Tonight’s the night we all walk the plank with Syfy to Candle Cove.

Syfy sent me the first four episodes of the new series, “Channel Zero”, only we’ve been told we’re not allowed to share major plot points. With that, I’m imploring you guys to check out the new series that hails from Nick Antosca (“Hannibal”), who wrote the pilot and will serve as showrunner and executive producer alongside Max Landis (Victor Frankenstein, Chronicle).  Harley Peyton (“Twin Peaks”) is writer-co-executive producer, while Don Mancini (“Hannibal”, creator of Child’s Play) also serves as a writer-supervising producer.

“Channel Zero”  has the same emotional feel as reading a creepypasta; it’s horror poetry in motion. There’s so much strange and unsettling imagery mixed in with the otherworldly/fantastical vibe. It’s a weird cross-hybrid of genres that feels like softer-paced In the Mouth of Madness, only the huge mystery in the center of this storm is based around a 1980s kids television show instead of a book.

“Candle Cove”, the first season that consists of six episodes, is based on Kris Straub’s unnerving “creepypasta” short story that gained notoriety on the popular horror site. It centers on one man’s obsessive recollection of a mysterious children’s television program from the 1980s – and his ever-growing, dreadful suspicions about its possible connection in a series of nightmarish and deadly events from his childhood.

“Mike Painter (Paul Schneider, “Parks and Recreation”) returns to the hometown he left as a kid only to relive the happenings of years ago when his brother was one of five children murdered in a case that was never solved. Old memories return to the surface when one mother’s child goes missing after mentioning that she had been watching CANDLE COVE, an eerie children’s puppet show he used to watch around the time of his brother’s murder. Although others remember watching this show, they are startled by the realization that it never truly existed and they had been staring at TV static.”

While I can’t reveal any specific plot points, I can assure you that the third episode will turn heads, with the fourth making a genre shift that’s going to appease those wanting the season to be gorier. The pirate-themed show could become something of a horror legend, as will the antagonist, which may or may not be “Jawbone” or a tooth monster.

I think the greatest thing the show has going for it is that it’s only six episodes, which means there’s literally no filler. “Channel Zero: Candle Cove” premieres tonight at 9/8c on Syfy, and I really think it’s going to get a lot of you talking. Pop back here tomorrow and share your thoughts.