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In recent years no other series (animated or live-action) has proudly carried the torch of “creepy” kids' show like Gravity Falls. Similar to the way Eerie, Indiana introduced us to a mysterious fictional small town, The Disney Channel’s Gravity Falls took us to the animated town of Gravity Falls, Oregon where the supernatural lives. The series follows 12-year old twins, Dipper and Mabel Pines, who are sent to live with their uncle Stan Pines in the town of Gravity Falls. A hit with critics and kids alike, this cartoon is loaded with paranormal characters and nightmare images.

For those not old enough to read a Stephen King novel or watch an R-rated movie, this cartoon is an amazing gateway to discovering horror themed content. Light on scares but big on creeps, the show is known for its horror movie references like The Thing, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and some J-Horror films. Even though the series just wrapped up this past February, if you come across a marathon showing this Halloween season, just stay home and enjoy this pop culture hit.

froodle

Hot take time: 'Super 8' and 'Gravity Falls' did the recent "80s Amblin-esque kid adventures w/ spooky stuff" revival first, and set the stage for 'Stranger Things', which somehow seems - to my eyes at least - to get more hype, love, and credit.

(Not discounting ST btw.)
— 🍗🥧∞ Roast TurKyle ∞🥧🍗 (@KyleOVox) November 9, 2020

Gravity Falls seemed more like X-Files Jr than Amblin to me.
— Think of Batman Pooping Snakes (@MicahHirsh) November 9, 2020

I think it's both. Episodes like 'Summerween' and such give me a bit of an Amblin/80s fantasy movie feel.
— 🍗🥧∞ Roast TurKyle ∞🥧🍗 (@KyleOVox) November 9, 2020

If you want an idea of what Kyle's talking about, here's an actual show from that era which very much inspired Gravity Falls, "Eerie, Indiana": https://t.co/ySA7DBiTp4
— Harryhenry (@harryhenry6) November 9, 2020

thought about bringing that up as well. It's an entire sort of genre basically.
— Think of Batman Pooping Snakes (@MicahHirsh) November 9, 2020

Hirsch even joked that Gravity Falls was a shameless ripoff of Eerie.
— Harryhenry (@harryhenry6) November 9, 2020

froodle

@_AlexHirsch, so...how much, hypothetically, would a Kickstarter need to make for there to be an animated Gravity Falls/Eerie, Indiana crossover movie? 😁

I mean, the world deserves to see Grunkle Stan haggling with John Astin in the World O’ Stuff. pic.twitter.com/zyMuqhUqwe
— Loren Collins (@LorenCollins) November 3, 2020

froodle

Eerie Indiana was the 90s Gravity Falls. :;o
— Kannibal Kim (@pinkmegadrill) October 15, 2020

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I think @_AlexHirsch may have grown up on #EerieIndiana because Ned invites Mars to go with him much the way Dipper’s uncle invited him to join the adventures
— Kristina Stancil, MH (@kstancil13) October 6, 2020

froodle

@_AlexHirsch I’m a Huge fan of Gravity Falls Alex!

I’m trying to bring Eerie Indiana back as a reboot. I would greatly appreciate your help in spreading the word. Thank you very much. #GravityFalls #eerieindiana
— Justin Shenkarow (@justinshenkarow) October 10, 2020

froodle

Hallo, here is your unroll: @cebllit: ﹝•••﹞Você conhece "LA FREQUÊNCIA KIRLIAN"? Uma curta de terror disponível na netflix de apenas 5 episódios… https://t.co/Dkeg6InL80 Have a good day. 🤖
— Thread Reader App (@threadreaderapp) October 3, 2020

froodle

Zombies in PJs hit any different now? https://t.co/EeUHlp5W32
— Return to Eerie, Indiana (@eerieindianapod) September 28, 2020

Streaming on Amazon Prime "The Donald" comes to Eerie, Indiana...https://t.co/f8AHruM1Fh
— Rian McCollom (@RianMcCollom) September 28, 2020

Wow. Eerie, Indiana. Gravity Falls before Gravity Falls
— Metroplex Boomin (@soundwave803) September 28, 2020

froodle

Just introduced Owen to EERIE INDIANA and he LOVES IT! I told him I use to watch it when I was a kid. It's like a '90s version of Gravity Falls. He was hooked by the first episode. We're 3 episodes in and he wants to keep watching.

