Notable Cast:
Ana Patricia Rojo, Elsa Maria Gutierrez, Leonor Llausas, Carmela Stein, Maria
Santander
Although I was privy to the work of director Carlos Enrique
Taboada before the unveiling of the Mexican Gothic from Vinegar
Syndrome, the recent release schedule from the boutique labels perked my
interest. The Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched documentary released
last year pushed me to dig further to find more Mexican cinema, and this set
was as good of a place to start as any.
Despite its 1986 release year, Poison for the Fairies,
the first of three films included in this set, this little gothic Mexican film
is a dark, often unnerving horror drama about childhood friends, lost
innocence, and the consequences of the small choices made that begin to spiral
out of control. Poison for the Fairies is a shockingly relevant and
poignant slice of cinema, more akin to the tones and seething realism of 1970s
horror than mid-80s, and it’s one hell of a witch’s brew once it's
cooking.