![]() ![]() You know, if you’re into that sort of thing. ![]() ![]() Here's hoping that The Midnight Club is just as well received, and just as terrifying. Mike Flanagan has seen great success with the horror genre, with the likes of The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor, and Midnight Mass garnering critical acclaim and high viewership figures for the streaming giant. Based on the 1994 novel of the same name, 'The Midnight Club' tells the story of a group of terminally ill teenagers living together at a hospice-like place called Rotterdam Home. "His books were full of things I found really exciting and thrilling and dark. By Samantha Nelson Christopher Pike wrote dozens of YA thrillers and horror stories during the ’80s and ’90s. "He wrote some pretty advanced stuff for his younger readers, and it was not at all uncommon for his teenage characters to die, pretty shockingly," Flanagan explained. The True Story Behind Christopher Pike’s ‘The Midnight Club’ The beloved YA horror author discusses writing about death, inspiring Mike Flanagan and his upcoming adaptations. Flanagan went on to issue a warning that viewers should not expect The Midnight Club to shy away from the scares. This assumption is not with merit, as Flanagan and the team behind Netflix’s The Midnight Club looked to the source material for inspiration. "One of the big things we assumed was that the younger viewers could handle scares," Flanagan explained during a recent interview with Empire. ![]()
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