When their dream apartment turns out to be a nightmare, roommates Cathy and Dave join forces against a dark, nocturnal force lurking inside their kitchen, before they become its next Midnight Snack. While landlords and neighbors ignore the imminent danger, these two best friends fend for themselves and learn the harsh truth: RENTING BITES.
From award-winning director and puppeteer Sam Locke (The Fiendish Machinations of Lex Luthor; Spider-Ben) comes a modern creature feature showcasing Chicago’s finest comedic talent. Visit our IMDB Page
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“Midnight Snack” is streaming on Chicago’s CANTV! Channel 19 on Xfinity and RCN or stream on CANTV.ORG
“Midnight Snack” will be airing on CANTV at the following times:
| DATE | CHANNEL | TIME (Central Standard Time) |
| Tue, Oct 20, 2026 | 19 | 11:30pm |
| Tue, Oct 27, 2026 | 19 | 10:35 PM 11:30 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28, 2026 | 19 | 5:35 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29, 2026 | 19 | 12:35 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30, 2026 | 19 | 12:35 AM 7:35 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31, 2026 | 19 | 12:05 AM 12:35 PM 6:05 PM 9:35 PM 11:30 PM |
| Sun, Nov 1, 2026 | 19 | 8:05 am 2:35 pm |
Midnight Snack has officially been selected by the Film Basement Horror Awards in Los Angeles California! More details coming soon!
“Midnight Snack is a campy horror short that had me recalling my favorite memories of making films with my friends. It has all the charm of your local theater troop mixed with Scoobie-Doo styled comedy and creative Sam Raimi-esk camera shenanigans.” ~ Haunting Season
“Ultimately, Midnight Snack is exactly what the title suggests – a dark little treat to sate your horror-comedy appetite for a few minutes. It’s like eating a bag of Gummi Bears, if the Gummi Bears were furry, white, toothy, blue-fingered, and red-eyed… and that shred your your jugular when disturbed.” ~ Lionel Ray Green of Malevolent Dark
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Festival Awards and Laurels
“Midnight Snack” won Best Short Horror at the Cult Movies International Film Festival; Best Comedy Short at Magic Silver Screen International Film Festival; Best Short Comedy at the NYC Independent Film Festival; and Best Dark Comedy, Best Editor and Best Sound Design at the Hollywood Blood Horror Festival.
STARRING
| Charley Carroll | ………………………………… | Gus |
| Tawny Safieddine | ………………………………… | Cathy |
| Austin Packard | ………………………………… | Dave |
| Kat Evans | ………………………………… | Annie |
| Travis Stuebing | ………………………………… | Harold |
| Noah Ginex | ………………………………… | Nick |
| Regan Davis Neil Tobin Tyler Wolff-Ormes Todd Rogers | ………………………………… | The Landlords |
| Jayson Brooks | ………………………………… | Hardware Store Clerk |
| Justin Swinson Neftali Morales Jillian Mueller Joe Kovach | ………………………………… | Hardware Store Customers |
| Peter Robards | ………………………………… | Exterminator |
CREW
| Directed by: | Sam Locke |
| Assistant Director: | Jillian Mueller |
| Written By: | Sam Locke and Peter Robards |
| Additional Writing: | Jillian Mueller |
| Sound Design: | Joe Griffin |
| Sound Effects: | Ele Matelan |
| Puppetry: | Sam Locke, Noah Ginex, Todd Rogers |
| Story Consultant: | Dustin Levell |
| Character Consultant (Cathy): | Gabriela Castillo-Miranda |
| Fight Choreographer: | Brian Moody |
| Editor: | Sam Locke |
| Stop Motion Photography: | Todd Rogers |
| Blood and Gore Effects: | Sam Locke |
| Miniature Effects: | Sam Locke |
| Cult Costumes: | Shannon McNamara |
| Title and Credit Artwork: | Noah Ginex |
| Music By: | Lisa McQueen |
| Featuring Additional Song by: | Yellow Pills |
| Special Thanks: | Kim’s Hardware, Derrick Gaetke, Todd Rogers |