I was a little worried going into this one as I’m not into very scary things but I was really drawn in by the blurb and it was such an entertaining story. This was the kind of horror story about colonialism I’d hoped Mexican Gothic would be, a slow creeping tale with clever quips, an obvious villain and yet still enough dark twists to catch you by surprise. Colonialism in the story, much like in real life, is so interwoven into every aspect of this horror, it’s such a threatening and unnerving force.

The only downside for me was that it felt at times like the main character was overly obsessed with sex and sex appeal, but it would certainly be at home with most horror movies and perhaps this was a purposeful choice. I also don’t love a cliffhanger ending but it does keep the thrill aspect lingering so I felt it worked here, even if I was a bit miffed at not getting complete closure.