{"id":65901,"date":"2016-11-21T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/?p=65901"},"modified":"2019-07-15T13:00:34","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T20:00:34","slug":"guillermo-del-toro-at-home-with-monsters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/index.php\/guillermo-del-toro-at-home-with-monsters\/","title":{"rendered":"Guillermo del Toro: At Home with Monsters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Holy crap. Holy crap. Holy crap.&#8221; was about the extent of my thoughts when I first heard there was going to be an exhibit of items from Guillermo del Toro&#8217;s home, Bleak House, at LACMA. Even though I had just come back from a trip to southern California when the news broke, I knew I&#8217;d have to get back down there before the exhibit left. I had to. Truth time: I actually pinned a photo of the interior of del Toro&#8217;s home to my &#8220;dream house&#8221; board on Pinterest before I even knew to whom it belonged. How many times in life are you going to get an opportunity to walk through your dream house? Especially if you&#8217;re like me and your tastes are a little, uh, unconventional? So now you see why I found it imperative to get my butt to Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Holy crap. Holy crap. Holy crap.&#8221; was about the extent of my thoughts as I was walking through the exhibit. While there are quite a few things from Guillermo del Toro&#8217;s movies on exhibit (after all, it&#8217;s really easy to collect one&#8217;s own work), this is not a retrospective exhibit in that it mainly focuses on del Toro&#8217;s inspirations, making the overall effect one of being able to geek out with one of my favorite directors about his favorite things. And, as it turns out, a lot of my favorite things as well.<\/p>\n<p>Guillermo del Toro loves labyrinthine Victorian mansions and Victoriana? Me too!<\/p>\n<p>Guillermo del Toro loves monster makeup and the artists who bring it to life? Me too!<\/p>\n<p>Guillermo del Toro loves the spooky-ass artwork of Stephen Gammell? Me too! In fact, his creepy illustrations for the Scary Stories line of books may well be at the root of my love for all things dark and spooky.<\/p>\n<p>Guillermo del Toro loves fairy tales and folklore? Me too!<\/p>\n<p>Guillermo del Toro loves weird taxidermy? Me too!<\/p>\n<p>Guillermo del Toro loves rainstorms to the point of engineering a room in which it appears to be raining 24 hours a day? We definitely diverge there, I would do nothing in that rain room but sleep.<\/p>\n<p>And this exhibit? I loved it, too. The show itself is labyrinthine, like the old Victorian home styling del Toro admires.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-67-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67281\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-67-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-67-of-68\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-67-of-68.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-67-of-68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-67-of-68-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-1-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66621\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-1-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-1-of-68\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-1-of-68.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-1-of-68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-1-of-68-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-2-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66631\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-2-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-2-of-68\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-2-of-68.jpg 488w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-2-of-68-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I was so stoked to be able to get up close and personal with the costumes from Crimson Peak. Most exhibits <a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/index.php\/fantasy-worlds-of-myth-magic-at-emp-seattle\/\">put costume work behind glass<\/a>, the reflections of which make it very difficult to see detail, especially if it&#8217;s dimly lit. Here I was able to get up on it, get my face close in and see the stitching and the buttons and everything else that&#8217;s moving too fast on screen to truly appreciate.\u00a0 I was especially enthralled with the &#8220;mother ghost&#8221; costume, with all of the moths and botanicals worked into the the tulle. My blog photos do it absolutely no justice, it was a stunning piece of work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-4-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66651\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-4-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-4-of-68\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-4-of-68.jpg 488w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-4-of-68-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-5-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66661\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-5-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-5-of-68\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-5-of-68.jpg 488w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-5-of-68-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-6-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66671\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-6-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-6-of-68\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-6-of-68.jpg 488w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-6-of-68-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-15-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66761\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-15-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-15-of-68\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-15-of-68.jpg 488w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-15-of-68-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-7-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66681\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-7-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-7-of-68\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-7-of-68.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-7-of-68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-7-of-68-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A tableau to Charles Dickens, del Toro&#8217;s &#8220;Bleak House&#8221; is in reference to Dickens.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-9-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66701\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-9-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-9-of-68\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-9-of-68.jpg 488w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-9-of-68-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <em>I want shelves like these for my house. SO BADLY.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-12-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66731\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-12-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-12-of-68\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-12-of-68.jpg 488w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-12-of-68-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a>T-B, <em>Portrait of Cousin Eerie, Portrait of Uncle Creepy<\/em>, Richard Corben<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-13-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66741\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-13-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-13-of-68\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-13-of-68.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-13-of-68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-13-of-68-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a>cw from left: <em>Amelia, Queen of the Sea Monkeys, circa 1879, The Coachman and His Brother, The Strangler,<\/em> Travis Louie<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-14-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66751\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-14-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-14-of-68\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-14-of-68.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-14-of-68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-14-of-68-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><em>Kaiju parasite from Pacific Rim\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-16-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66771\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-16-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-16-of-68\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-16-of-68.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-16-of-68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-16-of-68-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-17-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66781\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-17-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-17-of-68\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-17-of-68.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-17-of-68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-17-of-68-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>One of del Toro&#8217;s sketchbooks , used when planning Pan&#8217;s Labyrinth<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-19-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66801\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-19-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-19-of-68\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-19-of-68.jpg 488w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-19-of-68-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-22-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66831\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-22-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-22-of-68\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-22-of-68.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-22-of-68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-22-of-68-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-23-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66841\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-23-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-23-of-68\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-23-of-68.jpg 488w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-23-of-68-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-24-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66851\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-24-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-24-of-68\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-24-of-68.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-24-of-68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-24-of-68-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a>Cronos device from <em>Cronos<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-25-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66861\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-25-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-25-of-68\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-25-of-68.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-25-of-68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-25-of-68-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><em>Hey, Night on Bald Mountain was my favorite part of <\/em>Fantasia<em>, too!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-26-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66871\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-26-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-26-of-68\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-26-of-68.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-26-of-68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-26-of-68-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><em>The Great Ancestors, <\/em>M\u0153bius (Jean Giraud)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-27-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66881\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-27-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-27-of-68\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-27-of-68.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-27-of-68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-27-of-68-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><em>Landscapes<\/em>, Eyvind Earle<\/p>\n<p>The exhibit also had a number of pieces by Eyvind Earle, most noted for his work as a Disney background artist in the 50s. He did all the styling, background art, and color for Sleeping Beauty, which is actually one of my favorite Disney movies on styling alone. His artwork is gorgeous, but more than anything, I couldn&#8217;t believe how much the black velvet matting complemented the work, making it stand out in truly extraordinary fashion. I&#8217;ve generally been opposed to matting any artwork I buy, for a bunch of reasons&#8211;it&#8217;ll require a bigger frame which is more expensive, takes more space on the wall, mat board is stupid expensive for what it is, generally I don&#8217;t think it puts much on the table given its downsides, but primarily, I just plain hate cutting mat board. My high school art projects always had the shabbiest mat job, cutting straight crisp lines is evidently beyond me. But this black velvet is making me reconsider my mat stance, it&#8217;s that striking.