Alejandro Hidalgo also made The Exorcism of God, which was an intriguing movie. It’s always cool to see new Spanish horror, and it’s great that Tubi is adding movies like this to its Originals.
Aurora (Paulette Hernandez) and her twin brother Martin (Alan Alarcón) have come back home after something happens to their mother, Cleotilde (Lucero Trejo). You know how it is. Never come back home. Never reconnect with your estranged family. But no one listens, and they return to find supernatural horror.
Martin watched their father die when he was a child, so coming home is rough. It doesn’t help that their mother may be fine, but the man who ran errands for her has died in the house. It turns out that she’s slipping into dementia, so they start to look for a home to watch her. However, she thinks that her husband is still alive — her abusive partner that Martin saw die all those years ago — and she may be turning to black magic to make it happen.
This film has an edge and darkness that makes it stand out among the normal Blumhouse-style cash-ins that horror has become today. One terrifying scene has a character waking up to the mother feasting on their toes. It’s also filmed with style; while there are some predictable moments, there’s plenty to enjoy.
You can watch this on Tubi.