{"id":140396,"date":"2026-05-27T00:35:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T03:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/apple-tvs-series-mixes-horror-and-humor-npr\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T00:35:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T03:35:51","slug":"apple-tvs-series-mixes-horror-and-humor-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/apple-tvs-series-mixes-horror-and-humor-npr\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple TV’s series mixes horror and humor : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When people ask me to name the scariest movie I ever saw, I always tell them Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein<\/em>, a 1948 romp I saw on TV as a kid. <\/p>\n

It’s a slightly embarrassing answer, but in recent days I’ve had two other people tell me the same thing \u2014 one a 30-year-old woman, the other an 82-year-old man. We all agreed that what makes it so terrifying is that you think you’re safely watching a dumb comedy, then \u2014 Boo! You’re actually in a horror movie.<\/p>\n

Juggling laughter and fright is the strategy of Widow’s Bay<\/em>, a new Apple TV series that has rolled out about half of its 10 episodes. Created by Katie Dippold<\/a> \u2014 who wrote the Ghostbusters<\/em> <\/a>remake and countless episodes of Parks and Recreation<\/em><\/a> \u2014 this amusing, sometimes nerve-wracking show has a soothingly retro feel. Looking back to horror stories of the ’70s and ’80s, it’s like a Stranger Things<\/em><\/a> intended for grown-ups.<\/p>\n