If you love baking shows/cake competitions on food network or TLC and love Halloween/scary movies give this a watch. Is it perfect or as good as the big name shows out there? No. But it is unique and the cakes they make really are pretty dang cool.
I'm a horror fan and I love these type of shows on food network so this show is right my ally, but I still had a hard time getting into it. For starters, there really isn't much chemistry between the crew, especially with the horror effects experts that help the teams make their cakes. You could also tell they were reading scripts/cue cards at times which made some of the delivery really cringe. Also the show just feels too long. It seems like this was originally made for cable for an hour slot with a lot of ad breaks, but on Amazon 47 minutes is just too long. It should've been a crisp half hour max.
Now for the pros. Matthew Lillard hosts and he is 100% his usual self. He carries the same 80s/90s dude vibe energy from his movies so if you're a fan of his, you'll enjoy him being in character. If you aren't a fan or never heard of him, you may find it odd a 50 year old man sounds like a stoner. Danielle Harris was also a nice welcome as a judge. I liked her portrayal in various horror flicks be it when she first started in Halloween 4 or as the lead in the Hatchet movies. She makes a few references to the various films she's worked on when judging the cakes that helps make the show feel like an homage to horror fans. The other judge was also decent, but I'm not familiar with him so I can't really comment beyond he had some good critiques.
As for the cakes themselves: wow. The special effects these people create with cakes is just mind blowing. And some of the cakes just look downright nasty haha. If you don't care for how they make the cakes or what the contestants various back stories are, just fast forward past the first ad break and watch the final 15-20 minutes where they show off the cakes. They are truly amazing. It really is a shame there are only 2 episodes because I would've loved to have seen more themes done beyond just slasher/gore and paranormal.
