¡UY QUE HORROR! A Latinx Horror Movie Podcast

¡Feliz Dia de los Muertos! Instead of calaveras and marigolds, Jonny and Aileen talk the 3rd installment of George Romero's Dead Series, Day of the Dead. A small team of scientists, civilians and trigger-happy soldiers battle desperately to ensure the survival of the human race, but tension inside the missile silo base is reaching breaking-point, and the zombies are gathering outside.  Remember to...

This week, Jonny and Aileen explore a Tupí legend in Skull: A Máscara de Anhangá . A supernatural serial killer, possessed by a pre-Colombian myth, hunts for revenge in the metropolis of São Paulo. Only those with ancient knowledge will be able to stop him.  Jonny and Aileen also discuss the etymology of the word Tahawantinsupay, the folklore behind Anhangá and Brazilian Wrestling Federation champ...

¡BINGO! Jonny and Aileen talk about newly released Bingo Hell . The barrio of Oak Springs is getting gentrified but a group of fiesty, elderly friends, lead by señora chingona Lupita, refuse to move. But when their beloved bingo hall is taken over by an evil presence, they'll have more than hipsters to worry about. Plus our hosts talk about director, Gigi Saul Guerrero, actress Adriana Barraza and...

Jonny and Aileen return to Chile and are in search of zombies with the movie Muerte Ciega/Zombie Dawn . A mysterious mining accident in a remote territory unleashes an unspeakable horror that creates a zombie horde with an appetite for human flesh. 15 years later, a group of mercenaries and scientists head into the quarantined zone to find answers. Jonny and Aileen also discuss some of the film's...

For the podcast's one year anniversary, Jonny and Aileen watch Killer Fish , a movie about jewel thieves risking their lives in piranha infested waters of Angra Dos Reis, Brazil.  This movie couldn't be more 70s if it tried! Our hosts also talk about piranha, the African diaspora religions in Macumba, and the horror queen Karen Black. Listen to the fabulous Killer Fish theme song by Amii Stewart h...

This week, we have a classic from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, El Esqueleto de la Señora Morales . Suffocating from the persistent badgering of his humorless and puritanical wife Gloria, meek taxidermist Pablo Morales is pushed too far...so he comes up with a plan to get away with murder. Jonny & Aileen also discuss Churubusco Studios and Arthur Machen's horror writing. You can watch the movi...

Jonny & Aileen go back to Peru with the 2016 movie, Maligno. An Amazonian evil spirit, trapped for 30 years in the main hospital of Iquitos, is released and is now on the hunt for souls. Our hosts also discuss the Peruvian legend of El Tunche and the life and tragic death of Peruvian actress, Sofía Rocha.   Find the fun shirts from Girls on Tops that Jonny and Aileen talk about in the episode here...

¡Es nuestro quincuagésimo episódio! That means we've been around for fifty episodes! So Jonny and Aileen watch a movie from the land of lakes and volcanoes that brought them together, Nicaragua. The only horror movie associated with Nicaragua, so far, The Lost Platoon tells of an American reporter covering a civil war in Nicaragua who rediscovers four immortal soldiers that saved his life during W...

It's rare treat for Jonny & Aileen to see a movie in real time with its release, so our hosts jumped at the chance to watch Maxi Contenti's Al Morir La Matinée , that just came out in the US this August. A slasher film mixed with giallo, Al Morir La Matinée shows a rainy day in Montevideo where a group of strangers go to the movies, but one of those strangers is hungry for more than popcorn. Our h...

¡Ciao bella! Jonny and Aileen may be in Argentina this week, but all they can hear is Italiano! With their film, Abrakadabra, The Onetti Brothers, pay homage to the Italian, giallo style horror films of the 70s. Thirty five years after his father is tragically killed during a magic trick gone wrong, Lorenzo Mancini's own magic act is derailed when he finds himself the target of a sadistic serial k...

Jonny and Aileen go back to Uruguay on the nostalgia train. Muñeco Viviente V, by Maxi Contenti, is a DIY home movie with a lot of heart. With references to Nintendo, Jurassic Park and Goosebumps, it's the movie we all wanted to make on the weekends when we were young, using our dads' camcorder. Bruno is a teen with an odd past. Every summer, a plastic action figure comes alive to threaten his lif...

Jonny and Aileen head to the spooky Colombian beaches of Saudó, Laberinto de Almas . The first movie on the podcast led by a mostly Afro-Latino cast and director. Elías is a renowned doctor living in high class comforts with his beautiful wife and son. But childhood nightmares haunt him and soon, they haunt his son as well. Elías returns to his remote hometown of Saudó, a place that holds secrets...

