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Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping Nick Antosca’s Channel Zero series into the ol’ VCR. 

As the spooky season draws ever closer, I want to highlight one of my favorite horror series of all time. If you haven’t watched Channel Zero, I can’t recommend it enough. It’s up there with Fear Itself for me, which deserves a piece in and of itself. 

For those out of the loop, Channel Zero is an anthology horror series, and each season tackles a different Creepypasta. And, to be totally honest, it’s the best visual representation of Creepypastas I’ve seen. 

While Channel Zero was short lived at four seasons, all four seasons are brilliant. From memory-eating fathers to sinister children’s shows, Channel Zero can quench a variety of your horror thirsts. 

I’m not only going to whet your appetite, but I’m going to rank the seasons in order of how much I enjoy them for added entertainment value. 

With all the context out of the way, let’s get started. 

No-End House (Season 2) 

No-End House is my absolute favorite season of Channel Zero by far. Don’t get me wrong, they’re all great. But, No-End House just has something extra. The cast is great (I think Amy Forsyth is criminally underrated), and the entire premise is heartbreaking and grotesque. 

Me when asking one of my dogs what they have in their mouth. 

Butcher’s Block (Season 3) 

Butcher’s Block is an extremely close second for me. I can’t emphasize enough how good the soundtrack for this season is. “Some Velvet Morning?” Like, COME ON. Additionally, the themes of mental illness and familial ties are so uniquely illustrated. It’s like Hereditary meets The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, if the Sawyer family came from old money. 

I remember the first time I shaved my legs, too. 

The Dream Door (Season 4) 

Man oh man, The Dream Door. First and foremost, there’s series favorite, Pretzel Jack, the imaginary friend with a murderous streak. Secondly, The Dream Door dabbles in the “Good for Her” horror subgenre, which I absolutely love. Thirdly, it’s like Don’t Look Under the Bed for grownups. 

When you finally get comfortable and try to reach the remote across the room.

Candle Cove (Season 1)

Now, Candle Cove is the weakest season of Channel Zero in my opinion. Kris Straub’s story is just really hard to bring to life. For me, Straub is similar to the Stephen King of analog horror; the stories and videos he makes don’t work as well in cinema because so much is left to the imagination. Plus, I think Paul Schneider was a weird casting choice. All this aside, the series is so strong overall that the “weakest” season is still really enjoyable. 

I can’t say anything to prepare you for the noise this toothy boy makes.