# Poison for the Fairies (1986)

> Two lonely girls turn a witchcraft game into a quietly escalating nightmare of manipulation, class resentment, and childhood cruelty.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/17784

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Fantasy, Horror
- Director: Carlos Enrique Taboada
- Cast: Ana Patricia Rojo, Elsa Maria Gutierrez, Leonor Llausás, Carmela Stein, Maria Santander, Ernesto Schwartz, Lilia Aragón, Hilda Perez Carbajal
- TMDB rating: 7.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0135033/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: eerie, slow burn, macabre, late night horror, arthouse horror night

## Synopsis

A dark tale of childhood friendship spirals into a chilling exploration of innocence lost.

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