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Let's join Cyrus, Hilda, Medea, and Buck, as well as Bram Stoker award-winning author Nicole Cushing, and keep an eye out for 13 Ghosts (dir. William Castle). Nicole and Derek discuss the film and they even manage to pull it off without the assistance of Illusion-O or Ghost Viewers. Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland takes a look at William Castle's background, and Mark Matzke's Beta Caps...

Derek returns to his zombie roots when he and Go Forth and Game's Tom Gurganus go looking for diamonds while avoiding the Zombies of Mora Tau (dir. Edward L. Cahn). Oh, let's be honest. Derek would go running TOWARD the zombies! But before he does anything foolish, he introduces Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review, Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland . . . and a new segment - Atomic Tales: S...

Monster Kid Radio usually covers monsters that exist only in the movies. But what if those monsters were real . . . and were hanging out in Fouke, Arkansas? This week, Monster Study Group's Mark Matzke takes Derek monster-hunting in The Natural State (yes, that really is Arkansas' nickname) as they discuss 1972's The Legend of Boggy Creek (dir. Charles B. Pierce). If that's not enough Matzke for y...

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We showed 1948's Unknown Island (dir. Jack Bernard) last weekend at the Monster Kid Movie Club, so what better time to talk about the movie itself here on the podcast? Author Stephen D. Sullivan (https://sdsullivan.com/) joins Derek this week to discuss this early-ish dinosaur film. Kenny has another look at Famous Monsters of Filmland, and Mark Matzke breaks down another episode of Ultra-Q in the...

This week, Derek invites Anthony D.P. Mann to the podcast to discuss his history with podcasting, audio drama, production, acting, filmmaking, and the crowd-funding for the upcoming film Bug-Eyed Monsters from Outer Space! Kenny has another great Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland, and Mark Matzke keeps going Ultra-strong with his Beta Capsule Review. Plus Listener Feedback. Voicemail: 503-479-5M...

Tim Durbin from Viewing the Classics (http://viewingtheclassics.blogspot.com/) joins Monster Kid Radio this week for a look at a little known Cold War flying saucer movie called The Bamboo Saucer (dir. Frank Telford). Mark Matzke brings us a Beta Capsule Review featuring (another) one of Derek's favorite kaiju, and Kenny breaks down another issue of Famous Monsters of Filmland. GoFundMe for Tim Du...

We're starting 2021 with a trip to the Himalayas with Steve Turek from the DieCast Movie Podcast in search of The Snow Creature (dir. W. Lee Wilder) . Mark Matzke brings us a particularly prescient Beta Capsule Review, and Kenny breaks down another issue of Famous Monsters of Filmland. Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: monsterkidradio@gmail.com Suggest nominees for this year's Rondo Ha...

After 40 years, does The Shining (dir. Stanley Kubrick) still trap people in its maze? We'll find out this week on Monster Kid Radio when Paul McComas returns to the show to discuss this 1980 film with Derek. Mark Matzke brings us his eighteenth Beta Capsule Review, and we've lost track of how many times Kenny has brought us a Look Famous Monsters of Filmland. Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657...

Remember in the early days of Monster Kid Radio when Disney, Indiana's Scott Morris would swing by the show with a Christmas-themed monster movie around this time of year? We're bringing that tradition back in 2020 with 1996's The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas (dir. Ian Emes). It's a new cast, but do they deliver the same Munster fun? We'll find out. Along the way, Scott gives us an update on a...

Stephen D. Sullivan (https://sdsullivan.com/) joins Derek this week on Monster Kid Radio to finally reveal the winners of this year's Monster Rally Retro Awards! Every year, we look into the genre's past and ask YOU to help us decide the Best Actors, Best Actresses, Best Directors, Best Movies, and Best Monsters of the '30s, '40s, and '50s. This year, we're focusing on 1936, 1946, and 1956. Kenny...

The dust is still settling at MKR HQ and the massive 500th episode of the podcast, so this week Derek takes it a little easier and just kicks back to watch three movies . . . that many people have been shocked to hear that he's never taken the time to watch before. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (dir. Don Siegel), The Incredible Shrinking Man (dir. Jack Arnold), and The Innocents (dir. Jack Clayto...

