FROM – Season 1 Episodes 1 through 3 – SPOILERS
In an unnamed small, probably American town, Sheriff Boyd Stevens (Harold Perrineau), signals the approach of sunset by ringing a bell as he walks down the main (and possibly only) street. The diner closes, and everyone goes home and locks their doors, and we see that each home has a talisman prominently displayed. Frank Pratt (Bob Mann) is passed-out drunk somewhere across town, and doesn’t make it home in time with disastrous consequences for his wife and daughter, because, despite the sheriff’s warnings, a second-story window in their home has not been nailed shut. Something pretending to be the child’s grandmother tricks her into opening that window, and both are killed. The following morning, Sheriff Boyd arrests Frank, accusing him of being responsible for the deaths of his family. (One wonders why Frank’s wife was incapable of nailing the window shut herself.) Continue reading →