Episode #41: The Devil's Backbone The Thin Place

Ken and Todd discuss Guillermo del Toro's horror film that has recently received the Criterion treatment. What is the difference between horror and Gothic? When is violence tragic rather than just shocking? How does belief in "the curse" unite the materialist and the spiritually minded?

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 - Intro and plot summary.
5:30 - Horror or Gothic?
13:45 - The Curse
19:35 - Reinforcing plot themes with visual style.
29:30 - The cyclical nature of violence.
37:30 - Tragedy vs. accident.
41:50 - Closing comments.

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