Midnight Cinema: A Horror Movie Podcast with Art & Erik

Art Hennessey & Erik Rodenhiser
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The ultimate horror movie podcast for fans of cult classics, horror gems, and genre oddities. Join hosts Art Hennessey and Erik Rodenhiser for sharp insight, offbeat humor, and just the right amount of nerdy enthusiasm. Each week, this horror movie podcast dives deep into everything from classic slashers to bizarre indie horror, breaking down wild performances, filmmaker "bad decisions," and the occasional philosophical debate over exploding heads. If you love your horror movies strange and your commentary hilarious, welcome to Midnight Cinema.

  1. Prophecy (1979)

    19h ago

    Prophecy (1979)

    Zip up your sleeping bag, watch out for the giant salmon and don't pick up the mutant bear cub!  Midnight Cinema is heading to Maine for the 1979 eco-terror monster movie Prophecy!  John Frankeheimmer directed this strange mix of nature-takes-its-revenge B-movie and 1970's enviornmental/sociopolitical thriller.   Gorgeous cinematography of the natural landscape, a soaring score, and an earnest screenplay meet a lumbering mess of a mutant creature that the cast and crew referred to as "pizza bear."  Art and Erik are driving deep into the woods to get to the bottom of this cinematic hybrid that faced the poisoned pens of critics upon its release, but since has grown a following as a cult classic.  Check out our website: https://midnightcinemapod.com/ Please subscribe to us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, and please leave us a review! We love hearing from you, and reviews help us get the word out! You can visit us on Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube for video clips, show info and other behind-the-scenes craziness!   TBVSEHYB2GZAOAW4

    1h 40m
  2. 21 Cool & Creepy Creatures

    Jun 24

    21 Cool & Creepy Creatures

    They slither, they slide, they waddle, they fly!  We're inviting some of the most memorable monsters to a special screening at the Midnight Cinema!  This episode, Art and Erik host a pantheon of the slimiest, cleverest, weirdest, funniest and most skin-crawling beasties you've ever seen on the silver screen!  They're cool. They're creepy! Join us as we count them down! What are the movie monsters you can't shake? Erik's Picks: Gamera  Deep Rising Alien: Resurrection (Ripley Alien Baby) The Angry Red Planet (Bat Rat Monster) Slither The Host The Ritual Pan's Labyrinth (The Pale Man) Arcadian Robot Monster   Art's Picks Daimajin Creepshow 2: The Raft Prophecy  (Mutunt Bear Baby) It Conquered the World The Deadly Spawn The Ruins Zygote Clash of the Titans -1981 (Medusa) Possum Tetsuo: The Iron Man Bonus pick: Art and Erik recommend: Recorded Live! You can watch Recorded Live on Youtube. Check out our website: https://midnightcinemapod.com/ Please subscribe to us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, and please leave us a review! We love hearing from you, and reviews help us get the word out! You can visit us on Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube for video clips, show info and other behind-the-scenes craziness! U2VHYDECC8DZPZV3

    1h 11m
  3. Lifeforce (1985)

    Jun 17

    Lifeforce (1985)

    She's a Space Girl, and she's gone too far... Bring your spacesuit, pack your passport and grab your leaded iron sword because we're heading to England for Tobe Hooper's Lifeforce!  This 1985 cult classic was a big sci-fi horror play by the famous Cannon films, and this week we're going to open the space coffins and unleash the naked truth about this cinematic mashup of vampires, aliens and zombies.  Art and Erik are stripping down the film to its bare essentials and asking: Does this belong in the Midnight Cinema?   We'll talk about: Incredible special effects work Mathilde May's iconic performance  Patrick Stewart's first screen kiss - under hypnosis Wild interrogation scenes Once you're back on Earth, check us out at midnightcinemapod.com where you can contact us, listen to other episodes and find out more. Please subscribe to us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, and before you meet Dr. Fallada, make sure to leave us a review! We love hearing from you, and reviews help us get the word out! While you are waiting for the vampire mothership, you can visit us on Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube for video clips, show info and other behind-the-scenes craziness! ASPOGGV06HPA1R9U

    1h 31m
  4. Mosquito (1995)

    Jun 10

    Mosquito (1995)

    From the Cosmos, A UFO, A Mosquito, My Libido.... Pack the insect repellent, plug in the bug zapper and grab the chainsaw!  Midnight Cinema is heading to the campground for Mosquito!  This 1995 movie asks what if nature's little blood suckers weren't so little... and also had alien DNA! Art and Erik give you all the buzz on this low-budget sci-fi horror film that throws every puppet, miniature, stop-motion model and practical gag in its arsenal to bring these critters to life!  A spaceship crashes in a national park full of campers, and soon the mosquito population is out for blood... and they're big! A group of survivors needs to make it out of the isolated park and defeat the insect once and for all. Once you're back in civilization, check us out at midnightcinemapod.com where you can contact us, listen to other episodes and find out more. Please subscribe to us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, and before you face the proboscis, make sure to leave us a review! We love hearing from you, and reviews help us get the word out! While you are waiting for the final skeeter assault, you can visit us on Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube for video clips, show info and other behind-the-scenes craziness!   AKPAILTWPS1YYW9B