froodle

If you've NEVER seen the series #EerieIndiana then you're missing out! Think 'X-Files' meets 'Gravity Falls' but live-action. It's a kooky spooky series from my youth, and I love that it's on @PrimeVideo by @amazon! #PrimeVideo pic.twitter.com/fDG1EaM8uh
— T H Ξ D Я Ξ W ©️™ (@thedrewseph) September 2, 2020

froodle

I’m watching Gravity Falls on Disney Plus at 4:30 AM because I’m an adult
— Gay Spider-Man Still Says Black Lives Matter (@GayestSpiderMan) August 14, 2020

Love that show
— HAL the Bayou Kaiju says BLACK LIVES MATTER! (@SlsStudios) August 14, 2020

Amazon prime has eerie indiana
— Lextalionis - citizen squirrel (@Lextali46419807) August 14, 2020

froodle

My husband just introduced me to the great early 90s kids’ show Eerie, Indiana and I love it. It scratches the same itch as #GravityFalls were/are you a fan @_AlexHirsch
— Steph Kron (@Pookie1323) August 12, 2020

froodle

I was leery about Gravity Falls, but @jvfriedman has rarely led me astray.

By the time we got to Coolio playing an evil wax statue of himself, I was sold.

(Honestly, the show has more in common with something like Futurama than with other Disney animation.) pic.twitter.com/Sg26RFZ0ai
— Marshall Honorof (@marshallhonorof) August 9, 2020

The creator basically said "What if we took Twin Peaks and The Simpsons, put them in a blender, and made it a kids show?"

Josh Weinstein, a major part of early Simpsons, is a writer on the show, too.
— Black Lives Matter and Covid's Still Out There (@jvfriedman) August 9, 2020

Now I get it. I've spotted at least one joke that was actually just a repurposed Simpsons joke so far; I'm sure there are more.

My first thought was "Eerie, Indiana, but much funnier." pic.twitter.com/GuglcuzuQq
— Marshall Honorof (@marshallhonorof) August 9, 2020

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froodle

What's some media - movie, tv, videogames - that tried to copy Twin Peak's aesthetic?
— Boner Vivant Will Attack and Dethrone God (@Doug_Tilley) July 21, 2020

Gravity Falls.
— Agave Death Bloom (@onechubbyninja) July 21, 2020

I'd say that was as much Eerie Indiana... But I guess Eerie Indiana was also Twin Peaks like in ways. Though X-Files was Eerie Indiana for the older crowd.
— George A. Hickman (@popmortem) July 21, 2020

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The city of Menomonie has just caught the eye of a online travel and entertainment magazine, and not because of its award-winning university, its picturesque and historic downtown arts center, or the fact its waterpark shares a name with the fictional African home of the Black Panther.

No, this western Wisconsin city thrilled the folks at Thrillist because it’s apparently been a vortex of weird news over the years. Under the headline “This Adorable Midwest Town Is Like the Twilight Zone of Weird News,” the June 18 article by Janelle Lassalle recounts a number of odd occurrences that attracted the national media spotlight to Menomonie, including the escape of a circus elephant, the so-called “Smiley Face Bomber,” the theft of Star Wars film reels, and the robbery of the Kraft State Bank.

“Menomonie seems prone to the wild and bizarre, a place whose mix of wholesome and strange comes off as a cross between Eerie, Indiana; Twin Peaks; and Gravity Falls.” –Thrillist.com

While the fact these events occurred in 2002, 2002, 1999, and 1932, respectively, might blunt the article’s suggestion that Menomonie is “America’s weird news capital,” it’s still nice to get the attention of an online publication with 5.5 million Facebook followers. (The only “weird” stories cited from the past decade is the 2019 arrest of a guy who tried to parachute from a 300-foot transmission tower.)

Surprisingly, the article leaves out one of the stranger Menomonie headlines of the current millennium: The June 2002 theft of a 400-pound fiberglass moose from town’s Moose Lodge. At the time, that particular bizarre news item caught the attention of the popular Canadian radio news program As It Happens, which subsequently used Menomonie as a geographic reference point for oddball American stories. (Hey, Canadians love their moose!)

The Thrillist article notes that British writer (and erstwhile Dunn County resident) Neil Gaiman drew inspiration for his fantasy novel American Gods from the Midwest in general and the Menomonie area in particular, which certainly burnishes Menomonie’s quirky cred.

“Menomonie seems prone to the wild and bizarre,” Lassalle writes, “a place whose mix of wholesome and strange comes off as a cross between Eerie, Indiana; Twin Peaks; and Gravity Falls.” She goes on to mention some of Menomonie’s less-quirky (but nonetheless cool) points of interest, including Brewery Nonic and Zymurgy Brewing.

froodle

I used to love these two shows. I was around 7 when they came out but they were different to than the usual teen comedy genre. More surrealistic. It’s a shame that neither lasted a longtime. Parker Lewis has a decent run But Eerie Indiana Only aired 19 episodes I think. I know the kid who was the main character in that went on to be in one of my favorite 90s movies Matinee directed by Joe Dante. Anyway two great cult shows

I rewatched Eerie, Indiana last year on Amazon Prime. Held up pretty well to me. I miss these type of shows.

