Does that blood-drinking sacrament sound familiar? It did to Mike Flanagan. By merely drinking some of the “angel’s” blood, a good Christian can live forever just like God says. Not only does Pruitt’s vampire have the vague appearance of an angel, it also apparently holds the secrets to eternal life as promised in the Bible. As it turns out, the angels of the Old Testament can be truly terrifying. Given how studied Pruitt is in the Bible and Cathloic theology, it’s entirely understandable why he would think a tall, muscular, bald-headed beast with fangs and leathery wings is an angel. While viewers immediately know that the creature Monsignor John Pruitt (Hamish Linklater) encounters is a vampire, he believes it to be an angel. This strategy in Midnight Mass allows for a truly fascinating case of mistaken identity. This is similar to The Walking Dead’s approach to zombies, in which the “z” word and George A. Even Sarah Gunning (Annabeth Gish), arguably the most well-read person on Crockett Island, has to do some research into “porphyria cutanea tarda” (a.k.a. The interesting thing about Midnight Mass is that it clearly takes place in a universe where the average person has no knowledge of what a vampire is. Now that the truth is out, let’s discuss Midnight Mass and how it conflates vampires and biblical angels. Midnight Mass’s depiction of the mythological undead beast and how it can neatly fit into Christian dogma is one of the most satisfying horror twists in years. And I read ‘Salem’s Lot early enough to color an enormous amount of work that I’ll do for the rest of my life.” I read Dracula young enough for it to really burrow in for me. “That film is the vampire story as high art. “My favorite vampire movie is (Werner) Herzog’s Nosferatu,” Flanagan told Den of Geek and other outlets prior to the premiere of Midnight Mass. VAMPIRES, BRO, VAMPIRES.įor creator Mike Flanagan, a filmmaker influenced by all manner of classic horror, bringing the fanged bloodsuckers to life was a long time coming. VAMPIRES! VAMPIRES VAMPIRES VAMPIRES! Literally like Dracula.
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