Where does Oscar-winning 'The Shape of Water' director Guillermo del Toro reside? He has several stunning houses dotting the West Coast.
Stephen King, Jordan Peele, Ari Aster, James Wan, and Guillermo del Toro are only a few kings of creepy who make the trendy horror genre the comfortable pit of anguish and despair we know so well. The latter artist — who's recognized for his directing and generating efforts — proficient us with the likes of 2006's darkish delusion flick Pan's Labyrinth, 2015's gothic horror movie Crimson Peak, and 2017's Creature from the Black Lagoon-like drama The Shape of Water.
In 2022, the Oscar-winning Mexican filmmaker teamed up with streaming giant Netflix to unencumber horror anthology collection Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities in addition to his stop-motion animation adaptation of Pinocchio. Both tasks have earned Rotten Tomatoes scores of over 90 percent, further proving that the abnormal workings of Guillermo's thoughts are of the genius variety.
With a profession spanning virtually four a long time, Guillermo del Toro has earned an outstanding net worth of approximately $40 million. And regardless that we like to consider that he lives in some ghostly mansion off the beaten trail, Guillermo not too long ago used his large bucks to buy a far more "normal" property — smartly, "normal" in case you are a rich celebrity.
Where does Guillermo del Toro are living?
In July 2022, Guillermo del Toro bought a surprising five-bedroom, five-bathroom pad in Santa Monica, Calif., for $4.2 million, per Architectural Digest. More specifically, he now owns a 1920s bungalo, one that used to be "completely remodeled and modernized."
After attractive in a bidding warfare, Guillermo bought the valuables for about $300,000 over its asking value.
"The 3,500-square-foot single-story home is secured by a gated entrance which leads into a grassy front yard," Architectural Digest wrote of the tan stucco house. It also boasts both hardwood and tiled floors, curved walls, arched doors, antique lighting fixtures, and stained-glass windows.
Our favourite a part of Guillermo's gorgeous new crib has to be the stoned central courtyard, which is easiest for entertaining visitors on heat starry nights.
Aside from his new humble dwelling house, Guillermo owns two homes in Westlake Village and 3 in L.A., "including a $4.5 million Santa Monica Gothic Tudor."
Of his many houses is his renowned "Bleak House," positioned in the suburbs of L.A., which acts as each a man cave and a shrine for his horror memorabilia. Though Guillermo claims not to be a hoarder, the two-story house is brimming with over 10,000 creepy, hair-raising pieces, as discussed via 89.3 KPCC. Think of it as his inventive hub.
The quite arranged space features a Haunted Mansion Room, a Freaks Room, a Rain Room, and a Film Room.
With eerie statues and tchotchkes lurking in each corner — to not mention an cutesy signal that urges guests to "turn back around" — Bleak House is a "religious place" to Guillermo.
A brand new guest in Bleak House- by way of Tom Kuebler pic.twitter.com/X4dzLpLAxJ
— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) August 18, 2022 Source: Twitter/@RealGDT"This is a religious place for me. See, to me, everything that surrounds us is not a collection, it's relics. It's relics or it's talismans. Whatever you want to call them, they have a spiritual hold of who I am essentially," he told 89.Three KPCC.
We'd as regards to kill to spend the night time in Guillermo del Toro's Bleak House. Bless whoever dusts that position.
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio is lately streaming on Netflix.
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