Guillermo del Toro Is Auctioning His Legendary Horror Collection

Guillermo del Toro, the visionary filmmaker behind Pan’s Labyrinth and Hellboy, is opening the doors to one of the most coveted horror collections in the world.

After nearly losing it during this year’s devastating Los Angeles wildfires, del Toro has decided to part with hundreds of treasures from his personal archive of 5,000 pieces – a collection he calls the heart of his Bleak House.

Partnering with Heritage Auctions, del Toro has organized a three-part event, with the first wave of items already up for bid until September 26. The lineup is as eclectic as it is extraordinary: Jack Kirby comic works, Bernie Wrightson’s haunting Frankenstein illustrations, Mike Mignola’s original artwork tied to Clive Barker’s Hellraiser, and even concept art for H.R. Giger’s unproduced film project The Tourist.

Fans of del Toro’s own films will also find familiar relics. Memorabilia includes replicas of the eerie Cronos device, production makeup masters from The Devil’s Backbone, preproduction sketches for Pan’s Labyrinth, and more than 40 rare pieces from the Hellboy franchise. While del Toro admits that parting with Wrightson’s Frankenstein work feels almost unbearable, he emphasizes that these objects are meant to live on with new caretakers: “That’s all you can do with your kids – plan for them to have a good life after you.”

The auction is a rare chance for horror devotees to own a tangible piece of cinematic and artistic history. Whether it’s a $1,000 sketch or a $80,000 screen-used prop, del Toro’s legacy is now being passed directly into the hands of fans who, like him, cherish the strange and the macabre.