Yakshi at the Crossroads: Gendering Horror and Trauma in Malayalam Horror-Comedies.

The article focuses on representation of horror through cinema from realistic to imaginative and mentions specter of genocide, war and calamity that have seized beyond grips of rational sensibilities. Topics discussed include film "The Evil Dead" and " Saving Private Ryan" that have preyed fear to unearth understanding of uncanny encased within subconscious, how horror films have mutated into subgenres of interweaving comedy and horror and reading of genre classification of Indian cinema.