Satanic Hispanics: horror anthology from five Latin filmmakers gets September theatrical release

A teaser trailer for the horror anthology Satanic Hispanics arrived online last September, and now Deadline has broken the news that horror fans will have the chance to see Satanic Hispanics on the big screen in North America this September! Dread and Iconic Events are teaming up to give the film a theatrical release on 800 screens in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

The film consists of segments that were directed by five different Latin filmmakers: Mike Mendez (Big Ass Spider!), Alejandro Brugués (Juan of the Dead), Eduardo Sánchez (The Blair Witch Project), Demián Rugna (Terrified), and Gigi Saul Guerrero (Into the Dark: Culture Shock). The stories were written by Alejandro Mendez, Demian Rugna, Adam Cesare, and Lino K. Villa. It all begins when police raid a house in El Paso, full of dead Latinos, and with only one survivor: The Traveler. When the cops him to the station for questioning, he tells them about the horrors he’s encountered in his long time on this earth. Each director hails from a different corner of Latin America, contributing folklore and political and social commentary from Argentina, Cuba, and Mexico, fused through a genre lens.

The Traveler is played by Efren Ramirez of Napoleon Dynamite.

Patrick Ewald, who produced Satanic Hispanics and also haves to be CEO/owner of Epic Pictures and Dread, provided the following statement: “We are deeply grateful to have worked with such incredible talent on Satanic Hispanics. With Iconic as our partner in the theatrical release, I can only hope that audiences will have as much fun watching the film as we did making it.“

Brugués, who also produced the movie, had this to say: “This movie is very special for us. The first all-Latino horror anthology, made by some of the best horror directors representing us from all corners of Latin America, and focused on telling our stories. We couldn’t be happier having Iconic Events joining us in unleashing our Latino mayhem on you during Hispanic Heritage month.“

I’m a fan of the filmmakers involved with this project, so I’m really looking forward to watching Satanic Hispanics. Are you interested in this movie, and would you go see it during its theatrical release? Let us know by leaving a comment below.