
Paranormal (Season 1) 8.5/10
Itās not about showing blood or adding unnecessary jump scares, what makes a horror so scary is the atmosphere and the characters…. Luckily, āParanormalā knew this secret formula and perfectly used it!!! The first episode was simply a detailed introduction to the protagonist, presenting his dimensions, manners and odd behaviors. Credits should be given to the director and of course to the wonderful āAhmad Aminā who portrayed this complicated middle-aged man in the best way possible. Now we know that for every setup, there should be a proper payoff…. and boy what a payoff we got!!! The final three epsiodes were REALLY scary, the whole atmosphere was oppressive and the story became way more interesting. Without using excessive CGI the show was able to keep me on the edge of my seat waiting for whatās coming and wishing for this weird and insecure character to survive simply because I built a strong connection with him throughout this first season. The āscary scenesā were directly related to the character and his insecurities, even the final twist worked because it wasnāt forced and made sense. My main issues were the second and third episodes, I have no idea why the tone shifted and uninteresting storylines took over. Even the CGI wasnāt really convincing and I felt that we suddenly entered a new show and then went back to the original one without a clear explanation. These 2 episodes were important to the story, but couldāve been presented in a better way. I hope this will be fixed if they decide to renew this amazing show. āParanormalā is definitely my favorite āscaryā series to date, it combines good storytelling and effective horror… and itās available on Netflix!!
