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  Satan in a Jar · Prince of Darkness (1987) with Shanky's Whip Irish Whiskey 02.09.2026 52min

  Welcome back to Midnight Movie Distillery where we watch the movies you've heard about… and drink the whiskey that helps us reckon with the ancient evil under the church. Tonight we're reviewing Prince of Darkness — the middle film of John Carpenter's self-described Apocalypse Trilogy, sandwiched between The Thing (1982) and In the Mouth of Madness (1995), which we reviewed a few weeks back on August 12. Donald Pleasence's Priest inherits an ancient canister of swirling green liquid in the basement of an abandoned Los Angeles church. He calls in Victor Wong's Prof. Birack and a team of graduate-student scientists to study it, and they unseal what turns out to be pure primordial anti-matter — Satan, essentially, as a subatomic physics problem. Alice Cooper cameos as a homeless zombie and commits a memorable murder with his own personal stage-prop bike. Filmed for $3M in 30 days as Carpenter's return to indie filmmaking after big-studio disappointments. Shot by Gary B. Kibbe — the same DP as In the Mouth of Madness. Same producer, same recurring Carpenter cast members. You'll also hear us referring back to Hungry, our episode from last week — that was recorded right before this one, so some callbacks slipped in. Paired with it: Shanky's Whip Irish Whiskey — a black whiskey-and-honey liqueur out of Ireland, in a bottle designed to look like something you'd find in a haunted schoolhouse. We came together on the movie. The pour is where things fell apart. So pour yourself something strong… don't crack any centuries-old canisters marked with warnings… and let's see how Carpenter's most philosophically ambitious horror still lands 39 years later. ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 - Intro 03:16 - Alcohol Review 15:00 - Alcohol Barrel Rating 24:52 - Movie Review 29:45 - Movie Barrel Rating 50:47 - Outro ▬ Midnight Movie Distillery — watch it, drink it, rate it ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ All our horror + whiskey reviews: midnightmoviedistillery.com #midnightmoviedistillery #podcaster #podcasts #horrorpodcast #horrorjunkie #horrormovie #horrorfan #horror #horrormovies #classichorror #80shorror #princeofdarkness #johncarpenter #apocalypsetrilogy #thething #inthemouthofmadness #donaldpleasence #alicecooper #victorwong #jamesonparker #dennisdun #cosmichorror #whiskey #whisky #whiskeylife #whiskeytasting #irishwhiskey #shankyswhip
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  Death by Hippo · Hungry (2026) with Sazerac 6 Year Rye Whiskey & Sazerac Cocktail 02.09.2026 46min

  Welcome back to Midnight Movie Distillery where we watch the movies you've heard about… and drink the whiskey that helps us stay out of the swamp. Tonight we're reviewing Hungry — James Nunn's Louisiana-bayou creature feature about tourists on a swamp tour looking for a fabled monster alligator who instead find a rampaging hippopotamus lurking beneath the water. Yes: a hippo. In Louisiana. Which sounds absurd but is actually a legitimate real-world story — exotic pets escape into the American South every so often, and hippos kill roughly 500 people a year in Africa, more than lions and crocodiles combined. Madison Davenport leads. Joaquim de Almeida (Fast Five, Clear and Present Danger) is inexplicably in the cast. Austin Wintory — best known for scoring the video game Journey — wrote the music. First theatrical hippo horror movie in memory, and probably a while. Paired with it: Sazerac 6 Year Rye Whiskey — the New Orleans workhorse rye — plus, since we were doing Louisiana, an actual Sazerac cocktail made with it as our second pour. Two rounds because the movie earned it. We stayed close on the rye. The cocktail is where things got interesting — one of us was ordering another; one of us was walking away from the first. So pour yourself something strong… stay on the tour boat when the guide says stay on the tour boat… and let's see if the novel monster carries a movie that critics were mixed on. ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 - Intro 01:08 - Alcohol Review (Sazerac 6 Rye) 08:40 - Alcohol Barrel Rating (Sazerac 6 Rye) 26:20 - Alcohol Barrel Rating (Sazerac Cocktail) 30:19 - Movie Review 34:00 - Movie Barrel Rating 45:00 - Outro ▬ Midnight Movie Distillery — watch it, drink it, rate it ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ All our horror + whiskey reviews: midnightmoviedistillery.com #midnightmoviedistillery #podcaster #podcasts #horrorpodcast #horrorjunkie #horrormovie #horrorfan #horror #horrormovies #2026horror #hungry #hungrymovie #jamesnunn #madisondavenport #joaquimdealmeida #louisiana #bayou #hippo #creaturefeature #austinwintory #journeygame #signatureentertainment #whiskey #whisky #whiskeylife #whiskeytasting #ryewhiskey #sazerac #sazerac6year #sazeraccocktail
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  HOA from Hell · Hold the Fort (2025) with Ardbeg Wee Beastie Single Malt Scotch 26.08.2026 39min

