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Toro, Guillermo Del

Toro, Guillermo Del

Author Biography & Works

Guillermo del Toro Gómez is a Mexican filmmaker and actor. His work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales, gothicism, and horror, often blending the genres, with an effort to infuse visual or poetic beauty in the grotesque. He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power. Del Toro is known for pioneering dark fantasy in the film industry and for his use of insectile and religious imagery, his themes of Catholicism and the effects of war, celebrating imperfection, underworld motifs, practical special effects, and dominant amber lighting.

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Books by Toro, Guillermo Del

The Strain

The Strain

(The Strain) Start here

As the source material behind the hit TV shows of the same name, Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan's vampire horror novel has received massive publicity after the TV show's...

The Fall

The Fall

(The Strain)

NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR • One of the most widely read novels of all time—from one of the best-known writers of all time—about a lawyer from Paris who brilliantly illuminates the...

The Night Eternal

The Night Eternal

(The Strain)

From the Golden Globe winning director of The Shape of Water “The most credible and frightening of all the vampire books of the past decade.” —San Francisco Chronicle “Bram Stoker...

The Shape Of Water

The Shape Of Water

Explore the art and making of Guillermo del Toro\'s new masterpiece, The Shape of Water, now nominated for thirteen Academy Awards, including Best Director and Best Picture.From master storyteller Guillermo...

The Shape of Water

The Shape of Water

In an otherworldly story set against the backdrop of Cold War-era America, an amphibious man is discovered in the Amazon--and subsequently finds love within the human race.

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