Midnight Cinema: A Horror Movie Podcast with Art & Erik

Wrangle your mongoose, tune up the bagpipes, and pack your snakebite kit because we're heading deep into the D'Ampton countryside for some good old-fashioned worm hunting!

This week, Art and Erik are slithering their way into Ken Russell's deliriously unhinged 1988 cult classic The Lair of the White Worm, a film that somehow crams Hugh Grant, Peter Capaldi (yes, The Doctor himself), Catherine Oxenberg, Bram Stoker, pagan lore, ancient nuns, acid-trip hallucinations, and a 60-foot murder serpent into 90 glorious minutes.

Is this a forgotten fever dream? A cheeky satire of English manners? A genre mashup wrapped in WTF visions of snake deities? Or is it simply Ken Russell doing what Ken Russell does best: absolutely everything, all at once?

Either way, we're diving into every caverns, cult legends, dancing Scotsman, and Amanda Donohoe power-outfit the movie throws at us.

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Grab your police badge, pack your Epi-pen, and strap on your bear slippers! 🐻 We're heading back to Summersisle with Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, and an entire island of buzz-worthy weirdness!

Art and Erik are scouring the beehives and the burning wicker for answers as they investigate the 2006 remake of The Wicker Man. It's the film that gave us one of the most meme-able Nic Cage performances ever.

We'll cover it all:

• The journey from Robin Hardy's 1973 folk-horror classic to Neil LaBute's reimagining

• How does the band The Ramones fit into all of this?

• Soooo many semi-truck impacts!

• We'll bee covering that famous deleted scene!

• Why this movie somehow became a cult comedy rather than a terrifying thriller

By the time the ceremony ends, you'll know exactly "how it got burned!"

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Grab your May Day masks, polish up your pagan hymns, and for the love of Summerisle, stay away from the serpents!

This week, Art and Erik sail into one of the strangest and most hypnotic corners of British horror — The Wicker Man (1973). Part musical, part mystery, part folk fever dream, this film follows puritanical Sergeant Neil Howie (Edward Woodward) as he investigates a missing girl on a remote Scottish island… only to find himself surrounded by singing villagers, nude pagan rituals, and Christopher Lee's most charmingly sinister performance.

We're diving deep into the burning heart of this cult classic — where belief, repression, and sacrifice collide.

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Things talked about in this episode

Anthony Schaeffer's play and movie Sleuth

James Bond movie with Britt Eklund and Christopher Lee - The Man With the Golden Gun

Folk Horror movies:

• Midsommar
• The Witch
• Hereditary

80's TV Show with Edward Woodward - The Equalizer

Make sure you take the salt, bring along the talking cat, pack the spell book, and don't let any virgins near the Black Flame Candle! We're on our way to Erik's hometown of Salem, MA!

This episode, Art and Erik are taking you on a haunted tour of Disney's cult classic Hocus Pocus (1993) — the wickedly funny tale of three resurrected witches wreaking havoc on modern-day Salem in their quest for eternal youth. (Yes, it's a family film about stealing children's souls!)

Art and Erik are leaving no stone wall unturned as they lead you through Salem's back alleys, schools, neighborhoods, and cemeteries. Along the way, Erik gives us the scoop on filming locations, behind-the-scenes lore, and some real Salem secrets.

So grab your broom, your vacuum, or your mop — and join us for a nostalgic, witchy romp through the Witch City!

After the witches are dust and the candle's out…

Don't fly off just yet!

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Because at Midnight Cinema… we put a spell on you.

Grab your pillowcase, don your sexy costumes, only take one candy at Principal Wilkins' house, avoid any invitations to Sheep's Meadow, and whatever you do… don't let the Jack-o'-lantern go out!

Now hop in, because we're heading to Warren Valley, Ohio — the Halloweeniest town in the Midwest!

Art and Erik are prowling through all the bustling streets, spooky alleyways, and even the old quarry as they deep dive into Trick 'r Treat, Michael Dougherty's now-beloved horror anthology that celebrates (and enforces) every Halloween rule in the book.

Originally set for an October 2007 theatrical release, Trick 'r Treat was abruptly shelved by the studio and later found new life on home video — where it quickly became a cult favorite and a must-watch for horror fans every October.

We're covering it all, including:

• The tangled web of intersecting Halloween night stories

• The rise of Sam — horror's cutest (and deadliest) holiday enforcer

• Dylan Baker's delightfully dark turn as everyone's favorite "educator"

• Anna Paquin's full-moon surprise and Brian Cox's showdown with tradition itself

• Werewolves, revenge, and one very unlucky school bus

• The traditions, the atmosphere, and why this movie feels like Halloween itself

• How it went from a shelved studio release to a modern cult classic

So light your pumpkins, grab your candy, and join us as we celebrate a film that proves: Always respect the traditions.

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And remember… if you hear giggling outside your window tonight — it's probably just Sam checking on your pumpkin. 🎃

Things talked about in this episode:

Watch Director Mike Daughetry's original animated short Seasons Greetings

Salem Massachusetts Haunted Happenings.

