Uncle Eerie’s Howling Halloween Shiver Show
By far the best segments were those actually produced by the Shiver Show crew such as the intro sequence and Eerie’s “Lil’ Eerie” (played by Jonah Linchenberg) flashback in which he relives his first trick or treating experience. I also cannot express just how awesome the costume and set design is for the show courtesy of Shashonna Knecht, Jessica Wasilenko, Pam Wager and Joseph Dufrense (Uncle Eerie himself)! You definitely get the feeling that these characters are in some backwoods shack packed to the brim with all sorts of spooky stuff from portraits of Eerie’s horror hosts heroes to posters of Critters and Xtro.
Looking back, the Shiver Show could have benefited from a few more oddities such as the midget musical interlude which blends seamlessly with Eerie’s twisted sense of humor. Aside from that (and some minor slow pacing issues), this is one of the best Halloween Specials I’ve seen in recent memory. It’s certainly up there with Transylvania TV as one of the best indie productions on the web and the Shiver Show crew definitely deserve some recognition and support for the work they’ve done. If you’d like to see the entire Howling Halloween special, be sure to check out Uncle Eerie and the gang over at YouTube or pay them a visit at their online haunt, www.ShiverShow.com.
