I don't know if Mike Flanagan is choosing to go this route or Netflix has a hand in this, but the latest chapter of Flanagan's horror series is a watered-down, talky-teens, add a gajillion jump scares production. It pales in comparison to his previous work for Netflix. The plot is interesting, but the acting and story, with few exceptions, is generic teen drama with generic teens. (I don't know if they really are teens, there's a tendency these days to have 20-something's play teens that annoys me no end.) The Midnight Club centers on a group of terminally-Ill teenagers living in a gothic mansion (the exterior of which is apparently CGI, which is too bad, it's a cool place). They exist with almost no adult intervention as they live out their days. Their nights are filled with the Club where they meet to exchange terrifying ghost stories. Why are terminally-ill people always portrayed in dramas as incredibly intelligent, creative souls? No one is ever average and neither are the tales these kids think up. There-I've entered the requisite minimum characters. If you like teen productions, you'll like this. If you like jump scares ad infinitum, you'll like this. If you like real ghosty ghosts and true suspense, watch something else.

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