Fear Itself

Good: The general idea for this series is pretty interesting, a new horror director telling a short story in one hour. It goes back to the whole Twilight Zone type shows. The first episode was actually really good. It never really explained some stuff that happened to the guys to that got them into this situation. The whole set up with the three sisters and the commune was pretty interesting and could be looked at like a twist on Dracula and the wicked sisters.

The theme song is awesome. It is written, composed and sung by Serj Tankian of System of a Down fame.

Bad: There was some plot holes left unanswered. And the beginning of the episode moved a little fast, but that is kind of to be expected for trying to tell a complete story in 45 minutes. They try to have a “twist” ending, but it really just kind of lands flat.

In all the commercials and advertisements they kept pointing out how each episode would be directed/written by they picked a pretty unknown director for the first episode. It doesn’t appear that he has directed any horror/thriller type movies yet, but is planning to remake a couple, including Creature from the Black Lagoon. The writers have worked on several horrors before including Critters 2, The Stand, and Lord of Illusions.