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Barbarous Mexico

Barbarous Mexico

2014 · 110 min · ★ 5.4 · Horror, Fantasy

Eight tales based on the most brutally terrifying Mexican traditions and legends, an anthology of haunting stories woven into the fabric of the Mexican culture, some told through the centuries and some new, but all equally frightening. Bogeymen, trolls, ghosts, monsters, all brought to life. Time for Aztec sacrifices. This is the Day of the Dead.

Directed by Isaac Ezban · Written by Gigi Saul Guerrero

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