Them: The Scare – Goosebumps Time

I completely missed the first season of Them. But Them: The Scare? Season 2? Goosebumps time! This second season had me literally on the edge of my seat. From the first murder, I was hooked and not once did this series let me go.

There are not many horror scenarios that can make me breakout into marching gooseflesh, but Them: The Scare has done this effortlessly. Right up to episode 5, the show creator Little Marvin. has kept the jumps and shivers coming. The ability to populate your show with believable characters who have to interact with nightmarish elements is rare. Little Marvin has created a world that feels both real and unreal simultaneously.

Synopsis

Them: The Scare is set against the backdrop of Rodney King. His beating, by several Los Angeles police officers was captured on a man’s brand new video camera. It was not long after that the city was engulfed in riots and civil unrest. It is this unrest that serves to mount the supernatural tensions at the forefront of the second season.

LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, played to perfection by Deborah Ayorinde, catches a gruesome homicide case in the first episode. She is reluctantly partnered with Detective Ronald McKinney (Jeremy Bobb). *Side note: If ever there was an actor with the proclivity to portray an absolute arsehat, it is Bobb. Kudos to the casting department for this one.

As the pair are working the disturbing case, we are privy to the creepy want to be actor Edmund Gaines, another expertly portrayal by actor Luke James.

Suddenly there is another murder, staged almost exactly the same as the first and Them: The Scare accelerates accordingly.

The Cast

Everyone on this show have brought their “A” game to the table. Pam Grier plays the detective’s mother. Another familiar face spotted on the show is that of Wayne Knight. He plays Reeve’s boss and he, like McKinney, is not a scion of propriety. Lt Schiff holds grudges. The amount of quality players in this slice of horror is impressive:

Binge worthy but with all lights on

Them: The Scare is definitely binge worthy, but with all the lights on and with your back up against a nice safe wall. Unlike the first season, this time around there are only eight episodes. I am currently at episode 5; midway through this episode. With only three more to go, viewing the rest of the series will be done during daylight hours.

Mirrors covered.

Facing the door.

Move over Ryan Murphy. There is a new scaremeister in town.

The trailer