Flanagan's Wake | A Mike Flanagan Podcast

We continue to journey through Mike Flanagan's Midnight Mass , this week chatting about the penultimate episode, "Acts of the Apostles." We discuss Rahul Kohli's incredible monologue, why Ali makes the choice he does, and how much this show actually has to do with 'Salem's Lot. Plus a whole lot more.  Discussion Question: What is your favorite scientific explanation of something supernatural? Next...

Our time with Midnight Mass contines as we get to Book V: "Gospel." Riley and Father Paul have THE conversation as the former wrestles with what he has become and what to do next. As he leads Erin out into the dark on a rowboat it all culminates in one of the greatest moments in TV history. Discussion Question: What is your favorite vampire death? Next week, Midnight Mass continues with the penult...

Hey everyone! We are so unbelievably excited to share this with you all. Last Saturday, Matt and I got the opportunity to virtually sit down with Mike Flanagan for a lengthy chat about... pretty much everything. We talked about the miracle that was Midnight Mass , his time with Netflix and what he learned, adapting Henry James, why he decided to take on Carrie, and, of course, some of his feelings...

Midnight Mass continues as we reach Book IV: "Lamentations" and one of the greatest one-two punch monologues either of us have ever witnessed. As Father Paul struggles with his newfound vampirism, Riley and Erin debate the mysteries of life. SPOILERS FROM 1:57:06 - 2:06:38 Discussion Question: What is your favorite moment of absolute horror? Next week, Midnight Mass continues with Book V: "Gospel"...

We continue with Midnight Mass as we discuss book III: "Proverbs." Miracles are happening in the Crock Pot! Leeza is walking. Ed and Annie Flynn are dancing. And Bev is... well... still being Bev! Father Paul finally lets us in on the events that led to his arrival on Crockett Island...and the thing he brought with him.  SPOILERS FROM 1:51:31 - 2:05:42 Discussion Question: What is your favorite "m...

Our coverage of Midnight Mass continues with Book II: "Psalms." They're songs! So we SING... about how freaking good this show is.  SPOILERS FROM 1:55:44 - 2:13:48 Discussion Question: We all know of the Bev Keane type character. What's your favorite Bev Keane in storytelling? Or maybe least favorite? I dunno... Next week: Midnight Mas s continues with episode 3: "Proverbs" This show will be posti...

It's a new year, and we are jumping into a new show! We begin our 8-week coverage of Midnight Mass this week, chatting about the first episode "Genesis." We discuss our own history with Catholicism and how this show brings back so many memories and feelings. Also... it rules Note: Due to Matt and me both having seen this before, we decided to do an all-spoilers section at the very end of the episo...

Merry Christmas! We're posting this a day early this week so you can spend Christmas Eve celebrating our Lord Mike Flanagan. This week, we celebrate the end of Bly Manor as we take one final look back at the show and at the entire first year of Flanagan's Wake! Then we answer mailbag questions from our wonderful audience. We'll be off next week but back on 1/8/26 for the first episode of Midnight...

And just like that we find ourselves at the end of The Haunting of Bly Manor. This week we chat about episode 9: "The Beast in the Jungle," a beautiful, tragic end to this wonderful series Discussion Question: None this week Next week: In our final episode of 2025 we take one more look at Bly Manor, the Haunting duolog, and our year of Mike Flanagan.  This show will be posting our podcast to YouTu...

It's the penultimate episode flashback! Only...done right! Matt and Scott chat about episode 8 of Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Bly Manor : "The Romance of Certain Old Cloths." It's a unique and wonderful episode that just so happens to be one of the closest adaptive stories of the show so far! Discussion Question: It's Mailbag time. Send your questions to us!  Next week: It's the end as we get...

Matt and Scott reach episode 7 of Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Bly Manor : "The Two Faces (Part 2)." Turns out, Peter Quint is kind of a dick. Who knew? Discussion Question: What is your favorite scene where character is tied up, and other characters dramatically debate "what to do?" Next week: We reach the penultimate episode of Bly Manor : "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes" This show will b...

This week on the show Matt and Scott sit down with the grinning imp version of Henry Wingrave as we chat about episode 6 of The Haunting of Bly Manor : "The Jolly Corner." Discussion Question: What is your favorite doppelganger? Next week: Bly Manor continues with episode 7: "The Two Faces (Part 2)" This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see o...

