When Widow’s Bay was named Outstanding Comedy Series at the 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards, it made history several times over. This was the Apple TV show’s 14th Emmy, a new single-season record for a comedy; it was also the first time in the awards’ 78-year history that one of its top prizes went to a horror series. Creator Katie Dippold’s acceptance speech nodded toward Widow’s Bay’s outlier status, giving thanks for the “crazy creative swing” she…