The original Midnight Cinephile archive — reviews, interviews, discoveries, oddities and assorted transmissions from the first reel.
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Attack of the Killer Refrigerator – The Icebox Cometh
Read more: Attack of the Killer Refrigerator – The Icebox ComethAttack of the Killer Refrigerator1990Directed by Michael SavinoWritten by Michael Savino, Mark VeauStarring Lori Regonini, Christina Murphy, Michael Savino Tag Line:Oh No!! I Just HATE Cold Cuts!! Alternative Title:Attack of the Killer Refridgerator Yep….This is…
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Must Be The Season of the Witch
Read more: Must Be The Season of the WitchAs I’m sure you know, cinema is cyclical in nature. Once something catches on, a whole cycle of films has to run it’s course before the next big thing hits. This is especially true in…
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I’ve Finally Decided My Future Lies Beyond The YELLOWBRICKROAD
Read more: I’ve Finally Decided My Future Lies Beyond The YELLOWBRICKROADAmerica is full of creepy legends. Tales of curses and mysterious vanishings. Perhaps one of the most unsettling is the story of the Lost Colony of Roanoke. You know the tale…..an entire settlement vanishes without…
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Unexpected Horrors – Part II
Read more: Unexpected Horrors – Part IIIt’s time for Round 2 of Unexpected Horrors! Yes, those little bits of cinematic terror that spring out at you when you’re lease expecting them. Let’s jump right in, shall we? Superman III – RoboVera…
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Evil Dead (2013) Oh Yes, There Is Blood…..So….Much…..Blood.
Read more: Evil Dead (2013) Oh Yes, There Is Blood…..So….Much…..Blood.Remakes get a bum rap these days. The second a remake is announced, internet trolls the world over flock to their computers and start their campaigns against said film. It happens every time and this…
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The Problem With Horror Elitists and the Self Appointed Critics or, Roger Ebert Would Be Ashamed of You.
Read more: The Problem With Horror Elitists and the Self Appointed Critics or, Roger Ebert Would Be Ashamed of You.“It’s easy to attack and destroy an act of creation. It’s a lot more difficult to perform one.” ― Chuck Palahniuk If you know me, then you know that I have long harbored a distaste…
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CineBites – The Chernobyl Diaries
Read more: CineBites – The Chernobyl DiariesI was really interested in seeing The Chernobyl Diaries when it first came out. I’ve always been interested in the Chernobyl disaster and especially Prypiat, the now ghost town that housed many of Chernobyl’s workers…
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Gator Bait – Playboy Swamp Princess a Go Go
Read more: Gator Bait – Playboy Swamp Princess a Go Go‘Gator Bait1974Directed by Beverly & Ferd SebastionWritten by Beverly SebastionStarring Claudia Jennings, Sam Gilman & Sam ThurmanTag Lines: Unless they get her first… she’ll never let them out alive! Swamp Behind — Hell Ahead! Untamed…
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CineBites – The Cyclops (1957)
Read more: CineBites – The Cyclops (1957)A cheapie from master schlockmeister, Bert I. Gordon, The Cyclops is a fun little 66 minute time waster starring Gloria Holden and Lon Chaney Jr. Ms. Holden hires an expedition to search for her fiancee,…
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Creature from the Black Lagoon – Inter-species Stalker
Read more: Creature from the Black Lagoon – Inter-species StalkerCreature from the Black Lagoon1954Directed by Jack ArnoldWritten by Harry Essex, Arthur Ross & Maurice ZimmBased on an idea by William AllendStarring Richard Carlson, Julie Adams & Mark WilliamsTaglines: -Not since the beginning of time…
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The Sea Bat – Sponge Divers of the Damned
Read more: The Sea Bat – Sponge Divers of the DamnedThe Sea Bat1930Directed by Lionel Barrymore & Wesley RugglesWritten by Dorothy Yost, Bess Meredyth & John Howard LawsonStarring Raquel Torres, Charles Bickford, Nils Asther & Boris KarloffTag Lines: THE MOST STIRRING ROMANCE ADVENTURE YOU’VE EVER…