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Derek can think of very few things he's done consistently 500 times in a row, and he's so thankful to YOU, the listeners, the Monster Kids, the friends and fans, that have supported the podcast over the years! This week on the podcast, listeners of the show send in their thoughts on the podcast, Mark Matzke has another banger of a Beta Capsule Review, Kenny takes a Look at . . . something, and the...

A Godzilla film or a Gamera film is a kaiju film. But a kaiju film isn't necessarily a Godzilla film or a Gamera film. This week, Derek welcomes fellow podcaster Robert Kelly to the show to discuss their Top Three Kaiju Films NOT featuring Godzilla or Gamera. Plus Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland, Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review, and Dr. Tongue! Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657)...

Between Derek, Disney, Indiana's Scott Morris, and Comic Book Central's Joe Stuber, they have nearly three decades of podcasting experience between them. But is all that experience enough to tackle the likes of . . . Herman Munster? 1966's Munster, Go Home! (dir. Earl Bellamy) is on deck this week, and it features one of the coolest movie cars EVER! Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland deta...

After an interrupted recording session at the cemetery, Dominique Lamssies and Chris McMillan joined Derek for a conversation about a movie that has . . . ahem . . . a reputation. It's The Creeping Terror (dir. Vic Savage), and they finally sit down to decide for themselves if it really is as bad as its reputation suggests. Surprisingly, The Creeping Terror was covered - with multiple pages - in F...

Ladies and gentlemen, the podcast you are about to hear contains a discussion of the 1962 film Burn, Witch, Burn (dir. Sidney Hayers) with Derek and this week's guest Kevin Slick. Even today, in many parts of the world, people will hear Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland, Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review, and Listener Feedback. Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: monsterkidradi...

Turn off the lights and make yourself comfortable because this week on Monster Kid Radio, Derek welcomes Erik Martin from the Cineversary podcast to talk about one of Erik's great passions - old time radio. Horror. Mystery. Suspense. And all without any moving pictures! Join us for this deep dive into a vintage media and medium that is still thrilling us to this day. Plus, Mark Matzke's Beta Capsu...

We watch monster movies all year round, but around Halloween, we want those monster movies to be special. And Hammer Films? They're definitely special. And this week's special guest - filmmaker Joshua Kennedy - knows his Hammer Films. This week, he and Derek discuss their Top Three Hammer Films to Watch During Halloween. It also turns out a particular magazine also discussed a particular Hammer Fi...

Steve Turek from the Diecast Movie Podcast helped Derek this week when the Monsters in the Machine tried to stage a revolt and hid the audio files he needed for this week's episode. Fortunately, not only did Steve spend a few minutes with Derek for a chat about Halloween (and Conan AGAIN), but we have Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review and another visit from Dr. Tongue so all is not lost! Voicemail...

This week on Monster Kid Radio, Steve Turek from the Diecast Movie Podcast joins Derek to get wrapped up in The Long Hair of Death (dir. Antonio Margheriti). And you know what happens when a couple of friends get together to talk about a movie - not only do they talk about this Barbara Steele film, but they end up talking about a variety of other topics as well (including Conan the Destroyer (dir....

We can't let a year go by without another installment of the Monster Rally Retro Awards here on Monster Kid Radio! This week, author Stephen D. Sullivan joins Derek to review the 1936, 1946, and 1956 nominees for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Movie, and Best Monster. Also, Kenny has another Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland, Mark Matzke has another Beta Capsule Review, and even D...

This week's movie might have had several different names, but it stars the one and only Bela Lugosi! We're calling it My Son, the Vampire (dir. John Gilling) here on Monster Kid Radio this week when Taylor Gentry joins Derek to talk about this Lugosi . . . comedy? And if that's not enough, Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland also tackles the film! Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review continue...

Punch! Punch! Punch! Watch out! Here comes Jet Jaguar! And we're not just talking about the band on this week's episode! This week, author Anthony Wendel joins Derek to discuss the 1973 film (although it wasn't released in the US until 1976) Godzilla vs. Megalon (dir. Jun Fukuda, Yoshimitsu Banno). Mark Matzke has another Beta Capsule Review, Dr. Tongue talks to us about some more monster collecti...