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Midnight Cinema: A Horror Movie Podcast with Art & Erik

Art Hennessey & Erik Rodenhiser

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

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02:19:59

The Guardian

Midnight Cinema: A Horror Movie Podcast with Art & Erik ·

2025/11/26

Grab your baby monitor, oil up the chainsaw, and for the love of all that is holy stay away from the tree line because this week Art and Erik are diving head-first into William Friedkin's The Guardian, the 1990 "Wait… Friedkin made THIS?" supernatural horror oddity. That's right: the director of The Exorcist, The French Connection, Sorcerer, and To Live and Die in L.A. decided to go full druid-nanny-tree-monster—and we're here to lovingly pick through every branch, twig, and inexplicable creative

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02:18:33

The Lair of the White Worm

Midnight Cinema: A Horror Movie Podcast with Art & Erik ·

2025/11/19

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

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03:06:38

The Wicker Man (2006)

Midnight Cinema: A Horror Movie Podcast with Art & Erik ·

2025/11/12

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

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02:18:42

The Wicker Man (1973)

Midnight Cinema: A Horror Movie Podcast with Art & Erik ·

2025/11/05

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

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03:28:42

Hocus Pocus

Midnight Cinema: A Horror Movie Podcast with Art & Erik ·

2025/10/29

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

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03:01:35

Trick 'r Treat

Midnight Cinema: A Horror Movie Podcast with Art & Erik ·

2025/10/22

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

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03:03:07

Halloween III - Season of the Witch

Midnight Cinema: A Horror Movie Podcast with Art & Erik ·

2025/10/15

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

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02:47:15

Halloween II (1981)

Midnight Cinema: A Horror Movie Podcast with Art & Erik ·

2025/10/08

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

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02:46:23

Halloween (1978)

Midnight Cinema: A Horror Movie Podcast with Art & Erik ·

2025/10/01

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

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02:15:01

Tremors

Midnight Cinema: A Horror Movie Podcast with Art & Erik ·

2025/09/24

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

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02:14:35

Alien (1979)

Midnight Cinema: A Horror Movie Podcast with Art & Erik ·

2025/09/17

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,

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02:53:16

Idle Hands

Midnight Cinema: A Horror Movie Podcast with Art & Erik ·

2025/09/10

Get your knitting needles ready, break out the ceremonial daggers and make sure your angel wings are on straight - we're on the hunt for a demon hand! This week, Art and Erik dig deep into Idle Hands (1999), the stoner horror comedy where a lazy teen’s possessed hand goes on a murder spree. Expect wild practical effects, over-the-top kills, and a late-90s time capsule of music, style, and humor. We talk about Devon Sawa’s physical comedy, Seth Green and Elden Henson’s undead buddy act, and Jessica

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02:53:37

Predator

Midnight Cinema: A Horror Movie Podcast with Art & Erik ·

2025/09/03

Break out "Old Painless", oil up your biceps and get to the choppa! Art and Erik are trekking into the jungle to confront the 1987 horror sci-fi classic, Predator. Directed by John McTiernan and starring Arnold Schwarzenneger, this summer blockbuster gathered together a pumped-up crew of manly superstars including Carl Weather and Jesse the Body Ventura! Follow along as we discuss the seamless way Predator morphs from 80's action overdrive, to slasher film, to sci-fi fantasy showdown! So fire up

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01:09:08

Top 5 Favorite Horror & Cult Classic Movies from the...

Midnight Cinema: A Horror Movie Podcast with Art & Erik ·

2025/08/27

We've been through a lot the last 25 episodes: alien invasions, headless horsemen, poltergeists, zombies, American werewolves, killer ballet instruction and flying spheres of death. To celebrate hitting 25 episodes of Midnight Cinema, Art and Erik each count down their Top 5 favorite horror and cult classics we’ve covered so far. From practical effects mayhem to supernatural showdowns, this episode revisits some of the strangest, scariest, and most surprising movies we’ve discussed. Expect plenty of

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02:41:46

Phantasm

Midnight Cinema: A Horror Movie Podcast with Art & Erik ·

2025/08/20

Everybody hop in the ice cream truck and watch out for the Tall Man! We're heading to Morningside Cemetery to cover the trippy, dream-like horror film Phantasm. In 1979, indie director Don Coscarelli pulled together an amazingly eerie meditation on death, loss and sex - all on a shoestring. It became a big hit and spawned no less than four sequels. And Art and Erik are ready to go deep into the mausoleum to cover this cult classic for you! From the mysterious Lady in Lavender, to those tenacious

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02:34:46

Trilogy of Terror

Midnight Cinema: A Horror Movie Podcast with Art & Erik ·

2025/08/13

Don't take the chain off your Zuni Hunting Doll until after you've listened to this week's Midnight Cinema Episode! It's a Karen Black three-for-all as Art and Erik dive into the probably the strangest iconic horror classic of a certain generation. We're talking about the 1975 made-for-television horror flick Trilogy of Terror. Everybody knows the horrifying images of the final sequence - a woman being terrorized by a superstitious little entity in her city apartment. But almost nobody remembers

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03:04:10

Demon Knight - Tales from the Crypt

Midnight Cinema: A Horror Movie Podcast with Art & Erik ·

2025/08/06

Welcome, boils and ghouls... to the sleaziest siege movie ever blessed by the Crypt Keeper. This week on Midnight Cinema, Art Hennessey and Erik Rodenhiser are heading to Wormwood, New Mexico to check into the world’s creepiest halfway house for a deep dive into Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)—a film where evil oozes, holy relics leak all over the place, and Billy Zane throws the ultimate temper tantrum. We discuss: Demon lore, the seven stars, and the fate of the blood-filled key

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02:52:39

An American Werewolf in London

Midnight Cinema: A Horror Movie Podcast with Art & Erik ·

2025/07/30

Stick to the road, stay off the Moors and most of all... beware the moon! We're headed to the Slaughtered Lamb pub in East Proctor, England! Art Hennessey and Erik Rodenhiser make a meat loaf out John Landis's classic 1981 horror comedy, An American Werewolf in London. We dive into: The werewolf transformation that changed movie makeup forever The terrifying dream sequence with Muppets Griffin Dunne in one of horror's most memorable supporting roles A romance that’s sweet, doomed, and somehow

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02:12:36

Slither

Midnight Cinema: A Horror Movie Podcast with Art & Erik ·

2025/07/23

Slug trails, tentacles, hive minds, humor and way too much meat - we're heading to to Wheelsy! 🐛💥 This week on Midnight Cinema, Art and Erik get good and gooey with James Gunn’s 2006 cult classic Slither. It’s got everything: alien parasites, grotesque body horror, weirdly touching love stories, and enough practical effects to make you flinch with joy. The guys dig into Gunn’s early career, long before he was wrangling talking raccoons, and explore how Slither blends horror and comedy into a

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01:52:33

The Gate

Midnight Cinema: A Horror Movie Podcast with Art & Erik ·

2025/07/16

Bring your Thunderbolt rocket, pack your Sacrifyx records, and meet us at the hole in the backyard—because Midnight Cinema is unlocking The Gate! In this episode, Art and Erik dive headfirst into the swirling vortex of suburban horror that is The Gate (1987). We’re talking demonic geodes, stop-motion creatures, contractors in walls, and the dangers of heavy metal played backwards. Join us as we ask the important questions: What the heck do these demons want? What are the employment opportunities

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