The Real-Life Ghost Story That Inspired Guillermo Del Toro's Crimson Peak

With the way that Crimson Peak opens, you'd half expect it to be based off of a book. The truth is, the film is an original creation inspired by Guillermo del Toro's love of Gothic romance, Hammer horror films, and a visitation that his mother experienced as a child. As part of the recent press rounds for Crimson Peak, I was part of a group of journalists present for a press conference with del Toro himself. During the course of our time together, a lot of interesting facts were divulged involvi...