Episode 06: Horror of Latin America

This episode was recorded on August 8, 2023 and posted on September 9, 2023.

Content Warning: Vulgarity.

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 6
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie of Horror Movie Weekly
• Introductions to our guest - Vincente from Beyond the Frame 
• Today’s Topic: Horror of Latin America

Discussion of Latin American Cultures in Horror

• Our experiences with Latin American Horror
• Representation gap of Latin American cultures in film
• Why are horror films more prominent in Latin cultures than others in the U.S?
• Major themes in British horror: colonialism/political corruption, Christianity, and femicide
• Vincente’s favorite folklore and urban legends from Chile - Trauco 

Worst & Best Representations of Latin American Horror

Spoilers ahead!

Worst

• Caleuche: El llamado del Mar (2012) - Vincente
• The Untamed (2016) - Vincente
• Menendez: Day of the Lord (2020) - Suzie 
• We Are the Flesh (2016) - Suzie 
• The Curse of La Llorona (2019) - Lonely

Best

• La Llorona (2019) - Vincente
• Bestia (2021) - Vincente
• Terrified (2017) - Suzie & Vincente
• Huesera: The Bone Woman (2022) - Suzie & Lonely
• The Similars (2016) - Suzie 

Suzie’s Deep Cuts 

Includes films with under 5k ratings on IMDB. 

• We Are What We Are (2010)
• Visceral: Between the Ropes of Madness (2012)
• Aftershock (2012)
• Downhill (2016)

Final Thoughts

• If you could sum up where you want to see the future of Latinx storytelling in horror, what would be your highlights?

Thank you to our guest! 

• Follow Vincente’s reviews and film analyses on Instagram - @beyondtheframe._ !

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• Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com.

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Sources & Additional Reading

ABC13 staff. (2023, March 10). Latinos and Hispanics face big hurdles in Hollywood, vastly underrepresented in TV and movies, data shows. ABC13. https://abc13.com/amp/hispanics-latinos-actors-representation-in-tv-and-movies/12934732/

Bojorquez, K. (2021, November 2). Why U.S. Latino and Hispanic audiences love horror movies. The Sacrament Bee. https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article255103562.html

Chavez, D. (2022, November 21). Gateway Staff. The Gateway. https://www.unothegateway.com/latino-representation-and-stereotypes-in-american-film-and-television/

Guerra, J. (2021, June 7). Why do horror films like “The conjuring” have particular appeal with Latinos? Why do horror films like “The Conjuring” have particular appeal with Latinos? | Datebook. https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/movies-tv/why-horror-films-have-particular-appeal-with-16223674/amp

Luiz Suppia, A. (2019). Horror in literature and film in Latin America. Oxford Bibiliographies. https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/document/obo-9780199766581/obo-9780199766581-0124.xml

Malone, S. (2020, September 15). Hispanic heritage: Exploring Latin American horror. Morbidly Beautiful. https://morbidlybeautiful.com/exploring-latin-american-horror/

Peralta, M. (2022, October 12). Celebrating Latinx Heritage month with 5 horror films that challenge the colonial mindset. Dread Central. https://www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/439817/celebrating-latinx-heritage-month-with-5-horror-films-that-challenge-the-colonial-mindset/?amp

Seijas, J. L. (2018). Latin American myths and legends. Latinolife. https://www.latinolife.co.uk/articles/latin-american-myths-and-legends

Shaw, D. (2020, August 29). How Latin American horror films highlight femicides, political corruption and other human rights abuses - entertainment news , Firstpost. Firstpost. https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/how-latin-american-horror-films-highlight-femicides-political-corruption-and-other-human-rights-abuses-8756111.html/amp