'Widow's Bay': 4 Frightening Tropes the Streaming Series Gets Right

'Widow's Bay': 4 Frightening Tropes the Streaming Series Gets Right

Apple TV Week by week, Apple TV has been quietly releasing a legitimately frightening monster-mash procedural that understands Stephen King horror isn’t about superficially haunted New England fog. Instead, King’s genre tropes are all about the complexities of community rot, adult denial, lingering grief, and connective human stories that bind us together by our wrists, row us out to the middle of the lake, and then toss us over the side of the …

'Widow's Bay' Review: Just Enough Intrigue To Keep Special Apple TV Island Mystery Series Starring Matthew Rhys & Stephen Root Afloat

Ah, the show about a quirky small town, one that may harbor something potentially sinister behind its pleasant veneer. Maybe you’re a fan of such notable contemporaries as “Eerie, Indiana“, “Stranger Things,” or even “Twin Peaks“. Maybe you want that mix of offbeat comedy, a smattering of characters, and that signature supernatural turn of events stemming from the depths of folk legend. And maybe you’re simply a fan of Matthew Rhys. Continue rea…

Sci Fi TV Review: Widow's Bay

Apple TV’s Widow’s Bay is somewhat of a slow burn, but if you stick with this quirky horror-comedy, you will find that it has developed into a delightfully creepy little show so far. What Is It? This horror-comedy series is set in the small town of Widow’s Bay located on a supposedly cursed island off the coast of New England. It follows Mayor Tom Loftis, who is trying to revive the struggling community by turning it into a tourist destination d…