This is another one of my favorite unexplained phenomena shows and an honorable mention in favorite anthology shows. It's also another under the radar gem, it wasn't really overlooked but as time went on it's been forgotten
This show was really something else, it no doubt predated other unexplained phenomena shows like "Unsolved Mysteries" and "Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction" another under the radar gem. Instead of telling some of the usual fictionalized horror, sci-fi, or fantasy tales that most anthologies would instead it was one that was based on real life cases of unexplained phenomena.
John Newland is a solid host as he has a more mater of fact like mannerism and some dry charisma, I really like how in his voice he treats the subject matter with respect and it's not some joke. Which I like because it respects the audience and their beliefs or disbeliefs in the subject, but also has a host that seems like their invested in what their doing where sometimes some hosts in certain TV shows sound like they want to be someplace else.
The episodes were done on a moderate to low budget, there really are no special effects which a good thing is because it didn't need them. We were always invested in the case being told, each was always something different, and each always had an ending you never really see coming. And at the end it really left you to decide for yourself if what happened really happened.
Though the show can be kind of a slow burn sometimes, which may put some people off, but I didn't mind, nor did I notice much as I was invested in the tale, and it always did lead to a pay off so I really don't complain much.
But I really like how each of them have a very eerie and forboding atmosphere, it's a place where you feel danger can come or reality could bend at any moment, which means you can't trust your own senses or even your grasp on reality, because once the supernatural enters you can just throw it all out the window.
Overall if you enjoy unexplained phenomena shows then this is a vintage classic worth stepping into. Remember the universe is a vast and infinite, anything is possible in the reality we inhabit.
Rating: 4 stars
This show was really something else, it no doubt predated other unexplained phenomena shows like "Unsolved Mysteries" and "Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction" another under the radar gem. Instead of telling some of the usual fictionalized horror, sci-fi, or fantasy tales that most anthologies would instead it was one that was based on real life cases of unexplained phenomena.
John Newland is a solid host as he has a more mater of fact like mannerism and some dry charisma, I really like how in his voice he treats the subject matter with respect and it's not some joke. Which I like because it respects the audience and their beliefs or disbeliefs in the subject, but also has a host that seems like their invested in what their doing where sometimes some hosts in certain TV shows sound like they want to be someplace else.
The episodes were done on a moderate to low budget, there really are no special effects which a good thing is because it didn't need them. We were always invested in the case being told, each was always something different, and each always had an ending you never really see coming. And at the end it really left you to decide for yourself if what happened really happened.
Though the show can be kind of a slow burn sometimes, which may put some people off, but I didn't mind, nor did I notice much as I was invested in the tale, and it always did lead to a pay off so I really don't complain much.
But I really like how each of them have a very eerie and forboding atmosphere, it's a place where you feel danger can come or reality could bend at any moment, which means you can't trust your own senses or even your grasp on reality, because once the supernatural enters you can just throw it all out the window.
Overall if you enjoy unexplained phenomena shows then this is a vintage classic worth stepping into. Remember the universe is a vast and infinite, anything is possible in the reality we inhabit.
Rating: 4 stars