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Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ Trailer is Filled With Nightmares

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Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities is on its way to Netflix on October 25. The series will run for 4 nights and give audiences 8 chilling stories. Del Toro has compiled some of horror’s most interesting voices to tell us their own nightmarish tales. All that under the umbrella of Del Toro’s mind. Sounds like a great time for spooky season.

The synopsis for the new Netflix series is as follows:

“In CABINET OF CURIOSITIES, acclaimed Academy Award-winning filmmaker and creator, executive producer and co-showrunner Guillermo del Toro has curated a 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.

The tales of terror and their contributors break down like this:

THE AUTOPSY

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

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

THE MURMURING

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

THE OUTSIDE

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

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

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

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Trailer for ‘The Exorcism’ Has Russell Crowe Possessed

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The latest exorcism movie is about to drop this summer. It’s aptly titled The Exorcism and it stars Academy Award winner turned B-movie savant Russell Crowe. The trailer dropped today and by the looks of it, we are getting a possession movie that takes place on a movie set.

Just like this year’s recent demon-in-media-space film Late Night With the Devil, The Exorcism happens during a production. Although the former takes place on a live network talk show, the latter is on an active sound stage. Hopefully, it won’t be entirely serious and we’ll get some meta chuckles out of it.

The film will open in theaters on June 7, but since Shudder also acquired it, it probably won’t be long after that until it finds a home on the streaming service.

Crowe plays, “Anthony Miller, a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter, Lee (Ryan Simpkins), wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play. The film also stars Sam Worthington, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg and David Hyde Pierce.”

Crowe did see some success in last year’s The Pope’s Exorcist mostly because his character was so over-the-top and infused with such comical hubris it bordered on parody. We will see if that is the route actor-turned-director Joshua John Miller takes with The Exorcism.

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Win a Stay at The Lizzie Borden House From Spirit Halloween

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Spirit Halloween has declared that this week marks the start of spooky season and to celebrate they are offering fans a chance to stay at the Lizzie Borden House with so many perks Lizzie herself would approve.

The Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, MA is claimed to be one of the most haunted houses in America. Of course one lucky winner and up to 12 of their friends will find out if the rumors are true if they win the grand prize: A private stay in the notorious house.

“We are delighted to work with Spirit Halloween to roll out the red carpet and offer the public a chance to win a one-of-a-kind experience at the infamous Lizzie Borden House, which also includes additional haunted experiences and merchandise,” said Lance Zaal, President & Founder of US Ghost Adventures.

Fans can enter to win by following Spirit Halloween‘s Instagram and leaving a comment on the contest post from now through April 28.

Inside the Lizzie Borden House

The prize also includes:

An exclusive guided house tour, including insider insight around the murder, the trial, and commonly reported hauntings

A late-night ghost tour, complete with professional ghost-hunting gear

A private breakfast in the Borden family dining room

A ghost hunting starter kit with two pieces of Ghost Daddy Ghost Hunting Gear and a lesson for two at US Ghost Adventures Ghost Hunting Course

The ultimate Lizzie Borden gift package, featuring an official hatchet, the Lizzie Borden board game, Lily the Haunted Doll, and America’s Most Haunted Volume II

Winner’s choice of a Ghost Tour experience in Salem or a True Crime experience in Boston for two

“Our Halfway to Halloween celebration provides fans an exhilarating taste of what’s to come this fall and empowers them to start planning for their favorite season as early as they please,” said Steven Silverstein, CEO of Spirit Halloween. “We have cultivated an incredible following of enthusiasts who embody the Halloween lifestyle, and we’re thrilled to bring the fun back to life.”

Spirit Halloween is also preparing for their retail haunted houses. On Thursday, August 1 their flagship store in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. will officially open to start off the season. That event usually draws in hordes of people eager to see what new merch, animatronics, and exclusive IP goods will be trending this year.

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’28 Years Later’ Trilogy Taking Shape With Serious Star Power

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Danny Boyle is revisiting his 28 Days Later universe with three new films. He will direct the first, 28 Years Later, with two more to follow. Deadline is reporting that sources say Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes have been cast for the first entry, a sequel to the original. Details are being kept under wraps so we don’t know how or if the first original sequel 28 Weeks Later fits into the project.

Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes

Boyle will direct the first movie but it’s unclear which role he will take on in the subsequent films. What is known is Candyman (2021) director Nia DaCosta is scheduled to direct the second film in this trilogy and that the third will be filmed immediately afterward. Whether DaCosta will direct both is still unclear.

Alex Garland is writing the scripts. Garland is having a successful time at the box office right now. He wrote and directed the current action/thriller Civil War which was just knocked out of the theatrical top spot by Radio Silence’s Abigail.

There is no word yet on when, or where, 28 Years Later will start production.

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The original film followed Jim (Cillian Murphy) who wakes from a coma to find that London is currently dealing with a zombie outbreak.

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