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Guillermo Del Toro compares UFO sighting aged 14 to magic mushrooms trip
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Guillermo Del Toro compares UFO sighting aged 14 to magic mushrooms trip

NME·Victoria Luxford·24 days ago
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Frankenstein director Guillermo Del Toro has described an incident where he encountered a UFO as a teenager, comparing the experience to being on magic mushrooms. READ MORE: ‘Frankenstein’ review: Guillermo Del Toro’s monstrously good gothic spine-tingler The Mexican filmmaker is known for dealing with supernatural subject matter in his movies, such as Oscar winner The Shape Of Water , drama Pan’s Labyrinth , and the Hellboy movies. In an interview with The Guardian , he said: “Anyone who knows me knows I’m a sceptic. But there are experiences that are so outsized they can dislocate your sense of self.” He used an example of seeing a UFO at the age of 14 “I had a friend with me as a witness,” he recalled. “When these things happen, it causes a crack. You feel the mystery of the universe come rushing toward you.…

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