No one makes monster movies like Guillermo del Toro. That’ because the Mexican writer/director/producer makes his monsters spectacular: creepy (1997’s “Mimic”), wise (2004’s “Hellboy”), whimsical (2006’s “Pan’s Labyrinth”) or warlike (2013’s “Pacific Rim”). His films radiate with wonder and fear, like a livewire just barely vibrating with electricity as you can’t help but touch it. A novelist as well (“The Strain” series with Chuck Hogan), he is a modern storyteller with classical themes and a distinctively haunting visual style. He also usually writes the movies he directs—the complete package. All this makes him a geeky godhead.