Hysteria!

A slow-burning, eerie small-town mystery that mixes 1980s nostalgia with satirical jabs at moral panic, keeping you tense and curious.

Created by

Matthew Scott Kane

Genres

Drama, Mystery

Starring

Julie Bowen, Anna Camp, Emjay Anthony

Tagline

Hell of a town.

Overview

When a beloved varsity quarterback disappears during the "Satanic Panic" of the late 1980s, a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize they can capitalize on the town's sudden interest in the occult by building a reputation as a Satanic metal band, until a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings, and reported "supernatural activity" triggers a leather-studded witch hunt that leads directly back to them.

How it feels

Eerie, tense, satirical and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Isolation, coming-of-age, conspiracy, freedom

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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