Horror · Historical
Mexican Gothic
In 1950, a Mexico City socialite travels to a remote mountain house after her newly married cousin sends an alarming letter. The decaying mansion and its strange family are not what they first appear.
- First published
- 2020
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- medium
- Length
- medium
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you like gothic horror with a sharp, stylish heroine and an unsettling old house.
Skip this if you dislike body horror or a slow reveal of what is wrong.
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