Eerie, Indiana Extra Canon Challenge: Tie-In Books

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For this challenge, create a fanwork based on one of the (sixteen!) Eerie, Indiana tie-in books.

DJonScott's The Nocturnals

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Inspired by the works of Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, and H. P. Lovecraft, classic B-grade horror movies like Evil Dead II and Return of the Living Dead, more mainstream films like Poltergeist and Gremlins, children�s books like R. L. Stine�s Fear Street and Goosebumps, and television shows like Scooby Doo, Twin Peaks, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, The X-Files, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Eerie, Indiana, this paranormal fantasy took place in the small town of Oddfellows, Washington. I didn�t think of a name for the titular paranormal investigation group itself until relatively late in the creation process, and had originally titled their first adventure simply as “Oddfellows�, but ended up naming the investigation team “The Nocturnals� after a paranormal investigation group I was a part of from 2000-2002 or so, and began working on a prequel (or would it be an interquel, since the first adventure still hadn�t been completed yet?).

gittikappschmelz on Eerie Indiana

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Back to #eerieindiana 🌚😄 Wer kennts noch ?
#omrikatz #90sseries #ilovethe90s #halloweenmovienight #halloweenmovies #halloweenlover #dvd #dvdcollection #serienjunkie #moviemaniac #movies #filmliebhaber #homestayer #tvnerd

Resting Binge Face on Eerie Indiana

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If you need some weekend inspiration for #halloween then listen to our episode of Eerie Indiana on #itunes #spotify #youtube and our bio link! .

SwalieC on an Eerie Indiana reboot

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Eerie, Indiana could do with a reboot and Round The Twist. But more scary@DisneyStudios@SevenNetwork

— 🕷Oozy O'Lycan🕷 (@SwalieC) October 19, 2019

slamschultz on Heart on a Chain

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This is extreme narrowcasting but: in the Heart on a Chain episode of Eerie, Indiana, I do not think the end implies that Melanie dies despite what every online review of the episode I’ve ever read says. That would be a really dumb twist! Happy Halloween!

— Slam S (@slamschultz) October 19, 2019

CeceEwing and TricksterTao on Black Hole High and Eerie Indiana

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Ok I have to ask. Did anyone else watch Strange Days at Blake Holesy High when they were younger? Because sometimes I feel like I’m the only one that lived through this show 😫 pic.twitter.com/DLCXdPhfdK

— ProblemsofaBookNerd 🎃👻☠️ (@CeceEwing_) October 19, 2019

That's me, but with Eerie, Indiana.

— Adamned for eternity 🏳️‍🌈 (@trickstertao) October 19, 2019

Cup of Stuff Bot on Eerie Indiana

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Home Depot's Eerie, Indiana in a Cup

— Cup Craze Bot (@CupOfStuffBot) October 19, 2019

generationofswine on Eerie Indiana

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10/10

Yeah, they couldn't make this today could they? There were scenes that were actually spooky, things that legitimately creeped me out as a kid, and, honestly, that's why I watched it then.

And, honestly, now that I am a middle-aged man, it's fun to revisit because it's campy and fun, and you can still see the parts that would give the little kid in you goose-pimples.

And, it offered a great commentary not only on society as a whole, but especially on the old MGM monster movies and classic cinema as a whole. Watching it as an adult, with decades of cheap old horror and science fiction movies under my belt, I can see where it's coming from. I can see what it's spoofing and where the campy fun comes for and it has generated a renewed love.

ECMelton on Eerie Indiana

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10/10: Young adult mystery/horror that really holds up

There is a lot of young adult horror from the 90s that I only have vague childhood memories of (occasional reruns of Are You Afraid of the Dark?, The Nightmare Room, and Disney Channel Halloween movies). While my actual recollections are pretty foggy, what I do remember is a real fun spooky atmosphere, the same kind of atmosphere that reading Goosebumps in late autumn was able to generate. In the years since then I've occasionally tried to revisit these shows and recapture what I enjoyed when I was younger, however I'm usually disappointed with what I find. Most of these shows have such poor production value and almost none of the charm that I remember.

