We’ve finally reached that time of year where live streaming all things dark and scary is not only completely acceptable, but has actually become the norm in society. As soon as the summer sun sets and the autumn chill sets in, I start doing anything that sends shivers down my spine. While there are plenty of cozy horror movies and new horror shows to choose from this spooky season, one of them has become a favorite: Peacock’s horror thriller hysteriathe live broadcast starts today.
OK, but you have a million things in your queue. Or maybe you’re stuck in decision paralysis trying to decide what to watch next. Well, besides the fact that this series has the perfect vibe for the spooky season, here’s why I’m a fan (and I think you will be too).
The story feels fresh and strange.
Let me first introduce the scene: It is the late 1980s, and society is tightly wrapped in the collective clutches of the “Satanic Panic.” The only thing higher than people’s bigotry is their hair. In the sleepy town of Pleasant Valley, Michigan, that fear seems to arise when a beloved varsity quarterback disappears under a series of bizarre circumstances.
But you know what they say: don’t wait for the right opportunity – create it. That’s exactly what high school student Dylan Campbell (Emje Anthony) and his best friends Jody (Chiara Aurelia) and Spud (Kezie Curtis) have decided to do Something they did to get their heavy metal band Dethkrunch more attention.
Spoiler alert: The plan has… unintended consequences.
But who doesn’t remember a moment in childhood when it seemed like everyone’s parents were freaking out over something they were sure would lead to the downfall of the entire younger generation? (“Say no to drugs” will forever be etched in my mind.)
The cast is *Chef’s Kiss.
So, Anthony, Aurelia and Curtis lead the young cast, and that alone is quite compelling. But the adult cast will grab any millennial’s attention: Julie Bowen, Anna Camp, Garrett Dillahunt and horror icon Bruce Campbell, to name a few. Make no mistake: These are the characters you spend most of the season trying to figure out whether you love them or hate them. Some people’s motivations are more complex than others, but they all think They behaved with dignity. You know the types. Which brings us to our next point…
The characters are quirky, complex, and very interesting.
Take Bowen’s Linda Campbell, the mother of Dethkrunch leader Dylan. “At first, you think Linda is just a small-town mom in the ’80s who runs a beauty salon and has a kid who’s in a band,” Bowen told Scary Mom via Zoom. “By the end of the episode, you realize that she may have fallen victim to the forces of Satan, or—and I’m seriously leaning toward or -The hysteria of groupthink.
Despite Linda’s many flaws, Bowen understood where she was coming from (as most moms probably would). “As a mom of a teenage boy, I feel like I’m very protective…and have no idea what they’re doing. In the ’80s, word really didn’t travel that fast; it had to be word of mouth, or maybe six o’clock Bell news. Teenagers are now using cell phones to send each other messages that make you feel like, “What’s going on? “They speak a completely different language, so you feel very isolated.
Therefore, it was not difficult to establish a believable dynamic between Linda and Dylan. “Honestly, my relationship with the TV kids makes me feel as protective of Emjoy as we did when we were actually filming,” she joked. “It’s easy to love a kid who goes home and is with someone else at night. (laugh). You want to protect them and love them because you don’t have to discipline them or tell them to brush their teeth, make a doctor’s appointment, or check their homework.
Like Bowen’s Linda, Campbell’s Chief Dandridge is equally conflicted. Campbell describes him to us as “a rational man trying to make sense out of nonsense.”
Still, Campbell loved the role. “It’s fun to play an adult character who’s not screaming all the time, sweating all the time, falling on the floor, or running around with an ax and a chainsaw,” Campbell told us, nodding to his iconic horror work. ,like evil Dead. “He’s just a human being. He’s just a small-town cop. It’s also nice to play an age-appropriate character. I’m at the crooked politician stage of my career, so what about the police chief? That’s perfect.
Full of eighties nostalgia.
Besides, who doesn’t want to relive the 80s? Clothes, music, fashion—— hysteria It was like a time machine, and Bowen happily jumped on it. “When I was in the ’80s, I didn’t have that interesting hair. I don’t know why. We never had such nice haircuts at home and all the hairspray, so for me, having a beauty pageant Big hair like a queen is truly a dream.
Campbell appreciates that the show is set in a time that was, in many ways, much simpler.
“Clothing, ashtrays on all the tables, dial-up phones – it was nice to see something I hadn’t seen in a while. Paper and pens on all the tables. Thumbtacks of newspaper information and articles pinned to Wall. You know what I mean? It’s a very analog world and I wouldn’t blame anyone for setting something up in that period,” Campbell told us. “We’re talking about the ’80s – we’re getting into the early days of the Internet age, but still primitive communications. If someone’s not home, they’re not home. If they’re on the phone, you get a busy signal. If you You can’t make a call from a public phone without 25 cents. I love those things.
TL;DR: Make this your weekend binge. This is the perfect pre-Halloween livestream.
