Good afternoon, my little ghosties,

Today I want to talk to you about one of my favorite shows of the year - Widow’s Bay.

Do you remember this all-timer classic funny post?

This is comedy writer Katie Dippold, who used to work on Mad TV and Parks & Rec, and co-wrote a bunch of movies. And this year, she created a new comedy-horror series: Widows Bay.

I want to avoid spoilers, so I won’t say much, except that it’s set in a spooky New England island town where Stephen King would surely be very comfortable. The town’s well-meaning but awkward mayor Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys) is hoping to revive interest in the town, despite all the, y’know…mysterious happenings.

It also features an exceptional ensemble cast of character actors, with some of the most interesting faces on TV (a rare and valuable commodity imo). It’s funny and a little bit eerie, and it walks that line really thoughtfully - especially as it navigates through multiple horror genres.

All of the characters are great, but standing tall among them is Patricia, played by Kate O’Flynn.

I kinda can’t put it better than Tumblr user samirasystole:

something that excites me to no end about widow's bay, which is mainly thanks to this show being created by a woman, is how real and normal the women are. they're all of various ages, personalities, struggles and looks. no one looks too polished or cosmetically altered. we don't fall into the regular stereotypes about women, especially not stereotypes about women who are older. these are normal women. patricia is 40-something and lives, from what we can tell, a happy life despite being somewhat of a social outcast. that is her main struggle, not that she doesn't have kids, isn't married, or is 40-something. a woman's value or depth in media is so often depicted by age, marital status and kids, and we hear about none of that! nothing!

All that and scary and funny too! Show of the year!

Here’s a fun article about Patricia taking her place in the horror canon, “Patricia From Widow’s Bay Is a Horror Character Unlike Any Other: Comic relief, moral compass, final girl… what more could she do?”.

And here’s a cute lil video of some of the filming locations in Massachusetts by beforethegrave:

Til tomorrow,
Laura

October 15, 2026