Giant forest trolls are coming to the South Bay in June

They’re huge and hairy, have names like Ibbi Pip and Sofus Lotus and possibly eat humans. They’re Giant Trolls , and they’ll soon be coming to a forest near you.

On June 7, the exhibit “Trolls: Save the Humans” opens at the historic Filoli gardens in San Mateo County to run through early November. A half-dozen humongous creatures made of recycled materials like construction wood will take up residence among the redwood groves and meadow blooms. They’re the work of Danish artist and dumpster diver Thomas Dambo , who has “hidden” his trolls in at least 17 countries including Ireland, Australia and China – there’s even one skulking around in a nature museum in Solvang, California , called Lulu Hyggelig.

According to the artist’s lore, these sometimes 15-foot abominations – sorry,