An ingenious interactive limited edition of Guillermo del Toro: Cabinet of Curiosities—designed as a bespoke cabinet, with its plexiglass top revealing partitions containing a trio of custom-manufactured replicas, and two secret compartments that reveal the book and portfolio.
Individually signed by del Toro and hand-numbered, each edition includes: facsimile reproductions of three iconic props: Professor Broom’s rosary from Hellboy, the Cronos scarab, and the bone amulet from Hellboy; a replica of a page from the Cronos device instruction manual; four cards reproducing artwork from The Book of Crossroads in Pan’s Labyrinth; plus four never-before-released original art prints.
An essential keepsake for all del Toro fans, this extraordinary personal archive showcases his lifelong fascination with monsters. Reproducing the notes, drawings, creatures, and ideas that fill his fabled illustrated notebooks, revealing the distinct visions and private reveries of this acclaimed writer, director, artist, and producer as never before.An in-depth interview with writer and filmmaker Marc Scott Zicree explores del Toro’s reigning themes and signature motifs, as well as the literary references, old films, and mythological figures that inspire him.
With a foreword by James Cameron, an afterword by Tom Cruise, and contributions from other luminaries, including Neil Gaiman and John Landis, among others, Guillermo del Toro Cabinet of Curiosities: Limited Edition is a unique record of a truly arresting imagination.
