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

By Naman Ramachandran

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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.

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. The format mixes group mentoring, discussions on craft and individual sessions on each script, so that writers get ongoing feedback as their drafts evolve.

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