Nepal, July 27 -- The haunted house is a mainstay in the horror genre, one that The Conjuring (2013) pretty much laid out explicitly. Warren, played by Patrick Wilson, tells college students that there are three stages of demonic activity-infestation, oppression and possession-and most haunted house films, including the new Ghar, play by this rule book.

Like so many other horror films-The Others (2001, Spain), Ju On: The Grudge (2002, Japan), Paranormal Activity (2007, USA), and Bhoot (2002, India)-the lead characters move into a new home, which happens to be possessed by a supernatural entity. In all these films, something untoward has happened to, or within, this house. Typically, this leaves a shady, violent history marred by death, s...