Frankenstein's Podcast

This episode is dedicated to Jak Knight. Rest in Peace.

Kalid & Joe dig into popular culture's collective childhoods and chat about the 80's Spielberg classic, E.T. Along for the ride is Los Angeles comedian and film enthusiast, Steve Hernandez!

*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/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

Featured Guest:

Steve Hernandez is a Los Angeles-based comic, film enthusiast and frequent podcaster. He served several years as one of the hosts of the Views from the Vista podcast and has just recently wrapped up his Read the Bible With Me podcast. He currently runs Chatterbox Comedy Night in Covina, California. Follow Steve on Twitter @Bighern and on Instagram @hernia.

References:

If you were scarred by E.T. as a kid, just be thankful this sequel never got made - AV Club

Creating the character of E.T. for Spielberg’s hit movie required $1.5 million, a young actor born without legs, and a two-pack-a-day smoker - The Vintage News

Rick Baker’s Scary Alien Designs That Became the Lovable E.T. - Bloody Disgusting

Gatlopp (2022)

Killing It on Peacock

The Old Man on FX

This episode, the monster crew discuss the 2017 rom-com/dramedy/monster flick, 'Colossal,' from director Nacho Vigalondo! Joining us is L.A. filmmaker & director of the short film, Look, Mira, Kate McCarthy to chat about the metaphors and monsters we see in the movie as well as some of the work she's been doing as a young director in the L.A. film world.

*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/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

Featured Guest:

Kate McCarthy is a new filmmaker in Los Angeles. Her debut film “Look, Mira” has screened at the National Film Festival for Talented Youth and the Oscar qualifying LA Shorts International Festival, and is available online on NoBudge and Directors Notes. In the fall she’ll be attending AFI for directing. Follow Kate on Instagram @slimeman666.

References:

How Monsters & Rom-Coms Come Together For Colossal - ScreenRant

Review of 'Colossal' - rogerebert.com

Players on Paramount+

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

The Larry Sanders Show

The music of Italian composer, Piero Piccioni

Kalid & Joe dig into the 2014 supernatural-horror film, The Babadook, from director, Jennifer Kent. Along the way, we discuss the metaphors at play, the differences between the supernatural and magic, and whether or not the Babadook might be a pokémon.

*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/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

References:

Jennifer Kent on What it Took to Make the Psych-Horror Babadook - StudioDaily

I Love That For You (Showtime)

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+)

The Orville: New Horizons (Hulu)

Back from a short break, Kalid and Joe venture into the Marvel Cinematic Universe! While sharing some thoughts on the MCU as a whole, the crew specifically dig into the recent limited series on Disney Plus, Moon Knight, starring Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke, and May Calamawy. We dig into the mythology behind the show, how it depicts mental health, and of course the creature design of the Egyptian Gods.

*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/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

References:

Look, Mira (the short film Kalid worked on)

Why Khonshu Looks Unlike Other Gods | Marvel Studios' Moon Knight

Moon Knight: Psychologists Rate Season 1's Depiction of Dissociative Identity Disorder - IGN

An Anonymous TV Writer Offers An Inside Look At Why Special Effects Seem So Bad Right Now - Defector

RRR

Hammers on Bone by Cassandra Khaw

The Judds

Kalid and Joe take on the gnarly creatures (the Hypnotist, the Echo and the Brute) from Peacock's recent Crypt TV adaptation, Girl in the Woods! Joining the discussion is Felicia Ho who worked as a writer on the show and has also contributed to several other film and television projects from Amazon Studios, HBO Max and Netflix! 

*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/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

Featured Guest: 

Aside from her work with Girl in the Woods, Felicia has served as a writer for HBO Max's animated Gremlins series, Secrets of the Mogwai, Netflix's Kung Fu Panda series, and has a few upcoming projects with Amazon Studios. You can find and follow her on Twitter @feliciasho. 

References: 

How the Creatures of Crypt TV’s The Girl in the Woods Were Designed - Comingsoon.net 

Big Bud Press 

Abbot Elementary 

Mubi

In honor of Bruce Willis' recent announcement that he's retiring from acting, Kalid & Joe decided to pay some respect to the storied actor by looking at one of his forays into genre films with weird creatures. The Fifth Element! Wait, we're not talking about The Fifth Element? Oh. Oh. Nah. I guess we're talking about the 2020 Bruce Willis space-horror flick, Breach. Why? Well we don't really have a great answer for you, but fun conversations are had nonetheless! 

*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/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

References:

Breach's Shocking Ending, Explained - CBR.com

Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel

Clockwork Boys by T. Kingfisher

Kalid and Joe take a trip back to a show that was instrumental in making them the genre fans they are today: Angel! Specifically, we look at the second episode of the show's first season, "Lonely Heart," and its peculiar sexually-transmitted demon (or, STDemon) known as Telamour.

*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/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

References:

Interview with Loni Peristere, Special FX Supervisor on Angel

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Chad (on HBO Max)

Trese (on Netflix)

No Stranger to Horror Podcast Episode 12: Trese is Better than Batman

Kalid & Joe are joined by actor, producer and horror enthusiast, MadelineKarita Fleming to chat about the 90's cult classic, Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight! The crew also spends some time chatting with MadelineKarita about her work in the horror genre as well as a few of her upcoming short films, including Ouroborus which is coming soon!

*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/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

Featured Guest:

MadelineKarita Fleming aka QueenKongKi aka Mistress Thickness is an actor, producer, writer, model, journalist and all-around horror junkie. She's loved the genre since she can remember and has become a prominent voice online horror communities especially with regards to promoting black women in horror. You can find her on Instagram and other social media sites using the handle @queenkongki, and look for her short horror film, Ouroborus, coming soon!

References:

[We Love ’90s Horror] ‘Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight’ is an Undeniable Genre Classic (Bloody Disgusting)

Interview: FX Legend Todd Masters on 25 Years of DEMON KNIGHT and the Evolution of the Visual Effects Society (Daily Dead)

We're back!

Coming off a bit of a hiatus, Kalid and Joe bite back hard by taking a deep dive into the one and only Predator - also known as the Yautja.

*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/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

References:

Cinematographer Says There’s a “Van Damme Suit” Easter Egg Hidden Somewhere in ‘The Predator’ - Bloody Disgusting

Why ‘Predator’ Is A Subversive Masterpiece – ScreenHub Entertainment

It's the last episode before a bit of a hiatus and Kalid and Joe are joined by writer, filmmaker, horror expert, loyal Friendenstein and host of the No Stranger to Horror podcast, Joel H Brewster of Westcoast Strange! The crew get into the Halloween spirit by chatting about the 1988 creature-feature, 'Pumpkinhead,' directed by the legendary Stan Winston!

** Special shout out 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!

Featured Guest:

Joel H Brewster is an avid science-fiction and horror fanatic and host of the No Stranger to Horror podcast. He's put his passions to practice in screenwriting a number of short films and promoting weird, obscure and fun horror-themed content through his Facebook page Instagram and Twitter. Most recently, Joel won an award from the Vancouver Badass Film Fest for a screenplay he'd for a feature film! You can find Joel's writings and links to all of his work at his website, Westcoast Strange.

References:

Pumpkinhead - The Making of Stan Winston's Demon of Vengeance (Stan Winston School for Character Arts)

[It Came from the 80's] Beware of 'Pumpkinhead' this Halloween (Bloody Disgusting)