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How Evil made the best horror creatures on TV

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For four seasons, Robert and Michelle King delighted audiences with tales of the supernatural and the macabre in EvilEffectively The Exorcist meets The X-Files, the show follows three assessors working with the Catholic Church to investigate possible supernatural incidents—think a haunted elevator, or a possessed TikTok video—while a satanic conspiracy builds up evil in New York City. It defied what could be done on a network like CBS, constantly delivering terrifying, poignant stories that looked at mundane evils that only got bolder and timelier when the show moved to Paramount+. Think stories about incels turning into mass shooters, parents murdering their child because they think he’s evil, the role cop shows play in glorifying violent cops, and many different ways to show why the internet is bad.