The Frankencast

It's Blaxploitation time, baby! This week we're joined by the brilliant Don Bacon to discuss this Frankenstein-themed knock-off of Blacula, that features one of the most inscrutable characters we've met yet: Malcolm, the Ultimate Player Hater, as well as one of the most tragic creatures, Eddie Turner. We're also discussing ten-gallon heads and the best talking dog joke you'll ever hear in a Franke...

In today's very special episode, we sit down with Paul Serino, the author of The Disturbingly Difficult Book of Universal Frankenstein Trivia and The Disturbingly Difficult Book of Hammer Frankenstein Trivia . We discuss his books, his writing process, and our shared love of Frankenstein. We had a great time with Paul and highly recommend his books. (Full disclosure: Paul graciously sent us free c...

Welcome to the Monster Brawl, sports fiends! This week we're watching monsters from all over the globe (and maybe all over the timeline) as they wrestle for no particular reason. Frankenstein is there along with some lesser known creatures like Swamp Gut and Zombie Man (the superhero who has the super power of being a zombie). Join us as we admit our life-long hatred of mummies, get bitten by a zo...

Hola, amigos! This week we attempt the ill-advised experiment of watching a movie in Spanish with no subtitles, and we managed to follow along better than we expected. Join us as we discuss the mysteries of "Pobre papa", The Colossus, and Dr. Frankenstein's frozen wife. We also meet Eric's doppelgänger and watch him get beat up by Santo. Oh, and we rock out to a RELENTLESS theremin soundtrack. Ple...

This week we're continuing to explore our newfound obsession with The Man in the Silver Mask, Santo! Join us as we spend all our money on an owl, research why coyotes don't attack beautiful women, and gleefully flip Chekhov's Self Destruct Lever. Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installments. Follow us on Twitter or Instagram @thefrankenc...

Hola, amigos! It's time to take a trip to Mexico and jump in the ring. Join everyone's favorite wrestler as he faces an absurd rogues' gallery of monsters. We're discussing Frankenstein's Chicano goatee, the Cyclops From the Dry Lagoon, and the vampire who can survive in the daylight if he pretends that it's nighttime. Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don'...

It's Friday the 13th, and Franken-Jason is here to crash RVs and splatterpaint an entire room with your blood... and he's all outta RVs! Join us as we drink booze in the graveyard, ride a moped to fool around in the woods, and try to learn the Camp Blood card game... Don't leave home without it! Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installmen...

It's time to take a trip to Tromaville, baby! This week we're talking about a parody of a horror movie... or maybe even multiple horror movies. Join us as we attend Chekhov's Hippie Parade, dance naked around the McMaypole, steal ALL the rings, and then escape on a skateboard. Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installments. Follow us on Tw...

It's Re-Animator, Italian Style! Join us in the Dark Place for our rowdiest episode yet as we dig into a timeline as muddy as Herbert West's favorite drowning puddle. There's bathroom stall garroting, bathtub portals, the Trenchcoat Man's Urn of Turning Water Into Sand, and other aquatic horrors. Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installme...

Don't be dubious, just go for it, way Beyond Re-Animator. Join us as we talk about cannibal confessions, overdosing on re-agent, and the heartwarming story of what happens when a rat meets a disembodied penis. Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installments. Follow us on Twitter or Instagram @thefrankencast or send us a letter at thefranken...

It's time for the Re-Animator to take (or make) a Bride! Join us as we discuss our plans to buy a mortuary, what happens when you let Herbert West (and Screaming Mad George) doodle with body parts, what to do with wife beaters, and the Ultimate Flappy Bat: Dr. Hill. Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installments. Follow us on Twitter or In...

It's Re-Animator Month, baby! Join us as we go back to our alma mater, Miskatonic University, get details on dead cat, geek out about Barbara Crampton, and learn to get ahead with Dr. Hill. Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installments. Follow us on Twitter or Instagram @thefrankencast or send us a letter at thefrankencast@gmail.com. We'd...

