When it comes to spooky season, it feels like everyone is always trying to capitalize on the idea of fear. You can hook an audience by tapping into what scares them the most, but what happens when you're not really a scary TV show? How can you scare an audience? Today, I want to look at 10 scary episodes of TV that came from shows not really known for their big scares. I want to look at why they actually were scary and how they fit into the tone of the series as well. Let's dive in. 1. Atlanta — "Teddy Perkins" (Season 2, Episode 6)Directed by: Hiro MuraiWritten by: Donald GloverCast: Lakeith Stanfield, Donald Glover, Derrick HaywoodAtlanta is a hilarious show that did pretty zany things week in and out. And then this episode happened, and it was kind of terrifying. In the episode, Darius (Stanfield) is attempting to pick up a free piano when he finds himself trapped in a decaying mansion with the bizarre and tragic Teddy Perkins (Glover, uncredited and in prosthetics), a pale, soft-spoken man with a disturbing past. This is like a deconstruction of the myth of Michael Jackson.2. Doctor Who — "Blink" (Series 3, Episode 10)Directed by: Hettie MacDonaldWritten by: Steven MoffatCast: Carey Mulligan, Finlay Robertson, David Tennant, Freema AgyemanEven though Doctor Who plays with a plot of science fiction and suspense, it never goes full horror. But this episode was different. We follow Sally Sparrow (Mulligan) as she uncovers a mystery involving...
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