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“Hysteria!” Is an outstanding horror series | REVIEW

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“Hysteria!” is a horror show that's 100% worth watching.

Series details:

  • Network: Peacock
  • Episode count: Eight
  • Plot description: When a beloved varsity quarterback disappears during the 'Satanic Panic' of the late 1980s, a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize they can capitalize on the town's sudden interest in the occult by building a reputation as a Satanic metal band , until a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings, and reported 'supernatural activity' triggers a leather-studded witch hunt that leads directly back to them.
  • Cast: Julie Bowen, Jessica Treska, Emjay Anthony, Chiara Aurelia and Garret Dillahunt.

The plot mentioned above actually focuses on a group of high school students who form a band during the Satanic Panic to surf the wave of attention and popularity at school.

However, some students start to take the cult situation a little too seriously, and next thing you know, it seems like a great evil has spread within. An evil so powerful that it has gripped the community and brought out the worst in people as death and tragedy spread their tentacles into everything.

As in many great horror stories, nothing is really as it seems. In fact, not only is “Hysteria!” a great horror story, but also a great mystery that stretches over eight episodes.

Trust nothing. Don't believe anyone. Don't take anything at face value. There are lies, deceit, murder and more to analyze. I also have to give a lot of credit to Garret Dillahunt, who plays a character called The Reverend.

He is incredibly menacing and unsettling whenever he is on screen. He doesn't have many big scenes, but whenever the Reverend is in it, things get very dark very quickly.

Without giving anything away, I think viewers will really enjoy the conclusion of the series with the climax of the eighth episode. The lies will be erased and everything will be revealed. Even at the end there is a lot of room for interpretation as to whether Satan was actually in control or whether it was all just smoke and mirrors. There's definitely a chance for another season too, and you'll understand why when you see the final minutes. That's about all I can say without giving it away. Have you seen it yet? Let me know at [email protected].

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