TSZDT: Top 25 Mexican Horror Films
The main TSZDT list has 6 Mexican horror films. Out of the 7,195 nominations, 106 Mexican films have received at least one vote.
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- DirectorFernando MéndezStarsAbel SalazarAriadne WelterCarmen MontejoA pretty young Mexican girl returns to her hometown to make funeral arrangements for her beloved aunt, who has just died. Soon she begins to hear disturbing stories about the town being infested by vampires, and she eventually begins to suspect that her remaining aunt and the mysterious next door neighbor may be involved.
- DirectorChano UruetaStarsAbel SalazarAriadne WelterDavid SilvaIn 1661 Mexico, the Baron Vitelius of Astara is sentenced to be burned alive by the Holy Inquisition of Mexico for witchcraft, necromancy, and other crimes. As he dies, the Baron swears vengeance against the descendants of the Inquisitors. 300 years later, a comet which was passing overhead on the night of the Baron's execution returns to earth, bringing with it the Baron in the form of a horrible, brain-eating monster that terrorizes the Inquisitor's descendants.
- DirectorChano UruetaStarsRosita ArenasArmando CalvoIsabela CoronaA husband murders his wife, and years later her ghost emerges from a witch's mirror to take her revenge.
- DirectorRafael BaledónStarsRosita ArenasAbel SalazarRita MacedoAfter fifteen years of being away, a woman returns with her husband to her aunt's hacienda in the Mexican countryside, without realizing that her relative is a sorceress who wants to use her to bring an evil witch back to life.
- DirectorCarlos Enrique TaboadaStarsMarga LópezMaricruz OlivierAlicia BonetGirls that were punished to sat at a boarding school during Spring Break have no idea the school is haunted by the restless spirit of a former student seeking revenge.
- DirectorMakinovStarsEbon Moss-BachrachVinessa ShawDaniel Giménez CachoA couple take a vacation to a remote island - their last holiday together before they become parents. Soon after their arrival, they notice that no adults seem to be present - an observation that quickly presents a nightmarish reality.
- DirectorRoberto GavaldónStarsIgnacio López TarsoPina PellicerEnrique LuceroPoor and hungry peasant Macario wishes to have a good meal for All Saint's Day. After his wife cooks him a turkey he has three apparitions: The Devil, God, and the Death.
- DirectorCarlos Enrique TaboadaStarsClaudia IslasSusana DosamantesLucía MéndezFour beautiful women move to an old house, inherited by the aunt of one of them, and witness strange things.
- DirectorCarlos Enrique TaboadaStarsAna Patricia RojoElsa María GutiérrezLeonor LlausásA 10 year old girl convinces a lonely classmate that she is a witch, forcing the child to become her assistant. Though their games are initially rather naive, they gradually take a nasty and violent turn.
- DirectorRafael BaledónStarsEnrique RambalAbel SalazarMartha RothA failed pianist sells his soul to the devil in return for his becoming the greatest musician in the world. The catch: every time he plays he turns into a horrible monster.
- DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsSilvia PinalJacqueline AndereEnrique RambalThe guests at an upper-class dinner party find themselves unable to leave.
- DirectorRubén Galindo Jr.StarsHugo StiglitzUsi VelascoErika BuenfilOn Halloween, a group of medical students steal the corpse a serial killer from a morgue and raise him from the dead, inadvertently putting themselves and a group of young neighborhood children in danger.
- DirectorCarlos Enrique TaboadaStarsMarga LópezJoaquín CorderoNorma LazarenoA governess Julia comes to work in a bourgeois family that live in an afforested property that they have recently bought. Julia is to take care of little girl named Silvia, whose unusual demeanor may find its roots in the family garden.
- DirectorFernando MéndezStarsGastón SantosMaría DuvalPedro de AguillónA cowboy and his sidekick meet a ranching family that is haunted by spirits and vampires.
- DirectorGilberto Martínez SolaresStarsEnrique RochaCecilia PezetDelia MagañaA young nun is tempted by visions of forbidden sexual fantasies to cross over to Satan.
- DirectorFernando de FuentesStarsMarta RoelEnrique del CampoCarlos VillatoroAlfonso (Del Campo), Eduardo (Villatoro) and Eduardo's wife Cristina (Ruel) get lost when visiting a forest. A strange monk finds them and takes them to an ancient convent. There, the three amigos suffer personality changes, specially Cristina who tries to seduce Alfonso in a strange coincidence to a story told by an old monk. After some efforts to escape, Alfonso is trapped inside a jail and more strange and macabre situations happen.
- DirectorBenito AlazrakiStarsElvira QuintanaRamón GayRoberto G. RiveraFour men are cursed by a voodoo priest for stealing a sacred idol from his temple. Soon a band of murderous "doll men" are after the men and their families.
- DirectorJuan Bustillo OroStarsArturo de CórdovaCarmen MolinaMiguel Ángel FerrizA faceless killer who hunts women can only be stopped by a detective with a disturbing past.
- DirectorRené CardonaStarsSantoAldo MontiNoelia NoelMexican wrestler El Santo invents a time machine. After somebody uses the machine to find the hidden location of Drácula's treasure, El Santo must hunt down the vampire.
- DirectorRogelio A. GonzálezStarsArturo de CórdovaAmparo RivellesElda PeraltaA taxidermist decides to murder his wife after having to put up with her after fifteen years of hellish marriage.
- DirectorÁlex de la IglesiaStarsRosie PerezJavier BardemHarley CrossA psychotic criminal couple kidnaps a random teenage couple. The woman rapes the male captive, and lets him watch his lover being raped by the man. They then plan to sacrifice the couple.
- DirectorIsaac EzbanStarsGustavo Sánchez ParraCassandra CiangherottiFernando BecerrilOn the rainy night of October 2, 1968, eight characters waiting on a remote bus station for a bus heading to Mexico City start experiencing a strange phenomenon.
- DirectorEmiliano Rocha MinterStarsNoé HernándezMaría EvoliDiego GamalielAfter wandering a ruined city for years in search of food and shelter, two siblings find their way into one of the last remaining buildings. Inside, they find a man who will make them a dangerous offer to survive the outside world.
- DirectorBenito AlazrakiStarsSantoArmando SilvestreJaime FernándezWrestling superhero Santo battles an evil scientist who has created a race of zombies.
- DirectorFernando MéndezStarsColumba DomínguezCrox AlvaradoWolf RuvinskisA wrestler and a detective team up to stop a mad scientist who is kidnapping athletes and replacing their brains with those of animals to make them stronger and live longer.