Fun fact
The Pale Man was designed to mirror the rigid, fascist Captain Vidal.
Chapter 1
History meets dark fantasy
Chapter 2
Designing the perfect monster
Chapter 3
Love and the outcast
Chapter 4
Reimagining the classics
YOUR GOAL
Master of Guillermo del Toro's fairy tales
Ch 1 · History meets dark fantasy
choko History and Dark Fantasy
He wears his eyes on his palms... (eyes on his palms...) To show the cold cruelty of man... (the cruelty of man...)
choko Unlike traditional fairy tales that teach children to obey, del Toro champions disobedience as a vital moral choice.
choko 'Pan's Labyrinth' structures its narrative around a young girl completing three dangerous, classical fairy tale quests.
BETA
choko Challenge yourself with this dark fantasy history game. Find out if you know what Carlos II represents in Guillermo del Toro's dark fairy tales.
Fun Fact
Lost notebooks: Guillermo del Toro once lost his detailed 'Pan's Labyrinth' sketch notebook in a London taxi, but the honest driver tracked him down to return it.
Glossary
fascism (noun)
A political philosophy or regime that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader. In 1944 Spain, Captain Vidal embodies this brutal ideology in Guillermo del Toro's film Pan's Labyrinth.
A political philosophy or regime that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader. In 1944 Spain, Captain Vidal embodies this brutal ideology in Guillermo del Toro's film Pan's Labyrinth.
Quiz
What is the name of the young protagonist who travels to the magical underworld in 'Pan's Labyrinth'?
Quiz
In 'The Devil's Backbone', what dangerous object sits unexploded in the center of the orphanage courtyard?
Quiz
Which creature does Ofelia encounter during her very first task in the ancient fig tree?
Quiz
What forbidden action does Ofelia take in the Pale Man's chamber that awakens the monster?
Quiz
What historical conflict serves as the backdrop for both 'The Devil's Backbone' and 'Pan's Labyrinth'?