United Kingdom, Nov. 4 -- Guillermo del Toro says his long-awaited adaptation of Frankenstein feels deeply "autobiographical".

The 61-year-old filmmaker has connected his experiences to those of the novel's author, Mary Shelley, and spoke about the links following his new monster movie's UK premiere at the London Film Festival.

Reflecting on the parallels between his life and Shelley's story, Guillermo said: "There are large portions of the movie that are autobiographical for me... (Shelley) basically wrote an autobiography of her soul."

He added his connection to Mary Shelley's work has always been more than creative inspiration, calling her Frankenstein novel "his Bible" and referring to Boris Karloff's portrayal of the monster as "M...