The Midnight Cinema Screening
Welcome to The Midnight Cinema Screening. This is basically the place where we hang out after midnight and talk about movies and TV shows that stuck with us… the good, the bad, the weird, and the ones that probably shouldn’t exist but somehow do. I also talk about true crime. If you love horror, cult classics, creepy shows, and the occasional random deep dive into something strange, you’re in the right place. Nothing here is super scripted or overly serious. It’s more like sitting around with friends after a late-night movie, breaking down what worked, what didn’t, and the moments that made you pause the screen and go, “Wait… what just happened?” Some episodes we’ll be reviewing movies. Some we’ll be talking about TV episodes. And sometimes we’ll just go down a rabbit hole about the weird history behind something we watched. So if you like late-night movie talk, dark stories, and conversations that feel a little unfiltered… grab a seat. The movie’s about to start. Help support the podcast. https://www.buzzsprout.com/2000905/support
Episodes
A confession feels like the cleanest kind of truth. Someone says the words, everyone exhales, and the story snaps into place. But after watching The Confession Tapes, we can’t stop thinking about what happens before that final statement, the hours of pressure that never make the headline, and how quickly certainty can be manufactured inside a small room.
We talk through why false confessions happen at all, ...
A pilot can tell you who the characters are, or it can do something riskier and pull you into the way they think. That’s why Mr. Robot season 1 episode 1 hits so hard on a rewatch: the real hook isn’t hacking, it’s the feeling of living inside Elliot Alderson’s unstable sense of control. We talk through the coffee shop confrontation, the eerie calm in Elliot’s “moral” hacking, and the immediate discomfort of watchin...
Born in Scotland in 1945, Nilsen's path to becoming one of Britain's most prolific murderers began with childhood trauma. Forced to view his beloved grandfather's corpse at just six years old, he grew increasingly isolated as his mother remarried and started a new family. His military service as an army cook and brief police training provided the perfect storm of skills that would later facilitate his...
The government's pursuit of mind control wasn't science fiction—it was a classified program operating in plain sight. For over two decades, Project MKUltra saw the CIA conduct illegal human experimentation on unsuspecting Americans and Canadians. College students, prisoners, mental patients, and ordinary citizens seeking medical help became unwitting test subjects in a disturbing quest to manipulate the hu...
The summer of 1968 promised Olympic glory for Mexico City but delivered one of the nation's darkest moments. Just ten days before the opening ceremony, what began as a peaceful student protest at Plaza de las Tres Culturas ended in bloodshed when government forces opened fire on the crowd. Military personnel and paramilitary units, eerily identified by their white gloves, created a deadly crossfire from which t...
Some chapters of history remain hidden in shadow, their horrors too disturbing to face—yet facing them becomes our collective responsibility. The story of Unit 731, Japan's covert biological warfare unit during WWII, represents humanity at its darkest and most morally compromised.
Led by microbiologist General Shiro Ishii, this facility in occupied Manchuria performed unconscionable experiments on thou...
Most archaeological discoveries offer glimpses into the past—the Terracotta Army throws open the doors to an emperor's obsession with eternity. Qin Shi Huang, China's first emperor, unified warring states through brilliant strategy and ruthless determination, standardizing everything from writing systems to cart axle widths. His legacy? A underground clay battalion 8,000 strong, each soldier bearing unique...
What if your high school drama came with a supernatural twist? That’s exactly the captivating scenario we unpack in our latest episode of the End of Reason podcast, where we explore the 1996 cult classic film "The Craft". We're taking a deep dive into this mid-90s teen movie phenomenon that expertly fuses the grim allure of supernatural horror with the all-too-familiar turf of high school angst. Join ...
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Could a death ruled as suicide actually conceal the sinister truth of a homicide? Join us as we scrutinize the unsettling case of Ellen Greenberg, a vibrant teacher with a promising future, whose life was tragically cut short in 2011. Discovered in her apartment with 20 stab wounds, Ellen's death was initially deemed a homic...
What if Halloween itself was more than just a setting, but a character that breathes life into stories of mischief and mayhem? That's exactly the experience we explore with the classic film "Trick or Treat." Join us as we unravel its spine-chilling yet nostalgic tapestry, from Principal Wilkins' unsettlingly hilarious antics to the spectral justice of the school bus massacre. We delve into how th...
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What compels us to confront our deepest fears through the lens of extreme horror films? Join me, CR Knight, as we unravel the psychological tapestry of "Incident in a Ghostland," a film that pushes the boundaries of terror and reality. The chilling narrative begins with an unthinkable home invasion that leaves a mother and h...
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Step into the chilling world of Stephen King's "Carrie" and uncover the complex layers of this haunting tale of vengeance and tragedy. Join us on "End of Reason" as we promise an enlightening exploration of bullying, isolation, and the supernatural threads woven through King's original novel and its two p...
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Uncover the chilling intricacies behind one of cinema's most enduring psychological thrillers, "The Silence of the Lambs," as we promise to unravel the film's unparalleled tension and character dynamics. Join me, C.R. Night, on the End of Reason podcast where we dissect the haunting interplay between Clarice Starli...
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Have you ever wondered why a seemingly innocent Disney Channel original movie would be pulled from regular rotation? In this episode of the End of Reason podcast, we explore "Don't Look Under the Bed," a 1999 film that left an indelible mark on a generation. We recount the chilling plot centered around Frances McCauslan...
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What dark secrets lurked beneath Hawaii’s sunlit paradise in the 1980s? On this gripping episode of the End of Reason podcast, we revisit the terror that the Honolulu Strangler inflicted on Honolulu's streets, revealing an era fraught with contrasts and hidden dangers. We start with the heart-wrenching case of Vicky Purdy, a youn...
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What if an entire town took justice into its own hands? Join us on the End of Reason podcast as we unravel the shocking and controversial story of Ken Rex McElroy, a man whose reign of terror left the small town of Skidmore, Missouri, forever changed. From his troubled youth, marked by an abusive father, to his manipulative relationsh...
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Could a seemingly innocent spring break trip turn into a nightmarish brush with a deadly cult? Join us as we unravel the spine-chilling story of Mark James Kilroy, a promising college student whose vacation turned into a gruesome tragedy. We journey through the exuberant escapades of Kilroy and his friends as they traverse from Texas ...
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Could the reexamination of a notorious 1970 cold case finally bring justice to two West Virginia University freshmen who vanished under eerie circumstances? Join us as we navigate the haunting mystery of Karen Farrell and Marad Malarick's disappearance and the subsequent discovery of their headless bodies months later. From their...
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What drives individuals to commit acts of unimaginable horror? On this episode of the End of Reason podcast, we unravel the terrifying story behind the Snowtown Murders, a case that shocked Australia to its core. We start with the grisly discovery of six plastic barrels filled with human remains in an abandoned bank vault in Snowtown,...
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What if an entire community's sense of safety is shattered by a single elusive predator? Join us as we unravel the sinister saga of the Oakland County child killer, a case that gripped Michigan in fear during the mid-1970s. In this episode, we recount the harrowing tales of 12-year-old Mark Stebbins, 12-year-old Jill Robinson, an...
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