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-28-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66891\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-28-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-28-of-68\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-28-of-68.jpg 488w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-28-of-68-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><em>Clinkity-Clink<\/em>, Stephen Gammell<em><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-31-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66921\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-31-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-31-of-68\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-31-of-68.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-31-of-68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-31-of-68-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-32-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66931\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-32-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-32-of-68\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-32-of-68.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-32-of-68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-32-of-68-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-33-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66941\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-33-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-33-of-68\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-33-of-68.jpg 488w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-33-of-68-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><em>Dick Smith, father of modern makeup effects. Bust by Kazuhiro Tsuji<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-34-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66951\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-34-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-34-of-68\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-34-of-68.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-34-of-68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-34-of-68-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><em>Ray Harryhausen, sculpture by Mike Hill<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-35-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66961\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-35-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-35-of-68\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-35-of-68.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-35-of-68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-35-of-68-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-36-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66971\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-36-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-36-of-68\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-36-of-68.jpg 488w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-36-of-68-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><em>God, I love this cookie-stealing skeleton.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-39-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67001\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-39-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-39-of-68\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-39-of-68.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-39-of-68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-39-of-68-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-41-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67021\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-41-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-41-of-68\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-41-of-68.jpg 488w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-41-of-68-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-68271 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/PA200710-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/PA200710-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/PA200710-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/PA200710-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/PA200710-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/PA200710-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-44-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67051\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-44-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-44-of-68\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-44-of-68.jpg 488w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-44-of-68-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-45-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67061\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-45-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-45-of-68\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-45-of-68.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-45-of-68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-45-of-68-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-47-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67081\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-47-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-47-of-68\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-47-of-68.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-47-of-68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-47-of-68-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-48-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67091\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-48-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-48-of-68\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-48-of-68.jpg 488w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-48-of-68-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><em>Dystopia! &#8220;Feed my beast with your blood&#8221;<\/em>, Christopher Ulrich<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-49-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67101\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-49-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-49-of-68\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-49-of-68.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-49-of-68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-49-of-68-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a>l-r: <em>The Tourist VIII<\/em>, H R Giger, <em>Duke Agares Seated atop a Shuffler<\/em>, Wayne Barlowe<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-50-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67111\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-50-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-50-of-68\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-50-of-68.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-50-of-68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-50-of-68-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-51-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67121\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-51-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-51-of-68\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-51-of-68.jpg 488w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-51-of-68-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a>On the wall l-r: <em>Pip<\/em> and <em>Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Boy<\/em> by Gail Potocki<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-52-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67131\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-52-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-52-of-68\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-52-of-68.jpg 488w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-52-of-68-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><em>The Evil Eye<\/em>, Chet Zar<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-53-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67141\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-53-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-53-of-68\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-53-of-68.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-53-of-68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-53-of-68-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-54-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67151\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-54-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-54-of-68\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-54-of-68.jpg 488w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-54-of-68-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-55-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67161\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-55-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-55-of-68\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-55-of-68.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-55-of-68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-55-of-68-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-56-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67171\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-56-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-56-of-68\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-56-of-68.jpg 488w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-56-of-68-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-60-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67211\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-60-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-60-of-68\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-60-of-68.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-60-of-68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-60-of-68-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-61-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67221\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-61-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-61-of-68\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-61-of-68.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-61-of-68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-61-of-68-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><em>Divine Messenger<\/em>, Craig LaRotonda<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-62-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67231\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-62-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-62-of-68\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-62-of-68.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-62-of-68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-62-of-68-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><em>The &#8220;rain room&#8221;. Droplets of silicone are adhered to the outside of the windows to give them a rain streaked appearance, and a projector and sound system handle the rest of the rain effect.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-63-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67241\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-63-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-63-of-68\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-63-of-68.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-63-of-68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-63-of-68-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-64-of-68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67251\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-64-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"del-toro-64-of-68\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-64-of-68.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-64-of-68-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/del-toro-64-of-68-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><em>Another of del Toro&#8217;s sketchbooks<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">One of the most impactful statements in the exhibit for me was a quote from del Toro: &#8220;<em>As a kid<\/em>,&#8221; the filmmaker recalls, &#8220;<em>I dreamed of having a house with secret passages and a room where it rained twenty-four hours a day. The point of being over forty is to fulfill the desires you&#8217;ve been harboring since you were seven<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If that&#8217;s what the post-forty life looks like, sign me up. 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