The Academy Award-winning director’s (The Shape of Water) new horror anthology series will drop in double-episode batches across four days, starting from 25 October.

Each of the eight episodes spins a sinister standalone story from one of the teams of writers and directors personally chosen by Del Toro.

The trailer offers glimpses of the "whole worlds" they have created, including several of the beautiful, practically-made monsters that have become a Del Toro trademark.

Said Del Toro in the trailer: “With Cabinet of Curiosities, what I’m trying to say is: look, the world is beautiful and horrible at exactly the same time.”

The series includes episodes from such esteemed auteurs as The Babadook’s Jennifer Kent, Mandy’s Panos Cosmatos and The Empty Man’s David Prior.

Here are the eight stories:

The Autopsy, directed by David Prior (The Empty Man), written by David S. Goyer (The Sandman), based on a short story by Michael Shea, and starring F. Murray Abraham (Amadeus), Glynn Turman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) and Luke Roberts (Ransom).

The Outside, directed by Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night), written by Haley Z. Boston (Brand New Cherry Flavor), based on a short story by Emily Carroll, and starring Kate Micucci and Martin Starr.

The Viewing, directed by Panos Cosmatos (Mandy), who also wrote alongside Aaraon Stewart-Ahn, and starring Eric André (The Eric Andre Show), Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service), Charlyne Yi (Always Be My Maybe), Steve Agee (Peacemaker), Michael Therrialt (Locke and Key) and Saad Siddiqui (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow).

Dreams In The Witch House, directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen), written by Mika Watkins (Origin), based on a short story by H.P. Lovecraft, and starring Rupert Grint (Harry Potter), Ismael Cruz Cordova (The Undoing), DJ Qualls (Turning Point), Nia Vardalos (Love, Victor) and Tenika Davis (Jupiter’s Legacy).

Lot 36, directed by Guillermo Navarro (Godfather of Halem), written by Regina Corrado (Deadwood), based on an original story by Del Toro, and starring Tim Blake Nelson (Watchmen), Elpidia Carrillo (Predator), Demetrius Grosse (Fear The Walking Dead) and Sebastian Roché (The Man in the High Castle).

Pickman’s Model, directed by Keith Thomas, written by Lee Patterson (Curve), based on a short story by H.P. Lovecraft, and starring Ben Barnes (Shadow and Bone), Crispin Glover (Rivers Edge), and Oriana Leman (The Whale).

Graveyard Rats, directed by Vincenzo Natali (In The Tall Grass), based on a short story by Henry Kuttner, and starring David Hewlett (The Shape of Water).

The Murmuring, directed and written by Jennifer Kent (The Babadook), based on an original story by del Toro, and starring Essie Davis (The Babadook), Andrew Lincoln (The Walking Dead) and Hannah Galway (Sex/Life).