The Midnight Club
2022
Original language: English
- mystery
- drama
The story
Inside a hospice for terminally ill teens, members of an exclusive club make a chilling pact: The first to die must send a sign from beyond the grave.
What it’s like
Candlelit corridors, dark wood panelling and fog pressing against tall leaded windows give this series a gothic, autumnal look, with cold blue exteriors and warm lamplight inside. Its storytelling sequences shift into stylised tableaux, shadowed and theatrical, and the camera moves slowly and deliberately through rooms that feel both sheltering and trapped. The score leans on low strings and sparse piano, with long pauses that let dread build. Its vibe is melancholy and eerie, with a steady undertow of grief, and it suits a late night alone, a dark evening in, or a patient rewatch. Pacing is measured, with episodes that alternate between quiet confessions and sudden, unsettling scares. The emotional register is intimate and sorrowful: a group of dying teenagers slowly forming bonds, their fears and resentments surfacing as they tell each other ghost stories. Intensity is moderate to high: frequent supernatural horror and jump scares, some bloody and violent imagery, and heavy discussion of death, illness and suicide. It is not gentle. It is for viewers who enjoy atmospheric horror with emotional weight and who can sit with grief.
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