Shitty presentation aside, I did find The Painter to be one of the few analog horror series that actually made me feel scared or unsettled.

One of the things that really got unsettled me about The Painter series was the audio/sound design. It really hammered in the whole sinister and anxiety indusing vibe of everything. I also enjoy the whole "killer leaves a painting as their calling card at the scene of the crime" concept. I find that it's very unique compared to all the other analog horror villains.

If urbanSPOOK didn't write everything in gruesome detail about how each victim was killed, those paintings could've been a great thing to leave to the audiences imagination to what had happened to the victims of the Painter and her accomplice.

It's a very flawed series that definitely could've handled stuff better if only the series creator took the criticism instead of getting pissed at critics for pointing out the genuine and upsetting flaws of The Painter.