Monster Friends (with Benefits)

Not the last, surely? Sophia loves this movie. She is full of amazing insight and analysis. Brad also watched it and is *trying*. Plus Brad childhood doll trauma, an expectant seahorse dad is suggested t-shirts, and we find out if Sophia is truly mortal. Find us on social media! Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/monsterfwb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monsterfwb TikTok: https://www.tiktok.c...

Sometimes automotive intimacy is the least jarring part of a story. Brad and Sophia discuss the controversial film Titane. Disagreements abound amidst talk of ostracisation, identity, and redemption. Plus werewolf grooming, Sophia gets called out, and the war on kissing with your eyes open. Find us on social media! Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/monsterfwb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mo...

The Monstrous Masculine? Sophia and Brad are joined by the talented and insightful Lillie Franks to discuss Wes Craven's horror masterpiece Scream. Is it monsterfuckery? Listen and form your own opinion, I'm not your dad. Also: McCarthyism and porn filters, is it monsterfucking to have sex with a gamer? Also: The podcast gets longer every time you ask. Enjoy! Find us on social media! Twitt...

A classic teenage tale of harnessing unknown forces to create a being of untold power so she can make you fake IDs. Brad and Sophia discuss the 1985 teen comedy Weird Science. Extremely watchable, extremely dated, and hinging heavily on some very solid performances. Plus Brad becomes a clown, Sophia moonlighting as a shame shade, and Sophia gains awareness of gain issues! Find us on social media!...

Would, could, or should you? In a dirty bathroom? With an eldritch being? Sophia and Brad discuss the Glory Hole horror film Glorious. While we know you, humble listener, would need no convincing to please the physical form of a squishy mass of terror voiced by JK Simmons, for some it is more fraught. Plus revising past werewolf girlfriend consent questions, Sophia has more doors than destinations...

What do you do when your boy/friend might not be completely forthright in his motivations and actions? Especially when those actions involve a GREAT deal of death and deception? How does one cope with loss? Loss of identity? Of Loved ones? Of one's place in the world or even one's own name? We are covering episodes 4-6 of 2018's Devilman Crybaby. Plus: Math is... good? Brad is Gregor M...

Must we have good queer representation? Is it not enough to simply watch two guys need each other so badly they ruin each other's lives? In this episode, we're talking about 2018's Devilman Crybaby and all the romantic body horror within. Plus: cool knives, being horny for a bit, and your new favorite guy, Intentional Misdirection. Find us on social media! Twitter: https://www.twitter....

Please enjoy our GLORIOUS RETURN with this extra long epic of an episode as Sophia and Brad discuss MASS EFFECT 2! Brad still doesn't get Garrus, Sophia explains the appeal of several beloved characters, and Brad fails to Romance Thane(Zeke?). Plus: 2... SHORT STORIES(?), fishman chafing, and a constantly-tortured disembodied consciousness. PS: Yes I know Brad is congested in this. Accept it.  Fin...

By the time you're reading this, we've gone on hiatus! Brad and Sophia explain the specifics, but me? I'll tell you: No regular new episodes before the new year, but there may be some special content coming out on an unspecified basis. Friends of the podcast, maybe a movie or video game, but Sophia and Brad will be focusing on improving themselves and the podcast to return better than ever with th...

Been wanting to hear Brad writhe in ignorance? Wait no more, as Sophia cruelly forces them to opine about Sailor Moon villains they've never heard of. Plus: Fucking while flying, life is exhausting, and Brad makes you rotate a mental boat in every possible dimension. Enjoy! Also we're going on Hiatus. There will be sporadic guest and surprise content in the interim. See you before too long! MISS Y...

WASSUP GAMERS?!? Is Sovereign a daddy dom? Why all the Garrus love? Why does Brad crave the love and approval of Wrex? In this episode Sophia and Brad discuss Mass Effect (Legendary edition). Plot, alien races, romance, DRAMA. All that, a tale from Brad's past, and Sophia describes A/B/O AGAIN, but in better detail.  Find us on social media! Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/monsterfwb Instagram: h...

This entire movie could and should have been avoided with some TOUGH FAMILY CONVERSATION. Hunger, desire, and college hazing - Sophia and Brad discuss the shocking French cannibalism chomping of age masterpiece Raw. Plus: Brad reveals a forbidden word, Sophia teaches a listener how to lie, and the thrilling conclusion to a bad joke. Find us on social media! Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/monster...

