actioner Netflix’s ‘Victorious’ Spinoff ‘Hollywood Arts’ Is a Bland Copy of Shows From a Past Era: TV Review When the lab wraps, participants will get the chance to pitch their projects to producers and other industry figures through Platoon One’s network, which could lead to financing and, eventually, a shoot.

The company will name the program’s mentors and faculty in the next few weeks. “We can talk about much bigger, philosophical and metaphysical ideas through horror, and sometimes it is far more powerful than simply expressing them through dialogue,” said Shiladitya Bora , founder of Platoon One Films.

“What attracts me to the genre is often the messaging beneath the surface. Horror allows you to explore things that are difficult to confront directly.” The company said much of India’s mainstream horror keeps returning to the same supernatural staples and predictable beats, even though the country’s myths, folk tales and local beliefs offer far richer material.

The lab will push writers to use the genre as a lens on society and the human mind, and to learn how suspense and atmosphere are built. “I wanted to start this lab because I feel we need to understand the genre better and bring genuinely good horror stories to our audiences,” Bora said.

“Frankly, I was getting tired of watching horror-comedies that were neither scary nor funny. We have such a rich storytelling culture, and I believe there is so much more we can do with horror.” Platoon One’s wider goal is to help Indian horror travel.

The company pictured tales that might start in an Indian hamlet yet still frighten viewers in Seoul or São Paulo. “I see this as an opportunity to help create the next generation of writers and filmmakers who can take Indian horror to a whole new level,” Bora said.

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