CadaverCast: A Monster Movie Podcast

8-year-old Al and CadaverDad review what's easily become our most requested movie since: THE GATE (1987). It's perhaps the greatest gateway horror movie, if for no other reason than its title is the most on-brand for gateway horror. But will Al get much out of it after having devised a much more elaborate story of his own making in his predictions in Episode 110, "What the Al is THE GATE from... T...

8-year-old Al and CavaderDad dive into the cinematic feast that is the horror anthology, Stephen King's CAT'S EYE (1985), in anticipation of the Thanksgiving ahead of us in the USA this November. You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, by donating to our network at patreon.com/wordsalad, and sharing the show with your friends (or enemies). We sure do appreciate...

We're coming to you mid-week to wish you a very Happy Halloween, critters and creeps! And in this episode, 8-year-old Al and CadaverDad tackle a film they probably ought to have devoted an episode to by now: Disney's HOCUS POCUS (1993)! You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, by donating to our network at patreon.com/wordsalad, and sharing the show with your fr...

8-year-old Al's seen somewhere between one and five minutes of THE GATE (1987), and puts that few minutes' experience to the test as he attempts to guess what transpires throughout the rest of the film as he answers the question: "What the Al is THE GATE?" You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, by donating to our network at patreon.com/wordsalad, and sharing t...

8-year-old Al asks to watch comedies from the 1910s-1930s just as often as he does monster movies. In this episode, we bring his two loves together when we tackle the Bob Hope-starring horror-comedy THE CAT AND THE CANARY (1939). Listen in to find out what other screen comedians Al adores and to learn about the terrible fate that awaits the greedy. You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and...

Obviously 8-year-old Al's never seen IT FOLLOWS (2014), because he's 8 years old! He has seen a 16-second TV spot and a couple posters though, and that's enough to help him dream up an entire horror film narrative about curses and ghosts he answers the question: "Who the Al is IT from IT FOLLOWS?" You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, by donating to our netwo...

After swearing they'd do it for at least two years now, 8-year-old Al and CadaverDad finally tackle the MGM/Toei co-production, THE GREEN SLIME (1968). It's a movie so wild that the first 30 minutes are basically ARMAGEDDON, before going all POWER RANGERS-monsters-on-a-space station in its final hour. You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, by donating to our n...

8-year-old Al's never seen THE BABADOOK (2014). He has seen a couple pictures of The Babadook though, and that's enough for him to weave an entire horror movie narrative from as he answers the question: "Who the Al is THE BABADOOK?" You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, by donating to our network at patreon.com/wordsalad, and sharing the show with your friend...

8-year-old Al finally saw Steven Spielberg's classic JAWS (1975) after having seen about a hundred movies that are just the story of JAWS again. Hear his thoughts on it and CadaverDad ranting about film history as they sit down to discuss the king of all shark movies! You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, by donating to our network at patreon.com/wordsalad, a...

8-year-old Al's never seen any film in Sam Raimi's THE EVIL DEAD franchise or the ASH VS. EVIL DEAD series, but he's got some ideas about what makes the titular dead so darn evil. So listen in to find out what happens in a cemetery at night when a group of grave robbers rob the wrong graves, as Al answers the question: Who the Al is THE EVIL DEAD? You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and...

8-year-old Al and CadaverDad celebrate the work of Joel Schumacher, who sadly died earlier this week, with a discussion of Schumacher's vampire classic, THE LOST BOYS (1987)! It's one of the few rated-R horror movies Al's actually seen, so strap in, critters and creeps, because this is a gory one. Check out the episode of My Neighbors Are Dead that CadaverDad referred to here: https://podcasts.app...

8-year-old Al's never seen SINISTER (2012), but he's got some wild ideas about the Bughuul, based on its name and picture alone. So find out what happens when you cross a zombie with a ghost in a haunted house movie as Al answers the question: Who the Al is BUGHUUL? You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, by donating to our network at patreon.com/wordsalad, and...

8-year-old Al and CadaverDad tackle a blast from CadaverDad's past in the form of the 1993 straight-to-video, young adult horror flick, STEPMONSTER! Listen in to hear what two jokes CadaverDad is most likely to crack around Frankenstein's Monkey Farm and stay tuned through the end for some encouraging words from the CadaverFam during these tough times. You can support CadaverCast with your ratings...

