Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities New Trailer has been released by Netflix. The series is created and executive produced by Guillermo del Toro, who also serves as host; executive produced by Academy Award winner J. Miles Dale (known for The Shape of Water; Sex/Life), who also serves as co-showrunner; and executive produced by Gary Ungar. Regina Corrado serves as co-executive producer.
The official synopsis of the series reads, “Bizarre nightmares unfold in eight tales of terror in this visually stunning, spine-tingling horror collection curated by Guillermo del Toro.” From macabre to magical, gothic to grotesque or classically creepy, these eight equally sophisticated and sinister tales (including two original stories by del Toro) are brought to life by a team of writers and directors personally chosen by del Toro.
It is an anthology of sinister stories, told by some of today’s most revered horror creators – including the directors of The Babadook, Splice, Mandy, and many more. There are said to be 8 episodes in total which will showcase unique stories.
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The first story is said to be Lot 36 which is written by del Toro and stars Tim Blake Nelson, Sebastian Roché and more. Second is Graveyard Rats, directed by Vincenzo Natali, third is The Outside directed by Ana Lily Amirpour, The Autopsy is directed by David S. Goyer, Pickman’s Model helmed by Keith Thomas and stars Ben Barnes, Dreams in the Witch House by Catherine Hardwicke, starring Rupert Grint.
The seventh story is The Murmuring which is also written by del Toro and directed by Jennifer Kent. The last story is The Viewing, directed by Panos Cosmatos. Every episode is based on short stories of the same name, except the original ones by del Toro.
The trailer starts off with the host del Toro asking us to picture our minds as a cabinet, where we lock up our darkest thoughts and deepest fears. What would happen if you opened that cabinet for the world to see? Well, that’s exactly what we will be finding out in this nightmare special as our deepest fears might just come alive.
The series is set to be released on October 25th, 2022, on Netflix.
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