The series “The Midnight Club”, directed by Mike Flanagan – who also directed the hits “The Haunting of Hill House” and “Midnight Mass”, is now available in the Netflix catalog.
Based on the novel of the same name by Christopher Pike, the plot revolves around a group of children telling horror stories about serial killers, witches, monsters, werewolves, ghosts, demons and even murderous robots and aliens.
The attraction won critical reviews and received an 86% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
There were 32 positive reviews and 5 negative reviews, with an average rating of 7.3 out of 10.
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Check out the reviews:
“Another deeply moving project from the Flanagan team, with an extremely charming and indispensable young cast destined for great things.” – Perry Nemiroff.
“Aside from occasional mistakes, Flanagan’s reverence for the literature from which his work derives makes this tribute to Pike intriguing from start to finish.” – The Guardian.
“Not all of the stories in ‘The Midnight Club’ work equally well, and some don’t on purpose. Collectively, however, they make a compelling case for why the stories matter, especially the scary stories. – The Hollywood Reporter .
“Every piece of the puzzle is effectively pulled out, though the inherent narrative structure is too exhausting to reach the same heights as previous Flanagan titles.” – comics.
“‘The Midnight Club’ is a series that showcases Flanagan like we’ve never seen him before, while bringing out the finer nuances of his style and introducing him to a new audience.” – But why is that? The Geek community.
“‘The Midnight Club’ is Flanagan’s latest work and may well be his most exciting run yet, as it juggles themes that involve not just the art of storytelling, but the end of life and a very human fear of what comes after that.” – Collider.
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The plot takes place in Rotterdam Home, a hospice for mentally handicapped teenagers. A group of patients begins to gather at midnight to tell horror stories. Soon they make a pact for the person in the group who dies first to contact the others from beyond.
The main characters are: Adia, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd, William Chris Sumpter, Aya Furukawa, Annarah Shephard and Sauriyan Sapkota.
The cast will also include Heather Langenkamp (“A Nightmare on Elm Street”), Zach Gilford, Samantha Sloyan, William B. Davis, Iman Benson, Larsen Thompson, Crystal Balint, Patricia Drake and Matt Biedel.
Flanagan joins as producer and writer alongside Leah Fong (“Once Upon a Time”).
The first season will be directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour (‘Black Box’), Axelle Carolyn (‘The Haunting of Bly Manor), Viet Nguyen (‘Chile Adventures of Sabrina’), Morgan Beggs (‘Once Upon a Time’) and Michael Fimognari (“To All the Boys: Now and Forever”).
Trevor Macy is the adaptation’s executive producer.