  Welcome back to Midnight Movie Distillery where we watch the movies you've heard about… and drink the whiskey that helps us survive our neighbors. Tonight we're reviewing Hold the Fort — William Bagley's 74-minute suburban horror-comedy that premiered at Fantasia 2025 and had every genre-press outlet using words like "silly fun" and "punches above its weight." Lucas and Jenny move into "Gruber Hills," a copy-and-paste housing development, and discover their HOA has a rather more literal definition of "keeping out the wrong element." When a hellmouth opens under the manicured lawns, the community has to fight off a fighting-game-style parade of monsters — each wave escalating in threat level — through the night. Cabin in the Woods meets Attack the Block meets Grabbers. Tight, unpretentious, and knows exactly what it's trying to be. Paired with it: Ardbeg Wee Beastie — an Islay Scotch aged five years, released as an entry point to the smoky peated end of the Ardbeg lineup. All three of us went the same way on this pour, which doesn't happen often on this show. So pour yourself something strong… don't take issue with your neighbor's mailbox height regulations… and let's see if Bagley's siege comedy holds the fort or gets overrun. ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 - Intro 01:30 - Alcohol Review 09:10 - Alcohol Barrel Rating 20:08 - Movie Review 21:38 - Movie Barrel Rating 38:45 - Outro ▬ Midnight Movie Distillery — watch it, drink it, rate it ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ All our horror + whiskey reviews: midnightmoviedistillery.com #midnightmoviedistillery #podcaster #podcasts #horrorpodcast #horrorjunkie #horrormovie #horrorfan #horror #horrormovies #2025horror #holdthefort #williambagley #fantasiafest #hoa #suburbanhorror #cabininthewoods #attacktheblock #grabbers #chrismayers #haleyleary #horrorcomedy #whiskey #whisky #whiskeylife #whiskeytasting #scotch #scotchwhisky #islayscotch #islay #peatedscotch #ardbeg #ardbegweebeastie
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  Do You Read Sutter Cane? · In the Mouth of Madness (1994) with True Story Bourbon Whiskey 05.08.2026 40min

  Welcome back to Midnight Movie Distillery where we watch the movies you've heard about… and drink the whiskey that keeps us anchored to what's real. Tonight we're reviewing In the Mouth of Madness — the third and final film in John Carpenter's self-described "Apocalypse Trilogy," after The Thing (1982) and Prince of Darkness (1987). Sam Neill plays an insurance investigator hired to find bestselling horror novelist Sutter Cane, who has disappeared along with the manuscript of his final book. Trent finds Cane in Hobb's End, a town that doesn't appear on any map because it's a setting from one of Cane's novels. Reality starts behaving like the pages of a Cane book. And then reality IS one. Screenplay by Michael De Luca, who at the time was president of New Line Cinema — a horror novel about a horror author, written by a movie executive, playing a movie executive as the villain. Paired with it: True Story Bourbon Whiskey — a small-batch Kentucky pour with the same kind of unassuming reputation that Carpenter's late films had before critics circled back. So pour yourself something strong… don't finish any book that starts rewriting the reader… and let's see how a 1994 flop grew into a Carpenter high point. ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 - Intro 01:50 - Alcohol Review 09:40 - Alcohol Barrel Rating 15:48 - Movie Review 18:04 - Movie Barrel Rating 36:55 - Outro 39:44 - Outro 2 ▬ Midnight Movie Distillery — watch it, drink it, rate it ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ All our horror + whiskey reviews: midnightmoviedistillery.com #midnightmoviedistillery #podcaster #podcasts #horrorpodcast #horrorjunkie #horrormovie #horrorfan #horror #horrormovies #classichorror #90shorror #inthemouthofmadness #johncarpenter #thething #princeofdarkness #apocalypsetrilogy #samneill #jurgenprochnow #davidwarner #charltonheston #hplovecraft #cosmichorror #lovecraftian #michaeldeluca #newlinecinema #whiskey #whisky #whiskeylife #whiskeytasting #bourbon #bourbonreview #truestorybourbon #kentuckybourbon
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  Wedding Bait · Chum (2026) with The Big Smoke Islay Blended Malt Scotch 29.07.2026 51min

