Terrifying Christmas TV series hailed as 'one of the best horrors ever' is finally free to stream five years after release - here's how you can watch it
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A terrifying Christmas TV series has just landed on ITVX and already has viewers hooked.
Pronounced Nosferatu, NOS4A2 is a new supernatural thriller based on Joe Hill's best selling 2013 novel.
The show follows Charlie Manx, a seductive immortal who preys on the souls of children to sustain his twisted existence.
His victims are transported to a sinister village called Christmasland, where unhappiness is forbidden by law.
But when a young working class artist in New England discovers her supernatural ability to unlock portals to find lost objects, she becomes his biggest threat.
As Vic McQueen finds out more about the dark universe, she will soon comes face to face with Charlie but risks losing her sanity.
A terrifying Christmas TV series has just landed on ITVX and already has viewers hooked
Pronounced Nosferatu, NOS4A2 is a new supernatural thriller based on Joe Hill's best selling 2013 novel
Actor Zachary Quinto takes on the role of supernatural villain Charlie in the supernatural series
It sees him transform with prosthetics into an ancient being, which is something that very much appealed to the actor.
He told Vulture: 'I'd been actively looking for a role that would let me disappear and really lose myself in the physicality of the character.
'Everything that you can do prosthetically, we did. There really was no part of my face that was uncovered,' he added.
It also sees Australian actor Ashleigh Cummings, who viewers will know from Westside and Gallipoli.
Supporting members of the cast include Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Bing Partridge, Virginia Kull as Linda McQueen and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Chris McQueen.
Series creator Jami O'Brien told The Wrap: 'It's kind of a fun twist on the vampire genre.
'Charlie Manx is a kind of vampire but he's not any kind of vampire that we've seen before.'
The show follows Charlie Manx, a seductive immortal who preys on the souls of children to sustain his twisted existence
But when a young working class artist in New England discovers her supernatural ability to unlock portals to find lost objects, she becomes his biggest threat
NOS4A2 first landed on ITVX on December 16 and gave viewers a new festive horror to get fixed on.
Despite coming out in the US in 2019, this is the first time it has become available for Brits to stream.
UK viewers have taken to X, formerly Twitter, to share their thoughts on the show.
They wrote: 'NOS4A2 is now available on ITVX. Such a great series!'
'Just finished NOS4A2 and I really loved it.'
In response, another replied: 'One of the best horror series, period.'
The show has a score of 82% on review site Rotten Tomatoes.
Seasons 1 and 2 of NOS4A2 are available to stream on ITVX now.
