Poison for the Fairies(1986)
1986 · Carlos Enrique Taboada · 90 min
In 1965 Mexico City, Flavia, a wealthy yet lonely schoolgirl, befriends Veronica, a young orphan girl who has a fascination with witchcraft. Veronica convinces Flavia that she is a real witch and forces her to be her assistant. The children's games gradually become more serious and Veronica demands more from Flavia.
Fantasy · Horror
7.8149 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
0/5
Gore
4/5
Stays with you
How Poison for the Fairies scares
There's a quiet, uneasy dread that builds slowly through childhood games that stop feeling like games. The fear here comes from watching innocence curdle into cruelty, not from shocks or violence, so it plays more like a slow, sad nightmare than a scary ride. Nothing graphic ever happens on screen, but the mood stays heavy and sad long after it ends. It's best for people who like quiet, character-driven horror about manipulation and belief rather than monsters or gore.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Poison for the Fairies rates psychological 5/5, visceral 1/5, gore 0/5, lingering effect 4/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 5 of 5
- Visceral: 1 of 5
- Gore: 0 of 5
- Lingering: 4 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 8 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 55 of 100 — balanced
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 75 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
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A slow, quiet slide from innocent childhood games into a creeping unease that only tightens its grip near the very end.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 3.
How scary is Poison for the Fairies?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Poison for the Fairies rates 3/5 — solidly scary, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. The fear is mostly in your head — it unsettles far more than it assaults. Expect it to be restrained with gore and genuinely disturbing. Expect it to stay with you for days.
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