It’s scary!
Evil is built around its many mysteries and the monsters that tend to accompany them. While the show’s cast of hissing, snarling demons (most are played by Marti Matulis) will never not be unsettling, over three seasons we’ve gotten used to seeing those pesky guys pop up and cause trouble. However, Evil isn’t just about jump scares (though it’s good at them) or gross-out moments (ditto; we’re still haunted by that blowfly infestation from “S Is for Silence” in season two). Its X-Files-ish paranormal puzzles are varied in subject matter but not eeriness (a haunted highway! A Slender Man-ish apparation! UFOs!), and it’s also very good at tapping into real-world dread, showing us just how sinister humans can be even without devilish assistance.