Muroid: They keep the episodes stored in Foreverware.

DesperatePleasure: Loved both of these shows. With Erie, one episode a girl with a hear transplant or something. I think she was in Roseanne for a bit. First TV crush or the moment I hit puberty cause my chest felt like it was gonna explode.

Duckstomp: For some reason I remember there was a scene in Parker Lewis with a banner in the background that says, "thanks for not watching Eerie Indiana" or something similar.

vman_isyourhero: Dude from Eerie Indiana is the main in Hocus Pocus and now he's a weed man.

NoPastaForGrandma: For any eerie Indiana fans, I highly recommend Gravity Falls. Because it’s an animated Disney show aimed at kids I would never have watched it if it weren’t for countless praises by adult critics as suitable for adults. Then I read an interview with the creator who literally said that he loved Eerie Indiana as a kid and that you can’t pitch a show as “basically this show I like a lot that got cancelled too soon but new” but that’s essentially what it is.

Same general vibe, but even better: funnier and an overarcing plot throughout the series. Worth checking out if you have fond memories of Eerie Indiana.

SANTOSHiHoHiHoHiHo: Haven't seen Parker Lewis since the 90's. Eerie Indiana is still great.

TheColorWolf: That corn episode of eerie gave me nightmares. I love it.

ChrisTosi: Didn't Eerie, Indiana come out a couple of years after Parker Lewis?

80sBadGuy: There was a period of time I considered Eerie, Indiana the best show on television.

And that period is now!

froodle

I wanted to work on a world for a new game idea I had after watching Gravity Falls. I like that quirky cryptid feeling and want some more inspiration. What shows, podcasts, books, etc. would you suggest that fit this motif. So far I have Gravity Falls, Welcome to Nightvale, and Lovecraft (on the darker end). I am looking for more quirky and funny then dark but will take those suggestions too.

Jneuhaus: There is a shower from the early 90s called Eerie Indiana I found on Amazon prime, I vaguely remember it being that sort of thing. Also how could I not have thought about Twin Peaks

froodle

I know of Gravity Falls. Have never been there. (Disney XD weird place in the cable package, as it comes and goes with no warning)
— Fetch26291 (@Fetch26291) June 10, 2020

But, from what I have heard, 'Gravity Falls' is a 'Twilight Zone' area, just like 'Eerie, Indiana'.
— Fetch26291 (@Fetch26291) June 10, 2020

froodle

Petition to bring back the show Eerie Indiana for another season. I loved that show as a kid. It’s kinda like Twin Peaks for kids. pic.twitter.com/yaI4NLKaW4
— Oliver📼🎥 (@olivergilbert01) June 6, 2020

Do you know of anything similar to Eerie Indiana - I only know of Goosebumps and Are you afraid of the dark? (also a big fan of those)
— Oliver D. Smith (@oliveratlantis) June 7, 2020

Those are the only ones I can think of. Like I said, Eerie Indiana is kinda like Twin Peaks for kids. I don’t know if you’ve seen Twin Peaks.
— Oliver📼🎥 (@olivergilbert01) June 7, 2020

Gravity Falls is a show that is very similar but it's animated and has finished. pic.twitter.com/h7WfytGtVd
— BookNookNoggin (@NogginBook) June 7, 2020

I used to watch that, it was good from what I remember
— Oliver📼🎥 (@olivergilbert01) June 7, 2020

It is very good. My 12 yr old got me hooked on it.
— BookNookNoggin (@NogginBook) June 7, 2020

froodle

With shows like The X-Files or Eerie, Indiana—even though they would have comedic moments, even though they would have character moments—there was a sincerity about magic. They treated magic not just as a joke but they found a realness to the unreal, which in turn made the drama more compelling, made the comedy funnier in contrast to it.

froodle

Moi c'est Eerie Indiana, une série sur des enfants qui étaient les seuls témoins d'événements surnaturels dans une petite ville de l'Indiana

Le fait que personne ne s'en rappelle sauf moi est très à propos https://t.co/PEFM8aqsGE
— Aurélien Fernandez ✏️🔻 (@Fernandezcomics) June 5, 2020

Ah yes le live action de gravity falls.
— CptProut (@CptProut) June 5, 2020

froodle

(Twin Peaks + Eerie Indiana) / X-Files = #GravityFalls pic.twitter.com/p0Qnu7umQ9
— console.log(“Douglas MacKrell”); (@DouglasMacKrell) June 3, 2020

froodle

Already took a break from Gravity Falls. Not because it isn't good (I am currently liking it a lot), but because it made me want to watch Eerie, Indiana.

