Tonight’s episode of the Anthology of Horror Halloween Special descends into the fractured mind of a grieving war widow in “The Shattering,” written by Olivia Gates. What begins as a quiet portrait of loss soon splinters into something far more unsettling—a slow, creeping unraveling of perception and memory that blurs the line between grief and madness.
As reality slips through the cracks, we’re left to wonder: is she being haunted by her husband’s ghost, or by her own unraveling mind? The Shattering is a chilling study of sorrow, guilt, and the terrifying fragility of the human psyche—where nothing is quite as it seems, and every reflection hides another fracture.
This episode was:
Produced by Mickie Eberz
Narrated by Spring Heeled Jack (Anthony Landis)
Written by Olivia Gates
Original music by Empress
The closing song is “In the Name of Love” by Empress.
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