History Series / GuillermoDelTorosCabinetOfCuriosities

** Largely averted in the case of a literal gun ([[CoolGuns a gold-plated AK-47]]) in ''The Viewing''. Lassiter mentions that Hector, his bodyguard, knows the story behind the rifle, with the implication it will play some important role in the story. In fact, Hector later [[spoiler:attempts to kill the HumanoidAbomination created by the alien's fusion with Lassiter by shooting it with the gold AK, but it's a case of GunsAreWorthless against the life form, which proceeds to burn Hector to death with a burst of energy.]]

* ActorAllusion:
** Creator/DavidHewlett is once again a KarmicButtMonkey [[Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes terrorized by animals]].
** Michael Therriault once again [[spoiler:[[Film/CultOfChucky dies by getting his head destroyed]]]].
** Also, this is not the first time Creator/PeterWeller snorted cocaine, as he had done it before in ''Firstborn'', nor injected heroin and/or other narcotics intravenously, as in ''Film/NakedLunch''.
** Creator/SofiaBoutella is the henchwoman of a rich, affable supervillain-esque guy who treats her as one of his peers, just like in ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService''. [[spoiler:She also dies horribly here too, with a view of her decaying body.]]
** Creator/RupertGrint is involved with [[Franchise/HarryPotter witches and ghosts, and deals with a man who turns into a rat]]. Also, the "Ritualistic Dagger" that opens the episode and is used by the witch is clearly a wand.
** Creator/BenBarnes' misfortune begins due to a [[Film/DorianGray supernatural painting that changes appearance]].
** Creator/KateMicucci [[Music/GarfunkelAndOates once]] [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017 again]] appears in the company of ducks.

** Creator/RupertGrint is involved with [[Franchise/HarryPotter witches and ghosts, and deals with a man who turns into a rat]].
*** Also, the "Ritualistic Dagger" that opens the episode and is used by the witch is clearly a wand.

* "The Autopsy": directed by David Prior (''Film/AM1200'', ''Film/TheEmptyMan''), written by David S. Goyer (''Film/ManOfSteel''), based on the short story by Michael Shea.

* AffablyEvil: Lassiter in ''The Viewing'' is a phenomenally wealthy businessman who made his fortune selling uranium (presumably for making atomic bombs) and surrounds himself with a rather sinister entourage. Nevertheless he's a very friendly and gracious host of the party, though part of his hospitality involves encouraging, or rather pressuring, his mostly strait-laced guests to use cocaine and other drugs.

* AffablyEvil: Lassiter in ''The Viewing'' is a phenomenally wealthy businessman who made his fortune selling uranium (presumably for making atomic bombs) and surrounds himself with a rather sinister entourage. Nevertheless he's a very friendly and gracious host to his friends, though part of his hospitality involves encouraging, or rather pressuring, his mostly strait-laced guests to use cocaine and other drugs.

* DontTouchItYouIdiot: In "Lot 36", [[spoiler:Roland warns Nick not to do or say ''anything'' while they're investigating a hidden hallway. Upon spotting the valuable book that Roland's willing to pay a fortune for, Nick promptly goes to pick it up and unwittingly destroys the binding circle that was keeping a demon contained]].

* IdiotBall: In ''The Autopsy'', when Dr. Winters encounters a reanimated John Allen, he picks up a scalpel to defend himself. When Allen tells him to put the knife down, he immediately obeys, and then we cut to the next scene where Winters is tied up and immobilized by Allen. Winters is an old man, but you'd still think he'd make an effort protect himself with whatever was available for a weapon.

''Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities'' is a horror anthology series created by… well… Creator/GuillermoDelToro. It premiered on October 25, 2022 on Creator/{{Netflix}}, though in an unusual move for the streamer, the eight-episode first season was released in batches of two over four nights.

* IdiotBall: In ''The Autopsy'', when Dr. Winters encounters a reanimated John Allen, he picks up a scalpel to defend himself. He obeys when Allen tells him to put the knife down, and then we cut to the next scene where Winters is tied up and immobilized by Allen. Winters is an old man, but you'd still think he'd make an effort protect himself with whatever was available for a weapon.

* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness" Masson in ''The Graveyard Rats'' speaks eloquently with a rich vocabulary, in keeping with his ImpoverishedPatrician status.

