Ghost Wars is set in the remote Alaskan town of Port Moore that has something very bizarre going on and I can’t wait to find out what it is.
Roman Mercer, played by Avan Jogia, is an outcast of a special paranormal gift. As the town sinks deeper into paranormal despair and the bodies continue to pile up, Roman must decide if and how to use his powers in order to liberate Port Moore from this plague of supernatural events.
Roman Mercer, played by Avan Jogia
Father Dan Carpenter (Vincent D’Onofrio)
Adding more fuel to the town’s fire is Doug Rennie played by Meatloaf. The antagonist bully who relentlessly harasses Roman and throws the proverbial middle finger to the town as it is being over run with paranormal events.
Landis Barker played by Kandyse McClure (Carrie, Battlestar Galactica)
It would seem as if Roman does have at least one person on his side. Landis Barker played by Kandyse McClure (Carrie, Battlestar Galactica) is a theoretical physicist trying to find the scientific explanation and solution to the chaos. What is a theoretical physicist doing in a small Alaskan town? I don’t know but I am hoping we find out.
On what type of horror this series is Kandyse McClure said, “It’s not pretty people screaming.”
Ghost Wars executive producer/writer Dennis Heaton (Fido) was trying to pay “homage to ’80s horror” minus the cheeseball ’80s special effects. The show is more eerie horror than gore; although there are some chilling and gross effects to appease those who enjoy that sort of thing. When speaking of the character base of the main character Roman, Heaton described him as “what happened to the kid from sixth sense if he didn’t get therapy.”
I like where this is going.
Ghost Wars plays on the themes of prejudice, bias and politics while also giving a social commentary coupled with a spine-chilling ghost story. Dim the lights, grab some snacks and delve into the mysterious happenings of Ghost Wars on the SYFY this fall.
