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Scott D

on Nov. 13, 2020

This seems like an appropriate page to talk about this.

I recently watched the web series Truth Seekers, helmed by Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, James Serafinowicz and Nat Saunders, and while I can't say I was surprised by what I saw, it was seriously enjoyable. If you're expecting the same in-your-face hilarity of Frost and Pegg's cinematic works, it's not quite the same and the scale is notably smaller at first, but it does have all their characteristic charm and wit. What I liked is its very modern approach, referencing YouTube videos and trends, cosplay culture, creepypasta, urban exploration, and blending it with other fields of bizarre interests, from spiritualism and personality cult activity to numbers stations, architectural mysteries, and conspiracy theory. It all makes for a genuinely eerie result that isn't compromised by the laughs, but rather mutually enhanced by it. Frost is on-point as opinionated yet lovable broadband engineer-cum-amateur spook chaser Gus Roberts, assisted by newcomers Samson Kayo and Emma D'Arcy as his junior colleagues, while Julian Barratt (of The Mighty Boosh fame) shows some genuine charisma as Doctor Toynbee, and screen veteran Malcolm McDowell is fabulous as Gus's crotchety father-in-law Richard. If you haven't seen it for yourself, I'd heavily recommend trying it out, and at eight episodes lasting roughly twenty-five minutes each, it's easy to digest.

On the subject of those things that creep and crawl in the strange little corners of our world, have you ever had an experience you couldn't explain? Not necessarily scary, or to do with ghosts or aliens per se (though if you do have a good story, then by all means share), but something genuinely anomalous? Something just plain weird that you look back on and still can't quite rationalise?
—Scott D.

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