Tod Solondz's Happiness

Photographer Diane Arbus

Throw your Silver Shamrock mask into your little overnight bag because we're heading to Santa Mira with Dr. Dan! Don't worry, we'll have you back in time for the big giveway!

This week Art and Erik take you on a VIP tour into the inner factory workings of Halloween III: Season of the Witch! This 1983 horror cult classic was meant to be a departure from the Laurie Strode/Michael Myers story of the first two Halloween movies, and at the time, it may have confused audiences and critics.

But it has gained a following and we're here to take you through every twist and turn of the production and the plot of this eerie mystery that mixes corporate conspiracies, Celtic rituals, and killer commercials.

If you survive the big giveaway, come hang with us at midnightcinemapod.com for more cult classics, deep dives, and late-night horror fun.

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Grab the sheriff, find Dr. Loomis, and pile into the ambulance — we're checking into Haddonfield Memorial Hospital!

This week, Art and Erik explore every dark corridor of one of horror cinema's most understaffed healthcare facilities as they break down Halloween II (1981) — the bloody, immediate follow-up to one of the most successful and influential horror films of all time.

Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasance return to pick up literally minutes after the events of the original, as Michael Myers continues his relentless rampage through Haddonfield. We'll talk hospital hijinks, Carpenter's reluctant return, Rick Rosenthal's direction, wig-watching with Laurie Strode, and how this sequel cranks up the gore for the slasher-craze era.

So lock the doors, dim the lights, and keep an eye on that heart monitor — Evil is still alive… and we're going scene by scene through every surgical scare and shadowy hallway.

Listen to our podcast on John Carpenter's original Halloween!

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Get out your popcorn and jack-o'-lanterns, turn on Dr. Dementia, and don't go near the Myers' house! Laurie Strode is coming over to babysit, so we must be heading to Haddonfield, Illinois!

This episode, Art and Erik hitch a ride with Dr. Loomis and face the evil that is John Carpenter's iconic Halloween!

This little indie horror released in 1978 set box office records and went on to change the landscape of cinematic horror, making a star of its lead actress Jamie Lee Curtis and spawning decades of sequels, remakes, and reboots. From Carpenter's masterful use of widescreen tension to his unforgettable, nerve-jangling score, we'll talk about how this film reshaped what it meant to be scared in the suburbs.

Along the way we'll discuss:

• The shoestring budget that still delivered maximum terror

• Donald Pleasence's intense turn as the ever-worried Dr. Loomis

• Michael Myers as pure, unstoppable evil — and how the blank mask became cinema's most chilling face

• Plus behind-the-scenes trivia, early reactions, and how Halloween carved its place in horror history

So lock your doors, check the closet, and join us as we revisit the night he came home.

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Watch the dirt, limber up your pole vaulting skills, and for the love of Walter Chang's convenience store - stay off the ground! We're headed straight into Perfection, Nevada, population: snack-sized.

Art and Erik are tunneling deep into the 1990 horror-comedy masterpiece Tremors! So fire up the four-wheel drive because the Graboids are hungry, and your best bet is climbing a boulder and praying your boots don't slip.

We'll talk about the glorious creature design, the wide-open desert cinematography that somehow makes you feel even more trapped, and the greatest small-town ensemble this side of a disaster movie—Kevin Bacon in tight jeans and gorgeous hair, Fred Ward grumbling like a pro, Michael Gross armed to the teeth, and Reba McEntire proving country really does know how to shoot.

Sure, Tremors belly-flopped at the box office, but like any good monster, it just wouldn't stay buried. Thanks to home video, it spawned a heck of a lot of sequels and even a TV series nobody asked for. We'll dig into the movie's magic cocktail of action, horror, and comedy, plus the absolute nightmare of filming in the middle of nowhere while your movie is literally about being stuck in the middle of nowhere.

So grab your elephant gun, play rock paper scissors over who is running to save the girl on the pogo stick, and join us as we celebrate the wiggly desert death-worms that could—and did—become one of the most beloved cult monster movies of the '90s.

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Wake up, hypersleepy head! We're heading down to LV-426. So grab your motion detector, set the self-destruct for ten minutes and make sure you have the cat!

This week Art and Erik heed the mysterious transmission and explore Ridley Scott's 1979 masterpiece of sci-fi horror, Alien! This is a deep dive into strange ships, even stranger organisms and enough metaphors to fill a deep space mining vessel.

Facehuggers, chestbursters and xenomorphs, oh my!

Along the way, we'll talk creature design, corporate greed, and why space truckers might be the most relatable workplace ensemble in cinema. We'll break down Sigourney Weaver's star-making turn as Ripley, Ash's unnerving android agenda, and how sound, silence, and one very cranky cat all conspire to keep you on edge. H.R. Giger's nightmares, practical effects that still hold up, and that oh-so-claustrophobic atmosphere. This film's got it all.

So fire up the Nostromo's big ass engines, take a seat at the dinner table, and unpack the legacy of Alien with us!

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