La Leyenda de los Chaneques(2023)
2023 · Marvick Núñez · 89 min
Five years after giving up his powers and separating from his friends, Leo San Juan has started a new life trying to focus on his family and their bakery, staying away from danger and adventures. However, Leo knows that his plans are rarely fulfilled and this time is no exception: while traveling with Nando to Veracruz, things start to get weird, and from the depths of the Tuxtlas jungle, an ancient curse has returned and only Leo can face it.
Animation · Comedy · Family · Horror
8.3269 votes
TMDB score
1/5
Intensity
0/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How La Leyenda de los Chaneques scares
The story starts light and family-friendly, easing into a fun adventure before the folklore creatures and curse elements show up to add some spooky flavor. Any tense moments are quick and mild, more about surprise and silliness than real dread, since this is built for kids and family viewing. The scares lean on jumpy, cartoonish moments rather than lingering unease, and everything wraps up with a sense of adventure rather than fear. It's a gentle, playful take on Mexican folklore monsters, not a movie meant to actually frighten anyone.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, La Leyenda de los Chaneques rates psychological 1/5, visceral 2/5, gore 0/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 1/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 0 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 1 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 45 of 100 — balanced
Supernatural vs Real-world: 15 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 10 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A family-friendly adventure that eases in with light setup, then keeps a mild-to-moderate sense of spooky excitement bubbling steadily toward a busier, more energetic finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3.
How scary is La Leyenda de los Chaneques?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, La Leyenda de los Chaneques rates 1/5 — gentle by horror standards, balancing creeping dread with well-placed shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be restrained with gore and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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