By this point, Guillermo del Toro is a household name equivalent with the cinematic macabre. And that’s what Netflix is banking on with their new anthology, curated by del Toro himself. “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet Of Curiosities” showcases the director’s talents with eight other horror directors in a new eight-episode limited series, just in time for Halloween.
The upcoming series debuts as part of a special Netflix & Chills Halloween Event: starting October 25, two new episodes of “Cabinet Of Curiosities” will debut daily through October 28. And while del Toro doesn’t direct any of the episodes, he provides two original stories for the series and serves as the show’s host. But even without del Toro directing, there’s a lot of talent involved in this series. Directors include Catherine Hardwicke, Jennifer Kent, Ana Lily Amirpour, Panos Cosmatos, and more. And on the acting side, F. Murray Abraham, Crispin Glover, Eric André, and Sofia Boutella are only some of the big names involved here.
Here’s an official synopsis for the series, followed by each episode’s cast and crew:
In CABINET OF CURIOSITIES, acclaimed Academy Award-winning filmmaker and creator, executive producer and co-showrunner Guillermo del Toro has curated a collection of unprecedented and genre-defining stories meant to challenge our traditional notions of horror. 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.
THE AUTOPSY
- Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham (Mythic Quest; Homeland; Amadeus)
- Glynn Turman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom; Fargo; The Wire)
- Luke Roberts (Ransom; Black Sails)
- episode written by David S. Goyer (The Sandman; Dark City; The Dark Knight; Batman Begins) (based on a short story by Michael Shea)
- directed by David Prior (The Empty Man; AM1200)
DREAMS IN THE WITCH HOUSE
- Rupert Grint (Servant)
- Ismael Cruz Cordova (Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The Undoing, Miss Bala)
- DJ Qualls (Turning Point, Supernatural)
- Nia Vardalos (Love, Victor, Station 19, My Big Fat Greek Wedding)
- Tenika Davis (Jupiter’s Legacy, Titans)
- episode written by Mika Watkins (Origin; Black Mirror; Troy: Fall of a City) (based on a short story by H.P. Lovecraft)
- directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen; Lords of Dogtown; Twilight)
GRAVEYARD RATS
- David Hewlett (SEE, The Shape of Water; Stargate: Atlantis) stars in an episode written (based on a short story by Henry Kuttner) and directed by Vincenzo Natali (In The Tall Grass; Splice; Cube; Hannibal)
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- Tim Blake Nelson (Watchmen; The Ballad of Buster Scruggs)
- Elpidia Carrillo (Predator; Bread & Roses; Euphoria)
- Demetrius Grosse (Fear The Walking Dead; Boon; Lovecraft Country)
- Sebastian Roché (The Man in the High Castle; The Young Pope)
- written by Regina Corrado (Deadwood; The Strain) (based on an original story by Guillermo del Toro)
- directed by Guillermo Navarro (Godfather of Harlem; Narcos)
THE MURMURING
- Essie Davis (The Babadook)
- Andrew Lincoln (The Walking Dead; Penguin Bloom)
- Hannah Galway (Sex/Life)
- episode written (based on an original story by Guillermo del Toro)
- directed by Jennifer Kent (The Babadook; The Nightingale)
THE OUTSIDE
- Kate Micucci (The Little Hours; Mom)
- Martin Starr (Silicon Valley; Party Down)
- episode written by Haley Z. Boston (Brand New Cherry Flavor) (based on a short story by comic book author Emily Carroll)
- directed by Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night; Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon; The Bad Batch)
PICKMAN’S MODEL
- Ben Barnes (Shadow and Bone; Westworld; The Punisher)
- Crispin Glover (Rivers Edge; Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland; American Gods; Back To The Future; Willard; Charlie’s Angels)
- Oriana Leman (The Whale; The Detectives)
- episode written by Lee Patterson (Curve; The Colony) (based on a short story by H.P. Lovecraft)
- directed by Keith Thomas (Firestarter; The Vigil)
THE VIEWING
- Peter Weller (upcoming The Colosseum; Naked Lunch; Star Trek Into Darkness; Robocop)
- Eric André (The Eric Andre Show; The Righteous Gemstones)
- Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service; upcoming Rebel Moon)
- Charlyne Yi (Always Be My Maybe; Good Girls)
- Steve Agee (Peacemaker; The Suicide Squad)
- Michael Therrialt (Locke and Key; Cult of Chucky)
- Saad Siddiqui (From Scratch; DC’s Legends of Tomorrow)
- episode directed by Panos Cosmatos (Mandy), who also writes, along with Aaron Stewart-Ahn
Is there any better way to usher in the spookiest holiday of the year than a horror anthology? This year, Netflix has its subscribers covered with “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet Of Curiosities.” Watch a trailer for the series below.
