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169 | La Llorona

Directed by Jayro Bustamante

Written by Jayro Bustamante and Lisandro Sanchez

Stars María Mercedes Coroy, Sabrina De La Hoz, Margarita Kenéfic 

Premiered at Venice Film Festival August 30, 2019

Released exclusively on Shudder August 6, 2020 

Not Rated

Runtime: 1hr 37mins 

RT: 97% critics, 61% audience 

Synopsis: A retired army general on trial for war crimes holes up with his family in their mansion while protestors gather outside. Inside the mansion the general is being haunted by the ghost of one of the many people he killed.


We decided it would probably be best if we watched something a little lighter next. With this in mind, our next movie will be Psycho Goreman, the newest feature from one half of the team that brought you The Void. If you’ve seen that one then you know we’re in store for something visually striking at the least. So check this one out and we’ll see you in two weeks.


Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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156 | Host

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Directed by Rob Savage

Written by Gemma Hurley, Rob Savage & Jed Shepherd

Stars Haley Bishop, Gemma Moore, Emma Louise Webb

Premiered July 30, 2020 (Shudder exclusive)

Rated NR

Runtime: 57 min

RT: 100% critics, 79% audience (finally over 50%!)

A group of college friends quarantining in their respectives homes participate in a seance over Zoom and it somehow works.


For next time we’re leaving it up to you - which of these four movies should we review next? Clicking the posters will take you to each trailer. We’ll tally your votes here and across our various social accounts and let you know the winner on Friday, 8/28.


Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/