The Ghostly Midnight Mass On Netflix Is A Protest Against Religion And Addiction.
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- In horror films and television shows, Mike Flanagan has adapted the work of writers from Shirley Jackson to Henry James to Stephen King.
- His new original show on Netflix also offers literary inspiration, and this is not a book.
This is a good book.
The Scriptures and Beliefs of the Bible are sharing screen time with humans and monsters at Midnight Liturgy (now streaming), Halloween ready, series for series, and Flanagan's latest scary creation. He drank with The Haunting of Hill House and The Pursuit of Bly Manor. "This study of religion and addiction has always been special to me because it is so closely related to my life and childhood," says Flanagan.
Mass" is set in the small community of Crockett Island, where Riley Flynn (Zach Guilford) brings home a disgraced black sheep. Growing up as a believer, Riley's life is derailed by a drunk driving accident in which a young woman is killed in an accident that puts her in prison for four years and also steals her faith.
Riley's return coincides with a mysterious and enchanting new pastor, Pastor Paul (Hamish Linklater). The tables are seldom visited, but a religious revival follows supernatural magic and explosions. Riley, Erin, Sheriff Hassan (Rahul Koli), and others explore the darkness that seems to shroud the island.
"He was born out of Flanagan's experience as a Catholic altar boy, impressed by the transformation from bread also wine into the body and blood from Jesus," he said. "We were told to eat flesh and drink blood to get eternal life." And as a child, fascinated by horror, "I've always felt that the handshake between these two concepts is very clear."
In the end, Massa "was a perfect opportunity for me to talk about things that are very important to me: sobriety and belief and the destructive influence of fundamentalism on belief systems," said Flanagan, who has struggled with alcoholism all his life and has come to his senses. For three years now.