I think the choice of a hospital in particular may have been influenced by the 1994 show Riget, directed by Lars von Trier, which was brought to English-speaking countries under the name The Kingdom (not to be confused with the 2014 show about MMA fighters someone else mentioned in a thread here). It’s a horror show set in a hospital, and also kind of a soap opera, and also it’s kind of supposed to be funny sometimes? That show…I guess I felt like it tried very hard, but also that conspicuous effort isn’t a good look for something that’s supposed to be unsettling. Which is kinda the feeling that Garth Marenghi’s Dark Place takes the piss out of so effectively. I dunno, maybe it’s my imagination, but I can’t help but see them as connected.
I think the choice of a hospital in particular may have been influenced by the 1994 show Riget, directed by Lars von Trier, which was brought to English-speaking countries under the name The Kingdom (not to be confused with the 2014 show about MMA fighters someone else mentioned in a thread here). It’s a horror show set in a hospital, and also kind of a soap opera, and also it’s kind of supposed to be funny sometimes? That show…I guess I felt like it tried very hard, but also that conspicuous effort isn’t a good look for something that’s supposed to be unsettling. Which is kinda the feeling that Garth Marenghi’s Dark Place takes the piss out of so effectively. I dunno, maybe it’s my imagination, but I can’t help but see them as connected.