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The Nightmare Inducing Trailer For ‘Grandmother’ Is Here From the Director Of [REC]

Spanish filmmaker Paco Plaza – who has already has made a name for himself in the horror genre with titles such as Verónica and the REC franchise – is back with his new horror film, Grandmother (aka La Abuela), which joins the ranks of geriatric-themed horrors such as Relic and The Taking of Deborah Logan. Plaza In the film, “Susana (Almudena Amor) must leave her life working as a model in Paris and return home to Madrid after she learns that her grandmother Pilar (Vera Valdez) – who raised her as her own after her parents died – has had a cerebral hemorrhage. Upon returning home, Susana attempts to find a long-term caretaker for Pilar, but what should be just a few days ends up becoming a genuine nightmare after Susana notices Pilar start to act strangely.” Carlos Vermut penned the script based on an original idea by Paco Plaza. Apache Films produces in association with Atresmedia Cine and Sony

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 2, 2021

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Movie Review: Veronica is a Fun Supernatural Yarn

Veronica has got it rough all over; since her father died her mother has to work mega long hours leaving V-dawg in charge of her young siblings…when she isn’t attending classes at the local Catholic school that is. Speaking of that school, Veronica and two of her friends get the absolutely dip-shit idea to head down into the building’s basement during a solar eclipse to use a Ouija board to contact their dead loved ones. This goes about as well as one would expected and Veronica suffers some sort of physical episode. This leads to an outre presence making itself known at her home that threatens to destroy Veronica and her entire family. Will our young heroine be able to force those ghost back into whatever nether hell they emerged from, or will she lose herself to the darkness? Veronica is an interesting film for a number of reasons, and this may come a surprise given how familiar the story

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Mar 13, 2018

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The True Story That Inspired The Terrifying Film ‘Veronica’

Paco Plaza, the director behind 2007’s found footage flick [REC], is back with the Spanish horror film Veronica which has been all over genre sites since it arrived on Netflix earlier this month. The reason the film is getting so much buzz, many viewers can’t finish watching the film because it’s so scary. One thing that adds to the reputation is the fact that it is based on a true story. The film centers on a young woman (Sandra Escacena) who must protect her younger brother and sister after she attempts to contact the spirit of their dead father through a ritual using an Ouija board. So, what’s the true story that inspired the film? Back in August of 1991 in Madrid, Spain, a teenage girl named Estafania Gutierrez Lazaro died a mysterious death. Her parents believed the death was caused by Estafania playing with an Ouija board. Shortly before she passed away one of her friends died in a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 9, 2018

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Now On Netflix: ‘Veronica’, A Movie So Scary People Can’t Finish It

Netflix is embracing the horror genre, and for that we are thankful. Netflix is now streaming Veronica, a film so scary that some people are turning it off mid-movie and what’s more, it has a 100% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.The film, from Paco Plaza who delivered the 2007 zombie flick [REC], stars Sandra Escacena, Ana Torrent, Leticia Dolvera, Sonia Almarcha, Bruna González, Carla Campra, Consuelo Trujillo, Maru Valdivielso, and Claudia Placer. This supernatural tale centers on a young woman (Sandra Escacena) who must find a way to protect her younger brother and sister after she attempts to bring back the spirit of their father with a ritual performed with an ouija board. By the way, according to the film, the story is based on notes from a police file about an event that took place in Madrid in 1992.Grab a bag of popcorn, get comfy, and get ready for frightening good film. We recommend that you not watch alone.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 1, 2018

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From the Director Of [REC] Comes Veronica

Ouija boards have always been a thing of mystery and and curiosity. Both Ouija and Ouija: Origin of Evil were pretty well received. Now, Paco Plaza is aiming to delve into the unknown with his film revolving around the “talking board”. Paco Plaza who delivered the 2007 zombie flick [REC], will be introducing us to Veronica, written by Fernando Navarro, this summer. Starring Sandra Escacena, Ana Torrent, Leticia Dolvera, Sonia Almarcha, Bruna González, Carla Campra, Consuelo Trujillo, Maru Valdivielso and Claudia Placer, the supernatural film centers on a young woman (Sandra Escacena) who must find a way to protect her younger brother and sister after she attempts to bring back the spirit of their father with a ritual performed with a ouija board. It has been reported by Apache Films, who is producing, that the film was inspired by a true story from Spanish police records. Veronica is set for release on August 25, 2017 from Sony Pictures. I have

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 31, 2017

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