Wonderful and harrowing, horror legend Mike Flanagan’s seven-part series is deeply human – and unforgettable
t is befitting that a man like Mike Flanagan, who seems to inspire a profound and deep devotion among both his fans and his actors, would eventually make a show like Midnight Mass. The US writer-director has made his name adapting other people’s horrific visions for screen: Stephen King ; Shirley Jackson ; Henry James and Edgar Allan Poe
But with the success of The Haunting of Hill House and Bly Manor, Flanagan got the green light to finally make Midnight Mass – a show that even those who loved it, like myself, could not bear to watch a second time. If you have any dregs of Catholic guilt stirring in your guts, brace thyself. Riley’s shameful return is overshadowed by the arrival of a new priest, Father Paul Hill , a charismatic, young clergyman who says he is filling in at St Patrick’s to help Pruitt, who has fallen ill on his trip. Riley, a reluctant drag-along to church, sits among the newly eager parishioners who want to see Father Paul at work – and before long, they’re seeing him perform miracles.
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