GHOUL
2018
Original language: Hindi
- mystery
- sci-fi & fantasy
- drama
The story
A newly minted military interrogator arrives at a covert detention center to discover that some of the terrorists held there are not of this world.
What it’s like
Cold, sterile fluorescence and a washed-out, desaturated palette dominate this Netflix miniseries, with the grey-green of a detention facility bleeding into every frame and the flicker of CCTV-style monitors lighting faces from below. Its camera is often static and watchful, lingering in tight interrogation rooms and long corridors, with shaky handheld footage and found-footage inserts breaking in to unsettle the image. The sound design leans on hums, muffled thuds and sudden silences, with a restrained score that surfaces only when dread peaks. The vibe is clinical unease with creeping supernatural menace, its pacing deliberate and slow-burning, building through procedural tension before the horror escalates. Intensity is significant: frequent violence, interrogation brutality, possession imagery, and some gore and cannibalism, with dread more than jump scares, but it is not gentle. It suits a late-night watch alone, for viewers who enjoy grim procedural thrillers, political tension and a female lead navigating a hostile institution, and who can tolerate disturbing content.
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