A Frequência Kirlian

The Kirlian Frequency is an atmospheric detour into bizarre mini-episodes, centred around a collected and disquieting radio host and the goings on in the lurid nightscape of Kirlian.

Each episode makes effective use of its short time, transfixing you with its beautifully realised art animation - a palette of reds, blacks and purples - and its retro score. The aesthetic is pleasing and the narrative content intriguing, and while each episode comes to a close too soon to make complete sense of what you're witnessing, it's never less than hypnotic and bolstered by suggestion.

A great little series with visual appeal and potential for expansion within its dark setting, narrated to perfection by the mysterious protagonist who is unperturbed with Kirlian's occurrences of contemporary vandalism and otherworldly undercurrents. The narration feels influenced by The Twilight Zone as he bookends each chapter with insight and mysteriousness. Dark forces are at work in Kirlian, and it's a brief experience that mostly succeeds, deserving your full attention.

8/10