Stephen King's son, Joe Hill (Joseph Hillstrom King), penned a novel called "NOS4A2" (get it?): a modernized, vampire deal, which he compares to his dad's eerie epic, "It", though how can one say it doesn't in some way salute "Salem's Lot"? As should come as no surprise, the book has been adapted for the screen...the small one, that is.
In the surface, one could argue that "NOS4A2'"s frightening lead is a knockoff of Barnabas Collins/Janos Skorzeny/Count Yorga/Blacula/Kurt Barlow: Old World in manner maybe, but a product of the trendy present.
Zachary Quinto (neo "Trek'"s Spock) plays Charlie Manx, who kidnaps kids and deposits them into a makeshift (alternate-reality) amusement park called Christmasland. He's a Fagin of sorts, since he teaches the wee one's his wild ways, once they're transformed.
The saga's heroine is Vic McQueen (Ashleigh Cummings), an artist who taps the unsettling situation through sharp intuition. Seems she'll have her hands full all the same. Vampires never go easy. (Olafur Darri Olafsson, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Virginia Kull also engage in the creepy activity.)
It's great to have a new vampire/monster show on the air. For the record, AMC has given Hill's adaptation a ten-episode run: a solid span for today's episodic environment.
Oh, and to sweeten the disturbing pot, Jami O'Brien, who's governed "Fear the Walking Dead" and "Hell on Wheels", co-produces with Hill: a further clincher for success.
The bloodshed begins June 2, 10 pm.
The execution of the vampire premise was cool, while it prevailed, which wasn't often enough. There was a lot more relationship bonding than I'd have preferred. Thought this was supposed to be a monster show. Guess it needs more time to grow...
ReplyDeleteThe series has gotten better, with more of a Daddy King mix than I would have thought. "Christine" is in there, too. Why not? Keep the components all in the family, right?
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