SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Guillermo del Toro is an acclaimed master of horror and has built a huge memorabilia collection throughout his decades-long career. A close brush with California’s devastating wildfires has led him to do what was once unthinkable — auction some of the 5,000 items in his prized collection.

The Mexican-born filmmaker is auctioning hundreds of items ranging from works by comic luminaries like Jack Kirby and Richard Corben to exclusive items from his own classics like “Cronos” and “Hellboy.”

Online bidding opened Thursday for the Sept. 26 auction, which is the first of a three-part series with Heritage Auctions.

“Whoever buys or gets it is going to love it as much,” del Toro said while showing off some of the items up for sale to The Associated Press during a tou

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