In this episode, we discuss Guillermo del Toro’s The Devil's Backbone, including del Toro’s audience manipulation, the use of horror iconography, and the film’s depiction of an unseen war.

See where The Devil's Backbone is available to watch.

Supplemental Material:

• The Criterion Collection's The Devil's Backbone Blu-ray

• The Devil’s Backbone: The Past Is Never Dead . . . by Mark Kermode

• The Devil’s Backbone: The Creative Resurrection of Guillermo del Toro (MUBI Podcast)

Additional Audio Sources:

• The Criterion Collection's The Devil's Backbone Blu-ray

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