The blurb/summary on the DVD case made it sound more high fantasy than "historical drama with fantasy elements" and like sort of a cross between Lord of the Rings and The Labyrinth (the David Bowie movie). There was also no immediate indication that the movie was in Spanish, haha. I hadn't heard of it before but I've read about it since and apparently those are both issues held over from the marketing of the American theatrical release and is why it didn't do well in theaters.

I saw The Shape of Water in theaters! Really enjoyed it, though I don't think the creature was fleshed out enough as a character in his own right. I've seen some of Hellboy but need to watch the whole thing still. Same for Pacific Rim, which I have but never even opened.