Nato- Todd & The Book Of Pure Evil
Every once and a while I find something on Netflix I can’t help but instantaneously fall in love with, making my monthly payment for the year worthwhile. My most recent discovery was the Canadian horror comedy show Todd & The Book Of Pure Evil, falling in love after the very first episode which mixed everything a horror fan could want – obscenities, gore, chosen ones, people shredding guitars so feverishly their opponents start bleeding out their ass, and an evil book that possesses a new victim each episode Todd must defeat. Coming from a die-hard B-Movie horror fan, Todd’s headbanging quest is some of the most fun I’ve had with the genre in years.
While absolutely filled with horror, Todd & The Book Of Pure Evil features a group of high school students who not only have to fight a new demon every episode, but also deal with the awkwardness of their age. Todd (Alex House) and his best friend Curtis (Billy Turnbull) not only have to fight pure evil, but also their raging hormones and cliquey classmates. It’s a fantastic blend of horror comedy, stoner comedy, teenage comedy, and perverted comedy all rolled up into one beautifully gut-busting show. Hell, with episode titles like “Rock N’ Roll Zombies Know Best” and “See You Later, Masturbator,” how are you not running to watch this show right now?
But seriously, there wasn’t a single episode of Todd & The Book Of Pure Evil I didn’t love. Every creature was more creative than the next, every joke just as funny as the last, every kill just as gory as the previous, and every moment just as memorable as the billion before – hell, there’s even musical numbers thrown in to accompany the insanity, pulling off productions like something Trey Parker and Matt Stone would include in their work.
This brilliant cast of characters will have you laughing until you’re doubled over in excruciating pain, finding release only when the episode has finally finished, but it’s a sad day when such a momentous genre show is canceled after only two seasons. Todd & The Book Of Pure Evil died entirely too young, as I can only dream of the hormone influenced insanity we were robbed of by canceling this show far too early, and cry my nights away.