He was the one who was fearless and the pioneer who introduced Horror genre to Indian cinema. 'Shyam Ramsay' who died at the age of 67 today due to pneumonia. He made horror movies at a larger scale on a consistent basis. Giving hits after hits. Be it for the concept, music, dialogues, spooky scenes, goosebumps, heart thumping beats, performances or presentations of Ghost, props that he used to make it loòk more scary. Demon without mask and getting it done through make-ups and special effects. Amit Ramsay, Shyam's nephew confirmed the reports few hours before. Amit said, "He was hospitalised two-three days ago as he was not feeling well. He passed away in the hospital due to pneumonia at around 5 am today."Shyam has two daughters Sasha and Namrata. Actor Anirudh Agarwal who played the role of Scary Ghost Saamri in 'Purana Mandir' and 'Saamri' besides Nevla in Bandh Darwaza, got major success in the films.

Shyam Ramsay is popular for making the country's first horror series The Zee Horror Show, that went on to become a cult series. Shyam also went on to direct hit movies like Andhera, Purana Mandir, Purani Haveli, Bandh Darwaza, Saamri, Koi Hai. He is also the brain behind hits like Darwaza, Purana Mandir and not to forget Veerana, which was supposed to be a real life incident occurred with the filmmaker himself that went on to become a box office hit. Fans will surely miss him and his film making style and hope that daughter Sasha will continue the legacy.