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10 Best Horror Movies In History With A Spanish Temperament
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Today we take a look at horror films made by Spanish directors and recommend what we consider to be the 10 best Spanish horror and horror films in history.
Among the cinematic genres, horror films are very popular.
And despite the fact that many films are not particularly scary, we find a few titles that keep us on our toes and make us nervous and fidget in our chair.
While when we talk about horror films we automatically think of international (mostly American) films, we also have a few horror films that are definitely worth watching.
Today we delve into films horror, filmed in Spanish to collect what we believe Top 10 Spanish Horror Movies:
CHRONOS
- Year : 1993
- Duration : 92 minutes.
- Director Story by: Guillermo del Toro
- Genre : horror
Written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, starring Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman, Claudio Brook and Margherita Isabelle.
Chronos is a small device invented in 1536 by the alchemist Umberto Falconelli who escaped from Spain to Mexico. A device that grants immortality. True, in 1937 the life of the alchemist was nevertheless cut short as a result of a tragic accident, because Chronos promised eternal life to those who would feed him with his own blood.
The property of the mansion where the alchemist lived was sold under the hammer. And then one day the owner of an antique store, old man Jesus Gris, opened up the figurine of an angel and, having found a strange box inside, activated its winding mechanism.
Enlightenment
- Year : 2010
- Duration : 112 minutes.
- Director Story by: Guillem Morales
- Genre : psychological thriller
Another one of the best Spanish horror films is " Ojos de Julia" , a psychological thriller co-written by Guillem Morales and Oriol Paulo, starring Belen Rueda.
Its plot follows the Astronomer Julia suffering from a progressive eye disease. She learns that her twin sister hanged herself in her basement. The official version of the police is suicide, the cause of the tragedy is a complete loss of vision as a result of the same disease. Although the sisters have not kept in touch lately, Julia feels that Sarah has been killed. Therefore, despite the protests of her husband, the woman begins her own investigation, and she needs to get to the truth until the light in her eyes finally fades.
DEEP SLEEP
- Year : 2011
- Duration : 107 minutes.
- Director : Jaume Balaguero
- Genre : psychological thriller
Cesar works as a concierge for a small apartment building in Barcelona. He is deeply unhappy and is looking for at least some reason for further existence. Day after day he does his work and, while none of the inhabitants of the house pays special attention to him, he himself tirelessly watches them. He knows every little thing in their lives, everything about them, and especially about one of them.
BUNKER
- Year : 2011
- Duration : 103 minutes.
- Director Story by: Andres Bais
- Genre : psychological thriller
Starring, among others, Kim Gutiérrez, Clara Lago, Martina Garcia and Marcela Mar, "Hidden Face" is a psychological thriller that tells the story of Adrian and Belen, a couple who move to Colombia in search of a home.
However, once they find the perfect place to live, Belen disappears without a trace, with Adrian becoming the prime suspect.
Despite the ongoing investigation, Adrian finds solace in Fabian, a young waitress.
But as passion grows between them, strange things begin to happen in the house. , raising questions about the mysterious disappearance of Bethlehem.
REPORTAGE
- Year : 2007
- Duration : 76 minutes.
- Directed by : Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza
- Genre : horror
Aspiring TV reporter Angela Vidal from the chronicle of incidents craves sensationalism. With enviable tenacity, she is looking for unique material, and therefore leaves with a team of rescuers to the scene in a large residential building. Angela, recklessly busy with work, does not immediately understand where exactly she is reporting from. Residents of the house, affected by a terrible virus, one by one turn into zombies, and so that the infection does not break out onto the streets of the city, the authorities blocked the house.
SHELTER
- Year : 2007
- Duration : 100 minutes.
- Director Story by: Juan Antonio Bayona
- Genre : horror
Laura spent her happiest years in an orphanage on the coast. Her beloved teachers replaced her parents, and her friends replaced her brothers and sisters. Thirty years later, Laura returns to her childhood home with her husband and seven-year-old son Simon. She dreams of restoring it and opening it to new little visitors. However, on the opening day of the shelter, it is discovered that Simon has disappeared without a trace. Laura thinks it's about Thomas, her son's fictitious friend, whose ghost she encountered on the day she disappeared.
Devil's backbone
- Year : 2001
- Duration : 106 minutes.
- Director Story by: Guillermo del Toro
- Genre : horror, thriller
A frightening story about 12-year-old Carlos, who, after the death of his father, finds himself in a Santa Lucia school in the care of Principal Carmen and Professor Casares. The boy's father was a rebel who was killed in battle against Franco's regime. And although the orphanage is overwhelmed with a large number of children, the headmaster sympathetically accepts the young Carlos.
Other
- Year : 2001
- Duration : 104 minutes.
- Director Story by: Alejandro Amenabar
- Genre : horror
Grace hides her children in a secluded mansion on the island, where the family waits for the end of World War II. The war that Grace's husband must return from.
Her daughter and son suffer from a strange disease, they cannot stand direct daylight. When three new servants appear in the house, they have to follow the rules: all rooms must always be in twilight, and you cannot open the door until the previous one is locked. But the measured flow of life at home soon comes to an end - some otherworldly entity is trying to break the established order.
THE SKIN I LIVE IN
- Year : 2011
- Duration : 117 minutes.
- Director Story by: Pedro Almodovar
- Genre : psychological thriller
World-renowned surgeon Robert Ledgard has discovered the secret to creating artificial human skin. He assures his colleagues that he is experimenting on mice, but secretly keeps a young woman named Vera locked up in his country house, who is the main object of his experiments. In the absence of the doctor, the elderly maid Marilia looks after her.
One day, in the absence of a doctor, Marilia's prodigal son, Seka, comes into the house in a carnival costume of a tiger. He asks his mother to hide him in the house from the police, however, having learned about the existence of a mysterious captive, he bursts into her...
FAUN'S LABYRINTH
- Year : 2006
- Duration : 112 minutes.
- Director Story by: Guillermo del Toro
- Genre : horror, thriller
Spain, 1944 A group of rebels fight the Nazis in the mountain forests of northern Navarre. Ophelia, a 10-year-old lonely and dreamy girl, moves with her pregnant mother Carmen to the military camp of her stepfather, Captain Vidal. Vidal is an arrogant and cruel officer in Franco's army who must clear the area of rebels at all costs. Ophelia, fascinated by fairy tales, discovers an old abandoned labyrinth not far from her house.
The fairy leads her to the center of the labyrinth, where she meets Faun, the owner of the dungeon. The faun claims to know her true fate and her secret destiny. It turns out Ophelia is the missing princess of the magical kingdom, which her father has been looking for for many centuries. The faun offers her the opportunity to return to the magical kingdom. But first, she must pass three trials before the full moon. Nobody should know about it.
This concludes our review. The 10 Best Spanish Horror and Thriller Movies Ever.
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