Nothing shouts Guillermo del Toro better than a happy mishmash of ghosts, automatons, tortured characters and a weird insect or two. There’s a deliciously disturbing picture being painted around the Mexican director’s upcoming Crimson Peak, currently scheduled for an October 2015 release, but fans are clamouring for more.

With the second trailer for what has been described as his “ultimate masterpiece” still smoking hot, rumours are rife as to what twisted delights the gothic love story that turns supernaturally sour might hold. Both sneak previews reveal a decidedly glorious typical del Toro setting.

We know there’s Tom Hiddleston in the role of Thomas, who takes new bride Edith (Mia Wasikowska) to live at the old family home, together with sister Lucille (Jessica Chastain). And we know there are ghosts. But as for anything else, del Toro has, so far, been annoyingly good at not revealing too many details, giving interviews that almost read like a cryptic crossword, but with no prize at the end.

This has not stopped fan-boys everywhere from attempting to turn every non-committal pause into a loaded statement. And, while some theories are clearly rooted more in wishful thinking than reality, others have the decided ring of del Toro truth to them.

Here are 10 clues that give us a pretty (and disturbing) picture of what to expect from what’s set to be the horror movie of the year. Hint: a blissful happy-ever-after is nowhere on the list.