Eerie, Indiana is a marked exception to that. I don't recall this show ever being rerun when I was a little kid. I've only found it more recently, but it so accurately captures the feeling I enjoyed in my youth. It's spooky and weird, a little surreal, and a lot of fun to watch.

While the show is great from the very start, about halfway through its run John Astin (The Addams Family) is introduced as the new shopkeeper at the general store and malt shop is the main characters' hangout. He become a more prominent character the previous shopkeep and occasionally serves as an ally to Marshal and Simon. They also introduce Jason Marsden as Dash X, a kid with amnesia and white hair who randomly appears in town and serves as a frenemy to Marshal (Jason Marsden and Omri Katz would go on to star in Hocus Pocus two years after this show ended as Thackery Binx and Max, respectively). Adding these two characters to the supporting cast helped to flesh out the world of the show, and it gave Marshal and Simon people to interact with out side of each other and the oblivious residents of Eerie.

Like a lot of media made between the mid 80s and early 90s, the show is an indictment of yuppie culture and the way it co-oped the the success of 1950s suburban life and tried to continue that legacy under the misguided banners of Reaganomics and credit card debt. While this probably sounds like I'm reading a little too much into these tropes, the show is filled with very on the mark jokes and plot points related to the close-mindedness and naivety of suburbanites and the idea of middle-class normalcy being little more than a front for more perverse conspiracies.

Despite having a lot of thoughtful and sarcastic writing, the show doesn't take itself very seriously. It maintains a very funny, camp vibe throughout that allows both the characters and supernatural elements to be pretty goofy at times, which in my opinion helped prevent it from being as boring as many of its contemporaries.

It's a really great watch that I think most people could enjoy if they're looking for a little spooky fun.

Justin Shenkarow and his mam on an Eerie Indiana reboot

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Bring back Eerie! .
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#mottelandbabyshakes #myjewishmother #jewishmother #eerieindiana #eerie #bringbackeerie #bringbackeerieindiana #nbc #fox #amazonprime #nostalgia #90s

PocketFullOfFish on an Eerie Indiana reboot

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As you know, #EerieIndiana has always been on my list for a revival or reboot. It never got a chance unlike most of the shows that have come back for revivals.

— Ezekiel McAdams (@PocketFullOFish) October 19, 2019

MikesLikes2 on an Eerie Indiana reboot

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Bring back Eerie!
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.#mottelandbabyshakes #myjewishmother #jewishmother #eerieindiana #eerie #bringbackeerie #bringbackeerieindiana #nbc #fox #amazonprime #nostalgia #90s https://t.co/ksD4yS5OGf

— Justin Shenkarow (@justinshenkarow) October 19, 2019

As you know, #EerieIndiana has always been on my list for a revival or reboot. It never got a chance unlike Mort of the shows that have come back for revivals.

— Ezekiel McAdams (@PocketFullOFish) October 19, 2019

All it takes is someone to come up with a clever way to bring it back. There is an audience out there that would love the oddball eerie world of Eerie!

— Edmond Dantes (@Mikeslikes2) October 19, 2019

Jezatrix on Black Hole High, So Weird and Eerie Indiana

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Ok I have to ask. Did anyone else watch Strange Days at Blake Holesy High when they were younger? Because sometimes I feel like I’m the only one that lived through this show 😫 pic.twitter.com/DLCXdPhfdK

— ProblemsofaBookNerd 🎃👻☠️ (@CeceEwing_) October 19, 2019

I loved that show. And had a huge crush on the kid who was in The Zack Files too. I also remember when Spencer (I think it was him?) became cool-kid-Derek on This Is Life With Derek, and giggling about that makeover. Anyway I still think about Black Hole High fondly.

— Jes Cunningham (@jezatrix) October 19, 2019

Also this plus shows like So Weird and Eerie, Indiana are not given as much credit as they deserve.

— Jes Cunningham (@jezatrix) October 19, 2019