UPN's short-lived Haunted could have represented the future of supernatural TV on broadcast, but was axed before it ever got its footing.
featured that trademark Joss Whedon wit that often skewered the genre,lived deep within the creepy, comfy confines of straight-up horror and old school practical effects work. It played to the cliches of the genre, but never got lost in them. Frank had recurring visions of the psycho who briefly killed him; he was haunted by blood-soaked murder victims and found himself possessed by wayward spirits.
“They did not use any special effects, and we’re trying to avoid using special effects; just keep it simple,” Fox said in a 2002 interviewahead of the show’s premiere. “Our goal is to be the scariest show on television. Some have criticized us for taking the scares so seriously and not lightening up, but you can’t be all things to all people all the time. I hope we stay really scary.”, showing the breadth of the genre and the way it could be interpreted.
Though the creepy case-of-the-week format keeps the story moving along, Frank is also still reeling from the loss of his young son, who was kidnapped and never found, which provides a narrative throughline as he finds himself trying to keep a grasp on reality as ghosts and spirits tear his sanity apart week-by-week. Once this world gets space to breathe a few episodes in, and you get a feel for the format and pace, it’s extremely compelling.
Behind the scenes, the show also had an interesting pedigree, which might help explain how it pulls off the horror chops so well on a tight budget. The series was co-created by Rich Ramage, who doesn’t have many credits to his name, but did write the screenplay for the cult hit 1999 horror flick. Ramage was joined by fellow co-creator Andrew Cosby, a comic writer who also created Syfy’s hit sci-fi comedy.
Trent Moore is a recovering print journalist, and freelance editor and writer with bylines at lots of places. He likes to find the sweet spot where pop culture crosses over with everything else. Follow him at @trentlmoore on Twitter.
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