Phenomena

Phenomena (Fenómenas, 2023) is a Spanish horror-comedy you can watch online on iFILM. Director Carlos Therón drops us into late-1990s Madrid, where three middle-aged women do a job nobody takes seriously: they look into the things science would rather not. Belén Rueda plays Gloria, with Gracia Olayo and Toni Acosta at her side.

When their mentor, Father Pilón, runs into something genuinely nasty, what was quiet work shutting down poltergeists turns into a much riskier affair. The trio walks straight toward whatever sends ordinary people running — armed with holy water, tape recorders and steady nerves. The story draws on a real Spanish group of paranormal investigators, and it keeps a careful balance between jump scares and dry wit.

This isn't a po-faced fright film, and it isn't pure spoof either — it sits somewhere in between, the kind of pick for a night when you want to flinch and laugh in the same breath. The three leads are older, sharper and funnier than any teen ghost hunters, and half the charm lives right there. Stream Phenomena (2023) online on iFILM.