10 Spanish Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die

10. The Similars

Movies inspired by episodes of the Twilight Zone should really be its own horror subgenre. Most movies are subtle with their homages to the classic 1960s television series, but Mexico’s The Similars wears its Rod Serling inspiration like a garish badge of honor.

Completely set in a secluded bus station just outside of Mexico City, father-to-be Ulises and seven other people find themselves stranded as a freak rain storm prevents any hope of transportation. Tensions are already high, but things get weird and understandably out of control when everyone’s face begins to transform into Ulises’ face.

The film starts out as a fun game of “find the Twilight Zone reference”, to the obvious Serling-esque opening narration to the way shots are framed. As the film goes on, it takes its ludicrous premise seriously enough that the audience follows suit.

Alongside humorous moments, we are blindsided with some truly disturbing imagery. Twilight Zone aficionados will be quick to point out the similarities this film has to the episodes “Eye of the Beholder”, “It’s a Good Life” and “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street”, but The Similars still has enough originality to stand tall on its own two feet not to be wished away to the cornfield.