New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- Horror is my biggest blind spot. As an easily rattled kid, I never took to it; even today, I start at basic jump scares in films. Body horror and gore don't faze me, but it's not like I'm fascinated by them either. Still, in the past few years, I've been actively trying to watch more horror. This might be paying off: two of my favourites this year are the dazzling zombie film 28 Years Later and the wacky, eerie Weapons.

Since I have no real grounding in the genre, I've played catch-up haphazardly, trying out ghost stories, monster movies, psychological thrillers, creature features. I've found myself drawn especially to giallo. This is a strain of slasher film that originated in Italy in the 1960s. These films usuall...