Halloween 2025: From ‘Jaws’ to ‘Evil Dead’, 13 Cheesy Hindi Remakes of Cult Hollywood Horror Movies To Watch Purely for Guilty Pleasures!

Halloween 2025 is here, and instead of another list of genuinely scary films, we thought - why not have some fun with the other kind of horror? You know, the ones that make you scream… with laughter. So this year, we’re diving into Bollywood’s weird, wild, and wonderfully terrible horror remakes - films that dared to adapt Hollywood’s most iconic chillers and somehow turned them into glorious disasters. Halloween 2025 Wishes, Messages and Images: Share Happy Halloween Greetings, GIFs, WhatsApp Stickers and HD Wallpapers With Loved Ones on All Hallows’ Eve.

Yes, you read that right. From Predator to Evil Dead, from Scream to Jaws, Hindi cinema has tried its hand at recreating some legendary Hollywood nightmares. The results? Often unintentionally funny, occasionally baffling, and always entertaining in their own campy way. So, grab your popcorn, dim the lights, and get ready to enjoy 13 of Bollywood’s cheesiest horror remakes — perfect for a Halloween night full of guilty pleasure! Most of them are available on YouTube, so there - you have your free candy as well!

1. Aatank

Ripped From: Jaws

Dharmendra battling a terribly fake-looking shark that barely appears on screen is the definition of B-grade brilliance. The shark may vanish halfway through, but the laughs don’t.

2. Sssshhh

Ripped From: Scream

With Tanishaa, Dino Morea, Karan Nath, and Gaurav Kapur, this slasher tries to be clever but ends up as a limp copy of Wes Craven’s classic. The only real scream comes when you realise all of Kajol’s acting talent skipped her sister.

3. Hum Kaun Hai?

Ripped From: The Others

Amitabh Bachchan, Dimple Kapadia, and Dharmendra in a supernatural thriller inspired by Nicole Kidman’s classic sounds promising - until you watch it. The scariest thing here is the lack of emotion on Mr Bachchan’s face. And if that’s not enough, there’s another equally dreadful version starring Sanjay Kapoor and Manisha Koirala called Anjaane.

4. Kucch Toh Hai

Ripped From: I Know What You Did Last Summer

Ekta Kapoor’s attempt to make Tusshar Kapoor a horror hero is oddly endearing. The film copies the American teen slasher badly but prefers romance over horror. It does have a catchy soundtrack and Rishi Kapoor stealing scenes as a creepy professor. ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’: Did You Know the OG 1997 Slasher Thriller Inspired Not One but Two Bollywood Remakes Starring Tusshar Kapoor and Irrfan Khan?

5. Agyaat

Ripped From: Predator

Not having the budget to create the desi Predator design, director Ram Gopal Varma decides to overdo the Jaws effect - not show the creature at all! And what's more - he even decided not to give the film even a proper climax!

6. Hawa

Ripped From: The Entity

Tabu’s talent is undeniable, but why she agreed to star in this bizarre ghostly mess remains a mystery. A spirit getting frisky with her could’ve been handled with sensitivity, but under Guddu Dhanoa’s direction (yes, the man who badly remade Léon: The Professional as Bichhoo), subtlety was never on the cards.

7. Mahakaal

Ripped From: A Nightmare on Elm Street

This very schlocky '90s gem features a desi Freddy Krueger murdering horny college students in their nightmares. Also want to recommend this '80s oddity called Khooni Murda, where Kiran Kumar played a vengeful ghost who kills people Kruger-style, albeit not in their dreams.

8. Khamoshh: Khauff Ki Raat

Remake of: Identity

Deepak Tijori’s low-rent version of the psychological thriller Identity removes all the intrigue and intellect and replaces it with sleaze and bad acting. The highlights? Shilpa Shetty writhing on a bed and Rakhi Sawant’s brief but memorable appearance - before she’s axed, literally. Halloween 2025 Scariest Horror Movies List: From ‘The Exorcist’ To ‘Get Out’, 5 Films That Are Scary As Hell.

9. Papi Gudia

Ripped From: Child’s Play

Meet Channi - the desi Chucky. Voiced by Shakti Kapoor, this possessed doll is about as terrifying as a mildly annoyed squirrel. So-bad-it’s-brilliant cinema at its peak. Also starring Karisma Kapoor for some reason.

10. Kaalo

Ripped From: Jeepers Creepers 2

Not a bad film per se, and it is pretty underrated with a good Aditya Shrivastava performance, but the concept of this film and the entity's design is quite similar to the Hollywood film.

11. Chhodon Naa Yaar 

Ripped From: The Blair Witch Project

Imagine ripping from a horror movie known for popularising the found footage format and then ditching that idea completely to make a film whose title also betrays its genre.

12. Trip to Bhangarh

Ripped From: Final Destination

Bhangarh - considered the most haunted place in India - is simply a reason for this horror-thriller to rip off Final Destination, where the curse replaces Death from the original.

13. Bach Ke Zara

Ripped From: Evil Dead

Produced by Rakhi Sawant’s brother, featuring an item song by Rakhi herself - do you even need to know more? It’s sleazy, bonkers, and barely coherent. Perfect Halloween viewing.

If you’re tired of polished scares and want to see Bollywood’s most outrageous attempts at horror, this list has you covered. So this Halloween, ditch the real chills and embrace the fake screams - because sometimes, bad horror is the best kind of fun.

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