A deeply unsettling review of Netflix’s new wedding horror series ‘Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen’

The Guardian’s review of Netflix’s latest horror miniseries, Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, dives into an eight-part nightmare centring on Rachel, a young woman en route to marry her fiancé Nicky in an isolated Oregon cabin. Written by Haley Z Boston (of Brand New Cherry Flavour) and produced by the Duffer Brothers (Stranger Things), the show cleverly entwines psychological terror with folkloric horror. The reviewer wryly outlines Rachel’s disturbing journey, beginning with ominous omens like abandoned babies, rotting animals and creepy strangers, before she arrives at Nicky’s eerie family home. There, she encounters an unsettling clan featuring Jennifer Jason Leigh as Nicky’s disturbingly attached mother, along with a haunted child and tales of the mythical ‘Sorry Man’. The series layers familial dread, gendered fear, and the horror of marriage itself—being bound to someone you may not truly know—beneath its supernatural chills. Camila Morrone’s performance as Rachel provides strength and believability, grounding the series’ more surreal turns. With disturbing symbolism, an unnerving soundtrack, and a growing sense of inescapable doom, the series taps into primal anxieties about trust, family, and control. The reviewer admits being frightened sleepless by its expertly constructed panic, praising its intelligence and tension even while calling it almost unbearable to watch. Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen is streaming now on Netflix.