This week we're puttin' on the ritz with Froderick and Eyegore! Join us (and make sure to walk this way) as we meet Abby Normal, go for a roll in the hay, and at last find the sweet mysteries of life. *yummy sound* *horse neighing* *werewolf howl* Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installments. Follow us on Twitter or Instagram @thefranken...

*Record Scratch* *Freeze-Frame* You're probably wondering how I ended up on this dog sled out in the Arctic. Well, it's a long story...  Join us this week as Baron Frankenstein weighs in on the vaccine debate and plays with eels and amniotic fluid, while the Monster makes podcast friends and solves the problem of evil landlords.  Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to...

Andy Warhol Presents The Frankencast! Put on your finest Serbian nasum and join us as we get super weird IN 3D! This week we're discussing flirtatious berating, what to do with life's gallbladder, and how to train your kids to carry on the family business.  Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installments. Follow us on Twitter or Instag...

In a hundred years, in the darkest night, the forces of evil come out to fight. The amulet they must destroy or spend forever in its darkest void. Who can stop their deadly might, or who will stand up for the right? From the mouth of babes comes dynamite, the Monster Squad's gonna groove tonight! First came Dracula, now the Wolf Man too, the Mummy and the Creature From the Black Lagoon... Please r...

It's finally here, fiends. Join us as we sit down for a chat with the writer and director of Tales of Frankenstein, Donald F. Glut! This was so much fun, and we're so excited to share it with you. Find Don at donaldfglut.com and pecosborn.com! Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installments. Follow us on Twitter or Instagram @thefrankencast...

Welcome to the Glutiverse, baby! This week we're talking Tales of Frankenstein, a wildly entertaining anthology with 4 (you guessed it) tales of Frankenstein. Join us as we talk about Frankensteining the perfect marriage, how jewel collecting can be a dangerous hobby, stereotypes subverting stereotypes, and what happens when you accidentally get vampire in your Frankenstein. Please rate, review, a...

Well, it looks like even your resident Frankenstein nerds had to weigh in on this new Texas Chainsaw movie. Join us for this quick chat where we talk about what we liked and what we didn't about this divisive legacy sequel that everyone's talking about. This is also a bit of a Patreon preview/test drive, so we hope you enjoy it! Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe s...

It's Frankenstein speedrun time! Join us as we mourn the Frankenstein TV show that never was, talk about old salsa commercials, and discover that the best way to kill an immortal undead monster is with body shaming insults. Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installments. Follow us on Twitter or Instagram @thefrankencast or send us a letter...

It's time to say goodbye to Peter Cushing, our grimly determined aristocratic Baron Frankenstein, and he's going out with a bang in this weird and wonderful movie. Join us as we discuss Doctor Who moonlighting as a grave robber, Darth Vader moonlighting as a murderous ape man, eyeball collections, and why it's never a good plan to bring a date to work with you. Please rate, review, and tell your f...

This isn't your father's Victor Frankenstein. He's younger, sexier, and with 100% more emo hair than Peter Cushing. But he's still kind of a jerk. And he's still repping the SCIENCE WHEEL. This week we're talking about "anatomy lessons", "bed warmers", and other fiendish innuendos. We also meet Gustav the Frankenturtle.  Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so y...

It's a Very Special Episode! Shudder just added this new Boris Karloff documentary, so you know your Horror Hosts were going to have to talk about it. But this time, we brought backup. We're joined this week by Jason Stein from the Dads From The Crypt Podcast. We discuss putting Frankenstein on your family tree, the never-ending debate over throwing the girl in the lake, and the problem of narrati...

**CONTENT WARNING** This film contains a scene of sexual assault, which we discuss in the episode. Another week, another Hammer interpretation of Victor Frankenstein, and this one really must be destroyed. He's just the worst. This week we're discussing the convenience of a big hole in the floor, the importance of checking for pipes before you dig, and the magical camouflage-abilities of well-plac...

Dr. Frankenstein says Trans Rights! This week we discuss the Hammer Frankenstein film with a bit of a trans narrative, which is surprisingly not too problematic. We're talking all about greaser dandies, what a soul looks like, and some truly audacious new Science Gear: the Science Drill and the Science Satellite Dishes.  Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so y...