Your dead stepdad's back and he's got questions. Would YOU play again?
Mexico, 1928. Santiago lives with his mother Alejandra and his stepfather Arturo. The apparent peace in which they live in is interrupted by the presence of some madness that only Santiago feels. David, Alejandra's husband, who disappeared and was believed dead, seems to have come back.
Cinematography
1920s Mexico rendered in suffocating shadows and candlelight.
Acting
Aroa Gimeno's maternal fragility anchors the unraveling.
Sound
Sparse audio design makes every creak feel accusatory.
Director
Alexis Pérez Montero
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mexican Gothic horror often uses patriarchal hauntings to explore colonial and familial trauma—this fits that lineage precisely.
Director Montero shot primarily in natural light to force the cast into genuine unease; several 'ghost' moments were unscripted reactions.
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