“Midnight Club” Breaks the Record for Most Jump Scares in a TV Episode

Mike Flanagan’s worst fear has come true: a jump scare. The creator of “Midnight Mass” and...

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During the “Midnight Club” panel at New York Comic Con on Thursday night, an official from Guinness World Records gave...

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“This is particularly important to me because I hate jump scares and I think they are the worst,” Mike Flanagan told reporters..

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Flanagan’s Intrepid Pictures producing partner Trevor Macy jumped in: “There’s a meme about it, especially...

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Flanagan says that the “Midnight Club” premiere wasn’t just random, because if he was going to do...

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“The Midnight Club” is based on the work of young adult horror writer Christopher Pike. It takes place at a hospice for...

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