Foreign Horror TV Shows Are Light on Monsters, Heavy on Mood<br />There is, of course, a tradition of more pure, evocative television horror, beginning with "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"<br />and "The Twilight Zone" in the 1950s and ’60s, and including "Night Gallery," "The Outer Limits" and "Tales From the Darkside." The great modern analogue to those shows is "The X-Files," where the overall arc was science fiction, while horror was delivered in stand-alone episodes.<br />"Jordskott" isn’t a pure mystery, though, like its Nordic noir cousins ("The Killing," "The Bridge").<br />By MIKE HALEJUNE 16, 2017<br />The hit 2015 Swedish television series "Jordskott" — a second season is due this year — is a mystery, as so many shows are these days.<br />Where "Jordskott" works horror elements into a popular TV format, Mr. Kurosawa, director of supremely creepy films like "Pulse"<br />and "The Cure," takes a more cinematic approach in his 2012 "Penance." Please verify you’re not a robot by clicking the box.<br />It’s unusual to come across this interior, classic style on American TV, in which horror generally means monsters, whether presented<br />with grim finality ("The Walking Dead"), Saturday matinee derring-do ("Grimm") or jokey pulp sentimentality ("Supernatural").<br />The horror in "Penance" (also available at Fandor) is almost entirely psychological, with Mr. Kurosawa<br />employing his detached yet highly charged style to create a continuous state of distress.
