For decades, the Indian horror genre was synonymous with creaking doors, cobwebs, and jump scares that elicited more laughter than fear. But every once in a while, a film comes along that redefines what it means to be afraid. In Marathi cinema, that film is .
| Aspect | Lapachhapi (Marathi) | Chhorii (Hindi) | The Witch (English) | Tumbbad (Marathi/Hindi) | |--------|----------------------|----------------|---------------------|--------------------------| | Setting | Rural farmhouse | Secluded bungalow | 17th-century farm | Pre-independence village | | Protagonist | Pregnant woman | Pregnant woman | Pregnant mother | Greedy man | | Monster | Grieving mother’s ghost | Similar (remake) | A goat/Black Philip | Goddess of greed | | Real horror | Female infanticide | Female infanticide | Religious repression | Greed | | Pace | Slow burn | Faster, more jumps | Very slow | Medium | lapachhapi