  Welcome back to Midnight Movie Distillery where we watch the movies you've heard about… and drink the whiskey that carries us through them. Tonight we're reviewing Chum — a destination-wedding-in-Malta thriller where the yacht trip goes wrong in two directions at once: a shark in the water and a fisherman with an agenda closer to the boat than anyone realized. Sun-soaked vacation horror with two predators, one of which pays taxes. Alice Eve leads, IFC dumped it day-and-date with digital, and critics were not kind. Paired with it: The Big Smoke — an Islay-style blended malt Scotch aged in oak casks. Peaty, smoky, characterful — the pour did more work than the picture. So pour yourself something strong… stay off the boat if the wedding party is arguing… and let's see what we make of this one. ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 - Intro 01:08 - Alcohol Review 10:10 - Alcohol Barrel Rating 25:05 - Movie Review 28:30 - Movie Barrel Rating 49:35 - Outro ▬ Midnight Movie Distillery — watch it, drink it, rate it ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ All our horror + whiskey reviews: midnightmoviedistillery.com #midnightmoviedistillery #podcaster #podcasts #horrorpodcast #horrorjunkie #horrormovie #horrorfan #horror #horrormovies #2026horror #chum #chummovie #sharkmovie #sharkhorror #aliceeve #malta #ifcfilms #jonathanzuck #whiskey #whisky #whiskeylife #whiskeytasting #scotch #scotchwhisky #islayscotch #islay #peatedscotch #thebigsmoke #blendedmalt
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  Deadites On Fire · Evil Dead Burn (2026) with Bulleit Mesquite & Buzzard's Roost Double Oak 29.07.2026 55min

  Welcome back to Midnight Movie Distillery where we watch the movies you've heard about… and drink the whiskey that helps us survive them. Tonight we're reviewing Evil Dead Burn — the sixth film in Sam Raimi's franchise, first from French filmmaker Sébastien Vaniček (Infested), and by consensus the most brutal, most claustrophobic, most mean-spirited Deadite entry to date. Alice, freshly widowed, moves in with her husband's estranged family — descendants of a leading demonic-possession researcher. When her in-laws start transforming one by one into Deadites that feed on fear, she discovers that "til death do us part" was more binding than she signed up for. Weaponizes an increasingly ludicrous household inventory — corkscrews, fountain pens, dishwashers, shower curtains, fish hooks — in devilishly gnarly ways. Cameo callback to Alyssa Sutherland's Ellie from Evil Dead Rise. IndieWire called it "the single strangest Deadite movie to date." Paired with two bourbons tonight — a first for the show. Bulleit's Mesquite Smoked Malt (a bold, unusual take on the classic Bulleit profile) up front, then Buzzard's Roost Signature Double Oak (small-batch Kentucky, twice-oaked for depth) as the second round. Two bourbons because one felt insufficient for what this movie put us through. We found common ground on the pours; the movie is where we parted ways. So pour yourself something strong… don't open the basement door… and let's see whether Vaniček earns his place in the franchise. ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 - Intro 01:08 - Alcohol Review (Bulleit Mesquite) 06:45 - Alcohol Barrel Rating (Bulleit Mesquite) 19:20 - Alcohol Barrel Rating (Buzzard's Roost) 23:25 - Movie Review 25:30 - Movie Barrel Rating 53:55 - Outro ▬ Midnight Movie Distillery — watch it, drink it, rate it ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ All our horror + whiskey reviews: midnightmoviedistillery.com #midnightmoviedistillery #podcaster #podcasts #horrorpodcast #horrorjunkie #horrormovie #horrorfan #horror #horrormovies #2026horror #evildead #evildeadburn #evildeadfranchise #sebastienvanicek #infested #samraimi #brucecampbell #leecronin #deadites #alyssasutherland #whiskey #whisky #whiskeylife #whiskeytasting #bourbon #bourbonreview #bulleit #bulleitmesquite #buzzardsroost #kentuckybourbon
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  The Corpse Cleanse · Saccharine (2026) with Bear Fight American Single Malt Whisky 22.07.2026 45min

