" Lot 36 " is the premiere episode of the Netflix anthology series . Directed by Guillermo Navarro and written by del Toro and Regina Corrado, it is a morality tale rooted in Lovecraftian horror and themes of greed and bigotry. Plot Summary
The story is set in 1991 and follows Nick Appleton (played by Tim Blake Nelson ), a bitter, xenophobic war veteran heavily in debt to dangerous people. To make money, Nick buys the contents of abandoned storage units at auction. He acquires "Lot 36," previously owned by a mysterious elderly man who recently died. Lot 36Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiositi...