SCREAMBOX, founded by Bloody Disgusting, has pressed play on the VCR of its new six-part-series, The Trouble with Tessa. With its first two episodes exclusively on streaming service SCREAMBOX, the series promises a twisting puzzle-box mystery, with suspense, murder, an eerie analog aesthetic, and plenty of blood. Perhaps even some folk horror or supernatural elements as well.
The series follows Tessa Fowler (played by Katrin Nugent), a disgraced documentarian. Following the sudden death of her career, along with her public image, she moves to the mountain town of Lowery, an idyllic village lost in time. No phones, no wi-fi, and no contact with the outside world. While she longs to leave behind her investigative nature, she cannot escape her own instincts when she discovers some mysterious video tapes in the creepy basement of her house. One of them seemingly contains footage of a murder, and Tessa falls down a rabbit hole through the dark and mysterious past of Lowery.
What is even creepier than the premise is that the series may be based on a true story. The series is Directed by Dennis Cahlo and Bethany Watson, and, according to Bloody Disgusting’s John Squires, the series “was inspired by Cahlo and Watson’s move to New York’s Hudson Valley, with its pockets of no phone connectivity, mysterious stone chambers, and occasional random sirens” (Squires). Additionally, it finds inspiration from Halloween 3: Season of the Witch and Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
The series is now available to watch, exclusively on SCREAMBOX.
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