In episode #10 we discuss Guillermo del Toro's Oscar-Winning masterpiece: Pan's Labyrinth. Set just after the Spanish Civil War, young Ofelia is thrown into two very different worlds; one of soldiers and violence and one of faeries and magic. Now to protect her own life and that of her mother, she must carefully navigate the border between fantasy and reality.

Pan's Labyrinth - Criterion Collection

Directed by Guillermo Del Toro who also directed and/or wrote:

Cronos (Criterion)

Crimson Peak

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark

Hellboy

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

The Devil’s Backbone (Criterion)

The Strain (TV Series)

Pan’s Labyrinth - Happy Trailer

Other violent movies

Inglourious Basterds (Tarantino)

Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino)

Pulp Fiction (Tarantino)

Saw

Non-violent Thrillers

Psycho

The Decemberists’ album: The Hazards of Love

Doug Jones plays both Pan and the Pale Man

Day for night cinematic technique

In the Bible, King David is responsible for the death of Bathsheba’s husband.

Harry Potter: Mandrakes in herbology class

Books:

S (Ship of Theseus)

The Jolly Postman

The Minotaur Takes A Cigarette Break

Labyrinth with David Bowie