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•GENRE:FANTASY, MYSTERY, HORROR
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STREAMING: NETFLIX (6 Episodes)
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✅THE GOOD: CHARMING!
✅Well thought-out Screenplay. It was so refreshing to see a horror show with "intelligent" writing and meaningful dialogues(especially when I was recovering from whatever shit that devil made me do..oops.. I mean The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It)
✅Dark Humour that wasn't executed as shabby "comical relief" and was actually made to mesh seemlessly with all the horror sub-themes of the show.
✅The lead character Refaat Ismail. Wow, what a perfectly "flawed" character. It's commendable to see such complex character building and development, especially coming from a smaller cinema industry like Egypt.
Kudos to Ahmed Amin for performing the subtle nuances of his character like his drab disposition and disturbed demeanour.
✅Finally, a horror mystery that gives realistic explanation for each turn and twist and leaves nothing to imagination.
❎THE BAD: LOW BUDGET!!
❎Mediocre CGI and special effects. However, I am glad that they kept both element to minimum and relied on story and editing instead.
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🚫THE UGLY:❌
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📌VERDICT: PARANORMAL is based on best selling stories by Egyptian writer Ahmed Tawfik that are strongly reminiscent of Arabian Nights/One Thousand and One Nights!
It is a beautiful retelling of Egyptian folklore and engages multiple delicious native myths and legends. I adored the way in which the richness of Egyptian culture and family values shine throughout the whole series. This ethnic charisma paired with surprisingly witty screenplay and hints of paranormal really made this show a rewardingly entertaining ride. Don't be fooled by the title and opening sequence, which is suggestive of a lot of impending jump scares; PARANORMAL is actually a fantasy based mystery and not a "true" horror. For anyone who is looking for a creative mystery horror, amid all the mumbo jumbo of "psychics, nuns, dolls, trolls, axes and saws", PARANORMAL is a delightful breath of fresh air that perfectly blends realism, myth, humour and fantasy. Horror fans, Do check this one out and thank me later.
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