Spooksville

Hi. I'm, out of doubt, the only french guy who following the Spooksville TV series (sorry for my bad English). When I was 12 years old, I loved Pike's books... I was a big fan of horror books, like that Goosebumps or Spooksville... Now, I prefer King of course, but this novels have marked my teenage. So, when I discovered that a series on the Spooksville's theme existed, I watched the first episode, and the second, the third... and all the season 1 ! I'm pleasantly surprised by this TV series ! The actors are good, the ambiance is faithful, the action takes place during our days (it's a good thing, it "refreshes" the series), we have a great suspense...

The only flaw is that, sometimes, the special effects are a little low... But the main "flaw" (it's not really a flaw, it's me, in fact^^) is that the stories are, sometimes, for little children's. It's normal, I'm an old fan, I'm 18. And, often, stories are entirely appreciable by an adult ! ;)

No, the only, the most important, the REAL flaw of Spooksville is... no VOSTFR ! It's a good series ! In France, we have lot of crap at TV, Spooksville is good, give to us Spooksville ! :) I'm sure that there is a market and a place for Spooksville in France. The children's wants to dream, and Spooksville succeeds to do that...

In the haunted town of Springville, aka Spooksville, three friends, Watch, Sally & the newcomer Adam must fend off the forces of evil to find Adam's mother & survive the weirdness of their hometown, while keeping their guard high for the cunning local witch, Ann Templeton.

"Spooksville" is another notable victim of the TV networks policy of cancelations after 1 or 2 seasons for the most diverse reasons. It could've been an amazing teen horror series, with plenty of short episodes and interesting characters but alas it was not! I really enjoyed it, it wasn't always perfectly polished but it could've grown more & improve.

The story also is interesting & with the right dose of romance, but the main focus is friendship & family, as it should. The cast is actually very capable of delivering at least decent performances & well assembled. It's really a shame it got canceled after just one season.

A lot of characters missing from the squad. This tv version is so plain and boring compared to the books and with horrible acting.

Best kids show since so weird and house of anubis. I have written a lot plot lines of the books on Spooksville and the show. Plus I added stuff.

Spooksville has the same eerie tone as Goosebumps. It reminds me of a classic 90's teen horror show with the creepy music and dark setting. The show doesn't phone it in like many other "spooky" shows. I can't stand it when they try to make it too zany or comical. It's hard to take it serious when there are too many slapstick comedy moments. The cast of kids also make the show feel realistic and put a lot of effort into their roles. Kudos to them.

I watched the majority of the show during the month of October. It was a perfect Halloween inspired show to get me in the mood for all things scary. I cannot recommend it enough, especially around this time of year. If your no longer a teenager like myself then you'll probably have a feeling of nostalgia when watching Spooksville. It's a really good show that I hope gets renewed.