So, time for a short detour.
— Marc Thomas (@laughwithmarc) May 29, 2020

froodle

ADVANCED MODE: WHAT ELSE CAN I WATCH?

a. Eerie, Indiana - $20 on Amazon for the series - a BIG inspiration on many aspects of Gravity Falls, which will become immediately apparent as you watch it and throughout the series. Gnome biker, hobo with a mysterious past, hand iconography, secret mystical societies, and many other things I can't directly convey here because they're huge spoilers for BOTH series. It's also available a bit on Youtube (in AWFUL quality; avoid, honestly, if you haven't seen the show) and Secret Screenings has been talking a LOT about the series lately. Good starter video is here from the folks of The Royal Order of the Holy Mackerel: Secret Screenings: The History of Eerie, Indiana Probably the closest thing you can get to a 'pure Gravity Falls' fix that isn't GF itself right now.

froodle

#GravityFalls is pretty ok. It's like #EerieIndiana meet #TheRegularShow

froodle

My favorite television show is Gravity Falls. One aspect I love about the show is how it wears its influences on its sleeve (Twin Peaks, Eerie Indiana, The Simpsons) while telling a wonderful story with fascinating characters and compelling themes.
— Ace-Librarian (@MJ_Herlihy) May 9, 2020

froodle

I love, LOVE Gravity Falls. pic.twitter.com/TvQURCJeKn
— stu perrins (@stuperrins) May 5, 2020

I loved Eerie, Indiana as a kid and GF was that and so much much more.
— James L. Sarandis (@JamesLSarandis) May 6, 2020

Absolutely
— stu perrins (@stuperrins) May 6, 2020

froodle

Finally started watching Gravity Falls thanks to Disney+, so far I’m thinking Twin Peaks for kids!
— Ross (@rossxarkley) April 28, 2020

Did you ever watch eerie indiana? Right up your street. Gravity falls is amazing.
— Rob Johnson (@bitsOfBobs) April 28, 2020

Ooooo, not heard of that! Did just google and saw that Joe Dante directed some eps, will check it out! Knew you’d like Gravity Falls.
— Ross (@rossxarkley) April 28, 2020

You'll be too young, I can hook you up so you can out hipster the hipsters.
— Rob Johnson (@bitsOfBobs) April 28, 2020

froodle

Gravity Falls really is very helping
— i hate the coron-Ewa-rus (@EwaSR) April 21, 2020

I've suggested it to friends as the child friendly version of twin peaks to get them to watch it (Eerie Indiana was the teen version). Strange American towns with mysteries around them that slowly unfurl.
— Matt (@langers81) April 21, 2020

froodle

Disney+ is pretty rubbish isn't it if you don't like terrible super hero films and simpsons that's on telly multiple times everyday anyway #imho
— Rick Winner (@rickinyorkshire) April 19, 2020

I still need to watch all of clone wars. Gravity falls is very good tho, like a kids eerie indiana. Kinda.
— hippyadam (@hippyadam) April 19, 2020

froodle

Thanks to those recommending Gravity Falls, it's great fun. Mabel is brilliant.

Very Eerie Indiana.

froodle

Gravity Falls on #DisneyPlus is a fantastic cartoon series for the kids (and adults!) - reminds me a bit of Eerie,Indiana in that it's got that offbeat weird vibe to it. Love it!
— devillefilm (@devillefilm) April 14, 2020

froodle

Abe, the correct cartoon choice is Gravity Falls.
— Justin Aclin (@justinaclin) April 2, 2020

If you haven't seen it, it is so good. It's basically the sensibility of peak Simpsons mixed with Eerie Indiana/X-Files style plotting. It's the show I would have spontaneously combusted for if it were on when I was a kid.
— Justin Aclin (@justinaclin) April 2, 2020

froodle

I don't know if you've got @disneyplus, but Gravity Falls is basically my new favourite show.
— Mike Hickey (@hickeycommamike) April 1, 2020

It's got this Phineas & Ferb meets Eerie, Indiana thing going and @MariaVeitch & I both love it.

