By Melissa Antoinette Garza
So, I was able to find a specific episode of a TV show I had been trying to track down. It was actually on YouTube. The show was a horror anthology series called URBAN GOTHIC and the episode I have been dying to see is THIRTEEN.
Now, there was only a single fact I knew going in and that was that Richard O’Brien portrayed a character called the Thin Man. The series it seems has an underlying context which is woven together, but you don’t have to watch every episode to jump right in.
I was able to follow the story without issue. It surrounds the hectic life of columnist, Jude (Sean Maguire) who obtains a tip, which leads him to something known as FILE 42. He tells his girlfriend Cora (Zoe Shipway) and his good friend Fitch (Trevor Byfield) about the tip and how it brought him to research all of the strange disappearances that have been going on in the city. Though, he’s warned to not proceed by Fitch, he still leaves. Meanwhile, Cora has become entranced and possessed with the souls that the city has taken.
It is there that the Thin Man (Richard O’Brien) appears. He actually saves Jude from a vampire bite, though, I’m disappointed to say that Jude does not show any gratitude. He is an even bigger jerk, when The Thin Man, kindly explains that it is Jude’s turn to tell the stories of the city.
He refuses, but then the Thin Man explains if he ever wants to see Cora again, he’ll have to comply. Jude attempts to save Cora from the paranormal hold that she is currently under.
I’m so happy I found this. Of course, I wish O’Brien was in the tale a lot more than he was. I wish the entire tale, or for that matter, every tale surrounded O’Brien. He just makes me smile. Not to mention, he has chemistry with everyone he comes into contact with. In one scene, he tells Jude that Cora is gone and I would have given anything to hear Jude respond,“Cora who?”
Let’s be real. O’Brien is just the embodiment of everything great about sex and has chemistry with whomever he’s on screen with. Have I told you how happy I am that I found this?
Sadly, my fan-fiction fantasies of Jude and the Thin Man did not pan out, but on the bright side, I have a spectacular imagination. And in my imagination, #TeamJinMen won and Jude can’t even remember Cora’s name. In fact, she’s still missing and he doesn’t care because he’s too busy having fun with The Thin Man. My fantasies can get pretty dark….so before I reveal too much, here’s a few #TeamJinMen photos:
As for the tale, if you are an O’Brien fan like I am, you’ll be delighted. My toes curl when I hear him speak, never-mind what he does to me when he sings. I’ve admitted my bias and been up front with you guys.
I suggest watching this while it’s still on Youtube and before it gets pulled for copyright, because I can’t find it, for sale, or streaming anywhere else.
Scared Stiff Rating: 7/10 for the tale, but 11/10 for Richard O’Brien
