Now with the release of the film, “The Curse of La Llorona”, this 100 year old legend has been tied into the Conjuring universe bringing viewers another perspective on this old legend.

Upon result she was named the crying woman, “La Llorona” who is said to seek out children to take their place, terrifying them in the process. She is said to be forever searching for her lost children after being denied entrance into heaven. However, Maria is instantly filled with regret, gilt, and despair after doing so, thus becoming a tortured spirit taking her own life. Maria drowns their children as an act of retribution for his unfaithfulness. The husband discovered cheating becomes the target of her revenge. La Llorona is said to reside in or arise from water due to her past history in which details a beautiful woman who was scorned by a rich man sometime after marriage. The idea arises from traditional Latin American folklore that is imposed on young Mexican children as a form of creepy bed time story. The elements of fear, dread, and anticipation, combine nicely in intensity with startle moments making for an all around cool ghost scare! This brings us to the latest effort from this group, “The Curse of La Llorona” (also known per legends as The Curse of the Weeping Woman).

Scary at the end of the day, is still scary and that is what The Curse of La Llorona conjures up.Īs a frequent horror movie reviewer, I’ve come to recognize the signs of a good production and story line compared to…well, ….another title on the shelf. Fans need not worry about having to see them all to enjoy this one, however just for the record it all ties with the Annabelle, The Nun and Conjuring movies. None-the-less, The Curse of La Llorona is a stand alone film that can be grouped with its sister releases.

This is not always necessary seeing that you can connect the dots thru past reviews and articles. Now for those who follow our reviews, you most likely know that with every Conjuring universe release, we tend to begin with sort of a retro-timeline-connection speel linking those rather frequented released products together. Riding hot on the heels of its successfully orchestrated franchise driven horror universe – The Conjuring movies, “The Curse of La Llorona” adds yet another timeline and topic area to the franchise, namely an angry evil revenant bride. Getting right to the point, “ The Curse of La Llorona” is a simply a great horror film! Seeing it first in theatres and then now per home viewing, I can attest to it being one of the best horror films of 2019. Ignoring the eerie warning of a troubled mother suspected of child endangerment, a social worker and her own small kids are soon drawn into a frightening supernatural realm.

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