Television series

The Midnight Club

Name: The Midnight Club
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Released: 2022
Cast: Sauriyan Sapkota, Aya Furukawa, Igby Rigney, Heather Langenkamp, Annarah Cymone

Supernatural horror
Very dark

A supernatural drama set in a hospice where terminally ill teenagers form a pact to contact whoever dies first from beyond the grave. It's moody, increasingly strange, and genuinely moving beneath the horror trappings. For people who want their ghost stories tangled up with real grief and dark humour, and who aren't afraid of shows that swing for the weird fences.

TVMaze rating

3.2

Should you watch it?

Watch it if you want slow-burn, spooky storytelling about terminally ill teenagers who bond through ghost stories, and you're happy to let the dread sit while the friendships breathe between the scares.

Skip it if you need the scares to arrive on schedule, since this one lingers on conversation and mood, and the horror comes in patient, uneven bursts.

What it asks of you: Ten episodes of about fifty-five minutes each, unhurried and sombre, with the mystery assembled a piece at a time; it rewards steady attention rather than constant alertness.

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The wildcard

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