Netflix has dropped their terrifying new show midnight club Just in time for Halloween. Co-created by Mike Flanagan Chase Hill House And the Midnight Mass Fame, the new series follows a group of young men with terminal cancer who decide to live out their last days at Bright Cliff Hospice.

Every night, the gang gathers at The Midnight Club library, a chance to tell each other scary stories. The teens make a pact with each other: that whoever dies first will try to send a message from the afterlife, in order to keep hope alive for all those left behind. Meanwhile, new patient Ilonka intends to discover the secrets hidden within the walls of Brightcliffe, including its magical or cult-like history.

Fans of the series might be wondering if the show is completely fictional or not midnight club It is based on a true story. Here’s what you need to know about the new horror-packed teen drama on Netflix.

Simon Pulse The Midnight Club

Simon Pulse The Midnight Club

he is midnight club Based on a true story?

midnight club Depends on book of the same name by author Christopher Pike. Meanwhile, the stories the characters tell each night are adapted from the work of Pike, a prolific writer of books for young people. However, this does not mean that the idea midnight club Not based on the real thing.

As I mentioned Vanity Fairmain character Ilonka (portrayed by Iman Benson), in fact, on the basis of a real person, was responsible for giving Baek’s idea to midnight club. When this teen was diagnosed with cancer in the early ’90s, her parents asked her if Pike would meet her because she was such a huge fan of hers. Pike began writing letters and talking to her over the phone, and so he learned about the tradition that was taking place in her hospital every night.

Instead of telling scary stories, the group of young patients would meet every night at a book club, where they would often discuss Pike’s novels. From there, Baek came midnight club. Sadly, Pike’s inspiration to see the final product did not live on, but the book remains a tribute to the young patient who inspired him. So though midnight club Not exactly a true story, it’s rooted in reality, and inspired by a young fan who influenced Pike’s stories in a massive way.

Is Bright Cliff Hospice a real place?

The setting itself is undoubtedly an important part of midnight club, filled with more secrets than can be explored in just one season. Young people who decide to move to Brightcliffe Hospice (known as Rotterdam Home in the novel) choose to live their last days on their own terms. However, Ilonka arrives at Brightcliffe believing the building can help treat her cancer. After doing some research online and reading about a former patient who appears to have been cured after his stay at the facility, Ilonka decided she was going to leave the hospice in remission.

Ilonka’s hopes seem to be confirmed when strange things start to happen in and around Brightcliffe. From unusual encounters with strangers in the surrounding woods to sinister hidden rooms that hide rituals, Ilonka soon became convinced that Brightcliffe might have the healing properties she read about.

The setting also lends itself to the villain, with hints of occultism and ghosts roaming the halls at night. It is still not always clear whether or not ghosts really existed or a figment of the imagination conjured up by powerful painkillers. “The Hospice has a very colorful history,” midnight clubTell co-author Mike Flanagan Vanity Fair. “There is a rumor… about a living shadow that wanders the halls of Brightcliff. Some children speculate that it may be death itself. And some children, especially towards the end of their lives, speak of this thing, and come closer and closer to them.”

As for whether or not Brightcliffe is a real place, the answer is unfortunately no. The series was filmed largely in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with filming locations including Burnaby and Ladner Village in Delta, per distracts. It is not currently clear where the home doubles as Brightcliffe Hospice, but its unusual exterior creates a visually ideal for an estate with potentially magical properties.

Many of midnight club It summons the incredible and the unbelievable. However, the story’s real-life origins make the scary series all the more awesome.

Watch Midnight Club On Netflix now.