Grindhouse
Sep 22 - Nov 30, 2025
Current Holder
David Nelson
Midnight Matinee
Flickering Usher of the Grindhouse Fairways
Popcorn Stuck in the Projector Gate
Aspects refreshed Dec 15, 2025
The Midnight Matinee was born when a dedicated projectionist, working tirelessly from matinee to midnight screenings, became spiritually fused with the celluloid during a catastrophic projector malfunction, now eternally curating horror across venues.
Projects ghostly film reels that seamlessly blend horror narratives between leagues, manipulates the perception of time to make daylight rounds feel like midnight terror, summons authentic B-movie props and effects to enhance grindhouse atmosphere, and its presence is marked by the scent of popcorn and ozone from old projectors.
The Midnight Matinee orchestrates the seamless flow of horror narratives across leagues, ensuring that each subgenre transition feels like a natural part of the grindhouse film festival.
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Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
David Nelson's Midnight Matinee (#33) has been updated based on their recent performance in the series.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
From a projector meltdown that'd make Sam Raimi cackle, some poor soul got yeeted into the celluloid, birthing Midnight Matinee. Now it haunts fairways with ghostly reels, and I'm stuck narrating this B-movie nonsense. The real jump scare? My contract.
When the cursed projector first spat out Midnight Matinee, it scanned the PDGA registry for a soul with a suitably tragic backstory. It found David Nelson, whose celestial 913 rating promised a reel-y horrifying performance. The tag chose him, demanding a leading man for its schlocky saga. But can he survive the director's cut, or will this be a straight-to-VHS disaster?