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Guillermo del Toro

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Guillermo del Toro


Born
in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
October 09, 1964

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Guillermo del Toro is a Mexican director mostly known for his acclaimed films Pan's Labyrinth, The Devils Backbone, Crimson Peak 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. ...more

Average rating: 3.87 · 269,198 ratings · 25,020 reviews · 154 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Strain (The Strain #1)

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3.80 avg rating — 90,130 ratings — published 2009 — 117 editions
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The Fall (The Strain #2)

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3.83 avg rating — 40,440 ratings — published 2010 — 16 editions
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The Night Eternal (The Stra...

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3.72 avg rating — 30,925 ratings — published 2011 — 11 editions
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Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyri...

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The Shape of Water

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The Hollow Ones

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Falling Down (The Boy in th...

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The Strain The Fall The Night Eternal
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Falling Down The Pit and the Box The Hunted Risen Siege Encounter The Boy in the Iron Box: Th...
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“The underground of the city is like what's underground in people. Beneath the surface, it's boiling with monsters.”
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“You only find yourself when you disobey. Disobedience is the beginning of responsibility, I think.”
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“...to all the monsters in my nursery: May you never leave me alone.”
Guillermo Del Toro, The Strain

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The City & the City
 
  250 votes 6.3%

White Witch, Black Curse (The Hollows, #7)
 
  223 votes 5.6%

The Strain (The Strain Trilogy, #1)
 
  219 votes 5.5%

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