Guillermo Del Toro is a master in telling stories that frighten, provoke and entertain ... all at once

The Shape Of Water manages to be a romance, an espionage thriller, a period story and a monster movie. The above is the movie. Photo: Filepic

The latest movie by Guillermo Del Toro is the genre-hopping The Shape Of Water, which manages all at once to be a romance, an espionage thriller, a period story, a monster movie and even make time for a full-fledged musical number. His previous feature, Crimson Peak, was a gothic romance and horror tale.

Del Toro’s omnivorous storytelling stretches beyond just movies. A trilogy of novels he co-wrote became the basis for the television series The Strain.