The Midnight Warning - 1932

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01/05/24 • 66 min

"The Midnight Warning” is a mystery based on an urban legend. The plot follows the legend which might be called "The Vanishing Hotel Room" or "The Vanishing Lady.” A woman insists her brother was staying in a hotel room, but the hotel staff says they have no record that he was ever there. Mike and Amber go through this plot, which has some interesting twists, but falls flat at the ending, which was typical of a pre-Hayes code flick.

Title: The Midnight Warning
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet
IMDB Rating: 4.9 out of 10
Rating: Not rated
Content warnings: Kidnapping/abduction, mental torture, trivialization of mental illness, trauma, corpse mutilation (offscreen), death (offscreen)
Hilarious tagline: “Capitalism is a the real villain."

5th Edition Character: Huntley Gordon, a necromancer who runs a profitable inn (Clarendon Arms) but performs plague experiments in the basement

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Urban legend “the vanishing hotel room”: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-vanishing-hotel-room/

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Title: The Midnight Warning
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet
IMDB Rating: 4.9 out of 10
Rating: Not rated
Content warnings: Kidnapping/abduction, mental torture, trivialization of mental illness, trauma, corpse mutilation (offscreen), death (offscreen)
Hilarious tagline: “Capitalism is a the real villain."

5th Edition Character: Huntley Gordon, a necromancer who runs a profitable inn (Clarendon Arms) but performs plague experiments in the basement

Learn more at World of Welstar:

Watch this movie on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBFTVQPVNT4

Colorized version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbGuQKikD7E

Urban legend “the vanishing hotel room”: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-vanishing-hotel-room/

Buy the 50 movie set: https://amzn.to/3Nj5PGn

These show notes contain affiliate links. If you choose to purchase after clicking a link, Mal and Tal Enterprises, LLC may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

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Death in the Shadows (De Prooi) - 1985

"Death in the Shadows” is a mystery/thriller set outside of Amsterdam. When a woman is murdered, her high school aged daughter is left orphaned and looking for answers. Along the way she discovers some unpleasant truths, and becomes a target for the murderer herself. Mike and Amber take on this quirky little film that demonstrates why adults shouldn’t try to outsmart teenaged girls.

Title: Death in the Shadows

Director: Vivian Pieters

IMDB Rating: 5.1 out of 10

Rating: R (?)

Content warnings: Pornographic content, Sex with a Minor, Violence, Trivializing Mental Illness

Positive content: Teen empowerment, justice served

Hilarious tagline: “They murdered the woman she thought was her mother — and now they’re after her — but why?"

5th Edition Character: Van Maurik, a villainous gnomish banker

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English Dubbed: https://youtu.be/Jpm_FJWCK_E

Dutch Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0OKOsRXmic

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The Vampires Night Orgy - 1973

"The Vampires' Night Orgy" is a Spanish horror film from 1973 and directed by León Klimovsky. A group of stranded travelers seek refuge in a seemingly deserted village. However, they are attacked one by one by the villagers, who are undead creatures. Amber and Mike go over the high and low points of this quirky and inscrutable horror flick. Mike also discusses the non-player character he created for tabletop role playing games that is available for download.

Title: The Vampires Night Orgy

Director: León Klimovsky

IMDB Rating: 4.8 out of 10

Rating: R

Content warnings: blood, gore, death of a child, voyeurism, nudity, gross images, murder, violence

Hilarious tagline: "When the moon is up the fun begins."

5th Edition Character: The Countess, a vampire

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