Guillermo del Toro is known for his demons and monsters, but sometimes his most depraved villains look just like us.
Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Nightmare AlleyGuillermo del Toro loves monsters. From the skyscraper-sized titans in Pacific Rim to the Amphibian Man in The Shape of Water, creatures of all shapes and sizes populate del Toro’s work, earning him the fitting sobriquet “The Maestro of Monsters.” But ever so often, the true monsters in del Toro’s work don’t possess scales, wings, or even mandibles.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY RELATED: Guillermo Del Toro's 'Pinocchio': First Footage Reveals Release Window, Ewan McGregor's Cricket in Stop-Motion Musical del Toro would draw upon the horrors of reality when crafting Pan’s Labyrinth, especially Captain Vidal . The father of protagonist Ofelia , Vidal is also hunting down the rebels of the Spanish Maquis. Vidal is ruthless in his pursuit of the rebels - and equally ruthless in doling out violence, smashing in a rebel’s face with the butt of his gun until it’s a bloody pulp. He even shoots Ofelia dead when she attempts to abscond to the underworld.
But the most horrifying beings in del Toro’s filmography have to be Sir Thomas Sharpe and his sister Lucille in Crimson Peak. Thomas, at first, appears to be a typical charismatic English gentleman; he charms and marries Edith Cushing and spirits her away to Allerdale Hall. As with any horror movie, it’s plagued by inhuman ghosts - restless spirits of the women Thomas and Lucille have murdered.
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