As a fan of horror for several years, I have always looked forward to when streaming services decide to focus on something a little more scary. Whether that means coming out with some awesome horror movies or producing excellent scary TV shows, like The Haunting of Hill House, I am always down for it. So, imagine my surprise when I found out that Guillermo del Toro, a true master of horror, was teaming up with Netflix to bring a brand new anthology series called Cabinet of Curiosities to the platform.
To say I was stoked would be an understatement. I grew up adoring a lot of del Toro’s work, from dark fantasy movies like Pan’s Labyrinth, to some of his latest work, The Shape of Water. But now, hearing that he’s stepping into the TV scene again after many, many years is something anyone could get behind.
But, what exactly is Cabinet of Curiosities? When is the show coming out? Who’s going to be in it? Today we have the answers to those questions and more with these six quick things.
Cabinet Of Curiosities Doesn’t Have A Set Release Date
Unfortunately, we do not know exactly when Cabinet of Curiosities, otherwise known as Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, will release on the platform. A rumor that’s been going around is that it might be popping up on the 2022 Netflix premiere schedule, but nothing’s been confirmed yet, so better to take that with a grain of salt for now.
Cabinet Of Curiosities Will Be An Anthology Series, Described As A “Macabre Mashup Of Genre-Defining Horror
But, what we do know about Cabinet of Curiosities is what it’s going to be about. When the show was announced by Netflix on Twitter, initially it was described as an eight-part series that would “challenge our notions” of what true horror is like.
A tweet followed up after that from @NetflixGeeked on Twitter said that the show would be a mash-up of the “macabre” and “genre-defining horror.” To be honest, that already sounds like an amazing premise for a horror series, and hearing that it’s not just going to be one kind of horror makes me even more excited.
Del Toro Is Writing Two Episodes, And The Rest Will Be Based On Existing Short Stories
Also from the @NetflixGeeked tweet, we got our first look at what exactly the stories are going to be. Six of the episodes are going to be based on already existing stories from authors, such as H.P. Lovecraft, Henry Kuttner, and more.
However, the other two episodes, which will be interspersed with the rest of the show, were written by the man himself, Guillermo del Toro, and will be completely original horror-based stories. What exactly these stories are going to be about or based on is unknown as of now, but already it sounds like they have a nice line-up for what’s going to happen.
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