Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities is a Wonderous Delight
The anthology series is a beautiful balance of various horrors
Guillermo del Toro opens the series displaying an impressive cabinet full of hidden compartments and tells us the premise of the production:
“In centuries past, when the world was full of mystery and traveling was reserved for the very few, a new form of collection was born. The cabinet of curiosities. Now, this collection could be lodged in a building, a chamber, or a piece of furniture. In these private collections, one would find books, paintings, or specimens of natural and unnatural history. A dragon’s tooth, a Fiji mermaid, a unicorn’s horn. And behind each of these, a story. One could encounter something as large as a suit of armor or as small as a set of keys.”
With each episode, he gives a short introduction, takes an item out of a hidden compartment of the cabinet, and tells us who directs the episode.
Episode 1: Lot 36
A racist Vietnam veteran buys a storage locker at an auction. His intent is to use the contents to pay off debts, but he buys more than he bargained for when he purchases a lot owned by a strange old man.
Director: Guillermo Navarro
