The Devil's Backbone vs Trick and Treats
The Devil's Backbone has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.2/10 for Trick and Treats). Trick and Treats is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 48m. The Devil's Backbone is the older of the two (2001 against 2025). Both are fantasy, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| The Devil's Backbone | Trick and Treats | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2001 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller | Fantasy, Horror |
| Country | Spain | – |
| Director | Guillermo del Toro | Eric Hector |
| Main cast | Eduardo Noriega, Francisco Maestre, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve | Malcolm McDowell, Gary Busey, Bishop Stevens, Loren Ledesma, Jude Roche |
Synopsis
The Devil's Backbone
Spain, 1939. In the last days of the Spanish Civil War, the young Carlos arrives at the Santa Lucía orphanage, where he will make friends and enemies as he follows the quiet footsteps of a mysterious presence eager for revenge.
Trick and Treats
It's Halloween. A young lady, Ashley, and her costumed friends find themselves locked in a bar, in the middle of nowhere, threatened with torture and death by a gang of bikers.
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