Midnight Mass

CAUTION: Designated as “strong content,” subject matter regularly discusses and sometimes depicts violence and abuse. Viewer discretion is advised.

Ways to Watch: Netflix

Overview

Midnight Mass is a supernatural horror miniseries created and directed by Mike Flanagan, the same creator of The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor.

The small community of Crockett Island has a population of 137 people, but it still has its own Catholic church, which for decades has been presided over by the same priest, Monsignor Pruitt. Now in his 80s, Pruitt’s health is declining, so his parishioners pool their resources to send the ailing man on a trip to the Holy Land. In his place, an outsider comes to their parish, Father Paul Hill. Father Paul says that he’s been sent by the local diocese to fill in for Monsignor Pruitt while Pruitt convalesces on the mainland, but it soon becomes clear that Father Paul is not being fully honest with the community.