Bride of Monster Kid Radio

Derek knows he's lucky to live in an area with so many theaters willing to show classic horror films, and instead of bragging about it, he wants to share these movie-going experiences with you! In this episode of Monster Kid Radio, we go back to the Monster Kid Radio Crash at the Hollywood Theatre for their Hammer Films Double Feature showing of Twins of Evil (dir. John Hough) and Frankenstein Mus...

How does Derek celebrate Halloween? By watching monster movies all day at Monster Kid Radio Headquarters. To help cope with his post-Halloween blues, Derek looks back at the movies he watched that day - The Brain Eaters (dir. Bruno VeSota), Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell (dir. Hajime Satô), Blood of the Vampire (dir. Henry Cass), and Carnival of Souls (dir. Herk Harvey). That evening, he joined The...

In this day-before-Halloween episode of Monster Kid Radio, Derek heads to the Hollywood Theatre for a movie that was produced outside the timeframe typical of the films discussed on Monster Kid Radio . . . but it's definitely not a movie outside of our wheelhouse! It's 1987's The Monster Squad (dir. Fred Dekker), and it was a Monster Kid Radio Crash. Derek was joined by Ray Jelinek, The Shadow Ove...

Earlier this month, Tigard's Joy Cinema showed Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (dir. William Beaudine) as part of their Weird Wednesday series. Derek was there, and was asked to introduce the film, so in this episode of Monster Kid Radio, you'll hear that introduction as well as the post-film discussion that took place in the lobby with Miah Duncan, Jeff Polier (of the Polier Graveyard),...

Comic Book Central's Joe Stuber helps Derek wrap up Monter Kid Radio's discussions of the Abbott and Costello monster meet-up films by tackling Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (dir. Charles Lamont). (We're not done with the boys, though. There will be another Abbott and Costello movie on Monster Kid Radio in the future!). A long-time listener leaves a voicemail, and also in this episode is the...

This week's episodes mark the end of a journey for Monster Kid Radio and Comic Book Central's Joe Stuber when Joe and Derek tag along with the boys for Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (dir. Charles Lamont). Before talking about the movie itself, Joe and Derek discuss the cast and some of the familiar faces that pal around with Abbott and Costello in this bandage-wrapped extravaganza! Also in th...

Dr. Gangrene and Derek break down why the original Nosferatu (dir. F. W. Murnau) is such an important and influential film. It's one of their favorites, and we hope that when you're done listening to this episode, it will be one of your favorites, too. Additionally, Dr. Gangrene has an opportunity for you to win a number of Vincent Price movies in a multi-disc boxset! Be sure to visit our complete...

You may know him as horror host Dr. Gangrene. You may know him as writer Larry Underwood. By the time you're done listening to this episode of Monster Kid Radio, you'll know him as someone who loves the 1922 silent film classic Nosferatu (dir. F. W. Murnau). Nosferatu is the earliest adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, and Larry and Derek talk about its genesis, its roots, and the movie itself. (...

Wednesday night, the Joy Cinema and Pub in Tigard, OR, showed Frankenstein's Daughter (dir. Richard E. Cunha), and Monster Kid Radio crashed the show. Also featured in this episode: the next installment of this year's countdown-to-Halloween series, Lugosiween. Be sure to visit our complete website at http://www.monsterkidradio.net. Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657)Email: monsterkidradio@gmail...

Last weekend, Derek and Monster Kid Radio spent a few hours at Portland's Hollywood Theatre. This time of year, the Hollywood is packing in all kinds of movies appropriate for the Halloween season, and some of them are even Universal classics! Monster Kid Radio crashed the Hollywood for screenings of The Wolf Man (dir. George Waggner) and Dracula's Daughter (dir. Lambert Hillyer). After each movie...

Author Frank Schildiner shows Monster Kid Radio how much fun you can have with a story featuring a big ol' scorpion with his story titled Big Ol' Scorpion. In this episode of Monster Kid Radio, Frank talks with Derek about his background as a writer (new pulp and otherwise), what fueled his desire to put words to paper, and how the monster movies shaped the child he was and the man he is today. Ad...

Who is Devon Deveraux's favorite Dracula? How is Kyle Yount's Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction coming along? What are Kodoja comic creator Keith Foster's favorite kung fu films? Learn all this and more in this episode of Monster Kid Radio! Derek attended the 2014 Rose City Comic Con, and ran into Devon, Kyle, and Keith and just happened to have his portable recorder with him . . . lucky y...

