I Am Frankelda
Soy Frankelda
Frankelda, a frustrated young Mexican writer from the 19th Century, travels in the form of a ghost to a kingdom of her own invention inhabited by Spooks, which are all the monstrous characters she created in her horror tales. Her guide is Herneval, the Prince of Spooks, who takes her to help him save the balance between the Realm of Fiction and the Realm of Existence by using her talent as a writer.
Why it matters
A darkly imaginative stop-motion journey that blurs the line between creator and creation through a haunted 19th-century Mexican writer’s spectral odyssey.
- Mexico’s first stop-motion animated feature, showcasing artisanal craft and rich cultural storytelling.
- A love letter to horror’s literary roots, blending gothic atmosphere with inventive monster designs.
- For fans of Guillermo del Toro’s whimsical yet macabre worlds, with echoes of *Pan’s Labyrinth* and *Coraline*.
- Balances eerie fantasy and metafictional mystery, perfect for those who crave horror that thinks as much as it chills.
Directors
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
0
Slow Burn
17
Psychological
57
Supernatural
40
Creature
18
Disturbing
0
Fun Factor
50
Cerebral
57
Survival
0
Ghost
