"I was just in a place in my head that I was like, ‘I don't think I can do this right now,’” the actor explained.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Many fled when wildfires devastated Los Angeles earlier this year, but Guillermo del Toro rushed back in, determined to save his lifelong collection of horror memorabilia.

For his new take on the classic tale, del Toro aimed to defy expectations. He envisioned the creature as a thing of beauty ...