Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities review

it is a Horror Anthology Fit for the Streaming Age

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A mostly chilling, thrilling selection of scary tales. Guillermo Del Toro has made a selection pack of horror shorts full of ghosts, gore and giggles

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it is a horror/comedy about a meek woman who wants to be beautiful

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it feels out of step with the penny dreadful tone of the others

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Hopefully this cabinet has many doors left to open.

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