S4 Ep 7: Children in Horror - The Devil’s Backbone
from The Monstrous Feminine Hosted by Louisa, Mila, Tyia + Zeba
Our last children in horror episode is the 2001 horror mystery ‘The Devil's Backbone’, directed by Guillermo del Toro. 👹🔙🦴 We talk about how the characters function as allegories for the many different political allegiances within the Spanish Civil War. We also delve into horror as a political tool and how ghosts frequently symbolise the repressed trauma of a collective. Finally, we discuss how this film problematises how we view innocence, showing how men are denied empathy during war. The Coven: Louisa, Tyia and Zeba Theme and ‘Witch of the Week’ Music by: Sebastian Pizzaro *CONTENT WARNING* Violence, murder, discussions of death (specifically, death of a child), war (specifically, the Spanish Civil War) and fascism
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