  Welcome back to Midnight Movie Distillery where we watch the movies you've heard about… and drink the whiskey that helps us process what we just saw. Tonight we're reviewing Saccharine — Natalie Erika James (the writer-director of Relic) doing supernatural body-horror about Ozempic-era diet culture. A lovelorn Australian medical student takes ashes from a cadaver her gross-anatomy class has nicknamed "Big Bertha," turns them into pills, and starts losing weight rapidly. The ghost of the woman she's eating notices. Sundance Midnight premiere, IFC + Shudder pickup. Paired with it: Bear Fight American Single Malt Whisky — a blend of four American single malts distilled by four different craft distillers. So pour yourself something strong… don't take any pills you can't identify… and let's see whether the metaphor lands or overreaches. ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - Alcohol Review 08:10 - Alcohol Barrel Rating 23:40 - Movie Review 26:40 - Movie Barrel Rating 43:56 - Outro ▬ Midnight Movie Distillery — watch it, drink it, rate it ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ All our horror + whiskey reviews: midnightmoviedistillery.com #midnightmoviedistillery #podcaster #podcasts #horrorpodcast #horrorjunkie #horrormovie #horrorfan #horror #horrormovies #2026horror #saccharine #saccharinefilm #natalieerikajames #relic #bodyhorror #shudder #ifcfilms #midorifrancis #daniellemacdonald #whiskey #whisky #whiskeylife #whiskeytasting #singlemalt #americansinglemalt #bearfight #craftwhiskey
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  Yellow Walls. Bad Vibes · Backrooms (2026) with Russell's Reserve Bourbon Single Barrel 15.07.2026 1t 9min

  Welcome back to Midnight Movie Distillery where we watch the movies you've heard about… and drink the whiskey that helps us argue about them. Tonight we're reviewing Backrooms — A24's adaptation of Kane Parsons' viral YouTube liminal-space horror series. A furniture-store owner opens a door in his basement that leads to an endless dimension of yellow-carpeted office rooms; his therapist follows him in when he goes missing. Kane Parsons was 16 when he started the Backrooms creepypasta on YouTube, 20 when he directed this feature, and just became the youngest filmmaker to open at #1 at the US box office. A24's highest grosser ever, and they even released an extended "Everything Must Go" cut. Paired with it: Russell's Reserve Bourbon Single Barrel — a hand-selected pull from Wild Turkey's cask program. Not everyone was on the same page about the movie. The pour brought us closer to agreement. So pour yourself something strong… don't wander through any doors you can't come back through… and let's see whether the yellow rooms live up to the hype. ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 - Intro 02:00 - Alcohol Review 17:00 - Alcohol Barrel Rating 30:48 - Movie Review 32:45 - Movie Barrel Rating 1:08:00 - Outro ▬ Midnight Movie Distillery — watch it, drink it, rate it ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ All our horror + whiskey reviews: midnightmoviedistillery.com #midnightmoviedistillery #podcaster #podcasts #horrorpodcast #horrorjunkie #horrormovie #horrorfan #horror #horrormovies #2026horror #backrooms #backroomsmovie #kaneparsons #kanepixels #a24 #liminalspaces #chiwetelejiofor #renatereinsve #markduplass #whiskey #whisky #whiskeylife #whiskeytasting #bourbon #bourbonreview #russellsreserve #singlebarrel #wildturkey #kentuckybourbon
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  TV's Tiniest Terror · Trilogy of Terror (1975) with Widow Jane Decadence 08.07.2026 1t

