Back in 2005, Stephen King published a novel called The Colorado Kid. A few years later Syfy aired Haven, loosely based on the story. Almost impossibly, the show managed to be even better than the book, and two seasons later, Haven has become one of the best but most underrated supernatural shows on TV.
Let me give you a little bit of background to get you started. The
idyllic town of Haven is on the rocky coast of Maine because, as I said,
this is based on a Stephen King story and the man loves writing about
his home state more than any author since William Faulkner. The setting
has the added bonus of giving the show some truly gorgeous scenery.
Haven is just like any other small town except for the fact that it's
subject to the sort of creepy craziness which puts it squarely in the
lead for the title of America's Next Hellmouth. This is because some of
the citizens are plagued with supernatural powers passed down through
family lines known by the locals as the Troubles. The Troubles are many
and varied and can range from things like a useful ability to read minds
to deadly poison sweat (no, seriously, his sweat kills people). In
addition, we discover that the entire town has been touched by the
Colorado Kid murder, an event that took place twenty-three years before
the pilot with no resolution.
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