Bride of Monster Kid Radio

He's back on Monster Kid Radio, and this time, he brought a zombie with him . . . or did he? Author Paul McComas (Fit for a Frankenstein, Planet of the Dates, Unforgettable: Harrowing Futures, Horrors, & (Dark) Humor) joins Derek to talk about the Val Lewton 1943 classic I Walked with a Zombie (dir. Jacques Tourneur). Derek's background as a former zombie movie podcaster has brought him in contact...

Monster Kid's Radio discussion with author Stephen D. Sullivan continues in this episode of Monster Kid Radio. Listen carefully, and you might actually be able to hear some interesting things about Steve's novelization of White Zombie . . . between all of Derek's fawning over the book! (Seriously, folks - it's a great read!) Also, remember the contest for the original Island of Terror diorama by f...

Quick! What was the first zombie film? And did you know it starred the man most known for being a vampire? This week, Derek welcomes Stephen D. Sullivan back to Monster Kid Radio to talk about his latest book - a novelization of the original zombie movie White Zombie. In Part One of our discussion with Steve, we talk about his background as a writer of novelizations, and how he came to the decisio...

We return to the Island of Terror (dir. Terence Fisher) with guest Tom Biegler for Part Two of our discussion of this British sci-fi horror . . . can we call it a classic? Yes, I think we can! In addition to concluding our talk about the film, Tom also shares more about his artistic process, and we announe a new contest in which YOU can win an original diorama featuring the silicates from Island o...

Monster kid and sculptor Tom Biegler returns to Monster Kid Radio this week, and he's bringing a couple of silicates with him! (That's his sculpture in the episode image!) Before Monster Kid Radio was launched, Tom showed Derek a movie called Island of Terror (dir. Terence Fisher), and that movie quickly became one of Derek's favorite non-Hammer Peter Cushing films. Tom not only introduced Derek t...

Happy Halloween! In this episode, we have some feedback, and Derek owns up to having a couple of classic monster movies in his collection that he probably should have seen by now! The opening and closing song "Radium" (from the album Terror Waves EP) appears by permission of Terror Waves - http://terrorwaves.bandcamp.com/ All original content of Monster Kid Radio by Monster Kid Radio LLC is licens...

It's the week of Halloween, and while Derek will definitely spend some time watching monster movies, he's also going to local haunts. Last Sunday night, he went to one of Portland's premiere haunted house attractions - FrightTown! Derek didn't want to tackle this three-attractions-in-one alone, so he met with a group to take on the scares served up by Baron Von Goolo and company! (Special thanks t...

Jackey Raye Neyman Jones returns to Monster Kid Radio for Part Two of our chat with her about all things Manos: The Hands of Fate (dir. Harold P. Warren). In this part of the interview, Jackey and Derek talk about her memories of John Reynolds, and how Manos... provided not just laughter, but healing over the years. After we get back from Valley Lodge, Derek heads to the Joy Cinema to introduce Th...

While you're driving to Valley Lodge, make sure you tune in to Monster Kid Radio. Jackie Raye Neyman Jones (that's her in the episode image!) played Debbie is the "classic" horror film Manos: The Hands of Fate (dir. Harold P. Warren), and she escaped the hands of fate to appear on the podcast this week! In Part One of Derek's interview with Jackey, they talk about her art and theater background, h...

Monster Kid Radio's look at The Crimson Ghost (dir. Fred C. Brannon and William Witney) continues with Eric Peterson in Part Two of Eric and Derek's discussion of the serial, its relevance to punk music, how music has been influenced by comics and monster movies, etc.! Also, Derek returns to the Joy Cinema for a Weird Wednesday showing of The Satanic Rites of Dracula (dir. Alan Gibson). Monster Ki...

Hang on tight for the 1946 serial adventure of The Crimson Ghost (dir. Fred C. Brannon and William Witney), and hope the Cyclotrode doesn't target your .mp3 player! Eric Peterson (OTC, GGtMC) joins Derek this week on Monster Kid Radio to talk about this classic Republic serial starring Charles Quigley, Linda Stirling, and a non-masked-man Clayton Moore. Monster Kid Radio Crashes The Giant Spider -...

What Disney film did Derek's fifth grade teacher show him . . . that TERRIFIED him? Find out in this episode of Monster Kid Radio when Scott Morris join him for Part Two of their discussion of monster kid friendly Disney films. This time, Scott and Derek go over their top three scary Disney films. After getting scared by Mickey Mouse (for real!), Derek heads to Portland's Hollywood Theatre for a s...

