The original Midnight Cinephile archive — reviews, interviews, discoveries, oddities and assorted transmissions from the first reel.
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Incident In Lake County: Alien Abduction – A Cornucopia of Other Worldly Fright
Read more: Incident In Lake County: Alien Abduction – A Cornucopia of Other Worldly FrightAlien Abduction: Incident in Lake County1998Directed by Dean AliotoWritten by Dean Alioto & Paul ChitlikStarring Benz Antione, Kristian Ayer & Gillian Barber\Unrated – Approx 93 Min.Taglines:None Alternate Titles:Incident in Lake County – US Alternative TitleExtrañas…
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The Sun Shines At Midnight….
Read more: The Sun Shines At Midnight….Say what? Is that supposed to be some kinda James Bond code? Are you supposed to respond with something hokey like“In London, April is a Spring month?” No. I am quite pleased to announce that…
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Turkeys Away! Morbid Thanksgiving Humor Courtesy of WKRP…..In Cincinnati!
Read more: Turkeys Away! Morbid Thanksgiving Humor Courtesy of WKRP…..In Cincinnati!It’s time to hit the “Wayback” button on the ol’ time machine and revisit one of my all time favorite Thanksgiving treats! It’s the Thanksgiving episode of WKRP…In Cincinnati! It’s really the last 5 minutes…
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A Fistful of Turkeys – A Turkey Slaying Boardgame
Read more: A Fistful of Turkeys – A Turkey Slaying BoardgameIt’s been a while since I’ve covered a boardgame here on Midnight Cinephile, but when I came across this little slice of Thanksgiving weirdness, I just couldn’t resist sharing it with you. Now I don’t…
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Blood Rage – The Bad Seed Psychotronic Style
Read more: Blood Rage – The Bad Seed Psychotronic StyleBlood Rage1987Directed by John GrissmerWritten by Bruce RubinStarring Louise Lasser, Mark Soper & Marianne Kanter Rated R – Approx. 84 Min.Taglines: – Not all the evil is on Elm Street … – Every hooker’s greatest fear is that the next…
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Home Sweet Home – Typtophan and PCP
Read more: Home Sweet Home – Typtophan and PCPHome Sweet Home1981Directed by Nettie PeñaWritten by Thomas BushStarring Jake Steinfeld, Vinessa Shaw & Peter De PaulaColorRated R – Approx. 85 MinutesTaglines: – This year, it’s not the turkey being carved for Thanksgiving – Be it ever so humble,…
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Hallowmas Has Come and Gone
Read more: Hallowmas Has Come and GoneThere is a trend that has been slowly building over the past few years and quite frankly, it disturbs me. There is a subset group of people who are actively trying to ban Halloween and…
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The Midnight Cinephile Podcast Episode 1
Read more: The Midnight Cinephile Podcast Episode 1At long last, we’ve taken the leap to Podcasting! Episode 1 is finally ready for mass consumption,I truly hope that you all give a listen and you like what you hear. We’re new to podcasting,…
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Creepshow 2 – Quintessential 80’s Fright In Bite Sized Nuggets
Read more: Creepshow 2 – Quintessential 80’s Fright In Bite Sized NuggetsCreepshow 21987Directed by Michael Gornick(Written by Stephen King & George RomeroStarring George Kennedy, Daniel Beer & Lois ChilesRated R – Approx. 92 Min. Tag Lines:– When The Curtain Goes Up, The Terror Begins!– Good to…
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Bruce Campbell Confirms Army of Darkness 2!!!!!!!!!
Read more: Bruce Campbell Confirms Army of Darkness 2!!!!!!!!!It’s official! Bruce Campbell confirmed at Wizard World Nashville Comic Con that the tales of a fourth original Evil Dead film are true and that he would in fact be returning to play Ash. Campbell…
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The Vampire Bat – The Night Brings Sharp Teeth
Read more: The Vampire Bat – The Night Brings Sharp TeethThe Vampire Bat1933Directed by Frank R. StrayerWritten by Edward T. Lowe Jr.Starring Fay Wray, Lionel Atwill, Melvyn DouglasRated PG. Approx. 65 Min. TaglinesThese are the TALONS of The Vampire Bat Alternative TitlesBlood Sucker – US…
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Halloween is Grinch Night – Whovian Halloween Hijinks
Read more: Halloween is Grinch Night – Whovian Halloween HijinksHalloween is Grinch Night1977Directed by Gerard BaldwinWritten by Dr. SeussStarring Hans Conried, Hal Smith & Guy ShapiroNot Rated – Approx. 25 Min.Taglines:No Taglines…..this was a TV Special after all!Alternate Titles:No Alternative Titles, either. This is…
