One of my social media posts on The Banshee site. For some reason, I can't share directly from there. The Banshee is an awesome site devoted to horror in all forms.
This week’s tour of Latin America Horror cinema visits Paraguay and Brazil for two ghostly narratives from the morgue.
Morgue, 2019 Paraguay - Written and directed by Hugo Cardozo, Morgue reveals the tale of security guard Diego’s (Pablo Martinez) first night patrolling the morgue. The film provides a couple of solid jump scares but becomes mired in the shadowy areas of its environment about halfway through. There is no connection established between Diego’s guilt over accidentally killing a man and the supernatural torment he experiences. This robs the audience of watching any sort of resolution or redemption on his behalf. Morgue is available for rental on Amazon and for free on Tubi.
The Nightshifter (Morto Não Fala), 2019, Brazil - Another tale of a fellow who works in the morgue whose wrong decisions literally come back to haunt him. Dennison Ramalho directs the film from his script co-written with Cláudia Jouvin and based on a novel by Marco de Castro. Hardworking morgue attendant Stênio (Daniel de Oliveira) devotes his nights to casually conversing with the lifeless people he meets at work. When he uses secrets revealed by the corpses for revenge, he unleashes a furious phantom, calling for its own vengeance. The Nightshifter is currently streaming on Shudder and Amazon
