First Crypt of 2024 and we have Satanic Hispanics from Dread/Epic Pictures. Featuring stories from an array of Latine voices including Mike Mendez, Demian Rugna, Eduardo Sánchez, Gigi Saul Guerrero, and Alejandro Brugues is this Spanish-speaking scare-fest worth the hype?
Read MoreTrying new things can be scary. As Eduardo Sánchez recently discovered, they can also be absolutely hilarious. Sánchez is best known for being a co-director of “The Blair Witch Project,” but he’s been directing horror for over 2 decades, including a segment in this year’s horror anthology “Satanic Hispanics.” Dipping his toe into the horror comedy subgenre, Sánchez’s “El Vampiro” is a slapstick comedy about a vampire who has to make it home before Daylight Savings.
Read MoreAnthology horror films are curious beasts. They’re known for having segments ranging in quality from classic to abysmal. Even fans of “Creepshow” (arguably the best anthology horror film of all time, if not in the top 5), have segments they rank last without thinking twice. This doesn’t mean they’re bad, or even that they lessen the film as a whole. Weak entries are priced into all anthology films, and they don’t stop them from being classics. There aren’t many exceptions to this rule, but “Satanic Hispanics” doesn’t contain a single bad segment.
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