Now that I think about it, there's a solid chance that "Phineas & Ferb meets Eerie, Indiana" might have been @_AlexHirsch's actual pitch
— Mike Hickey (@hickeycommamike) April 1, 2020

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As of this past Friday, Steven Universe the show is officially over. That's it, folks; there's no official continuation in the cards, according to creator Rebecca Sugar. The four-part finale to Steven Universe Future is the epilogue to the epilogue series, and that's that. If you're left wondering what to watch now, you're not alone, so we've cobbled together a list of recommendations for folks that want to pick up something else now that the Crystal Gems have said goodbye.

Gravity Falls is like if someone took Eerie, Indiana and animated it, and that's some extremely high praise from yours truly. The show follows twins Mabel and Dipper as they are dropped off at their Grunkle Stan's Mystery Shack in the small northwest town of Gravity Falls. It quickly becomes apparent that not all is as it seems, and that the town and surrounding forest hold mysteries of their own.

It's a relatively quick watch, and while it deals with some extreme themes at times, it's an overall pleasant -- if sometimes spooky -- experience. If you like goofy comedies with a serious heart, Gravity Falls should wet your whistle.

Number of Seasons/Episodes: 2/40

How to Watch: Disney+/Hulu

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Matthew Corley and his company Saturday Morning Scenarios has begun working on their next TTRPG (tabletop role-playing game) project, Horror in the Windy City and its novella companion The Devil’s City. The game is set in late 1800s Chicago as horror descends upon the city. Matt Corley and SMS aren’t new to the horror role-playing scene. They recently published Whispers in the Dark, set in reconstruction era New Orleans.

The Kickstarter for The Devil’s City goes live on March 31, 2020. Check it out here to signup for notifications! We caught up with Matt to discuss how development went and what was next for SMS.

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Another project that we’re all itching to start is Zoinks. Which will be an all-ages TTRPG. It’s a non-horror take on solving mysteries like Eerie, Indiana, Scooby-Doo, and Gravity Falls. This will be something that adults and kids can enjoy equally. It may be part of a philanthropy project too.

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froodle

More online love for "Eerie, Indiana!" Why hasn't this been rebooted?? I'm available!https://t.co/8XZJLCwqtW
— Joe Dante (@joe_dante) March 21, 2020

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— Trevor Hallam (@Deranged2) March 21, 2020

froodle

Finished Beastars and Gravity Falls. What weird kidsy adult show/ adultsy kids show can I watch next
— winter jerk (@rajandelman) March 19, 2020

eerie indiana!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/b3R7iPzcSI
— stream “baby can you dig your man” now on itunes (@aimforthethroat) March 19, 2020

froodle

Hay peliculas policiales / de detectives para niños?
— runixo (@runixo) March 11, 2020

Eerie Indiana, el secreto de la pirámide, shelby woo, goonies, the great moisés detective, national treasure, monster house, Hugo, Clubhouse detectives, gravity falla, over the garden wall, Tintín, monster squad, y más
— vlasvlasvlas (@vlasvlasvlas) March 12, 2020

froodle

5 shows to get to know me:
1. Lost
2. Gravity Falls
3. Kids In The Hall
4. Legion
5. Carnivale https://t.co/nnhEgtt6KD
— Jemma Johnson (@RiotGrrrlJemma) February 12, 2020

I’m sorry this is too hard. I would start breaking it down by genre, mood, era etc etc etc.
— ◊ㄕｻ∑ﾚⅰ∆ 🥀 (@Too_Hearted) February 12, 2020

Exactly! I’m like, “But Hannibal! But Girls! BUT EERIE, INDIANA!!”
— Jemma Johnson (@RiotGrrrlJemma) February 12, 2020

froodle

Gravity Falls es, literalmente, Lost con un buen final. Vieron que sí se podía?
— Okelfo (@okelfo) January 30, 2020

1) aguante el final de Lost. Hicieron lo que pudieron y fue un buen cierre
2) Gravity Falls es más Eerie Indiana pero con un plot
— 小武 (@Tengoku) January 30, 2020

froodle

Also give Gravity Falls a watch. It's basically Disney summer camp meets Eerie Indiana meets otherworldly old gods terror...again in a Disney show.
— Alexander Ricci (@DeThPhaseTWIG) January 19, 2020

froodle

the kids Stan can't scare are the #GravityFalls version of Harley Holmes. #EerieIndiana
— William Arthur (@Wart_M) January 7, 2020

froodle

What I love the most about Gravity Falls is that it's an update to the classic Goosebumps/Eerie Indiana formula of sci-fi and horror for a young audience but creates amazing stories rather than just "adventures of the week" stories. Even the most out of place episode has clues
— 🎊Beastly_Drohan@Ready for the Next Century!🎊 (@Beastly_Drohan) December 30, 2019