A ghost in a basement pool is scary, sure, but the real question we can’t stop asking is simpler: does The Devil’s Backbone even feel like a horror movie? We sit down with Guillermo del Toro’s 2001 Spanish Civil War haunted orphanage tale (93% on Rotten Tomatoes) and argue our way through the tone, the pacing, and the genre label that follows Del Toro everywhere. We talk first impressions, including why the slow burn works for some of us and drags for others, and how the film’s dread comes l...