just in time for the Halloween season. What dark secrets were lurking within the show that led to the insanity of its director, an unsettling premature final episode, and plenty of 1970s kids still having nightmares? Well, you'd have to go inside.

with rare reruns running through strange signal hijackings still unknown, but otherwise residing deep in the vaults of the still-controversial Channel 58. Now that Multiverse+ has successfully purchased the rights to stream all original 30 episodes, newly remastered for the first time in upscaled 4K

culminating in the infamous "Screaming Episode," which consisted of a surreal 20-minute loop of the characters screaming and crying. Channel 58 had said that they had technical issues that day and, in fact, had been airing nothing except dead static. Nonetheless, it was quickly booted off the air,

bizarre, unnerving tone, with cheap production value mixed with surprisingly held-up themes of childhood trauma, largely presented through the antagonist of the show, the aptly-named Skin-Taker. Behind the scenes, the production was equally as creepy, with the slow descent of director Emerson Grimes

Marty), ran a short while throughout 1971 on Channel 58 (WCLV-TV) in Mason County, West Virginia, though it has also aired in Ironton, Ohio. This intended experiment from child psychologists Andrew Farmer and Linda Webb is largely remembered by Gen-X kids who managed to catch it every 4 PM for its

Counting down to Halloween, I'm counting down to the debut stream of the most controversial 1970s kids show, "Candle Cove," on @multiversalplus.bsky.social. This local low-budget pirate-themed marionette series pitched as a cross between the works of @gerryanderson.bsky.social and the Kroffts (Sid &

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Until they get things sorted out, I ask you all to stay tuned. Just remember, as the Laughingstock would say, "You have... to go... inside!"

year and managed to bargain with Channel-58. Now, after 54 years, the original reels have been digitally remastered from scratch, uncensored, and shall be released to the public eye for the first time in a 4K Blu-Ray release and stream on @multiversalplus.bsky.social, once they resolve some issues.

the staff told them they had been having technical problems that day and had, in fact, been airing nothing except dead static. Nonetheless, it was enough to have the show prematurely canned, and the original 16MM reels were locked away in a storage vault... until Yours Truly caught word earlier this

horrible, if not more so, all culminating with director Emerson Grimes and the bizarre "Screaming Episode." Once again aptly-named, the episode featured a chaotic 20-minute loop of all the puppets screaming and Janice's actress crying. When Channel-58 received several complaints from angry parents,

with a ragged hat and cape sewn from children's skin, with his jaw infamously sliding back and forth instead of opening and closing. Another thing remembered was it's constant use of calliope music, known to increase in volume during intense, anxious moments. Behind the scenes, things were just as

attention and left a lasting impact on children... for all the wrong reasons. Due to the show supposed to be delving into childhood trauma, a lot of surface-level, taboo characters and subjects were featured. Among these was a villain known as "The Skin-Taker," an aptly-named skeleton marionette

and cowardly Pirate Percy, aboard the talking ship the Laughingstock. This "psychological experiment" into childhood trauma had an incredibly cheap production value, with mostly handmade, recycled, and common parts for puppets and sets. Despite the costs (or lack thereof), the show garnered

Andrew Farmer and Linda Webb, the idea of which was then developed and fleshed out by Caroline Barker. This low-budget pirate-themed marionette series followed the adventures of Janice (played by a live actress), a little girl who finds herself in a world of marionette pirates, including the timid

"Candle Cove" was a 1971 kids show that aired locally at 4 PM on Channel 58 (WCLV-TV) in Mason County, West Virginia, though it has also aired in Ironton, Ohio. The show, a loose adaptation of an unfinished short story called "The Nickerbocker's Tale," was initially conceived by child psychologists

After more than 50 years off the air, one of the most controversial local "kids" shows has been found. What I present is the OG 16MM intro to the series "Candle Cove." For the first time, the show will get a 4K remaster and will stream on @multiversalplus.bsky.social, once they sort some things out.

First day on Blue Sky. It's alright so far.

Should these guys have an analog horror? Be honest.