  Welcome back to Midnight Movie Distillery where we watch the movies you've heard about… and drink the whiskey that helps us appreciate where horror came from. Tonight we're reviewing Trilogy of Terror — Dan Curtis's 1975 made-for-TV anthology, three Richard Matheson stories, all starring Karen Black, all aired on ABC as a Movie of the Week. Two segments you may not remember. One segment you absolutely do: "Amelia," a woman alone in her apartment trying to survive a Zuni fetish doll that has come to life. Fifty-one years later, that ten-inch knife-wielding warrior is still one of the most-imitated villains in horror — even if the rest of the movie has aged less gracefully. Paired with it: Widow Jane Decadence Bourbon Finished in Maple Syrup Casks — a bourbon that turned a niche finish into something we kept coming back to in the glass. So pour yourself something strong… check that the gold chain is still on the doll… and let's see whether 1975 horror still earns its place on the shelf. ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 - Intro 02:30 - Alcohol Review 09:55 - Alcohol Barrel Rating 27:25 - Movie Review 29:16 - Movie Barrel Rating 59:25 - Outro ▬ Midnight Movie Distillery — watch it, drink it, rate it ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ All our horror + whiskey reviews: midnightmoviedistillery.com #midnightmoviedistillery #podcaster #podcasts #horrorpodcast #horrorjunkie #horrormovie #horrorfan #horror #horrormovies #classichorror #70shorror #trilogyofterror #dancurtis #darkshadows #richardmatheson #karenblack #zunidoll #amelia #abcmovieoftheweek #anthologyhorror #whiskey #whisky #whiskeylife #whiskeytasting #bourbon #bourbonreview #widowjane #widowjanedecadence #maplebourbon #brooklynbourbon
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  Couples Retreat from Hell · Over Your Dead Body (2026) with Widow Jane 10yr 01.07.2026 40min

  Welcome back to Midnight Movie Distillery where we watch the movies you've heard about… and drink the whiskey that helps us figure out whose side we're on. Tonight we're reviewing Over Your Dead Body — Jorma Taccone's English-language remake of Tommy Wirkola's Norwegian black-comedy The Trip (2021). Jason Segel and Samara Weaving as a married couple at a remote lakeside cabin for a "reconnection weekend." Both of them are secretly planning to murder the other. Then the cabin gets uninvited guests. Lonely Island director, BriTANick writers — the whole filmmaking team is comedy people bending toward genre. Paired with it: Widow Jane 10 Year Bourbon — a Brooklyn-distilled pour that ended up being one we mostly agreed on, which doesn't always happen on this show. So pour yourself something strong… mistrust your spouse a little… and let's see who makes it out of this one alive. ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 - Intro 01:17 - Alcohol Review 08:35 - Alcohol Barrel Rating 18:51 - Movie Review 21:10 - Movie Barrel Rating 38:57 - Outro ▬ Midnight Movie Distillery — watch it, drink it, rate it ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ All our horror + whiskey reviews: midnightmoviedistillery.com #midnightmoviedistillery #podcaster #podcasts #horrorpodcast #horrorjunkie #horrormovie #horrorfan #horror #horrormovies #2026horror #overyourdeadbody #jormataccone #lonelyisland #thetrip2021 #tommywirkola #deadsnow #jasonsegel #samaraweaving #readyornot #timothyolyphant #juliettelewis #whiskey #whisky #whiskeylife #whiskeytasting #bourbon #bourbonreview #widowjane #widowjane10 #brooklynbourbon #craftbourbon
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  Death Goes Viral · Faces of Death (2026) with Corsair Triple Smoke 24.06.2026 29min

  Welcome back to Midnight Movie Distillery where we watch the movies you've heard about… and drink the whiskey that helps us figure out whether what we just watched was actually a movie. Tonight we're reviewing Faces of Death — Daniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei (the Cam team) reimagining the 1978 cult shockumentary for the algorithm era. A content moderator at a TikTok-like platform starts seeing what look like real beheadings in her review queue. The film's question is what it costs to keep watching. We didn't all agree on whether it works. Paired with it: Corsair Triple Smoke Single Malt Whiskey — a three-grain triple-smoked malt out of Nashville. We had more in common on the pour than we did on the picture. So pour yourself something strong… stay off the algorithm if you know what's good for you… and let's see what this one is really about. ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - Alcohol Review 05:35 - Alcohol Barrel Rating 11:00 - Movie Review 13:28 - Movie Barrel Rating 28:40 - Outro ▬ Midnight Movie Distillery — watch it, drink it, rate it ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ All our horror + whiskey reviews: midnightmoviedistillery.com #midnightmoviedistillery #podcaster #podcasts #horrorpodcast #horrorjunkie #horrormovie #horrorfan #horror #horrormovies #2026horror #facesofdeath #facesofdeath2026 #danielgoldhaber #isamazzei #cam2018 #algorithmhorror #contentmoderation #barbieferreira #dacremontgomery #josietotah #charlixcx #whiskey #whisky #whiskeylife #whiskeytasting #corsair #corsairtriplesmoke #craftwhiskey #nashvillewhiskey
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  One Wish, One Big Mistake · Obsession (2026) with Four Kings Port Finish 17.06.2026 54min

