Although Mimic has its roots in B-movies, its creatures and ideas are executed with real conviction, giving it an identifiable edge over similar 90s fare, such as The Relic and Species.

The themes and ideas in Lovecraft’s work appear to have permeated popular culture in much the same way that fear and madness crept into the characters in his stories.

As it turns out, the house has a terrible infestation, and it's not rats or roaches or bedbugs.

The main thing is, we just want to see del Toro directing a movie again.

Guillermo del Toro bolstered me and my mind. And told me to trust I had a good movie, and fight for it.

Studio executives can recite back the box office numbers of Watchmen, Jonah Hex and The Punisher like the rest of us recall the first love of our lives

Increasingly rarely do many of us take a risk with our own cinema entrance fee. Thus, how can we expect the studios to do the same with their multi-million dollar budgets?