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The Best Hispanic and Latin American Horror Movies of the 21st Century

Some of the best horror films of the 21st century have been from Spain and Latin America, including such classics as The Orphanage, When Evil Lurks, and The Devil's Backbone. Check out some of our favorites, all with a 6.0 IMDb rating or higher.
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  • Fernando Tielve in The Devil's Backbone (2001)

      1. The Devil's Backbone

    • 2001
    • 1h 46m
    • R
    • 78Metascore
    7.3 (76K)
    After Carlos - a 12-year-old whose father has died in the Spanish Civil War - arrives at an ominous boys' orphanage, he discovers the school is haunted and has many dark secrets which he must uncover.
    DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsMarisa ParedesEduardo NoriegaFederico Luppi
  • When Evil Lurks (2023)

      2. When Evil Lurks

    • 2023
    • 1h 39m
    • Not Rated
    • 75Metascore
    6.9 (64K)
    In a remote village, two brothers find a demon-infected man just about to "give birth" to evil itself. They decide to get rid of the body, only to end up unintentionally spreading chaos.
    DirectorDemián RugnaStarsEzequiel RodríguezDemián SalomónSilvina Sabater
  • Belén Rueda in The Orphanage (2007)

      3. The Orphanage

    • 2007
    • 1h 45m
    • R
    • 74Metascore
    7.4 (172K)
    A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend.
    DirectorJ.A. BayonaStarsBelén RuedaFernando CayoRoger Príncep
  • Huesera: The Bone Woman (2022)

      4. Huesera: The Bone Woman

    • 2022
    • 1h 37m
    • Not Rated
    • 81Metascore
    6.0 (7.8K)
    A pregnant furniture maker spirals into terror as domestic expectations, buried desire, and supernatural visitations begin collapsing her marriage, identity, and sense of bodily control.
    DirectorMichelle Garza CerveraStarsNatalia SoliánAlfonso DosalMayra Batalla
  • Terrified (2017)

      5. Terrified

    • 2017
    • 1h 27m
    • Not Rated
    6.5 (32K)
    Driven by a need to uncover the truth behind a violent haunting in Buenos Aires, retired police officer Funes faces an invisible supernatural threat that forces him to question his sanity and survival.
    DirectorDemián RugnaStarsMaximiliano GhioneNorberto GonzaloElvira Onetto
  • Jaime Vadell in El Conde (2023)

      6. El Conde

    • 2023
    • 1h 50m
    • R
    • 72Metascore
    6.3 (17K)
    After living 250 years in this world, Augusto Pinochet, who is not dead but an aged vampire, decides to die once and for all.
    DirectorPablo LarraínStarsJaime VadellGloria MünchmeyerAlfredo Castro
  • Antonio Banderas and Elena Anaya in The Skin I Live In (2011)

      7. The Skin I Live In

    • 2011
    • 2h
    • R
    • 70Metascore
    7.6 (182K)
    A brilliant plastic surgeon, haunted by past tragedies, creates a type of synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
    DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsAntonio BanderasElena AnayaJan Cornet
  • Timecrimes (2007)

      8. Timecrimes

    • 2007
    • 1h 32m
    • R
    • 68Metascore
    7.1 (77K)
    A man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences.
    DirectorNacho VigalondoStarsKarra ElejaldeCandela FernándezBárbara Goenaga
  • History of the Occult (2020)

      9. History of the Occult

    • 2020
    • 1h 22m
    6.4 (2.4K)
    For the final broadcast of '60 Minutes to Midnight', the most famous journalistic show on television, host Adrián Marcato could expose a conspiracy that links the Government to a coven of witches.
    DirectorCristian PonceStarsGermán BaudinoNadia LozanoHéctor Ostrofsky
  • María Marcos in La Llorona (2019)

      10. La Llorona

    • 2019
    • 1h 37m
    • Not Rated
    • 79Metascore
    6.6 (9.3K)
    An aging paranoid war criminal, protected by his faithful wife, faces death while being haunted by the ghosts of his past.
    DirectorJayro BustamanteStarsMaría Mercedes CoroySabrina De La HozMargarita Kenéfic
  • Issa López and Vince Pope in Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017)

      11. Tigers Are Not Afraid

    • 2017
    • 1h 23m
    • Not Rated
    • 76Metascore
    6.9 (11K)
    A dark fairy tale about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and the ghosts created every day by the drug war.
    DirectorIssa LópezStarsPaola LaraJuan Ramón LópezRenato Marin Alcalde
  • The House at the End of Time (2013)

      12. The House at the End of Time

    • 2013
    • 1h 41m
    • Unrated
    6.7 (8.7K)
    After being wrongly imprisoned for the mysterious, supernatural death of her husband and son, Dulce returns back to her old home to unravel the mystery that has haunted her for so long.
    DirectorAlejandro HidalgoStarsRuddy RodríguezGuillermo García AlvaradoRosmel Bustamante
  • Good Manners (2017)

      13. Good Manners

    • 2017
    • 2h 15m
    • PG
    • 73Metascore
    6.7 (4.7K)
    Clara, a lonely nurse from the outskirts of São Paulo, is hired by mysterious and wealthy Ana as the nanny for her unborn child. The two women develop a strong bond, but a fateful night changes their plans.
    DirectorsMarco DutraJuliana RojasStarsIsabél ZuaaMarjorie EstianoMiguel Lobo
  • The Wolf House (2018)

      14. The Wolf House

    • 2018
    • 1h 15m
    • Not Rated
    • 86Metascore
    7.4 (6.3K)
    Tells the story of Maria, a young woman who takes refuge in a house in southern Chile after escaping from a German colony.
    DirectorsJoaquín CociñaCristóbal LeónStarsAmalia KassaiRainer KrauseKarina Hyland
  • A Wolf at the Door (2013)

      15. A Wolf at the Door

    • 2013
    • 1h 41m
    • Unrated
    • 67Metascore
    7.4 (6.1K)
    A journey to the dark cutting edge of desires, lies and wickedness of a love triangle, from the moment a child is mysteriously kidnapped.
    DirectorFernando CoimbraStarsLeandra LealMilhem CortazFabiula Nascimento
  • Juan of the Dead (2011)

      16. Juan of the Dead

    • 2011
    • 1h 32m
    • Not Rated
    6.4 (12K)
    A group of slackers face an army of zombies. The Cuban government and media claim the living dead are dissidents revolting against the government.
    DirectorAlejandro BruguésStarsAlexis Díaz de VillegasJorge MolinaAndros Perugorría
  • Ruth Ramos in The Untamed (2016)

      17. The Untamed

    • 2016
    • 1h 38m
    • Not Rated
    • 72Metascore
    6.1 (7.8K)
    A couple in a troubled marriage locate a meteorite, initiating an encounter with a mysterious creature. Their lives are turned upside down by the discovery of the creature, which is a source of both pleasure and destruction.
    DirectorAmat EscalanteStarsRuth RamosSimone BucioJesús Meza
  • Belzebuth (2017)

      18. Belzebuth

    • 2017
    • 1h 54m
    • Not Rated
    6.0 (5.3K)
    After a personal tragedy, a police detective investigates a school massacre committed by a student - and another massacre. Are the 3 tragedies linked to demon possession?
    DirectorEmilio PortesStarsTobin BellJoaquín CosioTate Ellington

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