n addition to blowing smoke in Veronica's face, Sister Death tells her to basically just run away. When you're being hunted by vengeful monsters from the spirit realm, you don't have many good options. But Veronica is committed to protecting her cherub-like brother and her twin sisters. At one point the nun tells her, "You have to do right what you did wrong," which is exactly the type of koan-like advice people always get in movies like this. In case it's not totally clear, Veronica can be a little predictable -- and ridiculous. Some of the spooky tropes it explores and the images it uses to shock you -- like electronic toys lighting up at random moments or people unhinging their jaws in really startling ways -- aren't exactly shocking anymore. There's little in this film that feels revelatory. (It can also get downright repetitive, especially in its use of dream sequences.) But Plaza directs everything with a confident hand and the performances, particularly Escacena as the title character, are on a higher level than many straight-to-streaming horror titles. The situations might be familiar to you as a viewer, but the kids in the film react as if the clichés have been reinvented right in front of their eyes.