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‘ART SHOW! WITH CAPTAIN SKINNER’ Trailer Previews “Bob Ross Meets ‘Evil Dead'” Series
Artist Skinner (Mastodon, Adult Swim, Super Deluxe, High on Fire, Tony Hawk Pro Skater) is teaching audiences how to create gore-soaked art in new series ART SHOW! WITH CAPTAIN SKINNER.
The 10-episode ETCH-produced series premieres tomorrow, Friday, February 13, on YouTube and Substack with new episodes weekly from Friday, March 6.
Described as “Bob Ross on LSD meets The Evil Dead… in Space,” ART SHOW! aims to flip the script by oozing hyper-phantasmagorical slapstick, body-horror, and off-the-wall comedy.
The series follows “the misadventures of a doomed PBS-style television series. As Skinner and his tiny crew (including the stop motion animated Space Cowboy) attempt to produce a television series in outer space, their efforts are constantly thwarted by – well – everything from meteor showers to intrusive thoughts to the stark horror of an uncaring cosmos.”
Watch the trailer below to get a feel for the bombastic, futuristic, gore and color-saturated love letter to shows like The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross and Commander Mark and the Secret City.
Skinner stars in the series he co-created and co-wrote with director Allen Cordell. Skinner is known for his vibrant, psychedelic nightmare style and has created art for Grammy-winning albums and bands like High on Fire and Mastodon, award-winning music videos and films, commercial experiences for Adult Swim and Warner Brothers, and hosted shows for Super Deluxe and various music festivals.
While we wait to discover the cosmic madness premiering tomorrow, catch up on Bloody FM’s Skin Crawl podcast. Each episode contains a story based on the horror fantasy comics anthology Skin Crawl by Skinner.
As the inaugural season of Apple TV+’s stellar new series “Widow’s Bay” barrels toward its finale in two weeks, the latest episode gives Kate O’Flynn the spotlight as her character revisits her trauma with the Boogeyman.
“Your Baggage“, directed by Andrew DeYoung (Friendship), sees O’Flynn’s scene-stealing Patricia once again renew her fight with the Michael Myers-like stalker that slaughtered her peers during her adolescence. Thrillingly, it makes for one extended chase sequence that sees Patricia trying to warn others, while evading the undead killer.
In short, this episode’s incredible riff on Halloween and the slasher subgenre transformed Patricia into a fierce Final Girl.
“Well, that felt like a bucket list that I didn’t know was on my bucket list until I did it, but when I did it, I just lapped up every minute,” O’Flynn tells Bloody Disgusting of her triumphant turn this episode. “It felt fantastic for her to get that moment where she is becoming a badass. That was amazing.”
The actress turned to a few notable references for her performance. “Horror-wise, I go back to my youth, which was referenced in some of the episodes: Wicker Man, Carrie, and Rosemary’s Baby, that sort of thing is my kind of vibe.”
O’Flynn also notes how the series’ unique tone allows for so much creative freedom to make bold swings. “There’s something very freeing about it. Every moment is up for grabs, so it’s like we don’t have to totally land in one direction or another. It keeps it alive.“
Patricia is the eccentric assistant to Matthew Rhys‘ Mayor Tom Loftis, who’s at the forefront of trying to solve the island’s pesky curse predicament. Rhys felt the same about “Widow’s Bay” and its rare ability to make you laugh and scream in equal measure, stemming from series creator Katie Dippold.
“The mandate was, ‘It’s a real world with real people. You play for real.’ There’s no playing for comedy or horror,” Rhys echoes O’Flynn’s sentiments on how freeing the series’ tone has been.
New episodes will release every Wednesday through June 17 only on Apple TV+.
Kate O’Flynn in “Widow’s Bay,” now streaming on Apple TV.
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