Horror geek Guillermo del Toro presents an entertaining homage to one of his directorial heroes Alfred Hitchcock in this special Halloween release for Netflix. 8 self contained short stories with a macabre theme, filmed in a more cinematic way than the standard netflix production, as you'd expect from the presenter and featuring plenty of solid acting talent.
As expected from this kind of anthology, some hits and misses - Tim Blake Nelson's first episode struggles to get going and ultimately ends in a shrug, while the lovely Kate Micucci stars in hers, a kind of "The Shining" gender role-reversal tale (that seems to be the lowest rated on imdb, did nobody get it?)
Overall a decent watch over a couple of nights if you want a different kind of horror to the usual. Hopefully it spawns a regular series every year which could develop a cult following of its own.
As expected from this kind of anthology, some hits and misses - Tim Blake Nelson's first episode struggles to get going and ultimately ends in a shrug, while the lovely Kate Micucci stars in hers, a kind of "The Shining" gender role-reversal tale (that seems to be the lowest rated on imdb, did nobody get it?)
Overall a decent watch over a couple of nights if you want a different kind of horror to the usual. Hopefully it spawns a regular series every year which could develop a cult following of its own.