Fans of the horror genre will definitely want to check out this anthology show.
Though it’s only August, Netflix has already begun giving viewers a peek at some of its new and spooky originals it will be releasing ahead of this year’s Halloween.
One of these is Cabinet of Curiosities, an eight-episode horror anthology series created by Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro (Nightmare Alley, The Shape of Water).
In the first trailer for the project, del Toro explains how the series is something that he has always wanted to make, stating:
“In this anthology, we gave ownership of each episode to the directors. Each of the episodes has a whole world. They present you with different delights.
“Some are savory. Some are sweet. You get a surprise from each of the bites.”
The filmmaker also says that a goal of the show was to create great monsters that were also beautiful and made with practical effects.
“With Cabinet of Curiosities, what I’m trying to say is: ‘Look, the world is beautiful and horrible at exactly the same time,” he added.
The series will feature two stories from del Toro and will also adapt two stories from legendary horror author H.P. Lovecraft.
This is as each episode will be directed by a filmmaker known for working in the horror genre.
These include Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night), Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight), David Prior (The Empty Man), Jennifer Kent (The Babadook), Panos Cosmatos (Mandy) and Vincenzo Natali (Cube).
On top of this, the episodes will feature actors such as Andrew Lincoln (The Walking Dead), Ben Barnes (Westworld), Crispin Glover (Back to the Future), Eric André (Bad Trip), Essie Davis (The Babadook), F. Murray Abraham (Amadeus), Peter Weller (RoboCop), Rupert Grint (Harry Potter) and Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service).
Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities will be released in the run-up to Halloween, with two episodes dropping each day between 25 and 28 October.
You can check out the first trailer for the series below.
Clip via Netflix
Earlier in the week, JOE covered the trailer for the fifth season of Cobra Kai in a separate article here.
Meanwhile, here are some of the other big teasers that were released in the past seven days in the world of film and TV.
God’s Creatures
Clip via A24
Beginning with movies, this psychological drama set in an Irish fishing village follows a mother (Emily Watson) torn between protecting her beloved son (Paul Mescal) and her own sense of right and wrong.
God’s Creatures does not have an Irish release date yet but will be out in the US on 30 September.
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
Clip via Apple TV
From the director of Oscar-winner Green Book, this biographical action comedy takes place in 1967 and tells the story of a man (Zac Efron) who decides to bring beer to his childhood buddies in the US Army while they are fighting in Vietnam.
The Greatest Beer Run Ever will be released on Apple TV+ on 30 September.
Living
Clip via Sony Pictures Classics
Bill Nighy plays a bureaucrat in ’50s London facing a fatal illness in this remake of the acclaimed Japanese film Ikiru which is out in cinemas on 11 November.
This England
Clip via Sky TV
Moving onto TV, Kenneth Brannagh is Boris Johnson in this five-part series from Michael Winterbottom (The Trip) which will premiere on Sky Atlantic and NOW on 21 September.
Wednesday Addams
Clip via Netflix
Lastly, this Tim Burton-produced Netflix comedy horror series based upon the character Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) from The Addams Family will be released by the streamer later this year.
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