HORROR

The Midnight Club

Published

5 months ago

October 16, 2022

Mike Flanagan returns with his latest horror TV show The Midnight Club, which if you’re a fan of his previous work you’ll be pleased to hear, is centered around a grande house where unusual things begin to happen.

This series wasn’t publicised too well from Netflix but luckily a few people on Instagram mentioned it was out, so I instantly jumped onto Netflix on it’s day of release. Earlier this year I had a binge of Flanagan’s previous work due to my utter adoration for Midnight Mass and ultimately, I was excited to check out his latest series.

The Midnight Club follows a group of terminally ill teenagers who are all put into one house, and during their time there, the group come together at midnight in the library to tell each other haunting stories where they put themselves and their inner conflicts in a thrilling short story.

The Midnight Club meeting together in Episode 4

This series has a lot of Flanagan’s traits from broken family dynamics to haunted houses, you are bound to be happy with the set up of this show.

A lot of the actors within this series are new compared to his recent projects, nevertheless everyone brings a strong performance to this show. Iman Benson, William Chris Sumpter and Ruth Codd absolutely smashed it out of the ball park and deserve their own mention.

Ilonka and Kevin go exploring in the basement of the home

Though this show doesn’t conclude it’s loose ends as well as it could have, the world in which Flanagan is so good at establishing will have you wanting to press next episode quicker than the speed of sound.

I filmed a full review over on my channel which you can check to hear my full thoughts on The Midnight Club.

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HORROR

The Boogeyman | Official Trailer | 20th Century Studios

The Boogeyman is an upcoming American supernatural horror film directed by Rob Savage from a screenplay by Scott Beck, Bryan Woods and Mark Heyman, based on the 1973 short story of the same name by Stephen King.

Published

2 months ago

January 29, 2023

Staff

Genre:

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Release Date:

June 2, 2023

Director:

Rob Savage

Cast:

Chris Messina, Sophie Thatcher, David Distmalchian

Plot Summary:

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Entertainment

Olivia Cooke to Play a Nun in Horror Film ‘Visitation’

Published

2 months ago

January 19, 2023

Darian Scalamoni

Horror has been one of the most profitable genres in recent years due to its low cost to produce scary pics while constantly drawing in audiences. Pair that theory with a fresh star like one from HBO’s House of the Dragon and you might have a hit on your hands. That’s exactly what director Nicolas Pesce (The Grudge, Eyes of My Mother) aims to do with his latest horror film as Deadline is reporting that Olivia Cooke (House of the Dragon, Ready Player One) will lead Visitation.

Visitation will follow a 14-year-old girl named Maria who is sent away to live with nuns while her mother is dying of an illness, however, her stay at the monastery quickly takes an eerie turn as one of her caretakers starts to be enamored with her for all the wrong reasons. Cooke is set to play a nun who is central to the story, but further character details are under wraps for now. Cooke will be joined in the film by other cast members Isla Johnston, Alfie Allen, Penelope Wilton and Stephen Rea.

Cooke is best known for her role as Alicent Hightower in the new hit HBO fantasy/drama House of the Dragon. She has also appeared in supporting roles for indies such as Me and Earl and the Dying Girl and Sound of Metal as well as supporting roles in blockbusters such as Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One. Cooke will next appear in the thriller, Mother’s Milk alongside Hilary Swank and Jack Reynor. Alfie Allen is also no stranger to the Game of Thrones universe as he starred as Theon Greyjoy in the HBO series. He most recently appeared in the MGM+ show SAS Rogue Heroes. While Johnston played the younger version of Beth Harmon in Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit and Rea most recently appeared alongside Emily Blunt in the Amazon series, The English but is best known for his Oscar-nominated role in 1992’s The Crying Game.