Picture this: you're driving through sleepy, snow-dusted roads with your fiancée on the way to meet his family for the first time and get married in a small ceremony at their cabin in the woods. But, instead of a happy weekend, you're met with curses, calamity, and a gut feeling that something very bad is going to happen. That's the plot of Netflix's latest series, Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, and while I was initially sucked in by the scary storyline, the design writer in me quickly became completely distracted by the interiors of the "cozy little family cabin."
The "cabin" is actually an alluring, moody, mid-century modern home with wood-paneled walls, a winding central glass atrium, retro carpeting, and impeccable lighting. And sure, the horror genre is known for its dim luster, but this show somehow made it stylish, mastering the art of layered lighting (I counted at least 11 lamps in the living room alone), and proving there's really nothing scarier than using the 'big' light.
