One of the better surprises last year was the release of Syfy's creepypasta inspired anthology Channel Zero. Last season's Candle Cove turned out to be exceptionally creepy if somewhat hamstrung in the last act over-explaining supernatural elements. Regardless, that series stuck the landing and excited me for future installments. The No-End house manages the daunting task of equalling and arguably surpassing its predecessor in a more ambitious thematic examination of the links between memory and individuality, personality and grief. Slower and more thought provoking than the original, there are less overtly creepy sights and visions while telling a more intimate and disquieting tale. Over the course of six episodes we examine a diverse cast of characters whose personality, demons, secrets and motives are methodically unveiled and deconstructed as they traverse deeper into the mystery of the house. There is no shortage of creepy sights and disquieting notions, but this is not a series reliant on jump scares or supernatural frights. This is a series interested in examining our raw humanity and the terrors within, cementing itself as the scariest show currently airing and certainly one of the better.
Channel Zero: No-End House