Ghost Stories Review: Netizens disappointed, give a thumbs up to Dibakar Banerjee's film

After the success of "Lust Stories" on Netflix, filmmakers Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Banerjee, and Anurag Kashyap have come together to tell spine-chilling tales through the streaming giant's "Ghost Stories". The horror anthology film released on Netflix on January 1 and stars Mrunal Thakur, Avinash Tiwary, Janhvi Kapoor, Surekha Sikri, Sobhita Dhulipala, Gulshan Devaiah, Sukant Goel, Kusha Kapila, and Vijay Varma. The reviews are in and they are quite mixed.

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While a few appreciate the horror elements, many are disappointed and called it a 'waste of time. 'Some also compared it to Soham Shah starrer Tumbbad. One user said, "I had so many expectations from #GhostStories but was so disappointed.  The stories didn't have any shock value!." While another said, "Naye saal ki start hi Darr ke sath huyi hai @anuragkashyap7 #DibakarBanerjee #ZoyaAkhtar @karanjohar #GhostStories Full of Mystery, Engaging Storyline, Loved it, Iska sequel jaroor Banta hai @NetflixIndia."

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