We've reached the halfway point of Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Bly Manor this week as we dive into the tremendous and shocking episode 5: "The Alter of the Dead." The reveals are all over the episode as a lot of what we thought we knew isn't quite what it seemed.  Discussion Question: What is your favorite example of a "secret ghost" Next week: Bly Manor continues with episode 6: "The Jolly Co...

Our coverage of Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Bly Manor continues with episode 4: "The Way It Came." We finally dive into Dani's past and the shiny spectacled ghost haunting her mirrors.  Discussion Question: What is your favorite example of a "kids are right/aware and adults are oblivious" situation Next week: Bly Manor continues with episode 5: "The Alter of the Dead" This show will be posting...

This week, our coverage of Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Bly Manor continues as we dive into episode 3: "The Two Faces (Part 1)!" This episode focuses on the backstory of Peter Quint and Rebecca Jessel. Matt and Scott chat about the complex and wonderfully terrible Peter Quint and his doomed affair with Ms Jessel. And more! Discussion Question: What is your favorite example of 'the wrong kind of...

This week, we continue our time with Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Bly Manor ! This week, it's episode 2: "The Pupil" as the show zooms in on the strange and disturbing Miles. We chat about the truth behind Miles' expulsion and what might be going on with his strange behavior back at Bly.  Discussion Question: What is your favorite boarding school story? Next week: Bly Manor continues with episo...

We are so excited to begin our journey into Mike Flanagan's follow-up to Hill House: The Haunting of Bly Manor ! This week, we watch and discuss an episode of the series: "The Great Good Place." We chat about the expectations coming into a second season of "The Haunting" series, the continued ascension of Victoria Pedretti, and Mike's obsession with the slipt diopter! Discussion Question: What is...

This week we've reached the end of our time with Henry James as we read the author's final two short stories for this show. We travel across James' career with these two as we read one story written in the 1850s: "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes" and one in the 1900s: The Beast in the Jungle." These stories illustrate the growth and change of James' career and we adore both of them! Discussion...

This week, we continue our journey with Henry James as we cover two more short stories: "The Alter of the Dead" and "The Jolly Corner." We continue to struggle with (and love) this Jolly happy guy. Discussion Question: Which of these Henry James Stories would you like to see adapted and why? Next week: Our coverage of the short stories of Henry James concludes with "The Romance of Certain Old Clot...

This week our coverage of the short stories of Henry James continues with a dive into the author's short story: "The Pupil." While this story is one of the most clearly written of what we've covered so far, we struggled with it a little bit.  Discussion Question: What is your favorite instance of Henry James' "Child of Light" in fiction? Next week: Our coverage of the short stories of Henry James...

This week, our time with Henry James continues as we dive into 3 of the author's short stories: "The Great Good Place," "The Two Faces," and "The Way It Came." So far, we're really feeling Henry James and have enjoyed these three stories quite a bit. A reminder that these stories share names with episodes of Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Bly Manor ... but do they share more? We'll find out! Disc...

This week, we begin our series on Flanagan's The Haunting of Bly Manner ! Before delving into the TV show, we take a look at the Henry James stories that inspired it. Up this week is Henry James' The Turn of the Screw, James' 1896 novella. We chat about James' unusual style, the ambiguity at the heart of this story, and how analysing works has and hasn't changed over the years. Discussion Question...

This week after reading through Stephen King's Doctor Sleep , we are finally ready to tackle Mike Flanagan's brilliant adaptation. We chat about the differences between the regular and director's cut, how Flanagan manages to perfectly tie the movie and book versions of The Shining together, and our complex feelings about the end of Flanagan's film Next week: Our time with The Haunting of Bly Manor...

This week, we take one final look at Stephen King's Doctor Sleep in preparation for our coverage of Flanagan's Film next week. We chat about our complicated feelings about this book and what we ultimately felt triumphed and failed.  Then, we answer a bunch of your wonderful Mailbag questions.  Next week: Flanagan's Doctor Sleep ! This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so...

This week, we reach the end of Stephen King's Doctor Sleep as we read chapter 18 through the end of the novel. Matt and Scott had some issues with this book but both agree the ending is pretty great! We chat about the surprising mundanity of Rose's defeat and discover the true meaning of Dan's arc throughout the story. Discussion Question: Is Kubrick's The Shining a good adaptation? Next week: We...