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The first ten episodes finished this past weekend and we have more mysteries than we started with. Normally, that’s not a good thing, but there were enough twists and turns to keep it interesting.
In case you haven’t seen it, quick summary of the premise: people driving along a road come to a tree blocking it. When they turn around they end up in a town and after driving through, the same tree. They are stuck in the town. And at night, creatures come out and tear you apart unless you are inside with a talisman on the wall to keep them out. There’s no way to escape, although people are trying in various ways. An interesting twist in episode 9 was a handful people actually floating the concept, which actually makes sense, that, except for, you know, the creatures that can eat you at night, it’s not a bad place to live.
I had a moment watching the last episode. I always try to figure out what the “original idea” for a story is. It all has to start somewhere. Since every idea has been done, it’s usually a question of finding the twist on an already done idea. Last night I thought: this is The Truman Show with horror. A self-contained area where the trapped people are being observed and played with. At times, torn to shreds.
I actually have a lot of different ideas about what is happening in this place where the people are trapped. I’m…
