Not scary at all. This should not be labelled as horror/thriller. Fantasy drama should best describe it.Â
The concept was good and I like the story very much, but I feel like they could've done more. It's a real sloooow burn (the extra O's are not an exaggeration). With only 7 episodes, it even took about 2 episodes just for character build up. Plus they spent loooong minutes on hymns, mass, dialogues and monologues. Too much time was spent on parts of the mass which don't really contribute anything to the plot. It's not because I'm Catholic and I already know the holy mass by heart. Non-Catholics watching the show don't need to see those to get the point. That self-righteous Bev gave long sermons with extra long bible quotes. I mean, we get it. She's a crazy fanatic. Cut it out already. On the last episode, I resorted to fast-forwarding some of her monologue scenes so that it won't spoil the momentum of the climax.
Without the unnecessary extenders, this show could fit into 4 episodes. Total disappointment for me as I was very excited for a new Mike Flanagan show.