The scariest horror comes from the most unexpected places, such as a group of children surviving in the streets of Mexico.
Combining supernatural horror with the horrors of reality, director Issa López’s new film Tigers Are Not Afraid is finally coming to theatres. It follows a young girl who loses her mother to a drug war and finds solace with similarly orphaned children from her neighbourhood. The group often resorts to fantasy to get by, but soon realises their newest member actually has connections to the supernatural.
The film has been on the festival circuit for about two years, and will hit select U.S. theatres from August 24 before premiering on the Shudder streaming service in September. Here’s our review followed by the trailer.
Yes that trailer looks good and hints at all the creepiness in López’s vision. But really, all you really need to know about that movie is that it earned the approval of the three people quoted in the trailer: Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, and Guillermo del Toro. In fact, the film feels like a blend of the work of those artists, mixed to create a singularly unique, fantastic, and frightening film.
Editor’s Note: While we know Shudder is coming to Australia ‘at some point’, there hasn’t been much on the news front since late 2018, so we might be waiting a little bit longer to see Tigers Are Not Afraid. Stay tuned!