Horror Story

Horror Story

Year: 2013

Runtime: 91 mins

Language: Hindi

Director: Ayush Raina

Horror

Seven friends—Sam, Magesh, Achint, Neel, Neena, Sonia, and Magi—reunite to celebrate a friend's departure to the United States. Seeking adventure, they choose to spend a night at a reportedly haunted hotel, ignoring local warnings and unsettling signs. Inside, they soon discover the terrifying reality behind the hotel's eerie reputation and the grave mistake they've made.

Tense
Bleak ending
Emotionally heavy
High intensity
Fast pacing
Simple story

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Timeline & Setting – Horror Story (2013)

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Grandiose Hotel

An abandoned five-star hotel that sits on the site of a former mental asylum. The building's opulent past contrasts with its current ruin and rumored hauntings, as Maya's violent history still echoes through its corridors. The back doors seal shut, corridors twist with apparitions, and the hotel becomes a trap for the living seeking escape.

🏨 Hotel 👻 Haunted 🧭 Trapped

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Main Characters – Horror Story (2013)

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Neel - Karan Kundra

Neel is a pragmatic, skeptical member who tries to keep the group focused on escaping. He initially dismisses Nina’s warnings but is forced to confront the danger as the hotel’s hauntings intensify. By dawn he survives, but the experience leaves him deeply traumatized.

💪 Brave 🧠 Rational 🗺️ Leader

Samrat - Hassan Zaidi

Samrat is a charismatic, bold friend who urges the group forward, often courting risk. He is confronted by the ghostly danger inside Room 3046 and is killed, adding a sharp, personal toll to the haunting.

🔥 Hot-headed 🛡️ Protective 🗡️ Risk-taker

Mangesh - Ravish Desai

Mangesh is cautious and practical, trying to keep everyone together as the hauntings escalate. He meets a violent end at the hands of a spirit, underscoring the deadly stakes of their investigation.

🛡️ Protective 🪫 Victim 🧭 Practical

Sonia - Nandini Vaid

Sonia is perceptive and emotionally resilient, seeking to understand Maya’s motives and contact the ghost. She becomes entwined in the haunting’s personal past and ultimately dies during the confrontation with Maya.

😭 Tragic 🧭 Intuitive 🕯️ Insightful

Maggie - Aparnaa Bajpai

Maggie is curious and courageous, exploring the kitchen and the ambiguous energy around the shock machine. She is killed by Maya’s spirit, highlighting how danger escalates for the group as they try to uncover the truth.

⚔️ Courageous 👀 Curious 💔 Vulnerable

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👻 Supernatural

Hauntings drive the plot as Maya’s spirit lingers in the hotel’s machines and rooms. The group encounters apparitions that mirror their fears and hidden guilt, turning the building into a living memory of the asylum’s violent history. The energy sustaining the haunting is traced to a shock machine, linking past trauma to the present horror. The climax hinges on confronting the ghostly past to break the cycle.

🔥 Survival

Survival becomes a test of nerve as doors slam, visions multiply, and the group fights for escape. They improvise a plan to locate and ignite the source of the haunting, hoping fire can seal away Maya’s energy. The only way out is to endure until dawn when the supernatural activity wanes.

🕯️ Memory

The past is palpable: Maya’s backstory reveals a possessed girl who murdered her family and sparked the hospital fire. Visions expose how the asylum’s violence became the hotel’s haunting energy. Sonia’s attempts to contact Maya show the personal stake and the ghost’s demand for release. Ultimately, understanding the memory is key to breaking the curse.

Last Updated: October 04, 2025 at 07:39

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