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Marvel has worn many hats on both the big and small screens: time travel, political thrillers, and post-apocalypses have all served its superheroes well. But it’s never quite nailed horror. Helstrom, set to debut on Hulu this October, is about to rectify that by bringing the scares in a big way – as shown by the first trailer shown during the show’s Comic-Con 2020 panel.
The Helstrom trailer hows Elizabeth Marvel’s menacing serial killer Mother seemingly unleashing an unseen evil on the world despite being locked away at St Teresa's.
Complicating matters further is the presence of her children, Daimon (subtle much?) and Ana Helstrom, who are confronted by strange red symbols around their mother’s cell and a devilish legacy which they perhaps aren’t quite ready to confront…
Why the sudden desire to go heavy on the horror at Marvel? "It started a few years back, we spoke about bringing a darker tone to the Marvel Universe on TV, and exploring some of the darker characters,” explained showrunner Paul Zbyszewski. “Helstrom was one of the ones that I enjoyed and I gravitated to that family story... It's a really bad Dad story, essentially, but we've grounded it a little.”
There's some uncertainty whether the show will feature in the MCU canon, that’s perhaps for the best. Judging by the trailer, it’s allowing them to get creepier and have more freedom when it comes to the scarier side of Marvel’s oeuvre – and one of its most disturbed family units.
Of the family dynamic, Zbyszewski teased: “It’s a family story, not just Damon and Ana and their mom, but it’s about an extended family. The family we’re born with and then the family we create. It’s a nature vs nurture story, about the stuff that we’re born with that we inherit and carry with us.”
All episodes of Helstrom will drop on Hulu on October 16
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Apologies for resurrecting an old thread but this started airing in UK from February and is up to episode 8 of 10.
I hadn't realised the whole season hadn't dropped so watched the first 8 episodes this weekend but have 2 more to go which air on Fridays.
I actually quite enjoyed it. I am not familiar with the comics so went in "blind" but I thought this was a fairly solid series. Nothing mind blowing and as a horror fan I didn't find it in any way scary and it's a bit derivative in places but overall it was pretty good.
So, it's a shame at this stage that there is unlikely to be a second series although coming to Disney+ might help that.
But it hasn't been bad so far and I have watched waaaaay worse.
They're showing it weekly, on Fridays, so the whole season isn't up yet but episode 9 is this Friday 9th April and final episode the following Friday 16th April.
