Halloween 2023 is here, and so is our craving for horror cinema. With the scary Jack O Lantern season going on, it is normal to hunt for something fearful and frightening to keep us company.
From erotic thrillers to spin-chilling dramas, the Spanish film industry has never really disappointed us making us put our Halloween-fate in its hand.
If you are looking for some horrifying Spanish delight, we are here to serve you with the right cuisine.
Also known as Arrebato, this movie has aged as fine as wine when it comes to being a spooky, scary piece. It is an art-house horror film, that revolves around the making of a horror film and has psychedelic effects to it.
Titled as El Laberinto Del Fauno in Spanish, this fantasy horror is written, directed and co-produced by Guillermo del Toro and although the storyline isn’t the most horror-reaction-provoking, the cinematography and creatures in this film will make you think otherwise.
The movie is titled Los ojos de Julia in Spanish and is a horror film with a psychological twist to it which only makes it all the more terrifying. It really plays with your assumptions and the reality that we are to pursue making us do a double take and, well, don’t we all love that!
Marrying a melodrama to a thriller and producing a horror movie out of it is not easy but, The Skin I Live In aka La piel que habito is all about that, so you can understand the dexterity this film holds over the horror genre. It is based on Thierry Jonquet’s Mygale and silently induces a feeling of perpetual doom as you watch it.
If supernatural horror is your game, then play this movie to get all those jump scares tied in with the right eerie music and cinematography. This horror film comes with a psychological edge, only making it more worthy of being a perfect Halloween watch.