Arrow Video will release The House That Screamed, a major gothic horror from Spain in a never before seen version. Spain’s first major horror film production, The House That Screamed is a stylish gothic tale of tortured passions and bloody murder that bridges the bloody gap between Psycho and Suspiria.…
Browsing: Spanish Horror
PIGGY **** France / Spain 2022 Dir: Carlota Pereda. 99 mins This is writer-director Carlota Pereda’s solo feature directorial debut, adapting her 2018 short CERDITA and bringing back its remarkable star, Laura Galán to expand upon her original performance. The set-up suggests a relatively straight-forward, cathartic, CARRIE-like revenge saga – as…
LA NORIA ***** Spain 2018 Dir: Carlos Baena. 12 mins Writer-director-editor Carlos Baena has worked in animation for two decades with Industrial Light and Magic and Pixar, which means that his C.V. includes titles like TOY STORY and JURASSIC PARK. LA NORIA, made in collaboration with over 100 other international…
FRAMED *** Spain 2017 Dir: Marc Martinez. 80 mins A slick Spanish horror movie riding the coattails of 21st century American horror trends. Its preoccupations are with social media and spree violence committed by everyday Joes, alongside the post-HOSTEL theme of humans reduced to disposable commodities for the entertainment of…
AGAPORNIS (a.k.a. Lovebirds) **** Spain 2018 Dir: Jose Mellinas 16 mins Shot in black and white with evocative use of sound (and an old-fashioned radio), this short from Spanish actor Jose Mellinas is a creepy tale of familial skeletons in the closet. Two sisters (Aitana Giralt, Joana Anton) are sorting…