Posts Tagged ‘kid-centric horror’

the Devil’s Backbone (Guillermo del Toro, 2001)

March 13, 2009

el Espinazo del diablo
SP/MX, 106 min

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A new student at a school for orphans attempts to uncover the killer of the ghost who haunts the orphanage during the final days of the Spanish Civil War.

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i’ll give it a “really rather good”. not really sure i understand who the target audience is supposed to be, considering the adult themes present, but it’s certainly more satisfying and less derivative than its “spiritural sequel”, which, in spite of del toro’s clear skill with imagery…

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