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A review by sleepybookgoblin
Guillermo del Toro: At Home with Monsters: Inside His Films, Notebooks, and Collections by Guillermo del Toro
5.0
Guillermo del Toro’s house is an amazing treasure trove, and I’m so glad he decided to share it with the world.
Exactly one year ago today, I went to the Bleak House exhibit in Toronto. In it was a vast collection from del Toro‘s home in Los Angeles. He has collected some amazing things: from costumes that appeared in his films, to full-size figures of legends like Lovecraft and Poe. It’s a wonderful mix of horror, literature and geeky stuff - I loved every minute of it.
This book is actually a companion piece to that exhibit. In it are large full-colour photos of some of the pieces that were on display, but also other parts of his house that didn’t make it into the tour. The text accompanying it goes into detail about his childhood obsession with monsters and how it grew into his successful directing career today. It’s actually quite insightful – he likens the idea of monsters to that ‘outsider’ feeling we’ve all felt at one point or another. And that in many cases the monsters are not really monsters, but are really the most human of us all.
I don’t think I am explaining it all that well - you really need to just read it for yourself. And if his Bleak House exhibit ever does go on tour again, I highly recommend it. This beautiful book is definitely five stars. And now I am in the mood to go back and rewatch some of his films!
Exactly one year ago today, I went to the Bleak House exhibit in Toronto. In it was a vast collection from del Toro‘s home in Los Angeles. He has collected some amazing things: from costumes that appeared in his films, to full-size figures of legends like Lovecraft and Poe. It’s a wonderful mix of horror, literature and geeky stuff - I loved every minute of it.
This book is actually a companion piece to that exhibit. In it are large full-colour photos of some of the pieces that were on display, but also other parts of his house that didn’t make it into the tour. The text accompanying it goes into detail about his childhood obsession with monsters and how it grew into his successful directing career today. It’s actually quite insightful – he likens the idea of monsters to that ‘outsider’ feeling we’ve all felt at one point or another. And that in many cases the monsters are not really monsters, but are really the most human of us all.
I don’t think I am explaining it all that well - you really need to just read it for yourself. And if his Bleak House exhibit ever does go on tour again, I highly recommend it. This beautiful book is definitely five stars. And now I am in the mood to go back and rewatch some of his films!