How Frankenstein’s creature designer found a new look for an iconic monster

For Mike Hill and Guillermo del Toro, it all started with Frankenstein.

Years ago, Hill - a sculptor and special effects artist - was exhibiting his works at a convention in Burbank. Del Toro saw some of Hill's monstrous creations on display and was so impressed that he decided to get in touch, tracking down Hill's contact info from an obscure model kit forum. "I don't know how he found me from some 20-year-old website," says Hill, who describes del Toro's investigation as "very Columbo-esque" work. "But he wrote to me, told me who he was, and asked to commission something."

That first commission turned out to be a sculpture of Boris Karlo ...

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