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Violence
A lot
Horror violence — the house's supernatural nature; mushroom-based horror; violence at the climax
Language
Some
Contemporary language; some strong words
Sexual Content
A lot
Some sexual content — including sexual coercion in the colonial/supernatural context
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking
Emotional Intensity
Very heavy
The eugenics ideology — the Dorado family's beliefs and practices; depicted as evil; Mushroom-based body horror — the supernatural element is visceral; Sexual coercion — part of the colonial horror; The colonialism framework — the English family's domination of the Mexican setting; A genuinely frightening house
What this book is about
Noemí Taboada is a glamorous socialite in 1950s Mexico City who is sent to the Dorado household in the mountains to check on her recently married cousin, who has written a disturbing letter. High Place is an English-built mansion rotting in the Mexican mountains, presided over by the terrifying patriarch Howard Dorado. Mexican Gothic is a horror novel that draws on colonialism and eugenics as its supernatural scaffolding.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Eugenics ideology — the Dorado family's beliefs and practices; depicted as evil
Mushroom-based body horror — the supernatural element is visceral and disturbing
Sexual coercion — part of the colonial horror framework
Colonialism — the English family's domination of the Mexican setting
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