We Are Gathered Here Today... Well, Allen gave Dark Gathering a go, and yikes... it's good, but "dark" isn't even beginning to describe how unsettling this show can get.... as good horror shows are supposed to. And that's that. Next week is up in the air, which... uh, is better than being gathered up in the dark, I guess. -Stig Høgset.
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