We receive a ton of tips every day from independent creators, unaffiliated with any major motion picture studios, television networks, new media studios, or other well-funded online video entities. The Indie Spotlight is where we’ll write about and shout out to a select few of them and bring you up to speed on the great (and sometimes not-so-great) attention-grabbing series you probably haven’t heard about until now. Read previous installments here.
The Twilight Zone may be a classic TV show, but it’s episodes are full of hammy acting, over-the-top music, and ridiculous plot twists. For those reasons, it is ripe for satire, and The Compendium of Terror provides just that. Fresh off some screenings at New York’s Channel 101 showcase earlier this year, Compendium of Terror is a hilarious parody web series from sketch comedy group Faster Human.
The Compendium of Terror’s characters tend to oversimplify and misread their situations, leading to plenty of humorous moments. The jokes here are pretty simple–there’s a lot of classic setup/punchline combinations–but they’re funny, and you may find yourself laughing out loud a few times per episode.
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Faster Human also thickens the Compendium of Terror plot by adding in a Review-esque host character, played by Jacob Wilson. The presence of the host allows The Compendium of Terror to riff on TV production; an episode parodying Twilight Zone’s 1985 reboot throws in some 80s jokes as well. The bottom line is that, no matter which subjects get tossed into the Compendium of Terror mix, the result is highly amusing. Check out new episodes as they arrive on Faster Human’s YouTube channel.
OTHER UNDER-THE-RADAR SERIES TO CHECK OUT
- Hamburger Hummus. Jillian Bell and Angela Kinsey star in this web series set at an Israeli blogging conference.
- After Class. The collegiate series we featured in Fund This has now launched its pilot.
- The Millionaires. Rich people try as hard as they can to ruin their own finances.
- Sessions with My Parents. Australians Skype with their relatives from the far-off land of Los Angeles.
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