Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Horror Movies and TV Shows With Guillermo del Toro

1. The Strain (2014–2017)

TV-MA | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism ravages the city of New York.

Stars: Corey Stoll, David Bradley, Kevin Durand, Jonathan Hyde

Votes: 87,281

2. Hellboy (2004)

PG-13 | 122 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A demon raised from infancy after being conjured by and rescued from the Nazis, grows up to become a defender against the forces of darkness.

Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Ron Perlman, Doug Jones, Selma Blair, John Hurt

Votes: 350,920 | Gross: $59.62M

3. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A prince of the mythical world starts a rebellion against humanity in order to rule the Earth. Hellboy and his team must fight to stop him from locating the all-powerful Golden Army.

Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, John Alexander

Votes: 286,526 | Gross: $75.75M

4. Frankenstein (2025)

Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi | Filming

Dr. Pretorius, who needs to track down Frankenstein's monster who is believed to have died in a fire forty years before in order to continue the experiments of Dr. Frankenstein.

Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Ralph Ineson, Mia Goth, Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi

5. Crimson Peak (2015)

R | 119 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds - and remembers.

Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam

Votes: 158,557 | Gross: $31.09M

6. Blade II (2002)

R | 117 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires.

Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman, Leonor Varela

Votes: 234,966 | Gross: $82.35M

7. Mimic (1997)

R | 105 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

Three years ago, entomologist Dr. Susan Tyler genetically created an insect to kill cockroaches carrying a virulent disease. Now, the insects are out to destroy their only predator, mankind.

Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Alexander Goodwin, Giancarlo Giannini

Votes: 55,828 | Gross: $25.48M

8. The Devil's Backbone (2001)

R | 106 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

After Carlos - a 12-year-old whose father has died in the Spanish Civil War - arrives at an ominous boys' orphanage, he discovers the school is haunted and has many dark secrets which he must uncover.

Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Marisa Paredes, Eduardo Noriega, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve

Votes: 71,107 | Gross: $0.75M

9. Cronos (1992)

R | 94 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A mysterious device designed to provide its owner with eternal life resurfaces after four hundred years, leaving a trail of destruction in its path.

Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman, Claudio Brook, Margarita Isabel

Votes: 33,203 | Gross: $0.62M

10. P.T. (2014 Video Game)

Not Rated | Horror, Mystery

The player must navigate a series of continuously looping hallways, solving cryptic puzzles, all while being hunted by a hostile apparition named Lisa.

Directors: Guillermo del Toro, Hideo Kojima | Star: Norman Reedus

Votes: 2,294

11. Hora marcada (1988–1990)

30 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

"Hora marcada" was a Mexican television anthology series presenting horror and science fiction; with "Mujer de Negro" (Woman in Black), who typically made cameo appearances wearing a long dress and a black veil in the background.

Stars: Frances Ondiviela, Margot Buzali, Aurora Cortés, Tere Hernández

Votes: 262

12. Geometria (1987)

9 min | Short, Horror, Thriller

A boy is tired of failing geometry, so he summons a demon.

Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Fernando Garcia Marin, Guadalupe Del Toro, Napo, Rodrigo Mora

Votes: 1,368

13. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Horror | Announced

A remake of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931).

Director: Guillermo del Toro

14. Pesadilla 1 (1982)

Short, Horror

A gelatinous monster comes out of a high school toilet and roams around the building until he comes across someone who gets in his way.

Director: Guillermo del Toro

15. Doña Lupe (1986)

30 min | Short, Drama, Horror

Policemen Bienvenido and Chato rent rooms in a house owned by Doña Lupe, an elderly woman in financial trouble. Doña Lupe mistrusts the men, but allows them to stay, as she needs the money.... See full summary »

Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Josefina Gonzalez de Silva, Jose Luis Vallejo, Jaime A. Vargas, Hermilio Barba

Votes: 321

16. Matilde (1984)

Short, Horror

A wheelchair-bound woman gets swallowed up by an ominous crack in her wall from which a giant fetus creature emerges from.

Director: Guillermo del Toro | Star: Guadalupe Del Toro

17. Hora marcada (1988–1990)
Episode: Caminos de Ayer (1988)

Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

A man seeks to go back in time through a machine. He finally manages to make contact with beings from the colonial era.

Director: Guillermo del Toro | Star: Bruno Schwebel

Votes: 11

18. Hora marcada (1988–1990)
Episode: Con todo para llevar (1988)

22 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

A young man who enjoys eating at the popular hamburger restaurant suddenly becomes intrigued by the behavior of the employees. He will soon discover that the meat he has eaten might not be animal.

Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Frances Ondiviela, Juan Peláez

Votes: 25

19. Hora marcada (1988–1990)
Episode: Invasión (1988)

Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

The population of Earth goes into total panic when an alien invasion occurs. Humans seek to destroy them, ignoring that beings from another planet were "peaceful" seeking to communicate.

Director: Guillermo del Toro | Star: Arcelia Ramírez

Votes: 11

20. The Strain (2014–2017)
Episode: Night Zero (2014)

TV-MA | 69 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

When a commercial airliner lands and stands silent, CDC agent Ephraim Goodweather investigates the plane to find that the passengers are infected by a vile plague.

Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Corey Stoll, David Bradley, Mía Maestro, Kevin Durand

Votes: 3,196

21. The Strain (2014–2017)
Episode: BK, NY (2015)

TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Eph and Nora work on a weapon to kill the strigoi, but Setrakian puts the group at risk by searching for an ancient text, while the Master introduces a new breed of creature and taps Kelly to control it.

Directors: Gregory Hoblit, Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Corey Stoll, David Bradley, Mía Maestro, Kevin Durand

Votes: 1,457