If You Loved It Follows, This Acclaimed Spanish Horror Film Deserves a Spot on Your Watchlist
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Polygon points horror fans toward The Wailing, a Spanish film directed by Pedro Martín-Calero that explores generational trauma and relentless supernatural stalking in a manner reminiscent of It Follows.
Horror fans who are still chasing the chilling atmosphere of David Robert Mitchell's 2014 cult classic It Follows have a new title to add to their queue. Writing for Polygon, Aimee Hart highlights The Wailing, a Spanish horror film directed by Pedro Martín-Calero and co-written with Isabel Peña. The movie captures the same unflinching premise as It Follows by introducing a relentless supernatural entity that pursues its victims with punishing precision, turning everyday survival into a psychological test of endurance.
The Wailing connects three women across two different eras through a shared haunting. In the present day, a Madrid university student named Andrea deals with the fallout of an unseen predator while struggling to make her friends and family believe her. Twenty years earlier, a film student in Argentina named Camila becomes entangled with the same entity, which uniquely reveals itself only through phone or video camera lenses. Both women, alongside a third figure, are tormented by a constant, ominous wailing originating from a familiar block of flats.
Beyond the scares, the film leans into heavy themes of generational trauma and the ways society often dismisses women facing violence, mirroring the core anxieties that made It Follows such a lasting conversation piece. For gamers and digital natives who appreciate deep storytelling, atmospheric tension, and smart genre commentary, this international release offers a gripping companion piece to modern psychological horror. You can read the full breakdown over at Polygon.
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Original article: Polygon