...........just not coming from where you expect. ********SPOILERS*******************
In a beautifully scripted & realized "misdirection", if you will............the "Horror" here is not a supernatural one..rather one rooted in the bitter reality of war, greed..& brutality. Where's the "suspense" ? The dread of impending doom? Look no further than the expected arrival of Franco's Fascist thugs,..very real & on .....their....... way. There's a firing squad killing people nearby. Looking for a monster? a little terror?..some blood & gore? Several children...the 3 adult teachers....are killed viciously or savagely wounded by an intentionally set gasoline explosion ...a child is murdered..a young woman is knifed to death...by a "real person"...who plans to murder the surviving children.
That's VERY scary...
Of course, it's also a well written and very satisfying ghost story..........with a nice twist as one ghost finds his peace & hopefully "moves on"......another rises.
In a beautifully scripted & realized "misdirection", if you will............the "Horror" here is not a supernatural one..rather one rooted in the bitter reality of war, greed..& brutality. Where's the "suspense" ? The dread of impending doom? Look no further than the expected arrival of Franco's Fascist thugs,..very real & on .....their....... way. There's a firing squad killing people nearby. Looking for a monster? a little terror?..some blood & gore? Several children...the 3 adult teachers....are killed viciously or savagely wounded by an intentionally set gasoline explosion ...a child is murdered..a young woman is knifed to death...by a "real person"...who plans to murder the surviving children.
That's VERY scary...
Of course, it's also a well written and very satisfying ghost story..........with a nice twist as one ghost finds his peace & hopefully "moves on"......another rises.