Creating a legend: Building the mythology behind The Killings at Parrish Station

Creating a legend: Building the mythology behind The Killings at Parrish Station


By Michael Pickard
August 14, 2026

The Writers Room

With The Killings at Parrish Station, creator Ben Jenkins tells a story over two timelines, following detectives investigating an otherworldly murder mystery and podcasters debating the legend of the original crime. He takes DQ inside the writing process behind this six-part “cosmic horror story.”

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