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Until 2020, there was a concerted effort by Netflix's Indian arm, or perhaps I should say the Hindi arm, to tell stories set in the horror genre. While Bollywood's relationship with horror had been rather rocky, the streaming platform started off strong with Ghoul. With the ever-reliable Radhika Apte at the helm, the miniseries was a rather interesting take on John W. Campbell Jr.'s "Who Goes There?" Then came Betaal, which, unlike many people, I quite enjoyed.  The idea of the British returning to haunt us like zombies is an interesting concept, and it featured committed performances from Vineet Kumar Singh, Aahana Kumra, and Manjiri Pupala. Then came Typewriter, which looked promising because it had Sujoy Ghosh at the helm, but it was simply a boring mess. In Ghost Stories, let's face it, only the Dibakar Banerjee segment stood out; the rest was garbage. Leila was a comeback, but negative press ruined its chances of renewal. And Kaali Khuhi was the final nai...