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Guillermo del Toro

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born
in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
October 09, 1964

gender
male

genre
Horror, Fantasy, Religion & Spirituality

influences
Arthur Machen, Lord Dunsany, Lawrence Smith, H.P. Lovecraft, [a:Jorge...more


About this author

Guillermo del Toro is a Mexican director mostly known for his acclaimed films Pan's Labyrinth, The Devils Backbone and the Hellboy film franchise. His films draw heavily on sources as diverse as weird fiction, fantasy, horror, and war. 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. The series continued with The Fall in 2010 and concluded with The Night Eternal in 2011.


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Average rating: 3.72 · 48,710 ratings · 5,747 reviews · 30 distinct works · Similar authors
The Strain (The Strain Tril...
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3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 7,586 ratings — published 2011 — 38 editions
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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
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3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
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El Laberinto Del Fauno
4.53 of 5 stars 4.53 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 2006
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Hellboy II: The Art of the ...
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El orfanato
4.55 of 5 stars 4.55 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2007
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The Monsters Of Hellboy Ii
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4.62 of 5 stars 4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2008
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La Invención De Cronos
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Series by Guillermo del Toro

The Strain The Fall The Night Eternal
The Strain Trilogy (3 books)
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3.716707936374701 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 47,654 ratings
The Strain The Fall The Night Eternal
De Meester (3 books)
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The Night Eternal
A Estirpe (1 book)
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Quotes by Guillermo del Toro

“...to all the monsters in my nursery: May you never leave me alone.”
― Guillermo del Toro, The Strain
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“You only find yourself when you disobey. Disobedience is the beginning of responsibility, I think.”
― Guillermo del Toro
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“The saddest journey in the world is the one that follows a precise itinerary. Then you're not a traveler. You're a f@@king tourist.”
― Guillermo del Toro
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