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Everything Ive ever heard aboutChannel Zero, Ive heard from other people on the internet.
The Tooth Child.
Perhaps thats the way it should be.
Theyre the online eras equivalent of urban legends, passed around from one terrified reader to the next.
The show infected them like a virus, until they passed that virus to me.
And now … well, if youre reading this, its too late.
Created byHannibalveteran Nick Antosca,Channel Zerois full-service Good Television.
Its engrossingly beautiful and austere filmmaking, as shot by a different promising director every season.
And above all, its scary.
Takes are long, camera movements slow, close-ups lingering, zooms and pans and tracking shots seemingly endless.
You know the old saw that what you dont see is scarier than what you do?
The final, crucial element toChannel Zeros success is its characters and the actors who play them.
Women and people of color play leading roles throughout, withButchers Blockin particular relegating men to secondary consideration.
