The Circle

Weak CGI and makeup FX, stereotyped characters. Weak ending to a weak season.

I researched the director and let's say, he's a bit unknown. But what an episode he delivers. I can easily say that it is based on Evil Dead. Friends turning into demons after receiving a book called The Circle. I won't spoil the plot but it is great. There is suspense , and blood and we already know that that isn't really available in the series. It even has some creepy shots and the use of shaky camera's didn't bother me at all, it was used in a fight between a demon and a human. Indeed, it's a bit Evil Dead mixed with Rec and The Mist. It's the only episode that i dare to say, it could have been on Masters of Horror. If only all episodes were like this.

Brian is a writer of one best-seller and nothing else that has a block. He travels with his wife Lisa to an isolated cabin in Halloween expecting to write again and Lisa invites their friends Anita, Kate and Geoge to visit them and help Brian. Out of the blue, two Trick-or-Treat girls deliver a book to them and while they read the story, the same happens with each person of the group that becomes monster. Soon Brian discovers that the occultist Robbie is responsible for the witchcraft and discloses the truth about his past.

"The Circle" is the conclusion of "Fear Itself" that is one of the weakest TV series ever produced and one of the poorest DVD Box ever released (by Universal). "The Circle" is one of the best episodes, with dark story and conclusion. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "The Circle"