Midnight Madness

Top Cast

Cassandra Peterson as Elvira

Seasons

Season 1 (1990)

Rhino Home Video released a series of direct to video hosted horror movies. The series was hosted by Elvira. The Elvira hosted movies included were: Eegah, Frankenstein's Daughter, Killers From Space, Giant Gila Monster, The Mask, She Demons, Night of the Ghouls, I Eat Your Skin, The Brain that Wouldn't Die, A Bucket of Blood, The Crawling Hand, The Wasp Woman, The Hideous Sun Demon, Mission to the Moon. Written by Paul Gerard Kennedy

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Frankenstein's Daughter (1990-10-13)

"Look at her! She lives!"So says Dr. Oliver Frank at the sight of his new creation, a hulking beast with the transplanted brain of a beautiful young woman. He has finally carried on the legacy of his late grandfather, the notorious Dr. Frankenstein! Originally Released 1958
Ep. 2: The Mask (1990-10-13)

Partially presented in 3D, Psychiatrist Dr. Allen Barnes obtains a mysterious ancient tribal mask after one of his patients commits suicide. Whenever he puts on the mask, Barnes experiences dream-like visions which become increasingly disturbing and violent and even physically harming his girlfriend Pam. The visions begin to alter Barnes' personality, and eventually drive him insane while Lt. Martin questions those who knew him and the whereabouts of said mask. Originally Released 1961
Ep. 3: She Demons (1990-10-13)

A tropical storm leaves a pleasure boat on an uncharted island, presumed lost. Four survivors discover the island is inhabited by deformed, fanged women, a product of Nazi experiments led by a mad scientist as if this was not bad enough the island is also soon to be used as a bombing target by the U.S. Navy. Originally Released 1958
Ep. 4: Night of the Ghouls (1990-10-13)

Criswell tells the story of a teenage couple who are murdered by an undead creature. The murders are thought to be the work of a maniac. Detective Bradford is assigned an unexpected assignment to investigate an old house on Willows Lake, which was destroyed by lightning, where he meets the psychic Dr. Acula and learns the house is haunted by the White Ghost. The film features some reoccurring cast members and characters from Wood's 1955 Bride of the Monster and 1959 Plan 9 from Outer Space. Originally Released 1958
Ep. 5: The Hideous Sun Demon (1990-10-13)

Dr. Gilbert McKenna, a research scientist, falls unconscious after being exposed to radiation during an experiment. He is taken to a solarium to receive sun's healing rays and transforms into a reptilian creature. Attending physician Dr. Stern suggests he can control his symptoms by staying in the dark and staying in the hospital. Originally Released 1958
Ep. 6: Missile to the Moon (1990-10-13)

Two escaped convicts, Gary and Lon, are discovered hiding aboard a rocket by scientist Dirk Green. They are forced to pilot a spaceship to the Moon, where they encounter deception and intrigue. They discover an underground kingdom of beautiful women and their sinister ruler, Lido. During their journey, they face rock creatures and a cave-dwelling spider. Originally Released 1958
Ep. 7: Eegah (1991-10-13)

Roxy Miller, a writer, is driving through the California desert when she nearly runs into Eegah, a giant caveman. Her boyfriend Tom Nelson and father Robert Miller investigate. Roxy is kidnapped by Eegah and taken back to his cave. Her father communicates with Eegah and develops a theory about its longevity. Roxy's father fears Eegah may kill them if rebuffed, suggesting she endure as much as she can. Originally Released 1962
Ep. 8: Killers from Space (1991-10-13)

While collecting aerial data on a United States Air Force (USAF) atomic blast Martin loses control of his aircraft and crashes. At the base hospital, Martin acts so strangely that the USAF brings in the FBI to investigate, thinking he might be an impostor. Under the influence of truth serum a story emerges of an aliens plan to exterminate humanity using giant insects and reptiles, grown with the radiation absorbed from our own atomic bomb tests. Originally Released 1954
Ep. 9: The Giant Gila Monster (1991-10-13)

A small town in Texas finds itself under attack from a hungry, fifty-foot-long gila monster. No longer content to forage in the desert, the giant lizard begins chomping on motorists and train passengers before descending upon the town itself. Only Chase Winstead, a quick-thinking mechanic, can save the town from being wiped out. Originally Released 1959
Ep. 10: I Eat Your Skin (1991-10-13)

Tom Harris, an adventure novelist, arrives on Voodoo Island in the Caribbean to gather material for a book. He encounters a zombie and encounters a woman named Janine Biladeau. Despite rumours of a walking dead army, the islanders dismiss them. Janine is at risk of being sacrificed due to her blonde virginity. Originally Released 1971
Ep. 11: The Brain that Wouldn't Die (1991-10-13)

Dr. Bill Cortner saves a dead patient, but his father condemns his unorthodox transplanting methods. After a car accident, he revives Jan's head in his basement laboratory. Jan becomes resentful, and Bill commits murder to obtain a body. He lures Doris Powell to study her scarred face for plastic surgery. Originally Released 1962
Ep. 12: The Crawling Hand (1991-10-13)

An astronaut makes strange statements during a crash landing, including "my hand makes me do things..." Did the hand, possessed by a murderous alien, murder Paul's landlady, the police suspect Paul, who becomes increasingly strange and starts attacking others. Originally Released 1963
Ep. 13: The Wasp Woman (1991-10-13)

Dr. Eric Zinthrop, a scientist, is fired from a honey farm for experimenting with wasps. Janice Starlin, a cosmetics company owner, funds further research using her as a human subject. She injects herself with the serum, sheds 20 years, and is transformed into a murderous wasp-like creature. Originally Released 1959
Ep. 14: The Brain from Planet Arous (1991-10-13)

Gor, an alien brain-shaped creature from Arous, possesses Steve March and uses destructive powers to wreak havoc on Earth. Vol, another brain creature from Arous, possesses March's dog and reveals Gor's criminal nature. Originally Released 1957
Ep. 15: A Bucket of Blood (1994-10-13)

A dim-witted busboy finds acclaim as an artist for a plaster-covered dead cat that is mistaken as a skilful statuette. The desire for more praise soon leads to an increasingly deadly series of works. Originally Released 1959