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From a silent heist to a live Halloween horror, from a two-hander in a flat to a Greek tragedy in a pub toilet – Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton have redefined what an anthology can be. inside no. 9
They also subvert the "twist" entirely. In "The Devil of Christmas" (S3E1), the show presents itself as a cheesy 1970s European horror film with terrible dubbing. The "twist" seems to come at the end. But then the final shot holds, the sound design shifts from VHS static to crystal-clear digital, and you realize the "twist" was just the ante; the real horror is the epilogue. Recommended viewing order From a silent heist to
This chameleon-like nature is why fans obsess over the show. You cannot skip an episode based on a premise, because the premise is always a lie. "Oh, an episode about a silent auction?" you might think. That is The Bones of St. Nicholas , which starts as a haunted church mystery and ends as a brutal lesson in greed, featuring one of the most gruesome (and darkly hilarious) deaths in the show's run. The "twist" seems to come at the end
A love letter to cryptic crossword puzzles. A student sneaks into a professor’s garden shed to cheat. What follows is a Rube Goldberg machine of betrayal, Greek mythology, and literal cannibalism. The episode contains a twist so elaborate that the characters literally speak in crossword clues to foreshadow it. It is brutal, intellectual, and utterly insane—a reminder that Pemberton and Shearsmith are students of the macabre, paying homage to The Twilight Zone and Tales of the Unexpected .
Recommended viewing order
From a silent heist to a live Halloween horror, from a two-hander in a flat to a Greek tragedy in a pub toilet – Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton have redefined what an anthology can be.
They also subvert the "twist" entirely. In "The Devil of Christmas" (S3E1), the show presents itself as a cheesy 1970s European horror film with terrible dubbing. The "twist" seems to come at the end. But then the final shot holds, the sound design shifts from VHS static to crystal-clear digital, and you realize the "twist" was just the ante; the real horror is the epilogue.
This chameleon-like nature is why fans obsess over the show. You cannot skip an episode based on a premise, because the premise is always a lie. "Oh, an episode about a silent auction?" you might think. That is The Bones of St. Nicholas , which starts as a haunted church mystery and ends as a brutal lesson in greed, featuring one of the most gruesome (and darkly hilarious) deaths in the show's run.
A love letter to cryptic crossword puzzles. A student sneaks into a professor’s garden shed to cheat. What follows is a Rube Goldberg machine of betrayal, Greek mythology, and literal cannibalism. The episode contains a twist so elaborate that the characters literally speak in crossword clues to foreshadow it. It is brutal, intellectual, and utterly insane—a reminder that Pemberton and Shearsmith are students of the macabre, paying homage to The Twilight Zone and Tales of the Unexpected .