![]() Screenwriters Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis (“ Five Feet Apart”) approach horror as if only newcomers to the genre will watch the movie. The loosely tied latest entry into “ The Conjuring” universe suffers from an anemic script with too little scares and an under-appreciation for who would likely be its core audience. I wished “The Curse of La Llorona” lived up to that build-up. ![]() He warned us not to bring the pañuelo home or we’d risk bringing those bad spirits back with us. To ensure we didn’t take any bad spirits from the movie (or the haunted Paramount Theatre), he warded off the evil eye by waving a wind chime-like collection of blue and white charms, shook a maraca to drive away bad spirits, said a prayer as he brushed away bad feelings with several clothes in one hand and then instructed the audience how to wipe away negative energy with the pañuelo. After a brief word from the film’s director, Michael Chaves, the main curandero took the stage. ![]() ![]() I was ready to unearth those ancient fears when I walked into the South by Southwest premiere of “The Curse of La Llorona.” On our way into the theater, there were curanderos waving sticks of sage over the audience and we were given a red pañuelo. ![]()
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