Overview

• The first sale begins Sept. 26 with more than 100 lots, with subsequent rounds scheduled for next year.
• Del Toro characterizes the auction as estate planning and stewardship to place culturally significant works with committed caretakers.
• A January wildfire threatened his Santa Monica Bleak House, where he could remove only a small portion of a collection that exceeds 5,000 items.
• Highlights include Bernie Wrightson Frankenstein art with a $200,000 starting bid, H.R. Giger’s The Tourist painting at $150,000, and Hellboy’s screen‑used “Big Baby” shotgun at $50,000.
• The catalog spans concept art and props from Cronos, Pan’s Labyrinth, The Devil’s Backbone, and Nightmare Alley, alongside pieces by Jack Kirby, Richard Corben, and Mike Mignola.