Tom Hiddleston & Guillermo del Toro talk Crimson Peak secrets: exclusive video

Crimson Peak is director Guillermo del Toro’s love letter to the creepy gothic romances of yore.

Assembling an A-list cast - including Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain and Mia Wasikowska - the film is a haunted house genre piece that looks set to be one of the season’s most beautiful horrors.

Crimson Peak hits UK and US cinemas on October 16.

For much more on the film - including interviews with Guillermo del Toro, Tom Hiddleston and Jessica Chastain - check out issue 238 of Total Film magazine, which is on newsstands (both real-world and digital) now. It also features an epic winter preview, your essential guide to the best films to escape the cold weather with. Plus, join us on set of SPECTRE. Full details here!

Matt Maytum is the former Editor of Total Film magazine. Over the past decade, Matt has worked in various roles for TF online and in print, including at GamesRadar+. Bucket-list-ticking career highlights have included reporting from the set of Tenet and Avengers: Infinity War, as well as covering Comic-Con, TIFF and the Sundance Film Festival.