Two Sentence Horror Stories Comes To The CW

This looks well worth a look.

Inspired by the viral fan fiction, ”Two Sentence Horror Stories” is an award-winning, original scripted horror anthology series now streaming on Netflix. Each stand-alone story taps into the expansive world of the horror genre, pressing universal primal fears filtered through the anxieties of a connected and racially diverse generation.

Created by writer/director/producer Vera Miao the series premiered on THE CW in August and now offers fans a chance to revisit the distinct and popular horror subgenre experience that tackles today’s most relevant and topical social issues.

#TwoSentenceHorrorStories

EACH WEEK A DIFFERENT NIGHTMARE

This week:
Thursday, August 29 (8/29/19):
9 p.m. ET/PT: “Tutorial”
9:30 p.m. ET/PT: encore of “Legacy”
THE CW presents the award-winning anthology series TWO SENTENCE HORROR STORIES on Thursday, August 29 with two back-to-back episodes @9 p.m. ET/PT and @9:30 p.m. ET/PT.

9 p.m. ET/PT: “TUTORIAL” (Guest Director Tayarisha Poe)
Written by C.S. McMullen

LOGLINE: A beauty vlogger records a complex makeup tutorial as the camera catches someone slipping into her room when she’s not looking.
9:30 p.m. ET/PT: LEGACY (Director Vera Miao)
Written by Pornsak Pichetshote


LOGLINE: The ghost of an abusive husband continues to torment his family even after his death.
SERIES LOGLINE:
Contemporary tales of horror and haunting for the diverse and digital age. Inspired by the viral fan fiction of two sentence horror stories, this anthology series taps into universal primal fears, filtered through the anxieties of the most connected and racially diverse generation. Despite dizzying advancements in technology, inequality, social progress, and environmental degradation…the things that haunt us are still the same.

Created by writer/director/producer Vera Miao, each half-hour episode offers a distinct and popular horror subgenre experience while tackling today’s most relevant and topical social issues. Developed from the award-winning digital short-form series, Miao assembled an impressive writers room for the half-hour version with a creative team who found a personal connection to her vision of refreshing the horror genre.

Executive produced by Vera Miao (“Best Friends Forever”), Emily Wiedemann (“Creative Control”) and Chazz Carfora (“Stories From The Felt”), TWO SENTENCE HORROR STORIES is from Stage 13 in association with Warner Bros.

CREATED BY:
Vera Miao

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:
Vera Miao (“Best Friends Forever”)
Emily Wiedemann (“Creative Control”)
Chazz Carfora (“Stories From The Felt”)



IT’S COMING….


TWO SENTENCE HORROR STORIES
Thursday, August 8 (8/8/19):
9 p.m. ET/PT: “Gentleman”
9:30 p.m. ET/PT: “Squirm”
THE CW is debuting the award-winning anthology series TWO SENTENCE HORROR STORIES on Thursday, August 8 with two back-to-back episodes @9 p.m. ET/PT and @9:30 p.m. ET/PT.

The series will consist of eight singularly themed half-hours featuring Nicole Kang (“Batwoman”), Jim Parrack (“Suicide Squad”) and Aleyse Shannon (“Charmed”), among others.

Executive produced by Vera Miao (“Best Friends Forever”), Emily Wiedemann (“Creative Control”) and Chazz Carfora (“Stories From The Felt”), TWO SENTENCE HORROR STORIES is from Stage 13 in association with Warner Bros.

LOGLINE:
Contemporary tales of horror and haunting for the diverse and digital age. Inspired by the viral fan fiction of two sentence horror stories, this anthology series taps into universal primal fears, filtered through the anxieties of the most connected and racially diverse generation. Despite dizzying advancements in technology, inequality, social progress, and environmental degradation…the things that haunt us are still the same.

ABOUT:
Inspired by the viral fan fiction, ”Two Sentence Horror Stories” is an award-winning, original scripted horror anthology series. Debuting on THE CW on August 8, 2019, each standalone story taps into the expansive world of the horror genre, pressing universal primal fears filtered through the anxieties of a connected and racially diverse generation.
Created by writer/director/producer Vera Miao, each half-hour episode offers a distinct and popular horror subgenre experience while tackling today’s most relevant and topical social issues. Developed from the award-winning digital short-form series, Miao assembled an impressive writers room for the half-hour version with a creative team who found a personal connection to her vision of refreshing the horror genre.CREATED BY:
Vera Miao

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:
Vera Miao (“Best Friends Forever”)
Emily Wiedemann (“Creative Control”)
Chazz Carfora (“Stories From The Felt”)

AUGUST 8 EPISODE DESCRIPTIONS:

 

“GENTLEMAN” (Guest Director Natalia Iyudin)
Written by C.S. McMullen
Nicole Kang (“Batwoman”) as Hana
Jim Parrack (“The Deuce”) as Ken
LOGLINE: A serial killer with an obsession for single moms stalks a young mother who rejected him.This episode is a two hander about how far someone will go to achieve their ideal or “right” notions of family. Our ideal man, Ken, is the one focused on the traditional elements of the feminized sphere of domesticity – baby, nursery, breastfeeding, staying at home, and good mothering. Hana is the one moreintent on achieving her perfect life and family through the traditionally masculine spheres ofwork and new technology, even though we see how both are broken.

“SQUIRM” (Director Vera Miao)
Written by Vera Miao


LOGLINE: A low-paid office assistant wakes up naked in her own bed after the office
holiday party with no idea how she got there. Who was it and what did he put inside her?
This episode is firmly grounded in the horror of not only not feeling in control of your own body, but also of literally not knowing what happened to you. The violation is twofold: 1) the possible sexual assault and the torment of not knowing what was done to you and 2) the economic desperation that forces you to stay at a job with your assaulter because you cannot prove anything, and you cannot risk losing your job. Inside/outside is a critical theme in this episode, both from a physical body perspective and most importantly, how the viewer will experience Keisha’s journey.