Dec. 29, 2023

This Day in Halloween: Guillermo del Toro's "Pan’s Labyrinth" opens in limited release in the U.S. in 2006. / Illustration by Madison Kemp

Pan’s Labyrinth opens in limited release in the U.S. in 2006. Guillermo del Toro’s dark fantasy parable on Francoist Spain and spiritual successor to his film The Devil’s Backbone features subtitles written by del Toro and is a hit and wins three Oscars and three BAFTAs.