Monster V. Monster

Don't you hate it when you're strolling through the swamp and you're suddenly set upon by two terrible monsters? That's what goes down in this week's episode, when guest Khymn O'Malley brings in a creature of her own creation, the Quagmire Wolf! But Jessi crashes the party with the legendary Mexican ghost La Llorona. Will the wailing woman make Khymn's cryptid turn tail and run? Or will the wild wolf win the day? Tune in to find out!

Follow Jessi and Khymn's new horror comics anthology DISRUPTED TALES on Kickstarter

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To read more about La Llorona, check out Jessi's Substack post here.  

Monster v Monster is produced by Wicked Tree Press and Codex Arcanum. (c) 2026

Logo Design by Juliane Crump

Title Music by Loyalty Freak Music

Editing by Matt Harry & Jessica Maison

Keywords: monster, podcast, comedy, funny, improv, mexico, swamp, wolf, la llrona, halloween

We all have a dark side, but guest Charlie Stickney goes full Hyde in this episode! We unpack the origins of Dr. Jekyll and his dark counterpart, while Jessi brings in a conflicted creature of her own with cursed wolf person, Rougarou. Can these two batten down their bad instincts, or will the monsters manifest? Listen on to find out!

Check out Charlie's latest project WHITE ASH

Follow Jessi's new comics anthology DISRUPTED TALES on Kickstarter

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Monster v Monster is produced by Wicked Tree Press and Codex Arcanum. (c) 2026

Logo Design by Juliane Crump

Title Music by Loyalty Freak Music

Editing by Matt Harry & Jessica Maison

Keywords: monster, podcast, comedy, funny, improv, Jekyll, Hyde, classic, movie, anger, rage, halloween

Spooky season continues with this week's episode. It's spirit versus spirit in a battle for vengeance! Guest Dennis K. Crosby brings in the Zulu water entity Tokoloshe to take down a terrible real estate bro, but Jessi's grudge spirit Onryō is waiting in the wings with the same goal. Will these two learn some anger management, or will their rage rip them apart? Listen on to find out!

Check out Dennis' latest project Death's Reckoning

Follow Jessi's new Mary Shelley's School for Monsters project on Kickstarter

Follow Matt's new horror novel EARWORM on Kickstarter

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Monster v Monster is produced by Wicked Tree Press and Codex Arcanum. (c) 2026

Logo Design by Juliane Crump

Title Music by Loyalty Freak Music

Editing by Matt Harry & Jessica Maison

Keywords: monster, podcast, comedy, funny, improv, Africa, Zulu, grudge spirit, ghost, anger, rage, halloween

This week, come sit at our virtual campfire as guest Bryant Dillon tells the terrifying tale of Tailypo, an Appalachian cryptid that will stop at nothing to get back its tail. But Jessi weaves her own spooky story when she brings in a Shadow Person, which she actually met once. Will these two creatures of shadow extinguish each other's light? Or will they be defeated by a Mountain Dew-swilling NPC? Listen on to find out!

Check out Bryant's latest projects Shrub and a Buffy-themed art show

Follow Jessi's new Mary Shelley's School for Monsters project on Kickstarter

Follow Matt's new horror novel EARWORM on Kickstarter

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Monster v Monster is produced by Wicked Tree Press and Codex Arcanum. (c) 2026

Logo Design by Juliane Crump

Title Music by Loyalty Freak Music

Editing by Matt Harry & Jessica Maison

Keywords: monster, podcast, comedy, funny, improv, appalachia, tailypo, shadow person, halloween, story

Spooky season continues on MvM! This week, guest Paul Scarlata brings in a mimetic gooey alien thing (not THE Thing) to wreak havoc on the Welsh countryside. But Jessi tosses a changeling through the Fae portal. Will this imitation game end in death and destruction? Or will these two bizarro beings dance an Irish jig to wake the dead? Listen on to find out. Plus we discuss the John Carpenter horror classic and make a monster sitcom.

Check out Paul's latest project The Van Helsing Society!

