The current trend in Tamil horror is shifting towards and Horror-Mysteries . Audiences are moving away from the " ghost scares, comedian laughs" formula and demanding intelligent scripts.
2000s – 2010s This is arguably the most popular sub-genre in Tamil cinema. Producers realized that audiences loved being scared but needed comic relief to sit through the tension. This era popularized the "abandoned bungalow" trope where a group of friends encounters a spirit, but a comedian saves the day. tamil horror movies list