What do you get when you cross 3 alien himbos, a comedy pop artist, and a valley girl looking for love? The 1988 box office bomb, Earth Girls are Easy, of course! Brad and Sophia discuss this classic alien romance, the  attractiveness of Jeff Goldblum, the dancing skills of Damon Wayans, and much much more. Also in this episode: failing to keep up with meme trends, haunted home decorating tips, an...

A genre classic. Controversial, fundamental, extremely wriggly and often uncomfortable. Sophia and Brad discuss 1989's Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend (Yes, we are aware it is an edit of 3 earlier OVAs). They also resolve a longstanding lost joy for our fanged friends with a new attraction for your Hot Vamp Summer. Find us on social media! Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/monsterfwb Instagra...

In a stunning first, we invited noted cool person Weaver on for an interview/discussion. Weaver and Brad get into talks about representation, queer-coding, gallows humor, othering vs. reclaiming, and summarizing the entire podcast with fuckable space octopi. Plus Brad and Sophia discuss whether angels count for monsterfucking, with noted fraud Bartholomew C Jackson.  Find us on social media!...

This film could not possibly contain more romantic and sexy icons, it's all full. Sophia (the expert) and Brad discuss the film so powerful it had to be released at the end of a century: The Mummy. Was Imhotep wronged? Does Beni have Starscream Disease? They will answer these questions and more. Plus: computer building, the inherent (?) queerness of narratives, and more painstaking soundscapes. Jo...

Sad! Somber! Existential! Sophia and Brad discuss the Black Mirror episode Be Right Back. Is a person the sum of their public presence? Well, no, but it sure does make for an interesting examination of letting go and what it would mean to seek love from an algorithm. Plus: Sophia explains joy, Brad got a cold, and the fuckability of Vorlons. Find us on social media! Twitter: https://www.twitter.co...

You've been waiting, so here it is. Sophia and Brad discuss one of the most-awarded, most famous modern works of human/monster fiction. Recap, analysis, opinion; they've got... those three things! Plus deep-space piss physics, ancient Sophia memories, and Brad experiences a genuine emotion. WOWIE Find us on social media! Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/monsterfwb Instagram: https://www.instagram....

Back from hiatus! Sophia and Brad delve into another 3 Kondom tales. One of the most realistic depictions of lock picking Brad has ever seen in a comic, a crayfish/crawdad/crayfather who can only be described as an "awful little man", and an author arguing with his creations. Plus: Risk-Aware Consensual Werewolf nibbling: Can it be done? Find us on social media! Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/mo...

Sometimes, what sticks with you about porn *is* the plot. Sophia brings Brad into the CG fuck-gauntlet of Coliseum of Lust. Plus a catboy catnip catastrophe, regrets in gaming and baptisms, and Sophia finally answers one of life's most pressing questions about Horny Sidekicks. Find us on social media! Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/monsterfwb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monsterfwb Citat...

Tales of Mice and Moles, ancient legends of deadly... cicadas, forest guardians in thigh-high shiny heels. This week Brad and Sophia do a read-through of 3 issues of the famous bug-fucking sex comic Bondage Fairies. Why do all the animals have human penises? Nobody knows. Plus: Disgusting food, spit: different once it hits air?, and adding/subtracting/dividing partners. Find us on social media! Tw...

Mis-marketed monsterpiece of sublimated queer love manifesting as jealous outward-directed violence? Box-office disaster? Sophia and Brad tackle the 2009 film Jennifer's Body.  Plus some nice chats about frog monsters and finding deep moments in shallow media.  Find us on social media! Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/monsterfwb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monsterfwb Citations:...

Influential! [Very justifiably] controversial! Sophia and Brad discuss Corruption of Champions. This game has been around for well over a decade, been played by many, and yet remains relatively unknown to most. Our two hosts discuss their experiences with the game and their thoughts on its content and legacy.

If the love of your life is forcibly transplanted into a murderous robotic T-Rex, can you make it work? Sophia and Brad discuss the 1994 romantic classic: Tammy and the T-Rex. Plus a deep dive into the ethics of shapeshifting into fictional characters. Brought to you by Scathederm. Find us on social media! Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/monsterfwb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monsterfwb

"Low effort" rarely is! Brad and Sophia make some hard choices between randomly selected aliens from Babylon 5 and Farscape, culminating in a farscape FMK. Plus: Swan lake? princess? doll-centric film? and Sophia discusses the potential of spectral relationships. Enjoy! Find us on social media! Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/monsterfwb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monsterfwb Citations: (...