Bride of Monster Kid Radio

This week, Monster Kid Radio gets futuristic . . . sort of . . . when Derek is joined by guest Dwight Kemper to discuss the film Frankenstein 1970 (dir. Howard W. Koch). Boris Karloff returns to a Frankenstein movie, but not as the monster. This time, Karloff plays the monster's creator! Listen to this episode to find out why this movie is so important to Dwight and his development as a monster ki...

Brenda and Derek put 2016's The Autopsy of Jane Doe (dir. André Øvredal) under the knife. SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS! (.mp3s of every episode of Monster Kid Radio and Married With Monsters are available for download at our barebones behind-the-scenes website at http://monsterkidradio.libsyn.com) All original content of Married With Monsters by Monster Kid Radio LLC is licensed under a Creative Com...

Frank Schildiner loves the Frankenstein Monster, and he's on Monster Kid Radio this week to talk about his upcoming book The Triumph of Frankenstein (coming soon from Black Coat Press)! Frank and Derek talk writing, new pulp, classic pulp, a particular vampire hunter character from Marvel Comics . . . and then they finally get into a conversation about their Top Three Frankenstein Foes! Also, Dere...

Biff! Bam! Pow! Joe Stuber from Comic Book Central (http://www.comicbookcentral.net) returns to Monster Kid Radio this week to discuss the 1967 film Mad Monster Party? (dir. Jules Bass). This Rankin/Bass production has it all – monsters, music, great character design, and Boris Karloff! What more could a monster kid want? Before they get into the movie, though, Derek reviews some recent listener e...

Stephen D. Sullivan takes a break from http://cushinghorrors.com/ to join Derek for a conversation about Space Probe Taurus (dir. Leonard Katzman). They both saw the movie thanks to the television channel Comet, and you'll get to hear whether or not it was worth the space it took on their DVRs! Somehow, the conversation turned into a commercial for two of our favorite independent retro filmmakers...

Recent film school graduate Joshua Kennedy returns to Monster Kid Radio to talk about his most recent film - The Alpha Omega Man - and the next project in the works - Theseus and the Minotaur. Of course, a couple of monster kids can't get together to talk shop without several tangents turning up in the conversation, so everything from Star Wars to the Universal monster universe comes up as well! A...

The Monster Movie Kid himself, Rich Chamberlain, joins Derek this week on Monster Kid Radio for a chat about 1962's Carnival of Souls (dir. Herk Harvey). They get a LITTLE spoiler-y, so you've been warned! There's also some feedback, and some other chatter about other monster kid friendly topics. Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: monsterkidradio@gmail.com Classic Horrors Club Podcast -...

Let's start the New Year with a new voice on Monster Kid Radio! This week, Derek is joined by author, Rondo award winner, and monster kid David Schecter. David is the mastermind behind Monstrous Movie Music, a label responsible for making all monster kid ears smile with soundtrack releases for some of the best 1950s monster movies around. David is also a writer, a DVD commentarian (is that a word?...

How do you celebrate 300 episodes of Monster Kid Radio? You invite the best podcast listeners in the world to join the party! In this week's episode of the podcast, several listeners and past guests call in their thoughts on 300 episodes of the podcast devoted to the classic, and sometimes not-so-classic, genre cinema of yesteryear. Derek also shares his Top Ten favorite things that have come out...

We're celebrating two events this week on Monster Kid Radio! December 22nd is the birthday of director Freddie Francis, and he's the man in the director's chair of 1972's Tales from the Crypt . . . which just so happens to have a Christmas-themed story in it, so . . . Merry Christmas? Larry Underwood (Dr. Gangrene) joins Derek to tackle this classic Amicus film. Also, some listeners of Monster Kid...

FINALLY! Scott Morris joins Derek for the fifth and final installment in the original "Planet of the Apes" film franchise! This isn't a war - this is Battle for the Planet of the Apes (dir. J. Lee Thompson). This Apes-journey has taken a long time to complete here on Monster Kid Radio. Was it worth the wait? Listen to find out! Also Paul McComas calls in with a response to a response left in respo...

Fifty Years . . . fifty years of Manos! We're celebrating fifty years of Manos: The Hands of Fate (dir. Harold P. Warren) by welcoming back Jackey Raye Neyman Jones to Monster Kid Radio. Jackey's been busy producing the sequel Manos Returns (dir. Tonjia Atomic), promoting her book Growing Up with Manos: The Hands of Fate: How I was the Child Star of the Worst Movie Ever Made and Lived to Tell the...