  Welcome back to Midnight Movie Distillery where we watch the movies you've heard about… and drink the whiskey that helps us argue about them. Tonight we're reviewing Obsession — Curry Barker's debut feature and the most remarkable indie horror origin story of the year. Barker came up making YouTube sketch comedy, shot a found-footage horror short for $800 that went viral, got hand-picked by Blumhouse, and the movie went on to do $108M on a $750K budget. The story: a shy music-store employee buys a "One Wish Willow" from a witchy gift shop and wishes the girl he loves loved him back. She does. Sort of. Paired with it: Four Kings Port Finish Blended Malt Whiskey — and we found this pour considerably more polarizing than the movie. Lon, in particular, has things to say. So pour yourself something strong… don't make any wishes you can't take back… and let's see if this one earns the indie-darling hype. ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 - Intro 01:12 - Alcohol Review 11:35 - Alcohol Barrel Rating 21:09 - Movie Review 24:10 - Movie Barrel Rating 53:01 - Outro ▬ Midnight Movie Distillery — watch it, drink it, rate it ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ All our horror + whiskey reviews: midnightmoviedistillery.com #midnightmoviedistillery #podcaster #podcasts #horrorpodcast #horrorjunkie #horrormovie #horrorfan #horror #horrormovies #2026horror #obsession #obsessionmovie #currybarker #blumhouse #onewishwillow #michaeljohnston #indenavarrette #whiskey #whisky #whiskeylife #whiskeytasting #singlemalt #americansinglemalt #fourkings #fourkingswhiskey #portcaskfinish #craftwhiskey
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  Ballet, blood, and Uma Thurman — Pretty Lethal reviewed with Tumblin’ Dice Bourbon 10.06.2026 37min

  Welcome back to Midnight Movie Distillery where we watch the movies you’ve heard about… and drink the whiskey that helps us figure out what we just watched. Tonight we’re reviewing Pretty Lethal — Vicky Jewson’s action-horror-comedy about a ballet troupe whose bus breaks down on the way to a competition and have to fight off armed men. Uma Thurman is in it. Maddie Ziegler is top-billed. Whether this counts as a horror movie at all is one of the things we’ll be arguing about. Paired with it: Tumblin’ Dice Bourbon from Proof and Wood — a bottle with a name that promised more than the pour delivered. We’ll get into it. So pour yourself something strong… stretch first… and let’s see what we’re actually dealing with. Midnight Movie Distillery — watch it, drink it… regret nothing. Comment below and if you have any suggestions on movie reviews or adult beverages let us know. Email: [email protected] All our streaming and social media links: https://linktr.ee/midnightmoviedistillery See a running scorecard on the movies and alcohol we have reviewed: https://midnightmoviedistillery.com #midnightmoviedistillery #podcaster #podcasts #horrorpodcast #horrorjunkie #horrormovie #horrorfan #horror #horrormovies #2026horror #prettylethal #vickyjewson #umathurman #maddieziegler #millicentsimmonds #ballerinaoverdrive #whiskey #whisky #whiskeylife #whiskeytasting #whiskylove #bourbon #bourbonreview #tumblindice #tumblindicebourbon #proofandwood #craftbourbon ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 - Intro 02:21 - Alcohol Review 09:02 - Alcohol Barrel Rating 18:22 - Movie Review 20:23 - Movie Barrel Rating 36:34 - Outro
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  Snow, lanterns, and a yeti — The Yeti reviewed with Tradewater KSB 03.06.2026 27min

