#channel zero pretzel Jack

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“After my dad took me to the circus, I came up with Pretzel Jack”

[greykolla-art]

Hey! Maybe your old imaginary friend is just killing people because you need a better therapist!?

Oh man, the Dream Door from Channel zero (r.i.p). Just checked that out recently. Didn’t think I’d make fanart or anything, kinda went off the rails at the end…

but I’ve not stopped thinking about THEM for 3 days now!!

Pretzel Jack is my new boy I love him! A mute contortionist clown that murders anyone who gaslights his friend! Bravo sir!

[thelasthippie]

That's why clowns on horror movies

[alliswyattonthewesternfront]

It's wild how gaga everyone goes over AHS and its never-ending seasons when Channel Zero is right there. the superior horror anthology by a country mile.

is it because the concepts were based on creepypastas? i was a little reluctant because of that myself, i won't lie, but they barely have any resemblance to the source material other than the names. the cast is leagues better than AHS overall. the practical effects in each season are fucking INCREDIBLE, i still think about the smiling rig they made for Pretzel Jack on a regular basis.

it never made sense to me why it was canceled after season four. season three was dogshit and relied so heavily on cgi it was almost unbearable, so if they canceled after that, i wouldn't question it. but the writers came back with a fourth season every bit as strong as the first two, and THEN it was canceled? something stinks.

anyway, all hail the guy that played Pretzel Jack, Twisty Troy, the only man i've ever seen gallop around in a full back bend. this show turned me onto his other creature work, and the man is an absolutely outrageous talent. king shit.

[gifsofhubris]

Hugs you like this :)

[idiotwithanipad]

No but the fact he legit stabbed a guy to death with a screwdriver for gaslighting his childhood bestie and as soon as he realized she was scared his first instinct was to do some tricks like he did when she was little. I love him sm🥹

[lettherebemonsters]

Me when I remember I made TWO clown OCs that hot second I was obsessed with Pretzel Jack in Channel Zero...

[chellyfishing]

i had coffee this morning so here have my personal ranking of the four seasons of channel zero

before i start i should say i have some criticisms that apply to all seasons, which is mostly that they struggled with focus and had some extraneous subplots or concepts that didn’t really tie in with the whole as well as they could or should have. i will also add however that i liked all the seasons and found them all watchable! so even last place isn��t bad.

4. season 1, candle cove

umm you know i swear going into this i had a lengthy explanation for why i put this last. it’s actually somewhat interchangeable with #3, i think they have different strengths and weaknesses and atm i feel like the latter’s strengths are more meaningful. as for this season, i’m still a little bit, why teeth, like it felt a little more like someone had an idea for a horrifying image (which it is, very gross) and went with it without REALLY doing a good job of bringing it full circle. even so this season has some good twists and some fair pathos. i didn’t super love the characters, except like, the mom, who was great, really felt for her. the story was sort of propelled forward by its own “wtf is happening”-ness. it’s also just kind of a silly idea (i’m so sorry kris straub local58 is a masterwork) and it never really quite reconciles that.

3. season 2, noend house

like i said this is soooorta interchangeable with the above for me but today this is the order I’m going with. i think this is the slowest-paced of the seasons. it was hard to stay invested for a fair bit of it. most of the characters aside from the main girl felt like they didn’t matter and their subplots didn’t necessarily have much to do with the overall ideas of the story. however, the themes of grief and the use of metaphor was really well-done and the ending that brought it all together really stuck the landing. i got what it was doing and it finished in a way that felt meaningful and cathartic.

2. season 3, butcher’s block

okay i just realized that i kind of just went in reverse order and also this might be a controversial pick. i had some problems with this season, like its muddled messages about mental health (what was it trying to say? i still don’t know). but why it ranks so high is that i actually really cared about the characters and how things would turn out for them. i got really invested in them. also the main themes were about family and being loved and belonging which i’m a slut for. so, problems aside, it just really hit for me.

1. season 4, the dream door

i think this is a commonly-held opinion and it is a correct one. hands-down the best season, even though it gets a bit weird at the end? iykyk. the themes and metaphors were good, things connected well and made sense, and of course… pretzel jack. what a character, and what a performance. i don’t really know what else to say, i just… love him. anyway the series ending on such a strong note is a bit of a downer because i bet if it had kept going it would have continued to get stronger but we were denied. bummer.

[girs-art]

I’M HOLDING SOME HANDS AND YOU BETTER BELIEVE I’M HAVING A BLAST WITH MY TWO BOYS!!!

[videntefernandez]

Our clown friends

[yagodichjagodic]

I made ‘Channel Zero: Dream Door’ earrings today with my Glowforge! I just love Pretzel Jack so much 🖤

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[onegoodscare]

Pretzel Jack can stay away from me forever because I hate his whole vibe but I apologise to him for misjudging his character 😔 Channel Zero was a real great show.

[handblogfortherecentlydeceased]

browsing shudder: hmm channel zero: the dream door.... i’ll give it a try

three episodes in:

[mikaeled]

He slept under my bed, and then a few months later mom and I moved away. Wasn't like I forgot about him, it was just... it felt more and more like a dream. Except now he's back. Channel Zero 🚪 The Dream Door (2018)

[darkshrimpemotions]

Pretzel Jack is just trying to protect Jillian! 😭 He's so good! 😭😭 He ran across town with bullet holes in his torso because he sensed her distress and wanted to fix it. 😭😭😭