The first comprehensive study of the films of Guillermo del Toro. Now having directed the forthcoming Peter Jackson production of The Hobbit, del Toro seems set to become the future of the 21st-century fantasy film. The Golden Labyrinth covers all of del Toro's work to date but goes even further, exploring the inspiration, genesis and production of unique films such as Cronos, Hellboy or Pan's Labyrinth.