The Late Night Fright

John Carpenter month continues on the Late Night Fright with his 1984 science-fiction love story STARMAN starring Oscar winner Jeff Bridges (THE BIG LEBOWSKI, CRAZY HEART) and Karen Allen (RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, ANIMAL HOUSE).    

The world is in crisis but the Late Night Fright isn't going to let the elevator bring us down. John Carpenter month continues with his 1983 film CHRISTINE, based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King.  CHRISTINE came on the heels of Carpenter's critically reviled masterpiece THE THING and asks the eternal question: what happens when an undersexed geek buys an evil car?  Keith Gordon, John...

It is midnight in Cozy Corner and around the world. Pour yourself a cup of coffee, bundle up and get ready to go back down to Outpost 31 for our second episode on John Carpenter's 1982 masterpiece THE THING.  This second part deals with the great cast led by Kurt Russell as well as the effects by Rob Bottin and the legacy of the film. 

It is midnight in Cozy Corner and around the world. Pour yourself a cup of coffee, bundle up and get ready to travel down to Outpost 31.  March is John Carpenter month on the Late Night Fright. The next film up is his 1982 masterpiece THE THING starring Kurt Russell. Still waters run deep but paranoia runs deeper.  THE THING was critically reviled upon its initial release but became a cult film up...

It is midnight in Cozy Corner and around the world. Pour yourself a cup of coffee, put your feet up, and get ready to take a snake sized bite out of the Big Apple because it is time for the Late Night Fright! Dan and Faith are hard at work on the graveyard shift down at WKMF Cozy Corner Public Radio, bringing you reviews and analysis of the finest fright flicks ever made along with all of the fake...

It is midnight in Cozy Corner and around the world. Pour yourself a cup of coffee, put your feet up, and get ready to howl at the moon because it is time for the Late Night Fright. Dan and Faith are hard at work on the graveyard shift down at WKMF Cozy Corner Public Radio, bringing you reviews and analysis of the finest fright flicks ever made along with all of the fake news not fit to print! Marc...

Michael Myers is back in a heart warming tale of family and murder! Journey back through the mists of time to the 90's. It was the time of the Lilith Fair, the jagged little pill and Friends. Michael Myers shows back up just in time to terrorize the Scream generation in the 20th anniversary film of the 1978 masterpiece.  Jamie Lee Curtis returns to the franchise that made her a star. Steve Miner d...

In this cold, cruel world you've got to have a friend till the end. What happens if your friend till the end turns out to be cold and cruel...and has the soul of a killer? That's the question at the heart of director Tom Holland's 1988 film CHILD'S PLAY starring Chris Sarandon, Catherine Hicks and Oscar nominee Brad Dourif as Charles Lee Ray, better known to movie audiences as Chucky.  The blue ey...

Get ready to enter that dimension of sight, sounds and imagination known as THE TWILIGHT ZONE! In preparation for our upcoming episode on 1988's CHILD'S PLAY, join us as we look back at LIVING DOLL, a fifth season episode of the classic CBS series from Rod Serling that introduced the world to Talky Tina and served as a major influence on the creation of everyone's favorite redheaded killer doll, C...

Welcome to the first ever music themed episode of the Late Night Fright! We're celebrating the Valentine's Day release of WEATHER, the new album from Huey Lewis and the News with a review as well as looking back at the music video for their top 10 hit DOING IT ALL FOR MY BABY. The DOING IT ALL FOR MY BABY music video is a take off and homage to the classic 1935 James Whale film BRIDE OF FRANKENSTE...

Bio exorcist? Check. Dead people? Check. Full of the strange and unusual? Check. Horror month continues with a look at Tim Burton’s 1988 film Beetlejuice. Starring Michael Keaton, Catherine O’Hara, Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin, Winona Ryder, and Jeffrey Jones.  BEETLEJUICE, BEETLEJUICE, BEETLEJUICE! If your whole life is a dark room like ours then pour yourself a cup of coffee, put your feet up and g...

Journey back through the mists of time with us back to the summer of 1989 wen the Bat logo was EVERYWHERE!  Join us for a look back at Tim Burton's landmark comic book film BATMAN, starring Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, and Kim Basinger. This is one of the rocks upon which the church of the comic book film is built.  Pour yourself a cup of coffee, put your feet up and turn on the Bat signal...it...

