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- 2022
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- 2022
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Summary The horror anthology series from Oscar-winning director Guillermo Del Toro features two originals from Del Toro and two based on short stories by H.P. Lovecraft.
Created By: Guillermo del Toro
- 2022
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2022
- TV-MA
- Netflix
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Season 1 Premiere: Oct 25, 2022
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6.6
Summary The horror anthology series from Oscar-winning director Guillermo Del Toro features two originals from Del Toro and two based on short stories by H.P. Lovecraft.
Created By: Guillermo del Toro
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
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62% Positive
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38% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
72
62% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
38% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
0% Negative
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An absolute triumph. It lets film-makers draw inspiration from the master without squashing their own spirit, giving Del Toro plenty of delectably nasty tales to present to the viewer.
Like any horror anthology, Cabinet of Curiosities is hardly perfect (it’d be boring if it were, frankly). But the misses are hardly unforgivable, and the hits are too entertaining to ignore.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 119 User Ratings
6.6
55% Positive
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66 Ratings
34% Mixed
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11% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 119 User Ratings
6.6
55% Positive
66 Ratings
66 Ratings
34% Mixed
40 Ratings
40 Ratings
11% Negative
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
Can't wait for season 2! Del Toro gets some of the most talented horror genre directors and creates remarkable series.
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Atmospheric and incredibly well directed anthology series. One of the finest examples of its kind out there. American Horror Stories pales by comparison. Genuinely unnerving and frightening at times. The period set episodes are a particular delight. Lovecraft's influence throughout with two of the tales direct adaptations of his work. Highly recommended.
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Given the peaks that this series reaches and the overall quality of the filmmaking, this is a smashing success.
Some episodes are more effective than others. “The Outside” (Wednesday) has a kind of “Don’t Worry Darling” vibe, with a better payoff. It’s genuinely memorable. Not so much with “Dreams of the Witch House” (Thursday), which, despite a game performance by Rupert Grint of “Harry Potter” fame, is borderline campy in its execution. On balance, though, this is a suitably grisly and nightmarish feast for fans of the sinister and the supernatural.
The production design here is something of a headline draw. These dramas have an enticingly grotty sense of place: you can practically smell the dank recesses of a low-rent storage facility in the first episode, Lot 36, which was directed by Del Toro’s one-time cinematographer, Guillermo Navarro. ... The pacing is a little off, though. ... The hope with this thus-far-average show is that the peaks are yet to come.
As a horror maestro and auteur, Guillermo del Toro has earned the right to his moment in the spotlight -- in this case presiding on camera, Alfred Hitchcock style, over "Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities." It's only too bad that this eight-episode Netflix horror anthology lacks the verve of the director's cinematic work, with episodes that feature monstrous special effects but half-baked stories that don't really draw blood.
When four hours of an eight-hour season range from draining to dreadful, and the other four vary from passable to pretty good, what you’re left with is an average TV experience, at best. In today’s climate, anthology series can’t aim for average; they have to be better.
It's... Ok. Every episode suffers from the same problem: bad endings. Some endings are mediocre (Lot 26), and some are straight up dumb (Dreams in the Witch House). The only episode that was good all the way through is The Autopsy. It's a shame because I enjoyed almost all the episodes up until the endings. There's a lot of good atmosphere and acting in there. I particularly enjoyed Crispin Glover as Pickman.
Unless you are a die hard Del Toro fan or just a completionist, watch The Autopsy and skip the rest.
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Good prologue for every episode. While most episodes have an interesting start, many also have no interesting development or satisfying ending. I enjoyed a few episodes, especially "The autopsy" and "Lot 36". Most boring episode was definitely "The murmuring".
I am disappointed by this promising show. The old Tales of the Crypt remain far more entertaining.
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Its a woke **** show. So sad to see even a Guillermo Del Toro project fall to identity politics. First episode 'reminds' all viewers that "America is full of systemic racism". I loved the Hellboy movies and all his previous projects, but this is not entertainment. Just Left wing lecturing. (Might as well watch the abortion that was Damon Lindelhoff's "Watchmen" series on HBO.) RIP Mr. Del Toro. :-(
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Production Company:
- Double Dare You (DDY)
- Netflix
- Exile Entertainment
Initial Release Date: Oct 25, 2022
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 1 Win & 7 Nominations
Directors Guild of Canada
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
The CAFTCAD awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations