Blurb
The Mexican board game of Lotería is a game of chance. It is
similar to our American bingo. However, in Lotería instead of matching up
numbers on a game board, players match up images. There are 54 cards in the
Lotería game, and for this short story collection you will find one unique
story per card based on a Latin American myth, folklore, superstition, or
belief – with a slant towards the paranormal and horrific. In this deck of
cards you will find murderers, ghosts, goblins and ghouls. This collection features
creatures and monsters, vampires and werewolves and many of these legends
existed in the Americas long before their European counterparts. Many of these
stories have been passed over time throughout the Americas, and many have been
passed via word of mouth, just like the tales the Brothers Grimm collected.
These are indeed fairy tales, but with a much more terrible little slant.
Review
When I first read the title of the book I couldn’t help but
smile because it brought back child hood memories. Then I remembered that I had
the game in my closet but ever since I read a few stories, I don’t think I will
ever look at it the same. There were
some sections that were horrifying and some that grew in suspense but didn’t
deliver. I was disappointed with how the tale of Chupacabra was told because it
is a truly terrifying story, some of my family members still cringe at the
thought of it. Loteria should not be read in one sitting. Let the horror sink
in and then continue or else you won’t be scared anymore. It is similar to oral tales, if someone keeps
trying to spook you then you’ll eventually get bored. I am a big fan of myths
and I found some of the stories very interesting because they are told in
different ways in other countries. It makes me wonder if at some point the
myths were a reality. This is a wonderful collection. Now I can’t wait to round
up a group and play Loteria.
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