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Mexico - Horror & Suspense Movies Around the Globe

by Encyclopedia_of_Horror • Created 5 years ago • Modified 2 months ago
A series of lists chronicling horror and suspense releases from various countries, brought to you by Eric Myford, author of The Encyclopedia of Horror & Suspense Movies book series.
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  • Cronos (1992)

    1. Cronos

    19921h 34mR70Metascore
    6.7 (35K)
    A mysterious device designed to provide its owner with eternal life resurfaces after four hundred years, leaving a trail of destruction in its path.
    DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsFederico LuppiRon PerlmanClaudio Brook
  • Las lloronas (2004)

    2. Las lloronas

    20041h 38mNot Rated
    4.9 (115)
    "Las Lloronas" is an adaptation of the legend of "La Llorona"(Weeping Woman). It's based on the story of three generations of women within a Mexican familiy. Cursed by la llorona, these women fight to overcome the situations that arise by this. Through the struggles that these women face, they must eventually come to terms with destiny. "Las Lloronas" is a story of love, loss and triumph of the spirit, as well as the inner strength that each women has within.
    DirectorLorena VillarrealStarsMiguel RodarteElizabeth ÁvilaFrancisco Gattorno
  • Alan Chávez, Paulina Gaitan, and Francisco Barreiro in We Are What We Are (2010)

    3. We Are What We Are

    20101h 30mNot Rated65Metascore
    5.7 (5.2K)
    When the patriarch of the family passes away, the teenage children must take responsibility for the family chores: the preparation of the rituals, the hunting and putting the all-important meat on the table. These newfound responsibilities are even more daunting, however, when you live in the city and happen to be a family of cannibals.
    DirectorJorge Michel GrauStarsFrancisco BarreiroPaulina GaitanAlan Chávez
  • Santa Sangre (1989)

    4. Santa Sangre

    19892h 3mNC-17
    7.5 (25K)
    A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless mother - the leader of a strange religious cult - and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name as he becomes "her arms".
    DirectorAlejandro JodorowskyStarsAxel JodorowskyBlanca GuerraGuy Stockwell
  • Night of 1000 Cats (1972)

    5. Night of 1000 Cats

    19721h 3mR
    3.9 (932)
    A wealthy playboy kidnaps and murders young women, feeding their corpses to his horde of felines.
    DirectorRené Cardona Jr.StarsAnjanette ComerHugo StiglitzZulma Faiad
  • Here Comes the Devil (2012)

    6. Here Comes the Devil

    20121h 37mNot Rated50Metascore
    5.6 (4.6K)
    A couple loses their children near some caves in Tijuana. The children return to their parents the next day, unharmed. However, something has happened to them.
    DirectorAdrian Garcia BoglianoStarsLaura CaroFrancisco BarreiroMichele García
  • Come Out and Play (2012)

    7. Come Out and Play

    20121h 27mR44Metascore
    4.8 (3.5K)
    A couple take a vacation to a remote island - their last holiday together before they become parents. Soon after their arrival, they notice that no adults seem to be present - an observation that quickly presents a nightmarish reality.
    DirectorMakinovStarsEbon Moss-BachrachVinessa ShawDaniel Giménez Cacho
  • The Brainiac (1962)

    8. The Brainiac

    19621h 17mApproved
    5.0 (1.4K)
    In 1661 Mexico, Baron Vitelius is executed for witchcraft. 300 years later, during a comet's return, he resurfaces as a brain-eating monster seeking revenge on the Inquisitors' descendants.
    DirectorChano UruetaStarsAbel SalazarAriadne WelterDavid Silva
  • Carlos Padilla and Lex Ortega in Atrocious (2015)

    9. Atrocious

    20151h 19m
    4.9 (1.2K)
    While examining a traffic accident where a woman was badly hurt, the unorthodox police commander finds proof of even more gruesome facts and decides to deal out vengeful justice.
    DirectorLex OrtegaStarsDavid AboussafyAbigail BonillaRicardo Brito
  • The Curse of the Crying Woman (1963)

    10. The Curse of the Crying Woman

    19631h 20mApproved
    6.5 (852)
    After fifteen years of being away, a woman returns with her husband to her aunt's hacienda in the Mexican countryside, without realizing that her relative is a sorceress who wants to use her to bring an evil witch back to life.
    DirectorRafael BaledónStarsRosita ArenasAbel SalazarRita Macedo
  • The Bloody Vampire (1962)

    11. The Bloody Vampire

    19621h 50m
    5.2 (285)
    Count Cagliostro, whose family has tried for generations to rid the world of vampires, instructs his daughter and her fiance to protect several valuable documents.
    DirectorMiguel MoraytaStarsBegoña PalaciosErna Martha BaumanRaúl Farell
  • Demonoid (1981)

