Pakistan set to unearth 'Hell's Ground'

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 13 (UPI) -- The nation of Pakistan is set to release "Hell's Ground," its first horror film, in an attempt to revitalize its film industry.

Known as "Zibahkhana" in Pakistan, the horror film will attempt to dismiss the notion that the country's film industry is troubled and that scary films must be serious, the Chicago Tribune said Wednesday.

Even the film's director, Omar Ali Khan, admitted that any film involving a midget zombie and doll heads will never be taken too seriously.

"We're completely trying to blow away the idea that everything has to be serious," he told the Tribune. "I haven't made any space on my mantel for awards, that's for sure. We'll go for the people's award."

Pakistan has become increasingly less prolific in regards to the film industry during the past few decades, with the nation only producing 40 films last year.

The Tribune said the significant decrease in Pakistani films is due in part to increased government restrictions and complaints from national religious groups.

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