Nato- Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace
Another pick that is a serious challenge to consider horror, but being a spoof of those old-school Twilight Zone inspired horror mystery shows of long, long ago, Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace is a horror comedy with so much dry, British wit you’ll need kettles on kettles of tea to get through it.
But if you love dry British wit, incredibly self-aware F-Grade productions actually trying to be bad in order to make fun of a whole other genre, The IT Crowd‘s Matt Berry and Richard Ayoade being absolutely bonkers, and hilarious “so bad it’s good” humor, then Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace is just for you.
I can’t begin to explain the weirdness that goes on during Darkplace, because the fun is in not knowing a blessed thing, but to sum things up pretty well there’s an episode where one of the characters can control objects with her mind, so all of the office supplies start attacking the cast members. Just picture Richard Ayoade (dressed dapperly above) shooting a shotgun blindly out his window at plates dangling on strings, all the while acting as horribly funny as possible, meanwhile laughably dubbed sound effects accentuate that awful quality the show aims for.
If that sounds like your thing, please check out Darkplace as soon as possible for a crazy watch I guarantee you won’t be expecting. Honestly, that’s all I can really say about the show. Well, that, plus it’s bloody f*cking brilliant.
So has anyone else seen these horror TV shows? If so, do you share the love Remy and I feel? Let us know in the comments!
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