‘Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities’ Finally Has A Release Date

October is the month for all things spooky, so we look forward to getting movies and shows that give us a nice little scare. Especially when it comes from Academy Award-winning filmmaker and creator Guillermo del Toro. The director, known for his famous films like Pan’s Labyrinth, Crimson Peak, and The Shape of Water, has one of the most highly anticipated anthologies coming to Netflix.

“The world is beautiful and horrible at exactly the same time…”

The anthology, titled Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, is “a curated 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.”

Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities release date & trailer

The anthology will debut on Tuesday, October 25, launching a special four-day, double episode Netflix & Chills Halloween event. How fun does this already sound? Our Halloween plans look pretty good right now. Two new episodes will debut daily through Friday, October 28, when the entire collection of eight stories will be available to Netflix members around the world.

We finally got a first look into the series when the teaser debuted back in June during Netflix Geeked Week.

This looks amazing. The cinematography is just incredible, and each story looks so unique and completely different than the last.

We’re not surprised. I mean, it is del Toro. That man has quite the imagination and is one hell of a filmmaker, after all. So, needless to say, we’re really looking forward to this. In addition to this first look, we also now have the titles of the episodes, as well as who is set to star in each one.

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) and Tenika Davis (Jupiter’s Legacy, Titans) star in an episode written by Mika Watkins (Origin; Black Mirror; Troy: Fall of a City)  (based on a short story by H.P. Lovecraft) and 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) and Sebastian Roché (The Man in the High Castle; The Young Pope) star in an episode written by Regina Corrado (Deadwood; The Strain) (based on an original story by Guillermo del Toro); and directed by Guillermo Navarro (Godfather of Harlem; Narcos)

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), and Oriana Leman (The Whale; The Detectives) star in an episode written by  Lee Patterson (Curve; The Colony) (based on a short story by H.P. Lovecraft) and directed by Keith Thomas (Firestarter; The Vigil)

THE AUTOPSY

• Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham (Mythic Quest; Homeland; Amadeus), Glynn Turman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom; Fargo; The Wire) and Luke Roberts (Ransom; Black Sails) will appear in an episode written by David S. Goyer (The Sandman; Dark City; The Dark Knight; Batman Begins) (based on a short story by Michael Shea), and directed by David Prior (The Empty Man; AM1200)

THE MURMURING

• Essie Davis (The Babadook), Andrew Lincoln (The Walking Dead; Penguin Bloom) and Hannah Galway (Sex/Life) star in an episode written (based on an original story by Guillermo del Toro) and directed by Jennifer Kent (The Babadook; The Nightingale)

THE OUTSIDE

• Kate Micucci (The Little Hours; Mom) and Martin Starr (Silicon Valley; Party Down) lead an episode written by Haley Z. Boston (Brand New Cherry Flavor) (based on a short story by comic book author Emily Carroll) and directed by Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night; Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon; The Bad Batch)

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) and Saad Siddiqui (From Scratch; DC’s Legends of Tomorrow) star in an episode directed by Panos Cosmatos (Mandy), who also writes, along with Aaron Stewart-Ahn.

See the photos from Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities below:

Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities debuts October 25 on Netflix.