Frankenstein's Podcast

This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by returning guest and indie author, Katherine Silva, to talk all things Resident Evil! Specifically, we discuss the 2026 update to the franchise from director, Zach Cregger.

​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

*Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

*Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson, Andy Groth, Jake Kohl & Joe Mischo!

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Featured Guest:

Katherine Silva is multi-award winning horror and speculative fiction writer, and editor-in-chief of Strange Wilds Press. Her latest books, Into The Darkening Dust & Where the Soul Goes are out now, and her upcoming book, Dichotomy, is set to drop in March 2027. Kat previously appeared on the podcast back in episode 121 about the Borg from ‘Star Trek’!

References:

Inside (playdead game)

Practical First: How Zach Cregger Shot Resident Evil's Monsters Without Leaning on VFX - DFIrentals

Resident Evil’s scariest scene involved 50 gallons of fake blood, puppets, and days of tentacle work - Polygon

Resident Evil movement coordinator’s Instagram post on the ‘Merged Monster’

Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother

No Rest for the Wicked from AZ Chike

Butterfly Kisses

Framed (movie game)

Cinematrix

Alice Isn’t Dead by Joseph Fink

Devilry in Godling Wood by Coy Hall

Ted Lasso

This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined creature-performer & creative writer, Samantha Rodes, to chat about an all-time macabre classic, The Phantom of the Opera! We dig into the 1925 silent film starring Lon Chaney as well as the 1989 slasher-tinged update with Robert Englund.

​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

*Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

*Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson, Andy Groth, Jake Kohl & Joe Mischo!

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Featured Guest:

Samantha Rodes is an actor, creature performer - both in makeup/prosthetics & in motion capture, contortionist, and creative writer. She portrayed Zizi the Pinhead in Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley & did prosthetics and stunt work in Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon. Follow Sam on Instagram!

References:

Dracula’s Daughter (universal horror)

Phantom of the Opera (1943)

Phantom of the Opera miniseries with Charles Dance

Ken Hill Phantom of the Opera (1976)

Phantom of the Opera Andrew Lloyd Weber musical (1986)

‘Phantom’ book by Susan Kay

AZ Chike - Look Like My Mama ft. Tyler, The Creator.

The Glendale Archives (youtube analogue horror series)

The Odyssey (2026)

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

Sam’s Substack: The Midnight Reveille

This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by writer/director, Daniel Byers and actor June Schreiner to talk about their new horror/creature-feature, Dark Hollow, which is now available to rent or buy on Prime Video now!

​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

*Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

*Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson, Andy Groth, Jake Kohl & Joe Mischo!

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Featured Guest:

Daniel Byers is a writer and director with a passion for sci-fi, horror and fantasy. His first horror feature, Eradication, is currently available to stream on Tubi & to rent on most other services. Daniel’s latest film, Dark Hollow, is out now!

June Schreiner is an actor who has appeared in film, television and stage. Recently, she starred in the apocalyptic, romantic road-trip drama, When I'm Ready (which currently can be found on Tubi & Prime). She plays the lead role of KC Scarbro in Dark Hollow!

References:

darkhollowmovie.com

Follow Dark Hollow on Instagram

Coyote vs. Acme (movie)

Lanterns (HBO series)

Buffet Infinity

MN State Fair

Fire & Ice

Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein

True West (play) by Sam Shepard

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

This episode, Kalid and Joe sit down with writer/director JM Logan & actor Taylor Bini about their upcoming indie horror/fantasy film THE RELIC: DRAGON. Combining elements of treasure-hunting, classic adventure, and cosmic horror, the film follows an academic in search of her estranged sister who ultimately finds herself in pursuit of a cursed ancient relic that could bring about the end of civilization.

​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

*Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

*Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson, Andy Groth, Jake Kohl & Joe Mischo!

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Featured Guest:

JM Logan is a director, writer, and producer who has an affinity for monster movies. He began in the VFX world, and lately has been fully immersed in creating the universe for THE RELIC.

Taylor Bini is an actor and singer in both film and on the stage. She willbe portraying Dr. Echo Adams in THE RELIC: DRAGON

References:

The Relic Universe official website

Follow The Relic Universe on instagram

"The Relic" short film

This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by longtime friend of the podcast and fellow genre fan, Luke Graham, to chat about the 2023 satirical, horror-comedy, EL CONDE, from director Pablo Larraín.

​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

*Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

*Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson, Andy Groth, Jake Kohl & Joe Mischo!

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Featured Guest:

Luke Graham is an unpublished author who feels like a puddle in a dive bar parking lot where a mix of Marxism, Catholic Guilt, and Coolant from a Lincoln Continental have become an intoxicating slurry. He hopes you step out for a smoke and see him in his shimmering technicolor glory. 

References:

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (film)

A Masterclass in the Dark Arts of Movie Making - Codex

‘El Conde’: How Cinematographer Ed Lachman Captured the Flying Nun Vampire Sequence Using a 90-Foot Crane and Wires - Variety

El Conde: Everything You Need to Know About Pablo Larraín’s Dark Vampire Comedy - Tudum by Netflix

Tony (2026 film)

Furious (Hulu series)

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026 film)

Man Finds Tape (2025 film)

The End of Oak Street (2026 film)

The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026 film)

Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez

This episode, Kalid and Joe watch not one but two Unnamable films! We dig into the back-to-back Lovecraft adaptations of director, Jean-Paul Ouellette: The Unnamable from 1988 and The Unnamble II: The Statement of Randolph Carter from 1992.