Any movie with a giant squid has a home on Monster Kid Radio, but it's not just this monster that lands 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (dir. Richard Fleischer) on the show. Scott and Tracey Morris (from Disney, Indiana) show their knowledge and love of this film - in all its Monster Kid-friendly glory - with Derek on this episode of the podcast. Be sure to visit our complete website at http://www.mo...

Scott and Tracey Morris from Disney, Indiana are back on Monster Kid Radio, and it's all true. I swear by my tattoo . . . that they're going to talk with Derek about the 1954 film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (dir. Richard Fleischer). This is a Disney classic, but it's also Monster Kid Radio fodder, and as you listen to Derek, Scott and Tracey talk about the film, you'll find out why. Also in this...

Derek's mother came to visit, and he talked her into appearing on an episode of Monster Kid Radio. Want to hear some of Derek's origin as a monster kid? In Episode #134, Derek's mom spills some of the beans about what little Derek did growing up. (And, finally . . . FINALLY his mother lets Derek off the hook for something he did twenty years ago!) Be sure to visit our complete website at http://ww...

Lon Chaney is a monster movie and Hollywood legend, and returning guests Scott & Tracey Morris were fortunate enough to watch the master in the 1925 film The Phantom of the Opera (dir. Rupert Julian) at the Historic Artcraft Theatre last weekend. This was a first-time viewing for them, and they share their thoughts about the film, and the screening, with Derek and Monster Kid Radio. Be sure to vis...

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (dir. Robert Wiene) is clearly one of the most important horror films of all time, and Greg Starrett joins Derek at Monster Kid Radio to tell us why. By the time they're done, you'll agree his film influenced movies, monster and otherwise, for years to come! Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657)Email: monsterkidradio@gmail.com (.mp3s of every episode of Monster Kid Rad...

When we think about the classic monster movie actors, we think about names like Karloff, Lugosi, Chaney, etc. In this episode of Monster Kid Radio, Greg Starrett (the co-author of Fit for a Frankenstein) is going to help us add the name Conrad Veidt to that list. Derek welcomes Greg to the show, and before they dive into a conversation about The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (dir. Robert Wiene), Greg gi...

Between movies at Skyline Drive-In's Monster Movie Fest (8/23/14), horror host Sammy Terry entertained the crowd. Thanks to Scott and Tracey Morris who recorded the event, you'll get to hear the show! Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657)Email: monsterkidradio@gmail.com (.mp3s of every episode of Monster Kid Radio is available for download at our barebones behind-the-scenes website at http://mons...

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (dir. Charles Barton) is one of our favorite movies here at Monster Kid Radio, and it's also a favorite film of Frank J. Dello Stritto. This recording came from June 2014's Monster Bash, and appears on the podcast with his permission. Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657)Email: monsterkidradio@gmail.com (.mp3s of every episode of Monster Kid Radio is availabl...

Derek is continuing his way to Destination Inner Space (dir. Francis D. Lyon), but not without a visit to the moon pool with Stephen D. Sullivan and Christopher Page. This movie has quickly become one of Derek's favorite "discoveries" since he first began podcasting, and the feelings about this film are mutual with this week's guests. Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657)Email: monsterkidradio@gm...

Derek is heading into the murky waters of Destination Inner Space (dir. Francis D. Lyon) to face off against alien invaders . . . and pesky copyright law. He's bringing with him return guest author Stephen D. Sullivan and fellow podcaster Christopher Page. Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657)Email: monsterkidradio@gmail.com (.mp3s of every episode of Monster Kid Radio is available for download a...

Monster fans have been buzzing since word broke that Universal is looking to relaunch their classic monster line as a cohesive shared universe. In this episode of Monster Kid Radio, Derek looks at the prospect of this happening, and shares his thoughts about this united Universal franchise in a Monsterkiditorial. Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657)Email: monsterkidradio@gmail.com (.mp3s of ever...

We're going back to Monster Bash, June 2014, in this episode of Monster Kid Radio! At the convention, after of a showing of 1934's The Black Cat (dir. Edgar G. Ulmer), Gregory William Mank talked about this historic and original film featuring two of the patron saints of Monster Kid Radio - Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff. This recording appears on Monster Kid Radio with the permission of Mr. Mank....

"Nobody wants to kiss a slug." It's nuggets of wisdom like that that you'll hear in this episode of Monster Kid Radio. Micah and Derek continue their discussion of the 1956 classic science fiction film Forbidden Planet on the podcast, share their thoughts on the difference between science fiction movies then and now, remakes, special effects . . . and whether or not either of them really need 60 g...