TheLeon Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 10 episodes. Based on the novel by Christopher Pike. And I thought this was pretty funny: The Midnight Club is in the Guiness Book of World Records for most jump scares in a single episode. Quote “My whole career I completely shat on jump scares as a concept, and I wanted to make sure it was pinned to me, too, as much as it is to the show, to Netflix, and all of us who have inflicted this on everyone,” Flanagan said. “Now, I have my name in the Guinness Book of World Records for jump scares, which means next time I get the note, I can say, ‘You know, as the current world record holder for jump scares, I don’t think we need one here.'” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 This is the Midnight Mass dude? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted October 7, 2022 Author Share Posted October 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, Mercury33 said: This is the Midnight Mass dude? Yes, and The Haunting of Hill House/Bly Manor, Doctor Sleep, and more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 I love Flanagan, so I'll be watching. Probably get an episode or two in tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, TheLeon said: Yes, and The Haunting of Hill House/Bly Manor, Doctor Sleep, and more. Nice! Man I can’t remember a time when I had more shows currently airing or releases I was trying to watch all at once. Rings of Power House of the Dragon Andor Cobra Kai British Baking Show Interview with a Vampire Midnight Club and I feel like I’m forgetting a couple others haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 thought I saw a review claiming the first episode has the most jump scares ever in a film Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted October 7, 2022 Author Share Posted October 7, 2022 6 minutes ago, EternallDarkness said: thought I saw a review claiming the first episode has the most jump scares ever in a film Quote “I thought, ‘We’re going to do all of them at once, and then if we do it right, a jump scare will be rendered meaningless for the rest of the series.’ It’ll just destroy it. Kill it finally until it’s dead, But that didn’t happen. They were like, ‘Great! More [scares]!'” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 clearly I didn't fully read the original post since it's mentioned 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 This is more of a scary kids/teens/YA show from Flanagan. I heard it's still good, but I wouldn't expect Gerald's Game/Doctor Sleep/The Haunting of Hill House/Bly Manor/Midnight Mass I'd expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Greatoneshere said: This is more of a scary kids/teens/YA show from Flanagan. I heard it's still good, but I wouldn't expect Gerald's Game/Doctor Sleep/The Haunting of Hill House/Bly Manor/Midnight Mass I'd expect. Yeah, the main cast are all teens, and the source book is from an author who mostly wrote YA. But going just by the first episode, it doesn't seem like it's going to be watered down that much. Feels like it could get to some pretty dark places. But if people are let down by that, don't worry, he's got The Fall of The House of Usher coming out (presumably) next year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 First episode has me interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 I'm down for anything Mike Flanagan. The first episode was pretty good, if just a bit more silly than his usual fare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 I'm a little over halfway through the series. Like I said, it's tonally different than Flanagan's other stuff, but it's still really good. It's definitely aimed at more of a YA audience, which you can tell by how on-the-nose a lot of the social commentary is, but it still doesn't hold back in terms of storytelling or creepiness. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Alright, so I decided to finish the series in one go. It's an ostensibly YA series, so it is basically emotionally manipulative by default, but if you don't cry at some point during the last couple episodes, you're a goddamned psychopath. It's not often you say that about horror. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Watched the first episode, and damn that one scene was jumpscareorramma insane..I was like ENOUGH already, we're at the point where its getting stupid as for it being YA, well it was based on a book by Christopher Pike and that's what was the target audience for his series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenTongue Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 I always feel so conflicted seeing an announcement about another Mike Flanagan project. I have nothing against him, but given that my wife is his ex-wife, I can’t help but compare his successes to my own…and that part of me that’s struggled with self esteem issues in the past has a field day with the comparisons, regardless of how stupid they are. Of course, it doesn’t help when my mother-in-law (who has some narcissism issues) never ceases to post headlines about him on FB, commenting about how he is her former son-in-law. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 18 minutes ago, GoldenTongue said: I always feel so conflicted seeing an announcement about another Mike Flanagan project. I have nothing against him, but given that my wife is his ex-wife, I can’t help but compare his successes to my own…and that part of me that’s struggled with self esteem issues in the past has a field day with the comparisons, regardless of how stupid they are. Of course, it doesn’t help when my mother-in-law (who has some narcissism issues) never ceases to post headlines about him on FB, commenting about how he is her former son-in-law. Courtney Bell? Also you’re the best. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 53 minutes ago, GoldenTongue said: I always feel so conflicted seeing an announcement about another Mike Flanagan project. I have nothing against him, but given that my wife is his ex-wife, I can’t help but compare his successes to my own…and that part of me that’s struggled with self esteem issues in the past has a field day with the comparisons, regardless of how stupid they are. Of course, it doesn’t help when my mother-in-law (who has some narcissism issues) never ceases to post headlines about him on FB, commenting about how he is her former son-in-law. Your wife is Mike Flanagan's ex-wife? