TV series

The Tommyknockers

1993 · 1 season

A slow, unsettling small-town horror that burrows under your skin with its eerie atmosphere and creeping dread.

Tagline: Something wonderful is happening in Haven. Pray it doesn't happen to you.
Overview: A buried UFO slowly turns local inhabitants into gizmo-building alien mutants.
How it feels: Eerie, dark, tense and campy. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, isolation, corruption, survival
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Full breakdown

Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
isolation
corruption
survival
betrayal
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild