![]() ![]() And it might be too late for them to escape what's been awakened.Inspired by the true, horrific history of how the Spanish conquistadors used pinatas to force Aztec children to break their gods, Pinata is a possession horror story about how the sinister repercussions of our past can return to haunt us. They're leaving.Back home in New York, malevolent and unexplainable happenings seem to swarm the Sanchez family, throwing their lives into chaos. After a disastrous accident at the construction site nearly injures Luna, Carmen's had enough. Her teen daughters, Izel and Luna, are with her for the summer, and left to fill their afternoons unsupervised in a foreign city.The locals treat the Sanchez women like outsiders, while Carmen's contractors openly defy and sabotage her work. To have that rush of joy in that moment that the candy cascades and everyone jumps to grab it like a bizarre wrestling match. As kids we sang the piñata song and banged those colorful objects in anger and violence to access that joy. A Head Full of Ghosts meets Mexican Gothic in Pinata, a terrifying possession tale by author and artist Leopoldo Gout.Carmen Sanchez is back in her home country of Mexico, overseeing the renovation of an ancient cathedral into a boutique hotel. LEOPOLDO GOUT: Piñatas can be seen as a symbol of hiding joy in plain sight. ![]()
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