Eric McCormack is an actor many people don’t associate the horror genre with. But that will all change. Ripper, Slasher. McCormack is the charismatic 19th century tycoon Basil Garvey. His villainy is equaled only by The Widow, an unknown serial killer. PopCulture.com was able to talk with McCormack about his new role and the show’s existence.
McCormack shared his reasons for wanting to play the part. “It’s certainly not my bread and butter. But I believe I was only three minutes into the first episode when I called my agent and said, I’m in. McCormack said that this character was the best thing he’s ever eaten. You’ll notice that I chew a lot. It’s fantastic.” It’s amazing.” He said that there weren’t many horror-related projects in his life. He said, “Another similar villain on almost 30 years ago. The Series: Lonesome DoveParticularly in the second series.” He said that he wasn’t evil and was just a stutter.
Compare his The Series: Lonesome DoveMcCormack suggested that Basil play the role of McCormack. “This guy’s 10x more dangerous than him, and his willingness kill, to maim, whatever it takes, is quite remarkable.” He’s not the first killer, but he isn’t a serial killer. He will do what it takes to maintain and wield power.”
He continued, saying, “There are a few things I do in this series that Basil does. It’s almost impossible to stop laughing at it on set. He’s unredeemable. He is unredeemable, but he does find redemption in this episode when he falls in love with the girl. He is forty years older than her, but he still feels the same way: he falls for this girl. The audience will love him, which is a strange thing. He’ll be hated by them, but they will love it. It is terrifying. Yet, he does have one real human trait: his feelings towards Verdi,” the role played by Sadie Laflamme-Snow.
The Widow is just as evil as Basil, although in a very different way. Basil is only doing it out of self-preservation. The Widow, however is an ill-informed seeker of revenge. McCormack described The Widow’s threat as “a great character.” “Everyone in this as you know, I’m sure, from Slasher in the past, everyone’s kind of an a—hole… Everyone’s completely self-involved. Basil, this shadowy character I believe, does indeed look at the cow and say, “Holy a cow!” This is where I might have found my match. She’s just as tough as him and can reach anyone.
McCormack also noted how cleverly Slasher creator Aaron Martin was able to create the new series. He said, “The mystery aspect of this, Aaron, Ian, I love the writing.” Their dialogue is great, but eight episodes are too long and it’s hard to guess who The Widow really is.
Revisiting his comment that “everyone’s kind of an a—hole,” McCormack clarified, “There’s actually a few in Ripper, Slasher They are good people but they don’t have as many… Which is actually, I believe, quite interesting.” He then compared the situation to a recent whodunit by saying that he looked at “something like this two.” Knives are Out These were the movies that made so much of a buzz. It’s not as violent as the ones I mentioned. The SlasherEveryone is just as despicable. It’s almost impossible not to want that person or woman to win. It makes the experience more exciting, I believe.”
McCormack then shared behind the scenes information about filming Ripper, SlasherIt was revealed that “We shot all 8 episodes in the same space as a Canadian series.” Murdoch Mysteries Used for 16 years. After finishing the course, I directed an Episode of Murdoch Mysteries. Similar space. So, I was in my The Slasher Sets, we can redress. Murdoch As they were meant to be.
He also said that they were both period shows, so I had the opportunity to relive those turn-of-20th-century events. That gothic element, which I find adds to terror and mystery, is what it’s all about. It was cool to smell horses, and see the filthy streets. Each house turns into a haunted place in 1900. The creek is just a few steps away. It was quite amazing to use candlelight for the lighting. These are the first two episodes. Ripper, Slasher Are Now streaming on Shudder AMC+ with weekly new episodes on Thursdays.