Guillermo del Toro Cabinet of Curiosities: My Notebooks, Collections, and Other Obsessions

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If that wasn’t enough, the book is peppered with essays from friends and work colleagues about Guillermo or his work. In 2009, Del Toro released his debut novel, The Strain, co-authored with Chuck Hogan, as the first part of The Strain Trilogy, an apocalyptic horror series featuring vampires. Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, del Toro first gained worldwide recognition for the 1993 Mexican-American co-production “Cronos,” a supernatural horror film. El único aspecto que no me gustó, o que más bien me desesperó, es que cuando se analizan algunas páginas de notas, Guillermo hace énfasis en ciertos comentarios y dibujos, y algunos otros se los pasa por alto, pero resulta que muchos de los que comenta no me interesaban mucho, y otros que ignora me interesaba saber sobre ellos. His problem was that he did not believe the puncture in Jackson’s thorax was a mark of fragment entry.

I see a lot of similarities in del Toro's thought processes in this book and would expect he and Jodorowsky have quite a bit in common. The lotion leaks from the bottles, forming a humanoid that Stacey embraces and kisses, before it discorporates into her bathtub.The links below are affiliate links, which means I earn some commission from each purchase, but at no extra cost to you. Avatar: The Way of Water', 'Oppenheimer', 'Star Trek' Series Lead Nominations for Genre-Focused Saturn Awards". This book is a remarkable glimpse into the singular and visionary world of Guillermo del Toro, truly a creative renaissance man.

In this section, GDT also talks about his graphic inspirations, on how he read paintings, analyse films, explains his techniques of storytelling and his idea incubating notebooks.In all, the film garnered more than 40 international awards and appeared on more than 35 critics’ lists of the year’s best films. As the editor behind Lit Hub’s film and TV newsletter, What to Watch (*cough* subscribe here), I consider it my duty to bring you the source material behind literary adaptations—so here’s where you can read the gooey, gross, very good stories that feature in Cabinet. Yet, Guillermo del Toro did it in his film, and he was completely unapologetic if it was not done for sensationalism and if it strengthened the story. It is filled with images of Guillermo del Toro’s notebooks and of the Bleak House, along with interviews with del Toro and kind words from those he’s worked with.