​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

*Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

*Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson, Andy Groth, Jake Kohl & Joe Mischo!

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References:

Amigos en el Camino link for Venezuela aid

[It Came From the ‘80s] Lovecraftian She-Beast ‘The Unnamable’ - Bloody Disgusting

‘The Unnamable’ short story by H.P. Lovecraft

‘The Statement of Randolph Carter’ short story by H.P. Lovecraft

H.P. Lovecraft's The Unnamable II - "Beauty is the Beast" Featurette

President Curtis (new Rick & Morty spinoff)

The Sound of the Dark by Daniel Church

Centuria manga by Tohru Kuramori

This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by returning guest and resident artist, Jim Tandberg, to chat about Gore Verbinski's take on The Ring from 2002, as well as the original Ringu film from Japan, and also Koji Suzuki's novel that inspired them all.

RIP Daveigh Chase.

​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

*Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

*Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson, Andy Groth, Jake Kohl & Joe Mischo!

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Featured Guest:

Jim Tandberg is a local Twin Cities artist, resident artist for this podcast, and a geek at heart. He counts himself as a member of countless fandoms, but often gravitates towards comics, manga, anime, model building and Dungeons & Dragons. You can see his latest art pieces⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠. Follow Jim on Instagram @⁠⁠Jimstagram2⁠⁠.

References:

Onryō (wikipedia)

Thoughtography (wikipedia)

The Invite

The Furious

Folklores Coffee House - San Antonio

The Whisper Man by Alex North

Radio K (University of Minnesota radio station)

• Ninajirachi 

Dungeon Crawler Carl series by Matt Dinniman

Marathon (video game)

This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by returning guest, Emelyne Museaux, to discuss Ridley Scott’s 1985 dark fairy tale, LEGEND!

​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

*Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

*Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson, Andy Groth, Jake Kohl & Joe Mischo!

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Featured Guest:

Emelyne Museaux is a film aficionado, fantasy lover, and ghostwriter/editor. She co-hosts the podcast, The Good, The Bad, and the Basic, which is currently on hiatus. She previously appeared on our double feature episode on UNDERWATER and THE MEG (episode 23).

References:

Making Up Legend - Monsters of Makeup

Tierra Whack - WHACK'S MUSEUM (album)

Halt and Catch Fire (AMC+)

Minions & Monsters

Supergirl

Old Wounds by Logan Ashley-Kisner

Supacell (Netflix)

Barbershop (Amazon Prime)

I Love Boosters

Sweetpea by C.J. Skuse

Joesef (musician)

This episode, Kalid and Joe celebrate our Independence Day! Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day, that is. Specifically, his 1996 alien invasion classic!

​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

*Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

*Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson, Andy Groth, Jake Kohl & Joe Mischo!

⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠

References:

‘Independence Day’: How Visual Effects Have Dramatically Escalated Since the Original Film’s Release - The Hollywood Reporter

Invaders on the Fourth of July - Monster Legacy

Season 3 of Interview with a Vampire - The Vampire Lestat (AMC)

Mister Magic by Kiersten White

This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by makeup artist & vfx professional, Ana Victoria Esquivel Vásquez, to chat about Guillermo del Toro's 2006 passion project, Pan's Labyrinth!

​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

*Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

*Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson, Andy Groth, Jake Kohl & Joe Mischo!

⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠

Featured Guest:

Ana Victoria Esquivel Vásquez is a Los Angeles–based multidisciplinary makeup artist specializing in Beauty, Special Effects, and Illustration, with over a decade of professional experience spanning film, television, and high-level production work. Originally from Panama City, Panama, Ana developed her artistic foundation through fine arts studies at the Savannah College of Art and Design before continuing advanced training at the Academy of Freelance Makeup in London and Make-Up Designory in Burbank, and later she trained under renowned industry artists including Matt Rose, Jordu Schell, and Denise Baer. Since 2017, she has contributed to major productions through her expertise in beauty, prosthetics, specialty hair, and on-set collaboration, earning a reputation for technical precision, adaptability, calm leadership, and the ability to seamlessly merge artistry with efficiency across both beauty and effects-driven projects.

References:

The Disobedient Fairytale: How Guillermo del Toro’s Use of Recontextualization Transforms Film Itself - Medium

Once Upon a Time in Spain - The Austin Chronicle

15 Things You Didn't Know About Pan's Labyrinth - ScreenRant

PAN'S LABYRINTH—Interview With Guillermo Del Toro - Screen Anarchy

Pan’s People - The Guardian

Making Monsters: The Practical Effects Behind Guillermo Del Toro’s Iconic Creatures - Shotdeck

Las Criaturas del Laberinto del Fauno - Monster Legacy

A vfx Labyrinth - FX Guide

Shannara Chronicles

VInce Staples - Cry Baby

Pokemon Shield (Nintendo Switch)

Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu 

The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling

The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling