The Curse of La Llorona, 2019.
Directed by Michael Chaves.
Starring Linda Cardellini, Raymond Cruz, Marisol Ramirez, Patricia Velasquez, Roman Christou, Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen, Sean Patrick Thomas, and Tony Amendola.
Synopsis:
When a social worker (Linda Cardellini) visits the home of a troubled mother suspected of child neglect, she puts her own family at risk by becoming embroiled in a centuries old curse that attaches itself to her children.
The Conjuring Universe continues to spread its roots throughout multiplexes worldwide, though The Curse of La Llorona marks the first spin-off entry into the franchise not drawn from content in a mainline Conjuring movie.
Instead, this new offering from director Michael Chaves – who was recently tapped to helm The Conjuring 3 – is inspired by the titular Mexican folk tale, better known to English-speaking audiences as The Weeping Woman. But despite the rich lineage of the folklore itself, this aggressively formulaic horror flick boils