For our 100th episode, 8-year-old interviews his favorite filmmaker, Misty Talley, who was the first woman to ever direct a Syfy Original movie! Her films ZOMBIE SHARK (2015), OZARK SHARKS (2016), MISSISSIPPI RIVER SHARKS (2017), and SANTA JAWS (2018) are mainstays at Frankenstein's Monkey Farm! Check out Misty's work and follow her on social media: mistytalley.com/ twitter.com/mistyfntalley insta...

8-year-old Al's never seen any of the movies in THE CONJURING franchise, but he's got a pretty good idea what the iconic Annebelle doll is all about. So find out what happens when a serial killer in cahoots with the devil possesses a doll to keep on killing (wait... isn't that just CHILD'S PLAY...?) as Al answers the question: Who the Al is ANNABELLE? You can support CadaverCast with your ratings...

8-year-old Al and CadaverDad talk about a movie they like a lot, Doug Liman's EDGE OF TOMORROW (2014), as a thinly-veiled excuse to talk about Harold Ramis' GROUNDHOG DAY (1993). It may sound crazy, but hey, we're on quarantine and you have to make your own fun! And if you still need podcasts for your earholes, check out all the work by our pals over at the newly-formed Slightly Irregular Podcast...

What does the CadaverFam do during a "shelter in place" order? The same thing we do with the rest our time: watch monster movies. And this time, we're tackling the new Scream Factory Blu-ray of the theatrically-released MUNSTER, GO HOME (1966) and THE MUNSTERS' REVENGE (1981) NBC TV movie, included in the special features! And if you're still looking for new things to listen to, check out these tw...

8-year-old Al's never seen Robert Eggers' THE WITCH(2015), but he's got a pretty good idea what the iconic Black Phillip might be all about. So find out what happens when the evil, bewitched goat runs afoul of medieval ranch hand Joney Copin in Al's version of the film as he answers the question: Who the Al is BLACK PHILLIP? You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and reviews on Apple Podcas...

In this patron-requested episode, 8-year-old Al and CadaverDad take you on a guided tour of 1953's HOUSE OF WAX, starring Vincent Price! Listen in to find out how money ruins everything and turns men into puffy-lipped murder raisins. Plus, CadaverDad drops some trivia on Al that we daresay might be new to many of our listeners! You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and reviews on Apple Pod...

8-year-old Al's never seen Larry Cohen's THE STUFF(1985), but CadaverDad keeps a tub of "The Stuff" from the film's production on display at Frankenstein's Monkey Farm and Al's seen the Blu-ray cover art. As a result, Al's got a pretty good idea of what THE STUFF might be about. So find out what happens in Al's speculative version of the film as he answers the question: What the Al is THE STUFF?!...

8-year-old Al and CadaverDad break down one of their favorite movies, THE CAR (1977), starring James Brolin and Ronny Cox. It was Universal's attempt to create a JAWS-on-land movie that ultimately doesn't bear any resemblance to JAWS... but who cares?! It's still a rad 70's monster movie nonetheless! You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, by donating to our ne...

8-year-old Al's still never seen Don Coscarelli's PHANTASM (1979), but now he knows The Tall Man is tall at least. So he's ready to take another stab at guessing who/what The Tall Man is, having been so very confused the last time around. That's right, it's time at last to answer the question: Who the Al is PHANTASM's THE TALL MAN... for real?! Hear Al's earlier attempt to explain what PHANTASM mi...

8-year-old Al's never seen THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991), but he's got some ideas of what it might be about based solely on the title and CadaverDad's Hannibal Lecter Funko Pop. So listen in to find out what happens when one man's coffee addiction interferes with the entire sheep industry as Al answers the question: Who the Al is HANNIBAL LECTER? And you can hear those episodes of CadaverDad's C...

8-year-old Alistair and CadaverDad ring in the holidays with a discussion of Richard Donner's SCROOGED (1988), that modern day retelling of Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL starring Bill Murray and about a thousand other notable people! So grab yourself some egg nog, put a little love in your heart, and listen to a pair of knuckleheads joke their way through a review of a Christmas classic. You...

7-year-old Al's never seen Full Moon Features' PUPPET MASTER (1989) or any of its sequels, but he's seen pictures of the puppets and has some ideas about what the movie might be about. So listen in to hear what happens when a children's television show creator gets upstaged by his puppeteer and turns to alchemical science for revenge as Al answers the question: Who the Al is PUPPET MASTER? You can...