10 Mexican Horror Movies Every Horror Fan Should Watch
3. Even The Wind Is Afraid (1968)
Alternatively known as Hasta el Viento Tiene Miedo and The Wind of Fear, Even the Wind is Afraid is a 1968 supernatural gothic flick with a legacy in Mexico few other films can brag about. Almost singlehandedly revitalising interest in the subgenre following almost a decade of less than impressive releases, the movie was written and directed by two-time Ariel Award winner Carlos Enrique Taboada, one of Mexican cinema's most important figures in history.
The film stars the likes of Alicia Bonet, Maricruz Olivier, Pamela Susan Hall and Marga López, and follows the story of a group of young students who decide to investigate a haunted gothic tower. The tower is haunted by a former student named Andrea, who hung herself and now spends her days walking the halls of her tower hungry for revenge.
Just like with a lot of the supernatural horror films that came out of the country following its release, what makes Even the Wind is Afraid so iconic is its gothic ambience and strong use of tension that help make the unseen just as terrifying as what is in front of the audience's screens.
The film is so iconic within Mexican society that it was granted what every good horror movie gets: a trashy remake, in 2007.