** Largely averted in the case of a literal gun (a gold-plated AK-47) in ''The Viewing''. Lassiter mentions that Hector, his bodyguard, knows the story behind the rifle, with the implication it will play some important role in the story. In fact, Hector later [[spoiler:attempts to kill the HumanoidAbomination created by the alien's fusion with Lassiter by shooting it with the gold AK, but it's a case of GunsAreWorthless against the life form, which proceeds to burn Hector to death with a burst of energy.]]

* AmbiguouslyEvil: Lassiter in ''The Viewing'' is a phenomenally wealthy recluse who made his fortune (if what he says is to be believed) selling uranium and plutonium. He employs a man implied to be a former guerilla commando as his body guard and a woman who was once Col. Muammar Gaddafi's personal physician as his private doctor - [[DrFeelGood or rather, personal narcotics dispenser]].

* AmbiguouslyEvil: Lassiter in ''The Viewing'' is a phenomenally wealthy recluse who made his fortune (if what he says is to be believed) selling uranium and plutonium. He employs a man implied to be a former guerilla commando as his body guard and a woman who was once Col. Muammar Gaddafi's personal physician as his private doctor - [[DrFeelgood or rather, personal narcotics dispenser]].

* DrFeelGood: Dr. Zahra for Lassiter. Her main job seems to be administering opiates and other drugs in just the right purity and dosage to maximize effect and safety.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: Lassiter in ''The Viewing'' is a phenomenally wealthy recluse who made his fortune (if what he says is to be believed) selling uranium and plutonium. He employs a man implied to be a former guerilla commando as his body guard and a woman who was once Col. Muammar Gaddafi's personal physician as his private doctor - or rather narcotics dispenser.

''Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities'' is a horror anthology series created by… well… Creator/GuillermoDelToro. It premiered on October 25, 2022 on Creator/{{Netflix}}, though in an unusual move for the streamer, the eight episode season released in batches of two over four nights.

->''“Picture your mind as a cabinet where you lock up your darkest thoughts and deepest fears. What would happen if you were to open that cabinet for the world to see? We are about to find out…”''

'''Previews:''' [[https://youtu.be/YMUm_Upaqdw Teaser]], [[https://youtu.be/TYotKcx8rw8 First Look]], [[https://youtu.be/E3E1URhCR60 Trailer]]

** [[spoiler: Ambigiously so in "The Viewing", where the nature of the alien is left as a complete mystery, with some evidence suggesting its confused, and some evidence suggesting it has a plan. After subjecting nearly everyone around it to a vicious psychic and mental probing that melts some alive and bursts the heads of others, it hijacks a human body to move and wanders aimlessly, only deliberately fighting back once when shot at. After taking its time to observe its surroundings and learn how to walk, it stumbles into a storm drain and finds itself in the neighboring city. Whether it’s a scared hatchling reacting like a cornered animal when surrounded by strange beings, or a malicious being on a mission to learn something, can’t be said.]]

* BarredFromTheAfterlife: In "Dreams in the Witch House", [[spoiler: Gilman's sister, who died as a child, is stuck in a form of [[PurgatoryAndLimbo limbo]]. She explains that she was afraid to pass on, which is why she is stuck there.]]

** "The Viewing": [[spoiler: The alien disintegrates Targ and Dr. Zahra's faces and bodies and causes Guy's head to explode. It then fuses with the body of Lassiter to form a disgusting HumanoidAbomination.]]

** Largely averted in the case of a literal gun (a gold-plated AK-47) in ''The Viewing''. Lassiter mentions that Hector, his bodyguard, knows the story behind the rifle, with the implication it will play some important role in the story. In fact, Hector later [[spoiler: attempts to kill the HumanoidAbomination created by the alien's fusion with Lassiter by shooting it with the gold AK, but it's a case of GunsAreWorthless against the life form, which proceeds to burn Hector to death with a burst of energy.]]

* DeathOfAChild: In "The Murmuring", the protagonists have suffered through this. [[spoiler: The woman that previously lived in the house also killed her own child.]]

** There is a brief shot in the trailer of a woman with missing eyes and her face bloodied with blood from the vacant eye sockets.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: Lassiter in ''The Viewing'' is a phenomenally wealthy recluse who made his fortune (if his words are to be believed) selling Uranium and Plutonium. He employs a man implied to be a former guerilla commando as his body guard and a woman who was once Muammar Gaddafi's personal physician as his private doctor - or rather narcotics dispenser.