Follow Jessi's new Mary Shelley's School for Monsters project on Kickstarter

Follow Matt's new horror novel EARWORM on Kickstarter

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Monster v Monster is produced by Wicked Tree Press and Codex Arcanum. (c) 2026

Logo Design by Juliane Crump

Title Music by Loyalty Freak Music

Editing by Matt Harry & Jessica Maison

Keywords: monster, podcast, comedy, funny, improv, thing, john carpenter, halloween, scary, spooky, changeling, celtic, fae, mythology, the thing

It's spooky season on MvM! To kick off the creepy crawlies, guest Eric Conner brings in a creature of his own creation, a poor soul named Shady who uses shadows as weapons. But Jessi shines a light on Dullahan, the classic Headless Horseman of lore. Will these two denizens of darkness make a connection, or will one be cast into the eternal void (aka Newark Bay)? Listen on to find out.

Follow Jessi's new Mary Shelley's School for Monsters project on Kickstarter

Follow Matt's new horror novel EARWORM on Kickstarter

Jessi writes more about Dullahan here

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Monster v Monster is produced by Wicked Tree Press and Codex Arcanum. (c) 2026

Logo Design by Juliane Crump

Title Music by Loyalty Freak Music

Editing by Matt Harry & Jessica Maison

Keywords: monster, podcast, comedy, funny, improv, new jersey, connecticut, headless horseman, halloween, scary, spooky, shady

It's our first live episode! Guest Alex Kingsley (The Bastion Cycle) brings in a very shy Sphinx along with a veritable scroll of riddles, but Jessi defends herself with a genetically-engineered Chimera! Will these two hybrid creatures find a way to take down the real villain (late stage capitalism), or will they be locked in the cone of shame? Listen on to find out.

Check out Alex's new book here!

Follow Jessi's new Mary Shelley's School for Monsters project on Kickstarter!

Follow Matt's new horror novel EARWORM on Kickstarter!

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Monster v Monster is produced by Wicked Tree Press and Codex Arcanum. (c) 2026

Logo Design by Juliane Crump

Title Music by Loyalty Freak Music

Editing by Matt Harry & Jessica Maison

Keywords: monster, podcast, comedy, funny, improv, sphinx, riddles, jokes, chimera, AI, CEO

Here be dragons! This week on the show, guest Ray-Anthony Height brings in a classic black dragon that's thousands of years old. But Jessi unveils a Killer Clown from Outer Space that feeds on dark matter. Can these two otherworldly beings find common ground, or will one of them get yeeted into the sun? Tune in to find out!

Check out Ray's latest project Midnight Tiger

Follow Jessi's new Mary Shelley's School for Monsters project on Kickstarter

Follow Matt's new horror novel EARWORM on Kickstarter

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Monster v Monster is produced by Wicked Tree Press and Codex Arcanum. (c) 2026

Logo Design by Juliane Crump

Title Music by Loyalty Freak Music

Editing by Matt Harry & Jessica Maison

Keywords: monster, dragon, comedy, comic books, story, funny, podcast, clown, killer clown

It's a Kyoto meet cute in this week's episode! Guest Jenni Powell brings on a sexy redheaded vampire with some serious charisma, but Jessi weaves a tangled web with the Japanese spider-lady Jorōgumo. Will these two bloodsuckers drain each other's life force? Or will they Thelma and Lousie their way into the sunrise? Listen in to find out!

Check out Jenni's comedy show Thank Geeky It's Monday!

Follow Jessi's current Mary Shelley's School for Monsters Kickstarter HERE!

Follow Matt's new horror novel on Kickstarter!

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Monster v Monster is produced by Wicked Tree Press and Codex Arcanum. (c) 2026

Logo Design by Juliane Crump

Title Music by Loyalty Freak Music

Editing by Matt Harry & Jessica Maison

There are monsters, and then there are MONSTERS. This week, guest David Avallone brings an actual god from the Lovecraft mythos, Yog-Sothoth. But Jessi counters with a powerful literary entity of her own, Grendel's Mother from Beowulf. (And yes, we give her a name in this episode.) Will the Guardian of the Gate be able to take down a bereaved Valkyrie? Listen on to find out!

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Monster v Monster is produced by Wicked Tree Press and Codex Arcanum. (c) 2026

Logo Design by Juliane Crump

Title Music by Loyalty Freak Music

Editing by Matt Harry & Jessica Maison