Séamas O'Reilly: The merits of horror series 'From' - and the horrors of streaming media

"I’ve tried my best to recommend it to people, and it’s not exactly hard to find. It’s available to watch on Amazon Prime, NOW TV, and Sky Sci-Fi, but my pleas fall on deaf ears, because recommending TV shows is not the fizzing joy it once was."

Seamas O'Reilly. Picture: Orfhlaith Whelan

For most of the past week I’ve been obsessed with a small American town. It has no name, but upon entering you cannot leave. Contact with the outside world is impossible, and you are trapped in your new locale with dozens of other people, all stranded here through similar means, and all beset by a dizzying array of strange phenomena, mysteries and hallucinations.

Oh, and I forgot to mention, every night, as soon as it gets dark, you must remain indoors because monsters disguised as smiling villagers will attempt to turn you inside out so they can feast on your flesh and bones.