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenTongue Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Lol, yep. Small world and all that ****. She and I were high school sweethearts, then reconnected about 20 years later on Facebook. She worked in LA in the entertainment industry while she was married to him, but left it a couple years after they divorced. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Completely random note guys but I heard that Mike Flanagan has a monster hammer of a cock! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted October 10, 2022 Author Share Posted October 10, 2022 6 hours ago, EternallDarkness said: Watched the first episode, and damn that one scene was jumpscareorramma insane..I was like ENOUGH already, we're at the point where its getting stupid I mean, that was the explicit point of that scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyPiranha Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 6 hours ago, GoldenTongue said: I always feel so conflicted seeing an announcement about another Mike Flanagan project. I have nothing against him, but given that my wife is his ex-wife, I can’t help but compare his successes to my own…and that part of me that’s struggled with self esteem issues in the past has a field day with the comparisons, regardless of how stupid they are. Of course, it doesn’t help when my mother-in-law (who has some narcissism issues) never ceases to post headlines about him on FB, commenting about how he is her former son-in-law. I can see how that might cause some weird self esteem issues. On the other hand, you can always go to bed every night swaddled securely in the blanket of “I lay the pipe better than Mike Flanagan.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 5 hours ago, TheLeon said: I mean, that was the explicit point of that scene. I get that but found it more annoying than entertaining. (the scene not the show) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 2 episodes in and I like it. I’ll binge it this weekend and likely finish it, but I have to work the next three nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 2 hours ago, EternallDarkness said: I get that but found it more annoying than entertaining. (the scene not the show) i agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Great show so far. I always enjoy his Netflix series, but they also usually suffer from some shaky acting (usually from his wife). I actually find this to be the best-acted series, so far (finished the first five episodes). If I had to rank the series I've seen (so far), it would be: Midnight Mass (9/10) The Midnight Club (9/10) Haunting of Hill House (8/10) Haunting of Bly Manor (7.5/10) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 3 hours ago, CitizenVectron said: Great show so far. I always enjoy his Netflix series, but they also usually suffer from some shaky acting (usually from his wife). I actually find this to be the best-acted series, so far (finished the first five episodes). If I had to rank the series I've seen (so far), it would be: Midnight Mass (9/10) The Midnight Club (9/10) Haunting of Hill House (8/10) Haunting of Bly Manor (7.5/10) Have you also seen his movies? Where do they rank for you, out of curiosity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Just now, Greatoneshere said: Have you also seen his movies? Where do they rank for you, out of curiosity? I don't think I've seen any. I don't particularly like horror movies, mainly because of the jump scares, but I do seem to like his Netflix series since it's more about atmosphere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Just now, CitizenVectron said: I don't think I've seen any. I don't particularly like horror movies, mainly because of the jump scares, but I do seem to like his Netflix series since it's more about atmosphere. I haven't seen it yet, but isn't the first episode (at least) of The Midnight Club full of jump scares? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted October 11, 2022 Author Share Posted October 11, 2022 1 minute ago, Greatoneshere said: I haven't seen it yet, but isn't the first episode (at least) of The Midnight Club full of jump scares? They're almost all in one scene, and it's completely absurd. Others were annoyed by it (as evidenced in this thread), but as soon as I realized what was happening I just started laughing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 8 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said: I haven't seen it yet, but isn't the first episode (at least) of The Midnight Club full of jump scares? As TheLeon mentioned, it's more for comedic effect than for scares! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 I didn't know Heather Langenkamp was in this. I might check this out since you guys are diggin it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moa Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Every Flanagan series has fucked me up and now he's gone and made a show about kids with cancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massdriver Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 On 10/10/2022 at 2:35 PM, GoldenTongue said: Lol, yep. Small world and all that ****. She and I were high school sweethearts, then reconnected about 20 years later on Facebook. She worked in LA in the entertainment industry while she was married to him, but left it a couple years after they divorced. I have questions, but I’ll let it all go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 On 10/13/2022 at 12:02 AM, Moa said: Every Flanagan series has fucked me up and now he's gone and made a show about kids with cancer. Yeah I cried a few times. Kids with terminal illness and all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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