Cursed islands are a well-worn horror trope, but you’ve never been to one quite like the setting of Apple TV ’s new series Widow’s Bay . The locals know there’s a darkness hanging over them—it’s just another part of life in this quaint village located 40 miles off the coast of New England.

Here, there’s no wi-fi, but there are plenty of strange creatures, odd weather patterns, and legends that hew far closer to actual history than to folklore. That becomes a problem when the town’s ambitious mayor, Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys), launches his plan to turn Widow’s Bay into a bougie tourist destination at the exact moment the island starts “waking up” in all sorts of supernatural ways.

Across 10 episodes, Widow’s Bay mixes offbeat humor with freaky scares.…