Dive deep into the gothic, grotesque, and beautiful world of Guillermo del Toro, the Oscar-winning Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. This episode explores the life and career of a master storyteller who finds poetic beauty in the grotesque and considers monsters to be symbols of great power.

Join us as we trace del Toro's journey, from his early experiments with a Super 8 camera at age eight—including a short about a "serial killer potato"—to his breakthrough with the Spanish-language film Cronos. Learn about the creative struggles and triumphs that defined his career, including his unhappy experience directing Mimic for Miramax and his decision to shift between Spanish-language masterpieces like Pan's Labyrinth and English-language blockbusters like Pacific Rim and  ...