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Netflix is firmly remaining in the Guillermo del Toro business. After their prior collaboration on the animated "Troll Hunters" show, the major streamer is once more reteaming with the esteemed filmmaker for "Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities" in what should be a must-watch anthology series of horror stories, described in no uncertain terms as "genre-defining." When someone of del Toro's caliber is involved and has recruited the amount of talent that he has for this, those are words that are simply not to be taken lightly. Keep reading to find out all the details on this exciting collaboration.

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Catalogue includes Ong Bak, Man On Wire, Troll Hunters.

Magnolia has expanded its digital footprint and struck a carriage deal with Sling TV for its Magnolia Selects streaming platform featuring international hits like Tomas Alfredson’s Let The Right One In and James Marsh’s Oscar-winning documentary Man On Wire.

The company has also placed three channels launched on the Ott service: Warriors & Gangsters, Dox, and Monsters & Nightmares. Magnolia Selects launched on Roku services last March and is also carried on Amazon.

Magnolia Selects features Alex Gibney’s Oscar-nominated documentary Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room, comedy-horror Tucker & Dale vs Evil,...

Stars: Alexis Beacher, Danielle Iannucci, Gianna Jacobs, Nicholas Michael Jacobs | Written and Directed by Nicholas Michael Jacobs

Found footage horror movies have probably had a much longer life than many movie lovers would have liked. Cannibal Holcaust is known as the first of its kind (and still one of the best), yet the genre became at its most popular with the brilliant The Blair Witch Project. There’s been a mix of good and bad since then with plenty of highlights including Paranormal Activity, Rec, Cloverfield, Troll Hunters, V/H/S and many more – including sequels to several of those movies. More recently the genre has evolved with the use of modern technology based around computers. Webcams, social media and live streaming have been used particularly well in the Unfriended movies and this is the route Night takes.

Unfortunately the Night filmmakers don’t seem to have any idea of what makes a good found footage movie,...