Nerds That Geek Web Series Review: 'Under the Flowers'

​Written by John Edward Betancourt

Dreams are something that continue to fascinate mankind. These random collections of imagery and stories stay with us throughout our day sometimes when they are vivid and strong enough, or they keep us from enjoying a good night's sleep when they are outright terrifying and the overall meaning of our dreams...are what captivate our waking mind. 

After all, dreams are the product of our subconscious and it's a well known fact that people we encounter, if only for a second make up the faces we see while we wander through dreamland...so it's only natural that we begin to wonder if there's any real meaning to our dreams and if they by chance are trying to tell us something. While most of us tend to brush that off because the logical part of our brain reminds us that they simply aren't real...once in a great while we get that funny feeling there's something important about them and it is the potential of what dreams might mean that is explored in the brand new web series, Under the Flowers.

This is a story that introduces us to a young lady named Jackie, who is haunted by one disturbing dream, one so vivid and real that it sticks with her throughout the day and she can't shake the feeling that this dream is trying to tell her something incredibly important, prompting her to dig deeper as to why this dream continues to haunt her and well...I'm going to leave my description of the plot at that and nothing more because this is a fascinating little horror story that needs to be experienced and the allure and wonder of this web series comes courtesy of Writer/Director Richard T. Wilson, the same man behind The Halloween Girl, a film I absolutely adored and it seems that the same unsettling magic that Richard conjured for that film has found its way into Under the Flowers as well, because this is a horror mystery that keeps you on the edge of your seat and captivates your imagination as you try to figure out the truth behind Jackie's creepy little dream.

However, figuring it all out is quite the monumental task because of the fact that this story plays out like a dream. Everywhere we go with Jackie there are strange and disturbing visuals coming our way and they are so jarring and hypnotic that they often pull you away from the clues that are carefully assembling before our eyes. Granted the whole 'dream like' state of the story serves an important purpose to the plot, but no spoilers today, just know that this is a riveting story, one that once more challenges the horror genre and leaves you thinking when all is said and done with a stellar ending that doesn't spoon feed the audience any answers what so ever, it's up to you to interpret what you've just seen and I love the fact that this series doesn't pander to the audience or underestimate them in the slightest.

When all is said and done however, I'm sure you have one big question on your mind when it comes to this show, specifically...how on earth do you get to see it? Well I'm glad you asked because this four part series premieres this Sunday at the Under the Flowers website and the other three entires in the series will be released every Sunday following that. Either way, this is a web series that is definitely worth checking out, and our thanks to Mad Shelley Films for letting us get a sneak peek at this disturbingly good story and we certainly hope that all of you enjoy it as much as we did. Until next time.

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