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Midnight Mass is an American gothic supernatural horror television miniseries created and directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Zach Gilford, Kate Siegel, Hamish Linklater, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli, Kristin Lehman, and Henry Thomas.
- It Is A Biblical Horror Story…
- …And An Authentic Celebration of Faith
- Fanaticism Is The Show’S Big Bad
- Flanagan’s Journey to Sobriety Was A Big Inspiration
- It Subverts The ‘Evil Priest’ Horror Trope
- …And Puts A Unique Spin on The Town Sheriff
- A Tragic Love Story Lies at The Show’S CORE
- The Series Is Timely and Relevant
(Photo by Netflix © 2021) When it comes to the horror genre, religious subject matter, biblical imagery, and the thought-provoking details that can come with it have always fit quite well together. And, as Flanagan pointed out, the connection between religion and the gruesome and terrifying is not at all difficult to find. “When I was a kid and in ...
“We had actual priests there helping us out making sure that everything was in the right place,” Linklater told Rotten Tomatoes. “But if you’re Catholic or Jewish or any religion, I think you understand guilt, perhaps. And an appetite, perhaps. I think we could all bring understandings to it, regardless of our denominational backgrounds.” Flanagan ...
(Photo by Eike Schroter / Netflix © 2021) Unlike Flanagan’s Haunting series on Netflix, Midnight Massisn’t embedded in the ghost story aesthetics the writer-director is known for. There is a different sort of insidious nature to the threats here. Wherever faith and religion are, fundamentalism and fanaticism are not far behind. “Fanaticism and aggr...
(Photo by Eike Schroter / Netflix © 2021) Midnight Mass isn’t the first project in which Flanagan explores the concept of addiction and recovery. It’s a theme that is pervasive throughout his Doctor Sleep adaptation and bits of it pop up in The Haunting of Hill House. That said, his personal struggles with alcohol helped shed some necessary light o...
(Photo by Eike Schroter / Netflix © 2021) When it comes to seeing a priest in a horror story, the common audience expectation is that he is the villain. It’s a common trope in horror. Flanagan chose a different road. “When it became clear that Father Paul could still do all of the horrible things I needed him to for the story while being a good per...
(Photo by Netflix) It’s a fair assessment to say we’ve not seen many Muslim sheriffs in modern-day entertainment. Rahul Kohli’s Sheriff Hassan is here to change that perspective. According to the Haunting of Bly Manoralum, it was the combination of two cultural polarities that really excited him to play the part. “You’ve got the quintessential Amer...
(Photo by Eike Schroter / Netflix © 2021) We could easily call the love story that centers Midnight Massanother subverted genre trope, but that would downplay the dynamic of the relationship that unfolds between Zach Gildord’s Riley and Kate Siegel’s Erin. The result of their subdued chemistry points to a lived-in notion of how love can change over...
(Photo by Eike Schroter / Netflix © 2021) Midnight Massdoesn’t directly address our own society’s polarization and political upheaval, but it doesn’t take a lot of brainpower to connect the dots between the story Flanagan and his team are telling here and the current state of the world. The combination of fear, misinformation, and disenfranchisemen...
With Kate Siegel, Zach Gilford, Kristin Lehman, Samantha Sloyan. An isolated island community experiences miraculous events - and frightening omens - after the arrival of a charismatic, mysterious young priest.
- (148K)
- 2021-09-24
- Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- 64
Sep 24, 2021 · In fact, the effects of “Midnight Mass” are generally inferior to both “Haunting” projects. This show is not heavy on them, so it’s a minor complaint, but when it does explode into horror action, it turns into more of a B-movie production than either “Haunting.”
Nov 12, 2021 · Midnight Mass is a slow-burning mystery with an explosive ending. After The Haunting of Hill House and Bly Manor, horror auteur Mike Flanagan is back with another meticulously layered...
Sep 27, 2021 · “Midnight Mass” moves squarely into the realm of horror, yet its foundation is Catholicism as faith, practice and worldview.
Sep 24, 2021 · Netflix’s horror series Midnight Mass begins with an act of immense cruelty. A drunk driver, Riley (Zach Gilford), crashes into another car.
