44 minSeason 1 • Episode 9
LatestAn attempt by the Glory Chamber of Commerce to cheer up the town by bringing in a clown troupe backfires when an unidentified harlequin commits a series of grisly murders. Rudy has a romantic encounter with Sara's visiting friend, but it sours when he begins to suspect her of being the killer. Meanwhile, Ellie tells Mike how she really feels about the quality of his writing.
Wünderkind author Mike Dolan achieved literary fame at age 21 with a steamy exposé on his seemingly idyllic Maine town. Six years later, he hasn't written another word and reluctantly returns home in search of an antidote... where he is welcomed back with all the warmth of a lynch mob and where various odd and unpleasant occurrences are happening.
Writing
Kevin Williamson's snappy dialogue drowning in ambition
Production
Impossibly gloomy Maine never looked more Canadian
Acting
Eddie Cahill's permanently wounded eyes carry everything
Creator
Kevin Williamson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kevin Williamson created this during his Scream/Dawson's golden era, but ABC buried it after five episodes aired—four unaired episodes exist in the void.
This is essentially 'what if we did Twin Peaks but made the protagonist a whiny novelist instead of an FBI agent'—peak 2002 network desperation.
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