La Llorona has been a part of Mexican folklore for centuries. Legend has it that a woman called Maria once drowned her two children in a river and then instantly regretted it. She paced around crying about it for the rest of her life, refusing to eat, until she died – eventually returning as a vengeful banshee who steals other people’s kids.
If you ever hear the sad sound of “The Weeping Woman”, you’re doomed forever. Luckily, it seems like you’re safe to watch a video about her, which is good news since the first proper trailer for The Curse Of La Llorona lands today. We already got a very, very brief teaser a few months ago, but this will be our first chance of actually seeing any of the film.
Directed by Michael Chaves the film is being produced by James Wan, dipping out of his Conjurer-verse for the first time in years. Also producing alongside Wan is Emile Gladstone and Gary Dauberman, who were part of the team behind It.
The Curse of La Llorona stars Linda Cardellini as a social worker in 1970s LA who starts investigating a missing child case and ends up running afoul of supernatural forces. Patricia Velasquez (The Mummy), Raymond Cruz (Better Call Saul) and Sean Patrick Thomas (Barbershop: Back in Business) also star.
The Curse Of La Llorona will be a feature debut for Chaves, who won Shriekfest’s Best Super Short Film in 2016 for The Maiden (which you can watch in full online, and you definitely should).
Check out the disturbing new poster below and come back for the first trailer when it arrives later today.
The Curse Of La Llorona is set for release in April 2019.