I've seen many horror anthologies - mostly in Movies, but some on TV and this sadly-short-lived show has to be in the top 10, maybe 5, of all time. So far - there has only been 9 episodes, or States of Fright, and I have yet to see a bad one.
That's putting it mildly. These were excellent. Well shot, acted, often hilarious with so many Easter Eggs/Nods, completely suspenseful and original. I truly hope Roku runs with this and more people get to visit these States.
The basic run down: each 30-or-so-minute horror/suspense/comedic episode is broken up into two or three chapters. I guess these are urban legends from the state the title indicates they're from (Michigan, Kansas, Oregon, Minnesota, Florida, Iowa, Washington, Colorado and Missouri) and each episode is independent with an entire new cast and crew.
Originally this series was on the streaming service Quibi, whatever that was and they ultimately filed Bankruptcy. Mercifully, Roku purchased them and that's how I accidently stumbled across these absolute gems. I binged each of the 9-completed episodes (or grand total of 24 chapters) for approximately 4½ hours-straight yesterday. I could NOT get enough. Each one seriously could've been fleshed out to feature-length.
Like most anthologies, there's an all-star cast and crew. These included the greats: Sam Raimi, Taissa Farmiga, Ming-Na Wen, Karen Allen, Ron Livingston, Rory Culkin and the always-incredible Christina Ricci. This is not to say the remaining cast and crew wasn't noteworthy - they ALL did fantastic.
Here's to hoping Roku finishes off the remainder 41-proposed States. I will be literally glued to my seat to see the rest. I have rarely ever seen any anthology go a complete 9-for-9.
Highly Recommended!
That's putting it mildly. These were excellent. Well shot, acted, often hilarious with so many Easter Eggs/Nods, completely suspenseful and original. I truly hope Roku runs with this and more people get to visit these States.
The basic run down: each 30-or-so-minute horror/suspense/comedic episode is broken up into two or three chapters. I guess these are urban legends from the state the title indicates they're from (Michigan, Kansas, Oregon, Minnesota, Florida, Iowa, Washington, Colorado and Missouri) and each episode is independent with an entire new cast and crew.
Originally this series was on the streaming service Quibi, whatever that was and they ultimately filed Bankruptcy. Mercifully, Roku purchased them and that's how I accidently stumbled across these absolute gems. I binged each of the 9-completed episodes (or grand total of 24 chapters) for approximately 4½ hours-straight yesterday. I could NOT get enough. Each one seriously could've been fleshed out to feature-length.
Like most anthologies, there's an all-star cast and crew. These included the greats: Sam Raimi, Taissa Farmiga, Ming-Na Wen, Karen Allen, Ron Livingston, Rory Culkin and the always-incredible Christina Ricci. This is not to say the remaining cast and crew wasn't noteworthy - they ALL did fantastic.
Here's to hoping Roku finishes off the remainder 41-proposed States. I will be literally glued to my seat to see the rest. I have rarely ever seen any anthology go a complete 9-for-9.
Highly Recommended!