    12. Demonoid

    19811h 18mR
    4.7 (2K)
    Spouses looking for silver in Mexico find a 300 year old severed hand driven by a demon.
    DirectorAlfredo ZacaríasStarsSamantha EggarStuart WhitmanRoy Jenson
  • KM 31: Kilómetro 31 (2006)

    13. KM 31: Kilómetro 31

    20061h 45mR
    5.3 (3.7K)
    Following a horrible car accident on a wooded road near Mexico City, Agata goes into a coma. Her twin sister Catalina must try to solve the mystery of her sister's accident next to the Km. 31 marker and discovers a terrifying local legend.
    DirectorRigoberto CastañedaStarsIliana FoxAdrià ColladoRaúl Méndez
  • Ruth Ramos in The Untamed (2016)

    14. The Untamed

    20161h 38mNot Rated72Metascore
    6.1 (7.2K)
    A couple in a troubled marriage locate a meteorite, initiating an encounter with a mysterious creature. Their lives are turned upside down by the discovery of the creature, which is a source of both pleasure and destruction.
    DirectorAmat EscalanteStarsRuth RamosSimone BucioJesús Meza
  • We Are the Flesh (2016)

    15. We Are the Flesh

    20161h 19mNot Rated62Metascore
    4.7 (3.6K)
    After wandering a ruined city for years in search of food and shelter, two siblings find their way into one of the last remaining buildings. Inside, they find a man who will make them a dangerous offer to survive the outside world.
    DirectorEmiliano Rocha MinterStarsNoé HernándezMaría EvoliDiego Gamaliel
  • The Living Coffin (1959)

    16. The Living Coffin

    19591h 12m
    5.3 (242)
    A cowboy and his sidekick meet a ranching family that is haunted by spirits and vampires.
    DirectorFernando MéndezStarsGastón SantosMaría DuvalPedro D'Aguillón
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    17. Bajo la sal

    20081h 52mNot Rated
    6.7 (1.2K)
    SET IN MEXICO! A series of murders leads Commander Trujillo to a town close to a salt mine, where he meets Víctor Zepeda - a lonely teenager who works in his father funeral home.
    DirectorMario MuñozStarsHumberto ZuritaPlutarco HazaEmilio Guerrero
  • Cecilia Pezet in Satanico Pandemonium (1975)

    18. Satanico Pandemonium

    19751h 29mNot Rated
    6.1 (1.6K)
    A young nun is tempted by visions of forbidden sexual fantasies to cross over to Satan.
    DirectorGilberto Martínez SolaresStarsEnrique RochaCecilia PezetDelia Magaña
  • Cyclone (1978)

    19. Cyclone

    19781h 40mPG-13
    4.8 (937)
    After a surprise cyclone hits the area, tourists become stranded on a boat in the sea, and they have to do anything in order to survive. To make matters even worse, they're joined by the survivors of a plane crash and a sinking boat.
    DirectorRené Cardona Jr.StarsArthur KennedyCarroll BakerLionel Stander
  • Even the Wind Is Afraid (1968)

    20. Even the Wind Is Afraid

    19681h 28mTV-14
    7.2 (2.2K)
    Girls that were punished to sat at a boarding school during Spring Break have no idea the school is haunted by the restless spirit of a former student seeking revenge.
    DirectorCarlos Enrique TaboadaStarsMarga LópezMaricruz OlivierAlicia Bonet
  • Issa López and Vince Pope in Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017)

    21. Tigers Are Not Afraid

    20171h 23mNot Rated76Metascore
    6.9 (9.7K)
    A dark fairy tale about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and the ghosts created every day by the drug war.
    DirectorIssa LópezStarsPaola LaraJuan Ramón LópezNery Arredondo
  • El hombre y el monstruo (1959)

    22. El hombre y el monstruo

    19591h 18m
    6.1 (345)
    A failed pianist sells his soul to the devil in return for his becoming the greatest musician in the world. The catch: every time he plays he turns into a horrible monster.
    DirectorRafael BaledónStarsEnrique RambalAbel SalazarMartha Roth
  • Atrocious (2012)

    23. Atrocious

    201217mShort
    5.1 (14)
    DirectorLex Ortega
  • Bring Me the Vampire (1963)

    24. Bring Me the Vampire

    19631h 40m
    3.8 (90)
    A group of would-be beneficiaries gather for the reading of a will, and discover that they must spend the night in a spooky castle to gain their inheritance. A spooky housekeeper and a man who seems to be a vampire are just two of the obstacles that might deter them.
    DirectorsAlfredo B. CrevennaAlberto MariscalStarsMaría Eugenia San MartínCarlos RiquelmeHéctor Godoy
  • To Kill a Killer (2007)

    25. To Kill a Killer

    20071h 37mNot RatedVideo
    4.4 (121)
    A retired hit-man emerges from retirement to track down a seemingly unstoppable serial killer. Soon the hit-man, his equally dangerous wife, and their innocent daughter become the vicious psychopath's next target.
    DirectorRicardo IslasStarsJorge ReynosoDominic Capone IIISalomón Carmona

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