Exclusiva: Latin Horror's Edwin Pagán Gives His Halloween Movie Picks

By Michael Lopez

Who doesn't love a good horror movie? And more importantly, who doesn't love a good Hispanic horror movie? That's the question that Edwin Pagán answers on a daily basis with his site LatinHorror.com. Profiling the cinema's scariest offerings (from a Latin point-of-view), Pagán and his team offer great insights into the world of frights. And he recently spoke to us about which flicks to to queue up for this Halloween.

"Latin Horror was started to promote Latinos and the genre," he explained. "What we try to do is identify filmmakers here in the U.S. and in Latin America who work in the field and don't always get covered by the mainstream media."

Interestingly, Edwin's site was first launched on Halloween. Now three years later, he's got thousands of Twitter followers, a full staff of horror experts, and tons of cool YouTube videos. And his site goes way beyond movies. Latin Horror profiles comic books, games, artwork, and even the Halloween Horror Nights.

Speaking about the La Llorona attraction Universal recently added to their park, he said,

"It's great to see what they've done with La Llorona. Our tradition and folklore greatly affects people. We're adapting to American traditions and American traditions are adapting to us. We definitely have our own stories to tell."

But Pagán emphasized that his site offers commentaries on American-made movies too. He recently gave a "thumbs up" to the remake of The Thing and encouraged his fans to check it out.

"The 1982 John Carpenter film is a classic," he said when referring to the original. "A lot of us die-hard fans were up in arms when we first heard about the remake. We thought there was no way to make it better. But when we heard more and realized the director was making it a prequel, that made us want to give it a chance. We also thought the idea of incorporating digital CGI effects would be interesting to watch."

But seeing how The Thing is the only scary movie playing in theaters right now, we had to ask Edwin about his Halloween rental picks.

"There's definitely the obvious ones, like The Orphanage," he explained. "But you can also go back and see some other people; s work. Fragile, for example, was directed Jaume Balagueró and has some great horror elements in it."

He also made sure to share some love for Mexican horror god Guillermo del Toro. Besides recommending Pan’s Labyrinth, he shared a del Toro quote with us that really encapsulates what Latin horror is all about.

"One of my favorite Guillermo quotes was when he explained the difference between American horror and Latin horror. He said American horror tries to destroy the body, while Latin horror destroys the mind and soul."

Are you a fan of Latin horror movies? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3.

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