Midnight Mass
Join cult leader Peaches Christ & filmmaker Michael Varrati for some hilarious and hardcore audio worship of their favorite cult movies! Each episode focuses on a unique film, filmmaker, performer, or genre and includes special guest stars, super-fans, and surprises befitting midnight movie celebration. Subscribe today and truly become one of the Children of the Pod-corn! Episodes released every other week.
Episodes
95 episodes
Episode 95: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
In a scene like this you get a contact-high! This week, Peaches and Michael are entering a world of super-octane girls in celebration of 1970’s BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS! In addition to discussing the ongoing legacy of film...
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Season 4
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Episode 95
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1:37:42
Episode 94: Mommie Dearest
The meanest mother of them all! This week, Peaches and Michael are fetching the axe in celebration of 1981’s MOMMIE DEAREST! In addition to discussing this audacious portrait of Hollywood’s juggling of camp and severity, our hos...
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Season 4
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Episode 94
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1:52:25
Episode 93 - Elvira: Mistress of the Dark LIVE at the Academy Museum
Unpleasant dreams! In this very special episode, Peaches and Michael are LIVE at the legendary Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in celebration of 1988’s ELVIRA: MISTRESS OF THE DARK! Recorded on site in the David Geffen Theater...
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Season 4
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Episode 93
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1:00:44
Episode 92: House
The girls were…eaten! This week, Peaches and Michael take a deranged trip to the countryside in celebration of 1977’s HOUSE! In addition to discussing this fever dream fave’s place as a singular slice of psychedelic haunting, ou...
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Season 4
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Episode 92
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1:38:35
Episode 91: Clueless
As if! This week, Peaches and Michael are rollin’ with the homies in celebration of 1995’s CLUELESS! In addition to discussing the sheer pop culture defining power of filmmaker Amy Heckerling, our hosts delve into how this forev...
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Season 4
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Episode 91
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1:24:25
Episode 90 - Sainted Subgenre: Queer Horror
The monsters are no longer in the closet! This week, Peaches and Michael dig into a “fearz” subgenre that’s near and dear to their hearts – QUEER HORROR! In addition to discussing how they’ve watched the cultural conversation ar...
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Season 4
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Episode 90
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1:36:40
Episode 89 - Idol Worship: David Cronenberg
Long live the new flesh! This week, Peaches and Michael are serving body in an Idol Worship celebration of David Cronenberg! In addition to discussing this notorious auteur’s penchant for exploring physical frights, our hosts de...
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Season 4
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Episode 89
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1:29:47
Episode 88: 9 To 5
Pour yourself a cup of ambition! This week, Peaches and Michael are gathering around the watercooler in celebration of 1980’s 9 TO 5! In addition to discussing this undeniable classic’s crucial feminist messaging, our hosts delv...
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Season 4
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Episode 88
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1:31:23
Episode 87 - Growing Up Cult: Joshua John Miller
A true child of the popcorn! In this very special episode, Peaches and Michael sit down with iconic actor, writer, and filmmaker Joshua John Miller for an in-depth talk about a lifetime in cult cinema. In advance of his forthcoming featu...
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Season 4
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Episode 87
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1:00:52
Episode 86: Rosemary's Baby
He has his father’s eyes! This week, Peaches and Michael are moving into a new apartment building in celebration of 1968’s ROSEMARY’S BABY! In addition to discussing this classic’s commentary on bodily autonomy, our hosts delve ...
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Season 4
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Episode 86
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1:40:16
Episode 85 - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
We live inside a dream! This week, Peaches and Michael are having some coffee and cherry pie in celebration of 1992’s TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME! In addition to discussing David Lynch’s symbolic smashing of the television set...
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Season 4
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Episode 85
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1:54:04
Episode 84: The Room
Oh hi, Mark! This week, Peaches and Michael are spending some quality time on the roof in celebration of 2003’s THE ROOM! In addition to discussing Tommy Wiseau’s uniquely singular approach to storytelling, our hosts delve into ...
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Season 4
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Episode 84
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1:43:57
Episode 83: Santa Sangre
Forget everything you have ever seen! This week, Peaches and Michael are running away with the circus in celebration of 1989’s SANTA SANGRE! In addition to discussing the Catholic damage of this Mexican/Italian co-production, ou...
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Season 4
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Episode 83
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1:37:44
Episode 82: Night of the Demons
Angela is having a party…and you’ll have a hell of a time! This week, Peaches and Michael are headed to Hull House in celebration of 1988’s NIGHT OF THE DEMONS! In addition to discussing this cult classic’s place as a prime Hall...
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Season 4
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Episode 82
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1:34:09
Episode 81: Demons
It’s a movie about audience participation! This week, Peaches and Michael are making cemeteries their cathedrals in celebration of 1985’s DEMONS! In addition to discussing their love of films set at cinemas, our hosts delve into...
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Season 4
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Episode 81
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1:39:53
Episode 80: The Craft
We are the weirdos mister! This week, Peaches and Michael are casting spells in celebration of 1996’s THE CRAFT! In addition to discussing the lasting queer resonance of this cult classic, our hosts delve into the meaningful rep...
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Season 4
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Episode 80
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1:27:39
Episode 79 - Idol Worship: Bruce LaBruce
The Revolution Is My Boyfriend! This week, Peaches and Michael raise the amorous dead in an Idol Worship celebration of the legendary Bruce LaBruce! In addition to discussing this iconic cult filmmaker and artist’s impact on the...
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Season 4
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Episode 79
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1:08:58
Episode 78: Myra Breckinridge
You’ll never forget her! This week, Peaches and Michael learn that Hollywood isn’t all glitz and glamour as they tackle 1970’s MYRA BRECKINRIDGE! In addition to discussing this controversial classic’s place in the pantheon of qu...
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Season 4
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Episode 78
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1:41:56
Episode 77 - Sainted Subgenre: Hagsploitation
From Baby Jane to Auntie Roo and beyond! This week, Peaches and Michael unveil a special episode dissecting one of horror’s most “Sainted Subgenres” – HAGSPLOITATION (aka “Psycho Biddies”)! In addition to discussing the many lum...
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Season 4
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Episode 77
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1:07:47
Episode 76: Return to Oz
A pumpkin, if you please! This week, Peaches and Michael are taking a trip to the dark side of the rainbow in celebration of 1985’s RETURN TO OZ! In addition to discussing this unlikely sequel’s gateway horror leanings, our host...
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Season 4
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Episode 76
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1:33:26
Episode 75: Batman Returns
Mistletoe can be deadly if you eat it! This week, Peaches and Michael are heading to Gotham City for the holidays in celebration of 1992’s BATMAN RETURNS! In addition to discussing the personal aesthetic Tim Burton brings to the...
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Season 3
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Episode 74
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1:31:54
Episode 74: Cruising
Hips or lips? This week, Peaches and Michael are having a questionable night out in celebration of 1980’s CRUISING! In addition to discussing the queer reclamation of this subversive fave, our hosts reflect on William Friedkin’s...
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Season 3
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Episode 74
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1:24:56
Episode 73: Cecil B. Demented
Lights, camera, revolution! This week, Peaches and Michael take guerilla filmmaking to the extreme in celebration of 2000’s CECIL B. DEMENTED! In addition to discussing John Waters’ loving lambast of transgressive cinema, our ho...
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Season 3
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Episode 73
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1:30:45
Episode 72 - Idol Worship: William Lustig
We warned you not to go out tonight! This week, Peaches and Michael are getting positively 42nd Steet for their Idol Worship celebration of William Lustig! In addition to discussing this genre legend’s deep connection to New York City, o...
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Season 3
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Episode 72
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54:35