Ladies and Gentlemen, Bastards and Tramps. Bloodsuckers, Motherfuckers, Road Trash and Vamps. To the Queer and the Strange — those in the crowd and those on the stage — to the Violent, the Malevolent, and those seeking the grave …

Welcome home.

Midnight Grindhouse is the home of every bastard, tramp, bloodsucker and motherfucker who loves the films that no one else does.

Whether it’s a film that actually played in a grungy grindhouse theater — or a modern movie or TV show that captures the subversive fuck-o-rama spirit of those old exploitation films — this is the place to talk trash and gush over our favorite dark desires of cinema.

As a love letter to these films, Midnight Grindhouse made the show Blood Drive, which premiered on the Syfy network June 14th, 2017. Each episode either honors a particular sub-genre that the exploitation world made famous, or forges its own genre territory while capturing the grindhouse vibe.

Here are the bizarre movies that inspired us for season one:

Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

Galaxy of Terror

Phantasm

Vanishing Point

Wake in Fright

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Dear Bleeders, Unfortunately, your suspicions are correct. Syfy has canceled Blood Drive after one season. If this news makes you angry or sad, you’re not alone. I found out not too long ago, but have been trying to think of a way to tell you guys since I felt it was up to me to…

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