‘Pan’s Labyrinth’
Most horror movies aren’t exactly beautiful, but Pan’s Labyrinth defies convention and introduces its monsters as part of a gorgeous fantasy epic. The 2006 Guillermo del Toro masterpiece follows Ofelia, a young girl growing up in Spain not long after the nation’s civil war. To escape the violence and conflict of her new life with her sadistic stepfather, Captain Vidal, she retreats into a dream world. There, she meets a magical faun who challenges her to complete three tasks to prove her royalty. If she fulfills them, Ofelia will become immortal and can return to her kingdom as Princess Moanna.