  Welcome back to Midnight Movie Distillery where we watch the movies you’ve heard about… and drink the whiskey that helps us survive them. Tonight we’re reviewing The Yeti — a 2026 creature feature set in 1940s Alaska, intentionally shot to look like it was made in the ’50s. Practical creature, period production design, and a cast that should make every horror fan’s antennae go up: Jim Cummings, William Sadler, Brittany Allen, Corbin Bernsen. We’ll tell you whether the throwback works… or whether the snow swallows the whole thing. Paired with it: Tradewater Kentucky Straight Bourbon — a Kentucky pour we hadn’t tried before, and one we ended up surprisingly aligned on. So pour yourself something strong… stay close to the fire… and let’s see who makes it back. Midnight Movie Distillery — watch it, drink it… regret nothing. Comment below and if you have any suggestions on movie reviews or adult beverages let us know. Email: [email protected] All our streaming and social media links: https://linktr.ee/midnightmoviedistillery See a running scorecard on the movies and alcohol we have reviewed: https://midnightmoviedistillery.com #midnightmoviedistillery #podcaster #podcasts #horrorpodcast #horrorjunkie #horrormovie #horrorfan #horror #horrormovies #2026horror #theyeti #yeti2026 #creaturefeature #jimcummings #williamsadler #brittanyallen #corbinbernsen #whiskey #whisky #whiskeylife #whiskeytasting #whiskylove #bourbon #bourbonreview #tradewater #tradewaterbourbon #kentuckystraightbourbon ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 - Intro 01:02 - Alcohol Review 06:40 - Alcohol Barrel Rating 12:00 - Movie Review 14:16 - Movie Barrel Rating 26:27 - Outro
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  Hokum (2026) — Adam Scott, an Irish witch, and a New Riff bourbon 27.05.2026 49min

  Welcome back to Midnight Movie Distillery where we watch the movies you’ve heard about… and drink the whiskey that helps us decide if we’re losing our minds. Tonight we’re reviewing Hokum — the new film from Damian McCarthy, the Irish horror writer-director who made Oddity. Adam Scott plays a horror author who travels to a remote Irish hotel to scatter his parents’ ashes. The hotel is haunted. He didn’t know that part. We didn’t all see the same movie — and you’ll see that in the ratings. Paired with it: New Riff Kentucky Straight Bourbon — Northern Kentucky craft, bottled in bond, and a name that’s been on every bourbon recommendation list for a few years now. So pour yourself something strong… don’t look too closely at the wallpaper… and let’s see if this one actually makes sense. Midnight Movie Distillery — watch it, drink it… regret nothing. Comment below and if you have any suggestions on movie reviews or adult beverages let us know. Email: [email protected] All our streaming and social media links: https://linktr.ee/midnightmoviedistillery See a running scorecard on the movies and alcohol we have reviewed: https://midnightmoviedistillery.com #midnightmoviedistillery #podcaster #podcasts #horrorpodcast #horrorjunkie #horrormovie #horrorfan #horror #horrormovies #2026horror #hokum #hokummovie #damianmccarthy #oddity #adamscott #irishhorror #whiskey #whisky #whiskeylife #whiskeytasting #whiskylove #bourbon #bourbonreview #newriff #newriffbourbon #newriffdistilling #kentuckybourbon ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 - Intro 02:05 - Alcohol Review 08:18 - Alcohol Barrel Rating 23:26 - Movie Review 26:40 - Movie Barrel Rating 47:56 - Outro
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  From Evil Dead Rise to The Mummy — We review Lee Cronin's bandage horror with E.H. Taylor 20.05.2026 50min

