Shadows of History

I'm a big fan of this style of shows and this is one of the best series I've seen in ages. Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger) is a Great Host for one thing. But, the best thing here is that their 'stories' are more obscure that the ones most shows like this do. I can think of half a dozen similar shows over the past couple years where they all do the same played stories that we've all seen and heard of for years. Not this one. I haven't seen any of these stories on recent tv shows. I remember one of the stories from an old series back in the 1980's-1990's. But that's about it. The others have been new to me. Give it a watch. You won't be disappointed.

Such a disappointment. I'm a huge cryptozoology fan and I had such high hopes for this show but it failed so badly. Cheesy doesn't even come close to describing how poorly these stories are presented and the fact that the details of the stories don't even match historical accounts is really slack. Just sensationalised entertainment being passed off as something more.

Each episode is a trilogy of "real" stories supposedly from reputable newspapers from the past, seemingly from late 1800's - early 1900's. Do not come here for serious paranormal investigations. Do come for Robert Englund's narration, the campy acting, & plausible stories. It's a fun series if you're into this kind of thing.

I'm sorry fans of this actor, I'm sure he's otherwise lovely but his way of delivering his lines here, his voice and the rest of this show puts me to sleep! There's only been 1 episode that I found interesting, so I tried to watch more, but the fact that it's divided into 3 stories doesn't even help to pick up the pace: stories are slow-paced, some of the actors are over the top but I think the most boring thing here is that it takes place in the old west; we're talking 1800s and I have zero affinities for that history! ZZZzzz you can be sure I never had any past lives over there LOL

in conclusion I'm glad it was canceled.

This is a great show!! Look forward to watching it every time it comes on!! Keep up the great work Mr. Englund!!