Program Note
The police raid reveals a man chained in a locked room surrounded by numerous corpses. While interrogated, the man, calling himself “The Traveler”, claims to have witnessed true horrors that will soon arrive, unless he is set free. He offers fantastic tales, involving a Rubik’s Cube master in a haunted house, a vampire’s night out at Halloween, a shape-shifting witch seeking justice, and a curse involving an ex-spouse’s visit, which may lead to justifying his claim. Satanic Hispanics is one of the best recent horror anthologies,bringing together five genre stories from five Latin filmmakers, with a wrap-around that will satisfy any horror genre fan. Wellbalanced with chills, thrills and dark humor, each tale builds suspense that by the end of the last episode, justifies why such a measure was necessary to keep “The Traveler”, convincingly played by Efren Ramirez, in check. (Jongsuk Thomas NAM)