  Welcome back to Midnight Movie Distillery where we watch the movies you’ve heard about… and drink the whiskey that helps us argue about them. Tonight we’re reviewing Lee Cronin’s The Mummy — yes, that Lee Cronin, the man behind Evil Dead Rise. He’s traded high-rise Deadites for an ancient bandage-wrapped horror, and the question is: does the contained-creature thing work, or did he leave all the good stuff in that apartment fire? Paired with it: Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch — a Buffalo Trace darling with the kind of bottle reputation that practically demands you have opinions. Lon brought it. The rest of us came in cold. So pour yourself something strong… leave the sarcophagus closed if you know what’s good for you… and let’s see how this one holds together. Midnight Movie Distillery — watch it, drink it… regret nothing. Comment below and if you have any suggestions on movie reviews or adult beverages let us know. Email: [email protected] All our streaming and social media links: https://linktr.ee/midnightmoviedistillery See a running scorecard on the movies and alcohol we have reviewed: https://midnightmoviedistillery.com #midnightmoviedistillery #podcaster #podcasts #horrorpodcast #horrorjunkie #horrormovie #horrorfan #horror #horrormovies #2026horror #themummy #themummy2026 #leecroninsthemummy #leecronin #evildeadrise #jackreynor #maycalamawy #lilysullivan #whiskey #whisky #whiskeylife #whiskeytasting #whiskylove #bourbon #bourbonreview #ehtaylor #ehtaylorsmallbatch #colonelehtaylor #buffalotrace ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 - Intro 01:02 - Alcohol Review 10:40 - Alcohol Barrel Rating 23:30 - Movie Review 26:26 - Movie Barrel Rating 49:26 - Outro
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  A fan complained about our episode so we revisit Stranger Things Season 5 Finale! 13.05.2026 1t 10min

  Welcome back to Midnight Movie Distillery where we watch the movies and shows you’ve heard about… and occasionally deal with the consequences. Tonight’s episode is a little different. After our take on the Stranger Things finale… let’s just say someone had notes. So instead of ignoring it like mature adults, we did the obvious thing... we brought her on the show. That’s right, this is our first official listener showdown! We’re revisiting the finale, defending our takes, hearing hers… and seeing if this turns into a civil discussion or a full-on verbal cage match. And in a historic moment for MMD… there is no whiskey tonight. Not because we’re responsible, but because we couldn’t agree on one. Which should tell you exactly how this episode is going to go. No Bloody Barrel ratings… just opinions, debates, and at least one of us doubling down when we probably shouldn’t. So grab whatever you’re drinking… prepare for some disagreements… and let’s settle this. Midnight Movie Distillery — watch it, drink it… regret nothing. Comment below and if you have any suggestions on movie reviews or adult beverages let us know. Email: [email protected] All our streaming and social media links: https://linktr.ee/midnightmoviedistillery Checkout our new website to see a running list of movies and alcohol reviews and ratings: https://www.midnightmoviedistillery.com #podcaster #whiskylove #whiskylife #whiskyporn #whiskeytasting #whiskeylife #whiskey #podcasts #horrorjunkie #horrormovie #horrorfan #horror #horrormovies #whiskey #whisky #thebridemovie
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  Honest review of They Will Kill You, and Whistle Pig bourbon - Plus a guest reviewer! 07.05.2026 1t 5min

  Welcome back to Midnight Movie Distillery where we watch the movies you’ve heard about… and drink the whiskey that helps us survive them. Tonight we’re reviewing They Will Kill You — which, honestly, we appreciate for not wasting time with subtlety. The title sets expectations, and we’re here to find out if the movie actually delivers… or just threatens us for 90 minutes. And in the glass, we’ve got WhistlePig bourbon — bold, a little aggressive, and exactly what you want when things start going downhill fast. But we’re not facing this one alone — we’ve got a special guest reviewer joining us tonight, bringing fresh opinions, questionable takes, and hopefully better survival instincts than the characters in this movie. So pour yourself something strong… trust no one… and let’s see who makes it out of this episode alive. Midnight Movie Distillery — watch it, drink it… regret nothing. Comment below and if you have any suggestions on movie reviews or adult beverages let us know. Email: [email protected] All our streaming and social media links: https://linktr.ee/midnightmoviedistillery See a running scorecard on the movies and alcohol we have reviewed: https://docs.google.com/.../1ygzjP387rUoO.../edit... #podcaster #whiskylove #whiskylife #whiskyporn #whiskeytasting #whiskeylife #whiskey #podcasts #horrorjunkie #horrormovie #horrorfan #horror #horrormovies #whiskey #whisky #theywillkillyou ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 - Intro 01:48 - Alcohol Review 17:20 - Alcohol Barrel Rating 26:09 - Movie Review 29:20 - Movie Barrel Rating 1:03:50 - Outro