Darker Than Night (1975)

It is a shame that Mexican horror films have the reputation of silliness that they do. In a lot of cases one thinks of the black and white films featuring knockoffs of the Universal menagerie battling lucha libre heroes. Basically, cheap movies cashing in on characters that have cross-border appeal, particularly with ex-pats and immigrants. The truth is that Mexico has a long, rich history of cinema, and not just in the horror genre. One of my favorite films, Macario , is a grand example, as are the movies that Alejandro Jodorowski and Luis Buñuel made in Mexico, the latter when unable to do so further under Francisco Franco's regime in Spain. However, more and more I find myself interested in the movies made by directors who grew up and were part of the culture, and what they bring to their films. One of those that I will need to explore further is Carlos Enrique Taboada, the director of the slow-burn horror film Darker Than Night . Ofelia (Cla...