
Episode 1: A Town Called Mercy
02/08/22 • 116 min
Warwick spins a tale for Heath about one of his earliest and darkest missions he ever had with Tyr. We are thrown into a story of mystery, of once great friends now almost strangers. Mercy's Creek finds itself caught up in a storm it can't hope to weather. How will our cast handle this situation? Can they save their town? Can they even save themselves? All of this and more in the first episode of The Ever-Pleasant Mr Bates!
Content Warning: Swearing, mature scenes and horror themes!
The Ever-Pleasant Mr Bates is part of Dark Tides season 3, a collection of shorter shows that will be earing every other week over this year while we prepare for returning to Ernest and Allister in season 4. Mr Bates is a prequel series that expands the law and world of Dark Tides and begins building up to the next proper season of Dark Tides. This show has been created by Chester Lidden over the past year. There is no need to listen to the previous two seasons of Dark Tides to understand Mr Bates but it does help to have that knowledge.
Warwick spins a tale for Heath about one of his earliest and darkest missions he ever had with Tyr. We are thrown into a story of mystery, of once great friends now almost strangers. Mercy's Creek finds itself caught up in a storm it can't hope to weather. How will our cast handle this situation? Can they save their town? Can they even save themselves? All of this and more in the first episode of The Ever-Pleasant Mr Bates!
Content Warning: Swearing, mature scenes and horror themes!
The Ever-Pleasant Mr Bates is part of Dark Tides season 3, a collection of shorter shows that will be earing every other week over this year while we prepare for returning to Ernest and Allister in season 4. Mr Bates is a prequel series that expands the law and world of Dark Tides and begins building up to the next proper season of Dark Tides. This show has been created by Chester Lidden over the past year. There is no need to listen to the previous two seasons of Dark Tides to understand Mr Bates but it does help to have that knowledge.
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The Ever-Pleasant Mr Bates
The Ever-Pleasant Mr Bates is a Dark Tides prequel created and presented by Chester Lidden, creator of Feed The Machine.
The Ever-Pleasant Mr Bates is a Stephen King style small town horror story featuring our largest cast yet.
This is our darkest story yet so viewers beware as we expand our wider universe with some amazing new characters and returning cast memebers!
Have you heard the whispers?
Can you feel the change in the wind?
Can you trust those closest to you?
What would you do if someone offered you the world all wrapped up with a bow?
Could you stomach the cost?
Beware The Ever-Pleasant Mr Bates Coming Febuary 8th to your hometown!
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Episode 2: Who Are You, Really?
The relationships amongst the group are tested as Jack's evidence falls through. But more bizarre events are happening as Tyr arrives in Mercy's Creek. But are they already too late to stop what has been put in motion? As evening takes the town on the groups second day back home, how many of them will survive till morning?
Content Warning: Swearing, mature scenes and horror themes!
The Ever-Pleasant Mr Bates is part of Dark Tides season 3, a collection of shorter shows that will be earing every other week over this year while we prepare for returning to Ernest and Allister in season 4. Mr Bates is a prequel series that expands the law and world of Dark Tides and begins building up to the next proper season of Dark Tides. This show has been created by Chester Lidden over the past year. There is no need to listen to the previous two seasons of Dark Tides to understand Mr Bates but it does help to have that knowledge.
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