Message #185180

[Juan Carlos Mendoza]

References in popular culture

    * The novel Under the Volcano (1947) by Malcolm Lowry takes place on this day in a fictionalized Cuernavaca, Morelos.
    * Ray Bradbury's novel The Halloween Tree (1972) includes an explanation of the holiday as part of a greater worldwide tradition, and features a Mexican sugar skull as a plot device.
    * Barbara Hambly's novel Days Of The Dead (2003) climaxes on this day in 1835.
    * The film Once Upon a Time in Mexico, directed by Robert Rodriguez, takes place in the days leading up to the Day of the Dead, culminating in numerous acts of violence on the holiday itself.
    * The plot and title of the first episode of the Adult Swim series The Venture Bros., "Dia de Los Dangerous!", takes place on this day. The series' titular characters, Hank and Dean Venture, purchase sombreros and sugar skulls, then Hank describes the events to their father, who has just given a lecture to a very small audience, due in part to the holiday.
    * The computer game Grim Fandango relies heavily on Day of the Dead imagery, with most characters resembling Calaca-like figurines.
    * The computer game World of Warcraft added in 2009 a in-game event with the same name and similar unique items related to this celebrations, only accesible between november 1 and 2.