10 Best TV Shows Like Midnight Mass

3. The Exorcist

Evil 2019
Fox

The Exorcist often goes unpraised, but the bold steps it takes to lift itself out of the shadow of its film counterpart can only be described as admirable. The Exorcist has three priests tackle instances of demonic possession, struggling to keep themselves safe from those insidious forces at the same time. In case you couldn’t guess, religious iconography and horror are the bread and butter of The Exorcist, just like another show we both know and love…

Midnight Mass ebbs and flows from quiet discussions mired in high-minded rhetoric to sickening acts of savagery, often blurring the lines between them. Pious individuals have crises of faith as their doctrine is contorted and maltreated by others before their very eyes. By the same token, The Exorcist uses catholicism as a lens through which to scrutinize the most sinister demons of all - our own.

The Exorcist and Midnight Mass strive to pervert religious themes, taking them to their absolute antithesis. To what end, you might ask? Dread. The Exorcist will set you on the edge of your seat, then push you off with some horrifically disturbing moments. These shows will take years off your life, but in the horror business, that’s all you can hope for.

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