The effervescent Lilith Von Bloodworth (aka Jenny Welsh) has returned to instill her devotees with crisp, November chills and some artistic, crayon skills that would make even the laidback Bob Ross scratch his beard and wonder.
The newest, straight-from-the-video-vault entry is an accumulation of first-season, mini episodes from the atmospheric, Long Island-shot, web series, Graves, written by Terence (An Unquiet Grave) Krey, who co-directed the saga with Daniel Fox (the series' masterful cinematographer).
Graves references such popular sagas as It, Stranger Things, Evil Dead, Todd and the Book of Pure Evil, Scooby-Doo, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel (layered with generous heaps of Goosebumps and Tales from the Darkside), as it spotlights neurotic, young adults, who during their teen years confronted a hell-spawned vanguard and now must deal with its vengeful resurgence.
The cast is led by Christine Nyland (as Jane Stevenson, an aspiring, Daria-ish, comic-artist protagonist) and Hugo Lopez (as Astaroth, her ushering, silver-tongued antagonist; Lopez is also the composer of the series' menacing music). They are joined by such expressive performers as Vanessa Cuccia, Kate Dearing, Rich Vience, Christian Nilsson, Jacob A. Ware and an assortment of talented others. (Beatrice Sniper supplies the sublime, demonic makeup and related effects.)
Lilith Von Bloodworth and Graves are a perfect, labor-of-love match. Check out this satisfying team-up, in addition to more Mondo Creepy episodes at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1uJBmFaPSw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1uJBmFaPSw&si=kzlyilaCKQBLrN56&fbclid=IwAR2GhAwG6zLQ3eliPJmxzbTocwglG_m3I-VlV9Hw7DgCwNZ_Fjl6V9X7q3k
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