Outcast Is Scarier Than The Walking Dead According To Robert Kirkman

For Robert Kirkman, it’s important that his latest project, Outcast, be completely different than his other critical and commercial success The Walking Dead. One way he’s doing that is to make Outcast even more unpredictable than Walking Dead, but also scarier.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the creator spoke about what sets the projects apart.

“I think if you didn’t know that I was involved, you wouldn’t have any kind of indication of that because they are so different. Walking Dead is such a visceral, physical threat, and with Outcast, it’s an inward threat. It’s not a smart show, because I don’t ever want to do a smart show, but it is somewhat cerebral to think about things that are inside people, and dealing with the struggles of people who aren’t the people they’re supposed to be. The stories that we’re telling are very different.”

Kirkman continued: “It’s not a road show like The Walking Dead. There’s not a lot of traveling or things like that. The town of Rome, West Virginia, is very much its own character in the show, and the community that’s built there is kind of what makes it so terrifying to think about all these people that know each other’s secrets, But there’s this element in this town that is changing them, that’s making them different people, that’s making them a threat. Your friends and neighbors and loved ones can be your greatest enemy at the turn of a dime, and it’s not because they’re mindless monsters — they’re a cunning, manipulative, very dangerous creature that is suddenly in your midst. It’s a scarier show.”

Outcast stars Patrick Fugit as Kyle Barnes, a man who has dealt with demons who possess his loved ones, and depicts his quest for answers.