The Kong-versation Kong-tinues this week on Monster Kid Radio and Derek and guest Paul McComas talk more about the 1976 King Kong (dir. John Guillermin) and how it Kong-pares to the original film and the 2005 remake. They also address the assertion made by 1976 Second Unit Director William Kronick when he said, "Kong is a fantastic beast and audiences have more affinity for him than they do for Fr...

This week begins a truly epic Kong-versation with returning guest Paul McComas. It will only take you a few minutes into the conversation to realize Paul really enjoys the 1976 King Kong (dir. John Guillermin), but all three versions of King Kong will get their due as well. It wasn't planned this way, but since Derek and Paul had such a great, in-depth conversation, this is only Part One of their...

Was Doctor Strange magical, despite having the director of the 2008 remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still (dir. Scott Derrickson) at the helm? Derek and Brenda want to find out! (.mp3s of every episode of Monster Kid Radio and Married With Monsters are available for download at our barebones behind-the-scenes website at http://monsterkidradio.libsyn.com) All original content of Married With Mons...

This week, an old friend returns to the podcast. Larry Underwood, also known as the horror host Dr. Gangrene, brings Derek a handful of cats in the form of 1977's The Uncanny (dir. Denis Héroux). Thankfully, none of Derek's cats (Smoke, Lovee, and Sam) got any ideas from their spoiler-filled discussion about this portmanteau film! There's also some listener feedback (and, again, there are some spo...

The spirit of October is alive and well at Monster Kid Radio, and it will be for you, too, when we take you back October 29th and 30th. The faithful descended on Joy Cinema on October 29th for the 2016 Scare-A-Thon! There, Derek introduced five movies throughout the day - Creature from the Black Lagoon (dir. Jack Arnold), King Kong vs. Godzilla (dir. Ishirō Honda), Count Yorga, Vampire (dir. Bob K...

Halloween may be behind us, but the monsters are always here on Monster Kid Radio! This week, Craig Beam takes a brief vacation from the Twilight Zone to join Derek to discuss 1958's Monster on the Campus (dir. Jack Arnold). This movie came near the end of Universal's run of science fiction monsters. Does this movie cycle go out with a bang, or does it need to go back to school? Voicemail: 503-479...

What happened at the premiere of Weresquito: Nazi Hunter (dir. Christopher R. Mihm)? Steve Sullivan and Rich Chamberlain were there, and they managed to survive the experience! This week on Monster Kid Radio, Steve and Rich share their experience at the premiere of the latest movie of the Mihmiverse. They even scored interviews with monster maker Mitch Gonzales, actor Michael G. Kaiser, and direct...

This year's 2016 HP Lovecraft Film Festival was one of the best yet! Derek brought his portable recorder and snagged some audio from when he introduced a film, hanging out with the Shadow Over Portland's Chris McMillan, and moderating the Lovecraft in Black-and-White panel (featuring Chris McMillan, Kenneth Hite, and Sean Branney). Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: monsterkidradio@gmai...

The Shadow Over Portland's Chris McMillan returns to Monster Kid Radio to join Derek for a conversation about 1933's Mystery of the Wax Museum (dir. Michael Curtiz). What it is about wax museums that is so creepy? Why doesn't the female reporter get higher billing? And, whoa, wait - this movie is in color? Welcome back, B-Movie Cast! - http://bmoviecast.com/ Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657)...

Monster kid and Tourneur enthusiast Barry Harding joins Monster Kid Radio this week to discuss the 1942 film Cat People (dir. Jacques Tourneur). After a round of the Classic Five, Barry and Derek talk about the story, the performances, and especially the cinematography. Along the way, they discuss podcasting, conventions, and a few other movies. Monster Minions - https://monsterminions.wordpress.c...

The Joy Cinema's Weird Wednesday series brings AMAZING movies to the public, and this past week, the movie Sting of Death (dir. William Grefe) graced the screen. He met Jeff Polier (The Polier Graveyard, The Oncoming Storm podcast) in the lobby afterward for laughs and conversation with other movie goers. Plus, FEEDBACK. Derek on the Fandom Radio Podcast - http://fandomradiopodcast.podbean.com/e/d...

When it comes to producing Monster Kid Radio, one of Derek's favorite things is discovering a movie that he's never seen before . . . and liking it! This week, the NaschyCast's Rod Barnett takes Derek to Gamma One for a trip to a Wild, Wild Planet (dir. Antonio Margheriti). There are spoilers ahead, but only a few more spoilers than what the movie poster already shows you! Also, courtesy of From P...