Midnight Cinema: A Horror Movie Podcast with Art & Erik

Grab your 7 Demon Bag, rally the Chang Sing, and hop on the Pork Chop Express—because we're heading straight into the neon-lit chaos of Chinatown!

This week, Art and Erik throw on their tank tops and dive fists-first into John Carpenter's 1986 cult classic Big Trouble in Little China. It's got everything: sorcery, sewer monsters, kung fu battles, dudes who ride lightning bolts, and one very confused truck driver named Jack Burton!

They dig into Jack's lovable energy, Wang's bad ass fighting skills, the green-eyed girl prophecy, and the bonkers Burning Blade ceremony that somehow makes perfect sense in a movie like this.

Plus, they talk supernatural shenanigans, epic martial arts showdowns, and Carpenter's delicious genre-blending madness.

Join us and learn how the film tries to tackle stereotypes and manages to celebrate Chinese mythology while being a total blast.

Basically, it's action, comedy, monsters, magic, and one-liners galore. If you've ever screamed "It's all in the reflexes," this episode is for you.

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Grab your driftwood, light the campfire and keep your radio tuned to 1340 WKAB because Midnight Cinema is rolling into Antonio Bay!

This week, Art and Erik sail straight into John Carpenter's ghostly chiller The Fog (1980) It's a tale of seaside curses, ancestral conspirators, and some of the best spooky atmosphere ever committed to celluloid.

Inside this haunted broadcast, we cover:

• Glowing fog
• Adrienne Barbeau's iconic DJ-in-a-lighthouse vibes
• Seafaring ghosts with a bone to pick (and hooks to swing)
• Carpenter's minimalist score that chills to the bone

We're talking fog machines on overdrive, and why this might be one of Carpenter's most quietly terrifying films and one of his last acting performances!

So, man the lighthouse and drop the needle on your jazz records because we're riding with the crew of the Elizabeth Dane!

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Lace up those ballet slippers and keep one eye on the irises—Midnight Cinema is pirouetting straight into the Magic Triangle.

This week, Art Hennessey and Erik Rodenhiser enroll at the mysterious and blood-soaked Helena Markos Dance Academy to unravel the dreamlike terror of Dario Argento's Suspiria (1977). It's part Grimm's Fairy Tale, part technicolor slasher, and all witchy madness.

We're talking

• Bold colors
• Questionable dubbing
• Innovative camera work
• One of the most watchable leads in a horror movie ever!

From personal memories to psychological tension, Erik and Art explore how Suspiria's setting, sound design, and eerie sense of unreality have secured its legacy as a horror masterpiece. It's a deep dive into mystery, madness, and the strange beauty of fear.

So crank up the Goblin, ignore those yellow eyes in the window… and whatever you do, don't turn the blue iris!

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Fire up the Iron Mole and hold onto your umbrellas because we're heading to the center of the Earth, baby!

This week, Art and Erik descend into the molten madness of At the Earth's Core (1976), where Victorian adventurers drill their way into a lava-lit land of psychic bird overlords, and enslaved mole people. It's a pulp sci-fi fever dream full of sweaty heroics, rubber-suit monsters, and Peter Cushing acting acting up a storm!

We're talking flamethrower frogs, suggestive plants, and Erik's theory about the influence of this film on a certain, well-known director!

Along the way, we dig into creature design, 70s sci-fi andcomplicated Pellucidorian mating rituals!

And one actor wins one of our coveted awards!

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You're cordially invited to a midnight showing at the Waxwork! Just don't step over the rope… and watch out for that evil baby.

This week on Midnight Cinema, Art and Erik risk waxy death to revisit Waxwork (1988), the horror-comedy where walking into a museum exhibit means walking straight into your own B-movie demise. They dig into the film's gloriously bonkers blend of monsters, mayhem, college sex comedy and mid-budget madness, with horny vampires, bargain-basement mummies, and a ray guns that shoot bullets? It's a movie that asks, "What if your nightmares had budget troubles?"

From jaw-dropping production values and sometimes head-scratching effects to surprise appearances by legit actors who are giving it their all, our hosts break down what makes Waxwork such an unforgettable cult classic. There's blood, jokes, weird sexual tension, and lots of dictator talk. Whether you love it, hate it, or forgot it existed, we've got takes: hot, cold, and dipped in wax.

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REDRUM! It's time for a trip to The Overlook.

In this chilling episode of Midnight Cinema, Art and Erik check in to Stanley Kubrick's icy nightmare hotel. That's right, it's our deep dive into Kubrick's adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining.

They explore Jack Nicholson's descent into madness, haunted bathtubs, Wendy's stress levels, and what exactly is going on in Room 237.

From hedge mazes to haunted bartenders, isolation to icy stares, the hosts dive into the film's symbolism, sound design, and its unique place in horror history. Bonus: they attempt to decode what Kubrick was trying to tell us or if he was just messing with everyone.

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Throw your jacket over the clown and tune your TV to the right channel—it's time to talk Poltergeist.

This week, Art Hennessey and Erik Rodenhiser dive headfirst into the haunted heart of suburbia with the 1982 classic that made us all afraid of static, closets, and backyard swimming pools.

Was it Spielberg? Was it Hooper? Was it ancient spirits angry about real estate? The guys dig into the long-running director debate, while also revisiting that face-ripping scene, a very aggressive tree, and the world's most awesome ghost medium.

They explore the film's emotional depth, its groundbreaking practical effects, and why this movie still holds up like a stack of chairs.

Come for the horror history—stay for Erik's spiritual connection to Tangina and our fear of clown dolls.

Warning: This episode may cause sudden urges to move out of your house immediately.

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Get your fishing gear, and get in losers — we're heading to Noyo!

This week on Midnight Cinema, Art and Erik wade waist-deep into the gooey, gory madness of Humanoids from the Deep (1980). It's mutant fish monsters meets small-town sleaze, with Roger Corman pulling the strings and a whole lot of practical effects chaos.

We're talking creature suits, explosions, and the ethical murkiness of grindhouse monster mayhem — plus the infamous behind-the-scenes drama that made this flick even weirder.

Grab a net, crack a beer, and join us as we reel in this cult classic from the slimy depths of B-movie history.

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Get your massive Stetson Hat on! We're heading to Snowfield Colorado with Lawrence of Arabia!

This week on Midnight Cinema, Art and Erik dissect Dean R. Koontz's Phantoms, the 1998 sci-fi-horror-thriller-mystery-goo-creature-feature where Ben Affleck plays a sheriff (?!), Peter O'Toole delivers deep lore like he's in Hamlet, and the villain is... a sentient oil slick with a library card.

They unpack the film's baffling character choices, weirdly calm victims, and Liev Schreiber as the weirdest deputy sheriff in Colorado, even before he encounters the creatures! From spastic cinematography to on-the nose dialogue, they ask the big questions: How did this happen? Why did this happen? And who looked at Ben Affleck in 1998 and said, "Yes. Him. He should lead us against the ancient evil."

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We're heading back to the mall, everybody!

This week on Midnight Cinema, Art and Erik rip into Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead (2004)—the zombie flick with sprinting corpses, mall carnage, chainsaws madness and, yes… a zombie baby. Plus, indie queen Sarah Polley somehow finds herself in the middle of it all!

They dig into why this remake still rips, how it holds up to the 1978 orginal and how it has influenced the genre!

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