Churning out an atmospheric horror thriller without a lead heroine – in fact, the film has only one female character – is itself a commanding achievement of Ajay Gnanamuthu and makes Demonte Colony a cut above the rest. The film splatters the clichés of the horror genre and makes us realize that we don’t need high-profile heroines flaunting their assets or popular comedians who spell out double-entendres. Despite the lackluster third-act, the film manages to achieve what it really sets out to do, to scare us; with partly conventional and partly genuine scare tactics.
Tamil
