Barbarous Mexico

Oct 18, 2014

1h 50m

★ 5.4

Overview

Eight tales based on the most brutally terrifying Mexican traditions and legends, an anthology of haunting stories woven into the fabric of the Mexican culture, some told through the centuries and some new, but all equally frightening. Bogeymen, trolls, ghosts, monsters, all brought to life. Time for Aztec sacrifices. This is the Day of the Dead.

Genres

Horror

Fantasy

Production Companies

Yellow Films

Luchagore Productions

Barbarous Mexico Trailers

Cast

Sister (segment 'Drena')

Joyce Cuervo

Teenager (segment 'Drena')

Leslie Arce

Valeria (segment 'La cosa más preciada')

Sara Camacho

Laura (segment 'Lo que importa es lo de adentro')

Dulce Alexa

Caged Man (segment 'Muñecas')

Adrián Aguirre

Caged Woman #1 (segment 'Muñecas')

Mayra Angélica Chávez

Caged Woman #2 (segment 'Muñecas')

Ana Rosa Dávila

Tourist #1 (segment 'Muñecas')

Mayra Espinoza

Tourist #2 (segment 'Muñecas')

Ana Castro

Wife (segment 'Siete veces siete')

Diana Contreras

Ana (segment 'Día de los Muertos')

Emi Kamito

Greg (segment 'Día de los Muertos')

Ken Dresen

In 1965 Mexico City, Flavia, a wealthy yet lonely schoolgirl, befriends Veronica, a young orphan girl who has a fascination with witchcraft. Veronica convinces Flavia that she is a real witch and forces her to be her assistant. The children's games gradually become more serious and Veronica demands more from Flavia.

3.5

Monster from the Ocean Floor

May 21, 1954

Julie, an American on vacation in Mexico, spots a giant, one-eyed amoeba rising from the ocean, but when she tries to tell the authorities, no one believes her. She finally teams up with a marine biologist in an attempt to destroy it.

5.6

The Slumber Party Massacre

Sep 10, 1982

Trish invites her high school basketball teammates over for a night they'll never forget -- or survive -- when an unexpected guest crashes the party: an escaped psychopath with a portable power drill.

5.7

Dance of the Damned

Apr 19, 1989

A vampire follows his instincts to a strip joint where he focuses in on one of the performers. He picks her for his meal because she is contemplating suicide, but he wants to share her life before taking it, and during the course of the evening they discuss their differences, their fears, and their lifestyles. As the moment of truth approaches, the woman becomes less sure that she wants to die.

6.2

Mark of the Vampire

Apr 26, 1935

Sir Borotyn, a prominent Prague resident, is discovered murdered in his home, with all indications pointing to a vampire assault. The victim's friend, Baron Otto, and the physician who analyzes the body are certain that the vampire is the mysterious Count Mora, or perhaps his daughter, but receive little help from the law. Professor Zelen, an expert in the occult, is called in to assist with the investigation.

5.6

The Enchanted Desna

Dec 7, 1964

Based on the novel of the same name by Oleksandr Dovzhenko. About the childhood of the famous Ukrainian film director Oleksandr Dovzhenko, who was born on the ancient lands of Chernihiv, along the banks the Desna. The film consists of two parts. The first is the world shown through the impressions of the six-year-old Sashko. The second is the recollections and reasoning of Sashko, now an elderly colonel who liberates his native village during the war.

5.7

Humanoids from the Deep

May 1, 1980

After a new cannery introduces scientifically augmented salmon to a seaside town in the Pacific Northwest, a species of mysterious, mutated sea creatures begin killing the men and raping the women.

4.4

Psychic Experiment

Apr 15, 2010

A idyllic, small, self-sufficient community. On the surface, it seems like the perfect neighborhood. Everything you could possibly need is within walking distance. But...the pastoral exterior conceals a dark past and an even darker secret. As a group of individuals-each with their own ties and agendas with the town and each other-converges on the enclave, strange things begin to happen. Very strange things. Strange enough to test- and then break-the very fabric of reality itself.

4.5

The Velvet Vampire

Oct 13, 1971

A married couple accept the invitation of mysterious vixen Diane LeFanu to visit her in her secluded desert estate. Tensions arise when the couple, unaware at first that Diane is a centuries-old vampire, realize that they are both objects of the pale temptress' seductions.

5.5

Blood Bath

Mar 2, 1966

A painter of morbid art, who becomes a murderous vampire by night and kills young women, attempts a daytime relationship with a woman who resembles a former love and is also the sister of one of his victims.

6.4

Wonder Woman 1984

Dec 16, 2020

A botched store robbery places Wonder Woman in a global battle against a powerful and mysterious ancient force that puts her powers in jeopardy.

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7.6

Pretty Bloody: The Women of Horror

Feb 25, 2009

Pretty Bloody: The Women of Horror is a television documentary film that premiered on the Canadian cable network Space on February 25, 2009. The hour-long documentary examines the experiences, motivations and impact of the increasing number of women engaged in horror fiction, with producers Donna Davies and Kimberlee McTaggart of Canada's Sorcery Films interviewing actresses, film directors, writers, critics and academics. The documentary was filmed in Toronto, Canada; and in Los Angeles, California and New York City, New York in the US.

6.9

The Juniper Tree

Apr 10, 1990

Margit and her older sister Katla flee for safety after their mother is burned to death for witchcraft. Finding shelter with Johan and his resentful young son, Jonas, the sisters help form an impromptu family unit that’s soon strained by Katla’s burgeoning sorcery.

4.6

The Flying Serpent

Feb 1, 1946

A demented archaeologist discovers a living, breathing serpent creature known to the Aztecs as Quetzalcoatl and accidentally kills his wife by giving her one of the beast's feathers, causing the creature to track her down and slaughter her. Using this knowledge he exacts revenge upon his enemies by placing one of the feathers on his intended victim and letting the beast loose to wreak havoc.

6.7

Goodnight Mommy

Jan 8, 2015

In the heat of the summer lays a lonesome house in the countryside where nine year old twin brothers await their mother’s return. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is like before and the children start to doubt whether this woman is actually who she says she is.

4.2

Santo vs. the Vampire Women

Oct 11, 1962

A professor recruits a professional wrestler to protect his daughter from vampires intent on kidnapping her and marrying her to the devil.