Ilonka, meanwhile, begins to unearth mysterious clues about dark rituals practiced at the hospice through the years, including the rumors of a girl who somehow found the means to cheat death. The group has also created their own secret society (hence the title), meeting late at night to swap macabre stories tinged with the supernatural, and making a pact for those who die first to try contacting the others from the beyond. Georgina Stanton (Heather Langenkamp), tasked with gently guiding these fragile young souls through the process of understanding and accepting their fates. Set in the mid-1990s, Ilonka (Iman Benson) provides the point of entry into the strange happenings at Brightcliffe Manor, a place where teens facing a fatal diagnosis live together under the stewardship of Dr. Not to be confused with “The Breakfast Club” (Google it, kids), the concept comes courtesy of author Christopher Pike, adapted by Mike Flanagan (the producer behind Netflix’s “The Haunting of Hill House” and “Midnight Mass”) and Leah Fong. It’s creepy, to a point, but moves at a crawl, while focusing on the provocative if unappealing premise of eight kids with terminal illnesses. The curse of “Stranger Things” means every sci-fi/macabre concept involving teenagers will seemingly have its day on TV, with “The Midnight Club” as the latest example.
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