La Spina Del Diavolo Italian One Sheet.
“The living will always be more dangerous than the dead.”
This week on Scary Movie Saturday – we thought we would spotlight the work of the man who is arguably the best horror filmmaker actively making horror films today – Guillermo Del Toro. Most fans are familiar with Del Toro’s mainstream work such as Hellboy, Blade II or Mimic – but we want to take a look at one of his smaller, more personal projects – El Espinazo Del Diablo or The Devil’s Backbone if you prefer the English title. We’ve discussed Del Toro and his works many times before on Mutantville.com so it is with great pride that we share this film with you today. This is what Modern Horror filmmakers should aspire to emulate.
From the IMDb:
“It is 1939, the end of three years of bloody civil war in Spain, and General Franco’s right-wing Nationalists are poised to defeat the left-wing Republican forces. A ten-year-old boy named Carlos, the son of a fallen Republican war hero, is left by his tutor in an orphanage in the middle of nowhere. The orphanage is run by a curt but considerate headmistress named Carmen and a kindly Professor Casares, both of whom are sympathetic to the doomed Republican cause. Despite their concern for him, and his gradual triumph over the usual schoolhouse bully, Carlos never feels completely comfortable in his new environment. First of all, there was that initial encounter with the orphanage’s nasty caretaker, Jacinto, who reacts even
Jacinto and Bomb action figure.
more violently when anyone is caught looking around a particular storage room the one with the deep well. Second, and more inexplicable, is the presence of a ghost, one of the former occupants of the orphanage named Santi. Not long after Carlos’ arrival, Santi latches onto Carlos, badgering him incessantly at night and gloomily intoning, “Many of you will die.” As if that wasn’t enough to keep the orphanage’s occupants in an unrelenting state of terror, there’s the un-exploded bomb that dominates the orphanage’s courtyard, still ticking away; With the orphanage left defenseless by its isolation, and the swift progression of Franco’s troops, the ghost’s prediction seems depressingly accurate. Nevertheless, with every step of the plot, it becomes apparent that the ghost’s predictions as to who (or what) will die, the real source of danger and even the definition of death itself may be more ambiguous than first thought.” Written by Anonymous
Check out the trailer to Guillermo Del Toro’s modern Gothic masterpiece The Devil’s Backbone below and then watch the full movie!
Here you go. It’s another Saturday and you want to watch a great scary movie. This is your chance to watch a modern horror masterpiece. So what are you waiting for? It’s Saturday. It’s free. It’s online right now. It’s The Devil’s Backbone on Scary Movie Saturday!
The Devil's Backbone sketchcard by R.H.Dickerson.
