‘Into The Dark’ Teaser: Get A Glimpse Of Hulu’s New Horror Anthology Series
There’s a whole sub-genre of holiday-themed horror, but Blumhouse and Hulu take it to another level withInto the Dark. Sure, there are the usual suspects — Halloween and Christmas — but what about all the holidays in between? Can you imagine an Easter horror story? Well,Into the Darkcan.
An anthology series inspired by a holiday in every month in which its released,Into the Darkis an experiment in horror storytelling that will air 12 episodes over the course of a year. See the firstInto the Darkteaser, released by Hulu, to get an idea of the terrifying year ahead of us.
Into the Dark Teaser
Produced byJason BlumandDavid Alexa Faigen,Into the DarkisBlumhouse TV’s latest venture into the crowded field of television horror following their successful Indian Netflix horror miniseriesGhoul. But true to Blumhouse’s experimental roots,Into the Darkis an anthology series unlike most we’ve seen. Every episode is tied to a specific holiday, starting, naturally, with Halloween. The first episode “The Body,“written byPaul DavisandPaul Fisher,follows “a sophisticated, overconfident hitman who always carries out his work in style” amidst the “selfie culture of Los Angeles” on Halloween night.
But following that in November is Thanksgiving, and then Christmas, New Year’s, Valentine’s Day, and so on. Not all holidays that you would associate with horror, but Blumhouse is looking to push past our expectations withInto the Dark.
Each episode boasts a different star-studded cast and new writers and directors. Davis directs “The Body,” which starsTom Bateman, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Aurora Perrineau, David Hull,andRay Santiago.Patrick Lussierdirects the secondLouis Ackerman-penned episode, “Flesh & Blood,” which starsDermot Mulroney, Dana Silvers,andTembi Lockeand is set on Thanksgiving.
Those are the only episodes we have information about for now and the teaser doesn’t tell us much apart from delivering a few scary images. But asInto the Darkcontinues producing more episodes, we’ll learn more about this unique anthology series.
Here’s the official synopsis forInto the Dark:
In partnership with Blumhouse Television, Into The Dark is a horror event series from prolific, award-winning producer, Jason Blum’s independent TV studio. The series includes 12 super-sized episodes, with a new installment released each month inspired by a holiday and will feature Blumhouse’s signature genre/thriller spin on the story.
Into the Darkis set to premiere on Hulu onOctober 5, 2018.The second episode (“Flesh & Blood”) airing onNovember 2, 2018.