This week Jonny and Aileen watch a made for TV movie from Venezuela.  La Mano,  released in 1995, tells the story of Armandito, a humble man who arrives in Caracas and rents a room in an inn with a mysterious past.  When Armandito's hand becomes possessed, he must fulfill the disembodied limb's promise to regain control and return to his hometown. Jonny and Aileen also discuss the Venezuelan TV ch...

Are you a Flávia or a Verónica? This week, Carlos Enrique Taboada's last film, Veneno Para Las Hadas, really gets Jonny and Aileen in their childhood feels. A lonely young girl falls under the spell of a domineering classmate who has aspirations of becoming a witch. Didn't we all have that one friend that knew exactly how to manipulate us? Jonny and Aileen also discuss some fun facts about the fil...

¡APLAUSOS! Jonny and Aileen discuss the rare 70s cult film of Peruvian and Argentinian origin, El Inquisidor , also known as El Inquisidor de Lima , El Fuego del Pecado , and El Inquisidor: Las Brujas Desnudas . A series of mysterious murders of young ladies start occurring in the city of Lima. The curious thing about the case is that the girls are being burned alive. It seems that El Santo Ofício...

Zé do Caixão is back! Jonny and Aileen watch their first sequel in the pod with the second Coffin Joe installment, Esta Noite Encarnarei no Teu Cadáver.  Continuing his quest to have the perfect son, Zé do Caixão searches for the perfect woman while terrorizing his small town with his sadistic practices. Jonny and Aileen also discuss Nietzsche and the concept of the ubermensch.   Remember to subsc...

¡Que lo que! Jonny & Aileen discuss the Dominican film, Andrea .  It's one of the few, if not first, horror films that came from la Republica Dominicana.  A young girl unleashes a spirit after removing a cross on a sacred holy ground cemetery.  The spirit terrorizes Andrea and her family. Andrea's family, witch doctors, and spiritual healers battle the spirit in attempts to return to a normal life...

Hide your niños porque, Ahí Va El Diablo ! This week, Jonny and Aileen watch and discuss this Mexican horror movie suggested by a listener of the podcast.  A couple lose their two kids while on a family trip near some caves in Tijuana. When they're found, it becomes clear that something evil has come home with them. Jonny and Aileen also talk about the movie's portrayal of sex and female sexuality...

Jonny and Aileen cautiously return to Chile with the movie, La Casa.   When a member of Chile's secret police gets a call for help at La Casona Dubois, he becomes trapped by the evil spirits that reside in the cursed house.  Another movie inspired by real events!  Plus, Jonny and Aileen learn more about the Chilean secret police also known as DINA, what's going on present day at La Casona Dubois,...

It's Jonny & Aileen's first time in Paraguay! Morgue  tells the story of Diego, a security guard for hire that spends a terrifying night locked inside a morgue. Plus, our hosts learn about one of the Paraguayan national languages, Guaraní, and the origins of morgues! Remember to subscribe, rate and review! Follow ¡Uy Que Horror! on social media: Twitter: @Uy_Que_Horror Instagram: @uyquehorror

Grab your speedo cuz we're hunting sharks in Isla Mujeres! The Mexican 70's cult classic, ¡Tintotera! , features two rivals turned friends that experience free love, lots of sex, and a whole bunch of shark killing (like actual, real killing). Plus Jonny & Aileen talk about the beautiful Isla Mujeres, tiger shark conservation and polyamory! Watch the movie here! And You Call Yourself a Scientist ar...

It's Guillermo del Toro's first película! Jonny and Aileen fall in love with GDT's work again with the movie Cronos.  A twist on the usual vampire story, when Jesus Gris finds a mysterious device that has resurfaced after 400 years, it seemingly brings eternal life to its new owner, but that might not be something that Jesus wants. Plus our hosts learn what Alchemy is and the wonderful relationshi...

The ghosts are here to stay! Jonny and Aileen talk about the spooky Argentinian film, La Funeraria. Bernardo is an undertaker that runs his mortuary business in the same house where he resides. His VERY dysfunctional family lives among coffins, wreaths and mischievous supernatural entities that visit on a daily basis. But there's something darker and more evil on the way.  Plus, our hosts learn mo...

Jonny and Aileen head to Peru with the movie El Demonio de los Andes to discover the unsettling story of the South American equivalent of the werewolf.  The Jarjacha is an entity/curse brought on by the biggest (and grossest) sin of all: incest. Kiss your sister or your brother and be cursed to live as a were-llama! Plus our hosts talk about the effects of the Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) and t...

Can you feel the lure of the dark? Jonny & Aileen have a lot of fun with Ritual of Death , a gory, poorly acted but hilarious film from Brazil. A local acting company decides to stage an updated version of an Egyptian ritual involving human sacrifice but they unleash a dark and evil force. Plus our hosts discuss 80s and 90s cartoon nostalgia, the Brazilian film genre "Cinema da Boca do Lixo", and...