Have you ever heard of the healing power of laughter?  Join THE LATE NIGHT FRIGHT for a look at 2019's awards contender JOKER, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Robert DeNiro. Director Todd Phillis draws heavily from the works of Martin Scorsese for a look at a mentally ill loner and the society that mistreats him.   

Join Dan and Faith for their anniversary show! We started the show off with Wes Craven's 1996 classic film SCREAM. For our anniversary show we're spotlighting his 1994 meta fiction masterpiece NEW NIGHTMARE, the seventh installment of the NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET series. An ancient evil wants out and has taken the form of Freddy Krueger. This time staying awake won't save you! Heather Langenkamp an...

This might be the strangest episode in the history of the Late Night Fright! Join us for a look at the first episode of Gwyneth Paltrow's Netflix original series THE GOOP LAB. Dan and Faith give a running commentary as they watch THE HEALING TRIP, which finds Gwynnie's Goopeteers traveling to Jamaica for a little shroom tea and some healing.  This really might be the strangest episode in the histo...

Mystery/thriller month comes to a close with one of the greatest films ever made, Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 masterpiece PSYCHO starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam and Janet Leigh.  Join Dan and Faith as they check into the Bates Motel (you can check in but you can't check out) for a look back at this landmark film. Nominated for four Academy awards, including best directo...

We're getting ready for PSYCHO but first we're taking a look at BATES MOTEL starring Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore as Norma and Norman Bates! This modern prequel aired for 5 seasons on the A&E Network. Join us for a look at the pilot episode "First You Dream, Then You Die" and the loose reimagining of Psycho entitled "Marion" starring Rihanna as Marion Crane! 

Are you gonna bark all day, little doggy, or are you gonna bite? Mystery/thriller month continues with the directorial debut from the one and only Quentin Tarantino! Join us for a look back at 1992's RESERVOIR DOGS starring Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi, Michael Madsen, Laurence Tierney, Eddie Bunker, and Chris Penn.  Clowns to the left of me, jokers to right, it is time for THE LATE NIGH...

From Robert Rodriguez.  From Quentin Tarantino.  From WKMF Cozy Corner Public Radio comes the Late Night Fright! Join us for a look back at 1996's genre mashup FROM DUSK TILL DAWN starring Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino and Juliette Lewis.  The Gecko Brothers need to get across the border so they kidnap the Fuller family along with their RV. When they get to their destination thi...

Mystery/thriller month continues! Join us as we prepare for next week's episode on PSYCHO with a look back at 2012's biopic HITCHCOCK starring Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren. Pour yourself a cup of coffee, put your feet up and get ready to take a shower...it's time for the LATE NIGHT FRIGHT! 

Mystery/thriller month continues with Brian DePalma's 1981 masterpiece BLOW OUT, starring everyone's favorite Sweat Hog Vinnie Barbarino (aka John Travolta).  Barbarino plays sound effects man Jack Terry, witness to a political assassination. Barbarino is joined by a stellar cast including Nancy Allen (Robocop, Carrie), John Lithgow (3rd Rock From The Sun), and Dennis Franz (NYPD Blue). This crimi...

Mystery/thriller month continues on the Late Night Fright! As a prelude to Brian DePalma's classic 1981 thriller BLOW OUT starring John Travolta, we take a look at his most recent offering, 2019's THE FANATIC from writer/director and former Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst.  This much maligned film deals with the character of Moose (Travolta), an unbalanced Hollywood street performer who has an unh...

Put on your life vest and your floaties because we are setting out to sea with the one and only Nicolas Kim Coppola (aka Nicolas Cage) and the elusive white jaguar! Join us as we dip our big toe into the pool of VOD (video on demand) for a spotlight on Cage's newest offering, 2019's PRIMAL. The Cage plays a big game hunter who has captured a white jaguar in the rain forests of Brazil who must cont...

January is mystery/thriller month on the Late Night Fright! Join us for a look back at Clint Eastwood's 1971 directorial debut PLAY MISTY FOR ME. Eastwood stars as a Carmel disc jockey who has a one night stand with an obsessed fan. The fan is expertly played by Jessica Walter and the film has a Hitchcock/slasher vibe. Pour yourself a cup of coffee, put your feet up and get ready to howl at the mo...

Join the Late night Fright for a look at the 2013 documentary MILIUS which chronicles the life and times of legendary screenwriter John Milius. He's responsible for a lot of your favorite movies and you don't even know it!