My Top Three This Week
Greetings to all my semi-constant readers. Welcome to Fall. Here in Northern California it is very un -Fall like but that isn't stopping me from dreaming of a scary October and the cooler months ahead as well as the Fall line-up. Reading The Institute by Stephen King is setting the mood for right now and here is what else I am excited about this week.
1) AHS 1984 the new American Horror Story installment is out and I was prepared to not like it all. But after watching the first episode I was hooked. All the horror movie cliches from the 80s are here- the ominous local who warns the teenagers of the dangers lurking at Camp Redwood where they have been hired to be camp counselors, and the creepy characters they encounter on the way to Camp Redwood. All the Halloween and Friday the 13th movie tropes are here. The crazed killer, the horny teenagers, the mysterious circumstances of the new camp owner and her torturous past . The cast is perfect with some Ryan Murphy regulars and some newbies as well. Billie Lourd, Emma Roberts, Leslie Grossman, Cody Fern, Gus Kenworthy and a newcomer to the American Horror Story clan is Matthew Morrison the completely self obsessed and well endowed Trevor Kirchner whose claim to fame was a cut scene from Jane Fonda's workout videos. Sadly Evan Peters will not be reappearing this season. We have two serial killers on hand this time around Mr. Jingles who went on the murder spree at Camp Redwood who has just escaped from the mental institution and The Night Stalker ( first appeared in Hotel and is a real life killer who stalked the streets of Los Angeles) who is stalking Brooke ( Emma Roberts) in LA and has now followed her here. The candy coated wardrobe and bloodbaths have made me nostalgic for another era. #AmericanHorrorStory
2) Evil, part of the new Fall line up on CBS is showing lots of promise. From Michelle and Robert King ( The Good Wife) this is a great character driven series about what is evil? Supernatural or just plain old bad guys? Starring Katja Herbers as Kristen Bouchard a clinical psychologist who teams up with an unlikely ally David Acosta (Mike Colter ) from the Catholic Church on a possible case of demonic possession. Kristen's skepticism and David's ties with the church make them an interesting watch as they team up to fight what is truly wicked in this modern world. Comparisons to X- Files will be unavoidable and the writing on this show is superb. An added bonus seems to be a recurring character who might be evil or EVIL played with terrifying glee by Michael Emerson (Lost) and seems intent on creating chaos. Not giving anything away but this might be one of my favorite shows this year. #Evil
3) Prodigal Son on Fox is also front runner. Tom Payne is Malcom Bright a famous criminal psychologist who happens to be the son of a very infamous incarcerated serial killer called The Surgeon played by Michael Sheen. When a copycat series of grisly murders occur Malcom reaches out to his father who seems only too happy to assist the son he hasn't seen in 10 years. Sheen is brilliant in a Hannibal Lecter role and Payne shines as the son who remembers the part he played in his dad's capture as a child. Some great casting rounds this well acted thriller including a favorite of mine -Lou Diamond Phillips as a NYPD detective who has become a mentor and friend of Malcom's and Keiko Agena (Gilmore Girls). This might be a must watch. #Prodigalson
3) Prodigal Son on Fox is also front runner. Tom Payne is Malcom Bright a famous criminal psychologist who happens to be the son of a very infamous incarcerated serial killer called The Surgeon played by Michael Sheen. When a copycat series of grisly murders occur Malcom reaches out to his father who seems only too happy to assist the son he hasn't seen in 10 years. Sheen is brilliant in a Hannibal Lecter role and Payne shines as the son who remembers the part he played in his dad's capture as a child. Some great casting rounds this well acted thriller including a favorite of mine -Lou Diamond Phillips as a NYPD detective who has become a mentor and friend of Malcom's and Keiko Agena (Gilmore Girls). This might be a must watch. #Prodigalson
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