    1h 51m
  5. Jeepers Creepers (2001)

    May 27

    Jeepers Creepers (2001)

    He's got Jeepers Creepers eyes… Hop in the car and don't slow down because Midnight Cinema is taking a road trip with Jeepers Creepers! Art and Erik head to the church basement to explore this 2001 horror movie that kept a generation awake in their beds. We're covering every bit of it: Justin Long's freakout performance Why the villain is so memorable Gina Phillips flipping the script Eileen Brennan stealing the show How revealing just enough is sometimes the right move Is it possible to get the title song out of your head Once you've got to safety check us out at midnightcinemapod.com where you can contact us, listen to other episodes and find out more. Please subscribe to us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, and before listen to the town psychic, make sure to leave us a review! We love hearing from you and reviews help us get the word out! While you are trying to avoid that janky truck, you can visit us on Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube for video clips, show info and other behind-the-scenes craziness! EU2T6PQV3RHAPIWZ

    1h 54m
  6. Starcrash

    May 20

    Starcrash

    You're a Stella Starr, That's who you are! Pack a change of outfit and brush up on your Amazonian, we're heading to the Haunted Stars with a team of notorious space smugglers. Art Hennessey and Erik Rodenhiser are on a mission from the Galactic Emperor to review Starcrash, a 1978 sci-fi, adventure fantasy film starring Midnight Cinema Popcorn Bucket Award winner Caroline Munro as the best pilot in the universe, Stella Star. On this episode we visit every planet in this discounted Star Wars universe: Christopher Plummer's Shakespearean-sized performance Caroline Munro's amazing wardrobe variety A robot with a wild west accent? An Amazon Queen with a resume of Italian sex comedies! Stop motion robots and flying neanderthals! Space torpedoes stuffed with troops David Hasselhoff with laser eyes and how his hair makes its entrance! Have you ever seen this many spaceships take off in one movie?   Once you've escaped the Ice Planet check us out at midnightcinemapod.com where you can contact us, listen to other episodes and find out more. Please subscribe to us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, and before you face the robot gollums, make sure to leave us a review! We love hearing from you and reviews help us get the word out! While you are waiting for the Emperor to halt time, you can visit us on Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube for video clips, show info and other behind-the-scenes craziness! VUI5YRVUITPO2KNU

    1h 55m
  7. Island of Terror

    May 13

    Island of Terror

    No Bones About It... We are taking the chopper to Petrie Island for an Irish holiday with the slowest creatures in horror movie history!  Midnight Cinema is visiting Island of Terrror, the 1966 monster movie that ponders science, romance, and how to autopsy a boneless corpse.  Join us as Art and Erik poke at every flattened horse, open dangerously radioactive labs without a second thought and toss petrol bombs awkwardly at silicon-based turtle creatures.     Peter Cushing starred in this cult classic, directed by Terrence Fisher of Hammer Films fame. It was scrutinized by British censors and terrified a young Erik, but will this trip to the island prove frightening or just plain funny? Press play and join us to find out just how many Doctors can one horror movie hold!  Once you've made it off the island you check us out at midnightcinemapod.com where you can contact us, listen to other episodes and find out more. Please subscribe to us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, and before you head off with the strontium gun, make sure to leave us a review! We love hearing from you and reviews help us get the word out! While you are waiting for Peter Cushing to put on his protective gear, you can visit us on Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube for video clips, show info and other behind-the-scenes craziness!

    1h 42m
  8. From Dusk Till Dawn

    May 6

    From Dusk Till Dawn

    Hold Me Closer, Vampire Dancer!  It's almost sundown, so hop in the RV because we're heading to El Rey, Mexico with George Clooney and a creepy Quentin Tarantino! Once across the border we just have to make a quick stop at the wildest roadside bar south of the Rio Grande. Midnight Cinema is rolling up to From Dusk Till Dawn, Robert Rodriguez's 1996 crime/vampire/action film. Hosts Art and Erik will get you safely through every liquor store holdup, every kidnapping and every gory vampire killing. And we promise a lot of laughs along the way.  Upon its release, critics and the public were confused by its mid-movie turn in both tone and story, but it quickly found a fierce cult following. Does it deserve another look - find out with us. Now be quiet, Santanico Pandemonium is about to take the stage!  If you make it till dawn, you  check us out at midnightcinemapod.com where you can contact us, listen to other episodes and find out more.  Please subscribe to us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, and before you fill your Super Soaker squirt gun with holy water, make sure to leave us a review! We love hearing from you and reviews help us get the word out! While you are waiting for Santanico to fetch her snake, you can visit us on Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube for video clips, show info and other behind-the-scenes craziness! HQU97KMVCV6KVU2R

    1h 50m
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The ultimate horror movie podcast for fans of cult classics, horror gems, and genre oddities. Join hosts Art Hennessey and Erik Rodenhiser for sharp insight, offbeat humor, and just the right amount of nerdy enthusiasm. Each week, this horror movie podcast dives deep into everything from classic slashers to bizarre indie horror, breaking down wild performances, filmmaker "bad decisions," and the occasional philosophical debate over exploding heads. If you love your horror movies strange and your commentary hilarious, welcome to Midnight Cinema.

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