Once again, I am scheduled to post at the Gutter shortly before the Hindu/Jain/Buddhist festival for snake deities, Naga Panchami (August 17 this year), so once again I simply must bring another Hindi snake film to the table. If you are new to Hindi snake films*…welcome, it is […]
At Filmi Ladies podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins watch snake lady/nagin movies! “Dear friend Vikas Raheja from the Let’s Talk, Melbourne podcast is back to discuss SNAKE FILMS! We describe what we think makes snake films so great, including how […]
[somewhat spoiler-y] My current slot to publish at the Gutter falls just a day before the Hindu/Jain/Buddhist festival for snake deities, Naga Panchami, so I take this auspicious coincidence as a sign to bring forward another Indian snake film. If my research is accurate, the first Indian snake […]
Have you ever had terrifying dreams of a snakes flying at you and eyes watching you through a knothole? Have you ever felt the hands of the Silver-Haired Witch around your throat? Have you ever feared that your sister might, in fact, be a malicious snake girl? Last […]
Readers of this website will hardly need a special occasion to watch a snake film, but since the Hindu festival celebrating snakes, Naag Panchami, generally falls around this time of year, I couldn’t resist. Snake movies are made by many different Indian film industries, and they tend to […]
At Film Companion, the Gutter’s own Beth writes about the snake ladies, monkey midwives, anipals (animal friends), Mithun Chakraborty and the many wonders of Indian B-movies. “You may know exactly what is going to happen, but you can rarely predict how.”
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