On today’s episode we’re talking The Curse of La Llorona (2019), Michael Chaves’ ode to the popular Mexican folk story in which a ghostly woman in white stalks and kills young children. Does this horror film introduce some much needed Latinx representation into American horror film or does its potential go unmet? And how does the film’s positioning of a white woman as the heroine impact audience spectatorship? We’re a divided Horror Homeroom crew on this episode, so stay tuned!
Required Reading:
Bradley, Laura. “The Curse of La Llorona: The Real Legend Behind the Horror Film.” Vanity Fair, 19 April 2019.
Chavez, Danette. “Curse Of La Llorona is more parody than expansion of the Conjuring universe.” AV Club, 17 April 2019.
Keetley, Dawn. “La Maldicion de la Llorona and the Essence of Horror.” Horror Homeroom, 6 August 2019.
Wiggins, Steve A. “Horror’s Exotic Religion? The Marked Ones and Curse of La Llorona.” Horror Homeroom, 22 August 2019.