You got your Disney in my monsters! You got your monsters in my Disney! Can monsters and Disney coexist? Are they two great tastes that go great together? One of the high-muckety-mucks of Disney, Indiana - Scott Morris - returns to Monster Kid Radio to join Derek for a discussion about where us monster kids can find something monster-ous to enjoy when it comes to the House of Mouse. Monster Kid Ra...

Monster Movie Kid Rich Chamberlain is back for Part Two of Monster Kid Radio's look at the similarities and collobarations of Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff. This time, Rich and Derek look at the films the two master monster men filmed together, and count down their Top Three films featuring this gruesome twosome. (.mp3s of every episode of Monster Kid Radio is available for download at our barebon...

Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff are two of the patron saints of Monster Kid Radio, and for good reason. Their films - especially the films they were in together - strike a strong chord in the hearts and minds of monster kids everywhere, and the Monster Movie Kid Rich Chamberlain returns to Monster Kid Radio to talk about these two titans of classic terror. Were they more alike than some have led us...

Scott and Tracey Morris (both previous guests on Monster Kid Radio and high mucky-mucks of Disney, Indiana), attended HorrorHound Weekend Indianapolis earlier this month and attended the Ray Harryhausen Super-8 Tribute Show (and a bonus show!) hosted by We Are Movie Geeks' Tom Stockman. Since Derek has multiple medical issues this week, Scott and Tracey are covering the Super-8 show on this week's...

Attaboy, Chris! Derek and Chris McMillan (The Shadow Over Portland) continue their look at 1966's The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (dir. Alan Rifkin) in this is the movie in the MKR crosshairs this week. This was one of the first scary movies Chris saw as a kid, and it haunted it for years, appearing on television, and eventually making its way to his permanent movie collection. Chris and Derek continue...

The Shadow Over Portland's Chris McMillan is back on Monster Kid Radio, and this time he brings . . . Don Knotts? The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (dir. Alan Rifkin) is the movie in the MKR crosshairs this week. Does the former Barney Fife bring the spooky? Does this "count" as an "old, dark house" movie? Why exactly IS Don Knotts character called "Mr. Chicken?" Chris and Derek answer some of these quest...

Tracey Morris (from Disney, Indiana) continues her visit to the Monster Kid Radio Station with more talk about the movie The Valley of Gwangi (dir. Jim O'Connolly). Ray Harryhausen's influence has been felt across nearly all of moviedom, and has definitely been felt in Tracey's wheelhouse, so she and Derek talk a bit about how Harryhausen's films may have influenced some of her favorite films. The...

You can never go wrong with more Harryhausen, and in this week's episodes of Monster Kid Radio, Derek is joined by Tracey Morris to talk about The Valley of Gwangi (dir. Jim O'Connolly). Tracey can normally be heard every other week on the Disney, Indiana podcast (which just celebrated five years of podcasting!), and this week, she wants to plays Cowboys and Dinosaur here with us monster kids. (.m...

Chris McMillan has plenty more to say about Godzilla, and fortunately he said it to Derek here in Episode 28 of Monster Kid Radio! Chris and Derek continue their discussion about the King of the Monsters, as well as a few other Godzilla-related subjects (King Kong vs. Godzilla, anyone?). This film is such an important monster movie, and has stomped all over the minds of monster kids everywhere! Al...

The Shadow Over Portland's Chris McMillan returns to Monster Kid Radio to tackle the King of the Monsters! Chris first joined Derek on Monster Kid Radio back in Episode #001 to talk about his Top Three Monster Movies, and this time around, he settles in for a discussion about a monster SO big, SO huge, SO important that an entire week's worth of episodes is devoted to him/her/it - Godzilla. In add...

Part Two of Monster Kid Radio's Vincent Price coverage continues with a Top Three Films list from Derek and special guest Larry Underwood (Dr. Gangrene)! SPOILER ALERT: the same movie appears on both of their lists! In addition to talking about their top three Price films, the topic of Johnny Depp came up, remakes, and a certain 1970s television show that Derek would have NEVER imagined EVER talki...

According to a recent Monster Kid Radio Facebook Group poll, the listeners wanted to hear Derek go over his list Top Three Vincent Price Movies list, but Derek didn't want to do it alone. Author and horror host Larry Underwood (Dr. Gangrene) returns to the show to join Derek and talk about Vincent Price's career and his interests apart from being the lovable boogeyman he's known as to all us monst...

Derek continues his chat with artist and monster kid Tom Biegler about 1963's Matango (dir. Ishirō Honda). There seems to be something about these monster movies that inspires monster kids to create, and Tom has created a 24-hour sculpt inspired by Matango. You'll have to listen to this episode to learn how you can win this Matango Mini Bust! Also in this episode, Larry Underwood (aka Dr. Gangrene...