Midnight Mass Invites You to Church in Its Sinister New Trailer

In Netflix’s upcoming horror collection Midnight Mass—the most recent spine-tingler from Haunting of Hill House creator Mike Flanagan—the return of a prodigal son to his distant island hometown is greater than sufficient to get the close-knit neighborhood riled up. But when a curious priest promising to convey miracles to the city arrives quickly after, everybody’s consideration turns into fixated on the unusual issues that start to happen.

Midnight Mass’ first trailer introduces Riley Flynn (Zach Gilford), a local to the island city who returns after going by some form of unspecified trauma whereas seemingly residing in a distinct metropolis. Though Riley’s greeted with open arms by Annie (Kristin Lehman), a member of the family who’s glad to see him residence regardless of his tarnished repute, the remainder of the neighborhood is much less welcoming. The city’s eerie quietness is amplified immensely as Father Paul (Hamish Linklater), a wandering priest, comes into city and begins giving sermons to anybody prepared to hearken to him. Though he’s as skeptical of Father Paul as anybody else, Riley takes the priest up on his provide, figuring that he’s bought little to lose. But what Riley and the remainder of the city quickly notice is that by inviting Father Paul into their lives, they’ve doubtlessly opened themselves as much as one thing downright unholy.

From the sudden deaths of a number of animals to the precise miracles that Father John seems to tug off within the trailer, Midnight Mass is unquestionably going the supernatural route even because it delves right into a cerebral thriller with the story of Riley’s mysterious previous. The promise of cult-like religiosity that may develop within the wake of Father Paul’s miracles could level to Midnight Mass borrowing some notes from Ari Aster’s Midsommar, however figuring out Flanagan’s penchant for utilizing puzzles to amplify the horror of his tales, there’s prone to be way more to the collection.

Midnight Mass hits Netflix on September 24.

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