Episode 06: Horror of Latin America

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._ ! Keep Up with Your Hosts Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast.  Projectile Varmint - catch Suzie on Horror Movie Weekly with our dear friends Jay of the Dead, Mister Waston, and Channy Dreadful. Suzie also runs the HMW Instagram @ horrormovieweekly.  Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com. Original No Bodies Theme music by Jacob Pini. Need music? Find Jacob on Instagram at @jacob.pini for rates and tell him No Bodies sent you!  Leave us a message at (617) 431-4322‬ and we just might answer you on the show! 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