A trio of films by the acclaimed Mexican director Guillermo del Toro.Cronos 1993 A strange object the Cronos device has been found inside the statue of an angel in an antique store. While the dealer Jesus Gris is holding the device it springs open and its metallic legs pierces his flesh. Once bitten he develops a craving for human blood and his body grows more and more youthful with each drink. As the addiction spreads through his body he realizes he desires the blood of his innocent granddaughter... The Devil39s Backbone 2001 A deliciously dark horror The Devil39s Backbone tells the tale of a remote Spanish orphanage during the final days of The Spanish Civil War whose young inhabitants are brutally terrorised by Santi a decomposing spirit who stalks the building39s dark decaying hallways. But as the film builds to a grisly explosive finale the children learn the true story of Santi39s death and rise up to vow a deadly vengeance on his vicious murderer. Produced by Pedro Almodovar and brilliantly photographed for maximum suspence by leading cinematographer Guillermo Navarra The Devil39s Backbone is a truly haunting memorable ghost story.Pan39s Labyrinth 2006 the story of a young girl that travels with her mother and adoptive father to a rural area up North in Spain 1944 after Franco39s victory. The girl lives in an imaginary world of her own creation and faces the real world with much chagrin. Post war Fascist repression is at its height in rural Spain and the girl must come to terms with that through a fable of her own.