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:
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Demon lore, the seven stars, and the fate of the blood-filled key
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Billy Zane's delicious descent into demonic diva mode
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Jada Pinkett's journey to buff demon slayer
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The nightclub design of old southwestern missions
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An amazing array of "where have I seen them before?" actors
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Flashbacks, mythologies, attic secrets, and tunnels full of trouble
We also explore the film's long road to production, its connections to the Tales from the Crypt series, and whether the Crypt Keeper should have hosted more B-movie bloodbaths.
From practical effects and gross-out gags to supernatural showdowns and EC Comics-style humor, Demon Knight is a 90s cult relic that deserves another look—preferably before the sun comes up.
So take a shot of Jesus juice, seal the doors, aim for the eyes, and join us for a night of monsters, mayhem, and morally ambiguous motel guests.
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Midnight Cinema Episodes referenced:
An American Werewolf In London (https://midnightcinemapod.com/episode/an-american-werewolf-in-london)
The Shining (https://midnightcinemapod.com/episode/the-shining)
Humanoids from the Deep (https://midnightcinemapod.com/episode/humanoids-from-the-deep)
Movies and Television Shows Referenced in this Epidode
The Three Musketeers (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108333/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_2)
Man's Best Friend (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107504/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk)
Tales from the Dark (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100740/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk) side: The Movie (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100740/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk)
Creepshow (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083767/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk)
Child's Play (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094862/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk)
Fatal Beauty (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093011/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk)
Pumpkinhead (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095925/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk)
Pet Sematary (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098084/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk)
Pet Sematary II (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105128/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk)
Do the Right Thing (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097216/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk)
Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101452/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk)
The Shawshank Redemption (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111161/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096438/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk)
Small Soldiers (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122718/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk)
Little Shop of Horrors (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054033/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk) (1960)
Sideways (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375063/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk)
Wings (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098948/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk)
The Phantom (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117331/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk)
Titanic (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120338/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk)
Anchorman (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0357413/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk)
Beetlejuice (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094721/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk)
Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117826/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk)
Planet Terror (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1077258/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk)