India, Oct. 20 -- You should broaden your perspective if you were raised believing that Bollywood was the beginning and end of Indian horror. The true pulse of Indian horror is found in its languages, each of which uses ghost stories to whisper its own brand of terror. Indian horror films have the same regional character as the folklore from which they are derived. They demonstrate that there are various dialects of fear, just like in India. Here are 10 great Indian horror movies from different languages.

The nation's deep-seated fascination with the paranormal is derived from mythology and regional folklore. In a few cases, it derives from even trauma that has been passed down through the generations like family recipes. Horror films in...