Bonfires Burning Bright

This series was GREAT. You start off in a not untypical small NH town that happens to have a few high tech upgrades - the entire town has been switched to solar power, for example, putting the local electrician out of business. The town is getting ready for July 4, including most of the town going to the next town over to watch the fireworks.

And then, the local church bell starts ringing... (Minor point that I'm unsure about: Where I live in the South, there are FAR more than one church per town!)

When the bell stops ringing, the world outside of City Limits is completely different... and very strange. This starts a sequence that repeats throughout the series, with the town bell ringing and the town transporting to a new world filled with its own mysteries and dangers. Along the way, the people remaining in the town are just trying to survive - and later trying to figure out exactly what is happening and how to stop it. By the end of Season 1, they find out WHAT is happening, and even a bit of HOW it is happening...

But how can they stop it? CAN they stop it? Will they ever return home? How will they know it is actually home? All of this needs answered, and for those answers we must wait for Season 2 (at least!)...

The people of Refuge face their nightmares in the most literal sense. The series is concluded as the towns people finally assert control over their environment and one of the characters faces his most dreaded inner demon. There's even a possibility that this might turn out to be season one of the serialized adventure. So keep your fingers crossed, there might be more from the town of Refuge coming in the future!