Midnight Social Distortion

Turned 41 and Feeling Fine! A Quick review of Memphis's own The Black Lodge, and a sneak peek at what to expect during the month of June for Pride.

Guests Ash and Jerm from Rise from the Dead podcast joins me to discuss the five part documentary Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV. Rise from the Dead Socials X/IG - @RiseFromDeadPod Ash - @AshXAshes Jerm - IG: @main.event.j3rm/X: @J3rmzGotJokes

Should Ant-Man and the Wasp been the perfect franchise to introduce Kang? My thoughts on that, how bad the MCU has to recover post-Jonathan Majors, and why I had to step away from the MCU and moviegoing altogether...

A love fest episode about the need and love of physical media. This may be the first of a series of episodes that talk about the pros and cons of streaming vs physical media. Guest starring this episode is great friend Don Averett of Sage and Cinema. Don Averett's Social Media: Instagram: Sage.and.Cinema

A personal rant about the misuse and appropriation of the word/idea of "woke," and how using it as a tool of 'review' is very sus. That's it. That's the description.

Do the Sacrificial Negro and Magical Negro go hand in hand? In short, yes. But my special guest Brother Ghoulish and I start at that question and explore if Blacks in Horror can truly escape the trope in modern horror and the ways it still echoes in certain characters and films. It's not a deep dive, but a beginners trek. Socials Brother Ghoulish - @brotherghoulish across all social media Mark O. Estes - TikTok: markoestes X: @theanticritic IG: markoestes/midnightsocialdistortion BlueSky: markoestesmsd Threads: markoestes Spill: markoestes

Working overnights is a b*tch, and having animatronic machines stalking doesn't help matters. My review of Blumhouse's adaptation of the popular video game and media franchise Five Nights at Freddy's.

Angela's still up to her tricks, but not the kind you take home and ravage after a good night of trick or treating. Listen as I discuss my ire for the lackluster closer to the Night of the Demons trilogy and the 2009 remake that shines on its own but not to its namesake. Socials: X: @theanticritic Instagram: markoestes/midnightsocialdistortion Threads: markoestes BlueSky: markoestesmsd TikTok: markoestes Spill: markoestes Emails: markoestes@gmail.com/midnightsocialdistortion@gmail.com

Trick or Treat, Sucker... Angela isn't done with us yet! In this episode, I break down the 1994 horror sequel that had big shoes to fill, but decided to forge its own wild and hellish path. Was that a great move? Tune in to find out. Socials: X: @theanticritic Instagram: markoestes/midnightsocialdistortion Threads: markoestes BlueSky: markoestesmsd TikTok: markoestes Spill: markoestes Emails: markoestes@gmail.com/midnightsocialdistortion@gmail.com

This episode is long overdue. Finally, I'm talking about my favorite Halloween Horror film of all time, Night of the Demons! I'm so excited that I had a drink or two during the filming of this episode! Please excuse the mess, but that's what you came for, right? Socials X: @theanticritic IG: markoestes/midnightsocialdistortion Threads: markoestes Spill: markoestes BlueSky: markoestesmsd TikTok: markoestes Emails: markoestes@gmail.com midnightsocialdistortion@gmail.com

Welcome to Season Three! In the premiere episode, I give you five underrated Halloween themed films to add to your watchlist this Spooky Season. You can find some of these films streaming on some of the popular streaming services, but The Midnight Hour is streaming on YouTube. Socials X: @theanticritic IG: markoestes/midnightsocialdistortion BlueSky: markoestesmsd Threads: markoestes TikTok: markoestes Spill: markoestes Email: markoestes@gmail.com/midnightsocialdistortion@gmail.com

In this precursory episode to Season Three, I'm joined by Black Queer comic artist William O. Tyler as he talks comics, kinks, identity, and his upcoming project, We Belong - An All-Black, All-Queer Sci-Fi and Fantasy Comics Anthology, which you can help fund here: https://zoop.gg/c/webelong. Writers Viktor T. Kerney and William O. Tyler, along with award-winning comics publisher Stacked Deck Press and Prism Comics will launch a Zoop campaign for a queer Black anthology, WE BELONG, in August! WE BELONG is an upcoming comics anthology composed of 100+ pages of sci-fi and fantasy stories that center the queer Black perspective, all from queer Black creatives. Socials - BlueSky/Spill/Threads/TikTok/Instagram - @markoestes Instagram - @midnightsocialdistortion Twitter/X - @theanticritic William O. Tyler Socials Instagram/BlueSky/Threads/Spill/X - @williamotyler

My takes on Grave Encounters (2011) and Grave Encounters 2 (2012). Social Media: Instagram - @markoestes/@midnightsocialdistortion Twitter - @theanticritic Letterboxd - markoestes Email - midnightsocialdistortion@gmail.com

Was Skinamarink a scary good time or a victim of overhype? Let's get into it! Socials: IG - @markoestes/@midnightsocialdistortion Twitter - @theanticritic Email - midnightsocialdistortion@gmail.com

Did Evil Dead Rise swallow my soul? Rise to the occasion? Check in to see! Socials: IG - @markoestes/@midnightsocialdistortion Twitter - @theanticritic Email - midnightsocialdistortion@gmail.com

This week, I talk about my thoughts on Robbie Banfitch's The Outwaters and its off-shoots, Card Zero and File VL-624. Socials: IG - @markoestes/@midnightsocialdistortion Twitter - @theanticritic Email - midnightsocialdistortion@gmail.com

This week, I discuss my favorite siblings in horror. Also, I mull on HBO Max and Discovery+ becoming MAX, and the horror goodies coming with it. Socials: IG - @markoestes/@midnightsocialdistortion Twitter - @theanticritic Email - midnightsocialdistortion@gmail.com

This week, horror podcaster, horror scholar, and now horror author Ryan W. Kinney returns to the show to discuss his debut horror anthology - "There's Something Wrong in Morrington County" - and why we need black queer representation in horror. Ryan/Brother Ghoulish's Socials: IG: brotherghoulish & @ryanwkinney Twitter: @brotherghoulish TikTok: @brotherghoulish Website: www.brotherghoulish.com Email: brotherghoulish@gmail.com Socials: IG: @markoestes/@midnightsocialdistortion Twitter: @theanticritic Email: midnightsocialdistortion@gmail.com

It may be April, but I'm still screaming about Scream VI. Also, I talk (BRIEFLY) about the Drag Ban here in TN and other tidbits in this episode.

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