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‘Something is in that room’: Guillermo del Toro disturbed by ‘ghosts’ in Scottish hotel

The Shape of Water director reports supernatural disturbance while staying in Aberdeen to shoot an adaptation of Frankenstein

The Shape of Water director Guillermo del Toro has reported being disturbed by a supernatural presence while staying in a hotel in Scotland. Del Toro, who is renowned for his films delving into the weird, spooky and occasionally horrific, posted a series of messages on social media saying that the room he had chosen in a hotel in Aberdeen has an “oppressive” atmosphere and that “something is in that room with me”. Del Toro is in Scotland to shoot a new adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel Frankenstein, featuring Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi as the Monster.

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