![]() ![]() Its a dense and deep story, not recommended for those who. Two of his previous Netflix series, The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor, were loose adaptations. And where on Earth are these kids getting bottles of wine every night?) Who knows, maybe too much eye-rolling made me miss all those jump-scares, but after five episodes, I'm passing on the rest. One of the best written series Ive ever seen Being based on several books, it is very well adapted. The Midnight Club is Flanagan’s third book-to-horror-series project. A hospice where a teen is left to die in a deserted ward completely alone. At the moment, Pike is hard at work on a new YA series. Presently, The Season of Passage is being adapted as a feature film by Universal Studios while Chain Letterone of Pike all-time bestselling booksis also being adapted by Hollywood. And while their personal stories and issues lend themselves to some touching moments, the series is held back by its highly implausible premise and plot holes (terminally ill kids spending their last months living in a dorm where parents only show up once-a-whatever on Family Day, a grand total of two adults in the entire hospice, neither of whom apparently supervising or checking in on these medically fragile teens at night. The Midnight Club also draws from a half dozen of Pike’s earlier works. ![]() my first legitimate jump wasn't until episode 3 or 4, and even that was mild.) Some of the stories the characters tell at their club meetings are good enough. Not a bad series, some creepy "ghost" moments, but don't buy its boast of "most jump scares in a single episode" (that being the first episode, where I actually found myself saying, "oh, enough already". ![]()
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