break of nearly a decade, Spanish director Agustí Villaronga (In a Glass Cage, Moon Child) finally
delivered his third theatrical feature with this atmospheric horror film that relies far more on suggestion and mood than his infamous debut. Sort of a precursor at times to the found footage format that would sweep the horror genre a couple of years later, it's a haunting and very spooky little film sandwiched somewhere between the classic era of Euro horror and the renaissance that made Spain a major player in the current millennium.
predatory animals in action, so be prepared.) Shaken by the news of Victor's demise, she decides to retrace his steps in Jimena where she encounters a
strange assortment of people including sinister hotel owner Simón (The Blood Spattered Bride's Andreu) and the eccentric Dolores (Álex de la Iglesia regular Pávez), who lives with her reclusive daughter and owns the property where Victor died. With inexplicable faces turning up in walls and other baffling events turning up on a regular basis, it becomes clear that she may have stumbled into the discovery of her career and a possible end to her life.
improvement in every way it's ridiculous, looking pin-sharp and delivering a lot more entertainment here now that you can clearly see everything that's going on. The
Spanish audio is presented in DTS-HD MA 5.1 or LPCM 2.0 stereo tracks with optional English subtitles; there isn't a dramatic difference between the two but to these ears the 2.0 has a bit more heft to it. The extras kick off with a 2018 video interview with Villaronga (10m10s) about the real-life origins of the story involving apparitions in walls and his approach to making horror and suspense films. (He actually only talks for a few minutes, with a lengthy film clip stuck in the middle.) A vintage making-of featurette (18m39s) is more substantial, with the cast and stars chatting at length about their approach to the project (Barranco is a big fan of In a Glass Cage!) along with a lot of behind-the-scenes footage. Also on hand is ace cinematographer Javier Aguirresarobe (The Others, Talk to Her), who covers his approach to the unrealistic color and lighting scheme used in the film. In a nice touch, you also get the entire score by Javier Navarette (Pan's Labyrinth) presented as a 47m12s video. Finally the disc rounds out with the trailers for In a Glass Cage and Moon Child; the first 250 orders directly from the label come with a soundtrack CD, which is also available on a less limited basis as part of a three-disc set.