Raghav Duggal

Fear files remind me of those good ol Ramsay (Zee Horror Show) days, back then I was a child and used to get scared now it's all Campy in nature and the sad truth is Indian Horror in the past 30 or so years have actually not evolved at all. The plot generally is wafer thin, a lot of fillers in between,2-3 comedy sequences, bad acting and horrible cgi effects and make up and yeah, bad music. The writers need to step up their game real bad as things just end up getting into a more comedy way rather than into horror. Often maybe because what the writers might have in mind is for a 10-15 minute short story but for it to be made into an episode, they need to Stretch it into 40-50 minutes give or take ads therefore they end up all being corny and not in a so bad that is good way. It's not just Fear Files but ur fact that all the horror shows on every channel seem campy rather than scary. Even movies have not changed ever since. Last time I actually felt scared/disturbed watching a Indian horror movie, that was for Tumbadd and that was a masterpiece. Rather than releasing 100 haphazard episodes in 1 year, why not release just 10-15 good ones that actually make you wonder about the things that actually go bump in the night. So is it Yes, No or Maybe So?

5 episodes in and still the show hasn't picked up its pace. After the 2nd episode, I thought maybe now since we know their backstory and feel for the kids, the 3rd episode might push the tempo but no...! 5 episodes in and still the show is going at a snails pace. I get that It's supposed to be a slow burn where these kids start discovering their powers and channeling it properly by trying to understand it, we get that they are trying to find out a meaning to why it is happening to them but for god sakes this isn't an anthology series....Yes, they are just teenage kids but I cannot wait and watch till the 10th episode to finally see them in action. We are not interested in what is happening with their friends of friends, awkward interactions and inconsistent storyline is what hampers the show as everything seems to be stretched and every scene seems like a filler. The plot itself is wafer thin. Each of the main characters have an Evil to defeat to find the nature of their true powers. On one hand there is an evil corp and on the other hand there is an evil racist police squad which will be difficult for each of the kids to defeat on its own but once they join hands together alongwith the trusty cop (lahana - sidekick) , the same would be as easy like passing hot knife through butter. And with a final plot twist and a cliffhanger,the show will end and we will now look forward for the 2nd season to see what happens... I expected quite a lot from this series but I feel like giving up on this show because there are others far superior to this one...