CadaverCast: A Monster Movie Podcast

It's a truly monstrous Thanksgiving when 5-year-old Alistair and CadaverDad tackle the CBS made-for-TV movie GARGOYLES (1972). Also, listen in to unlock the mysteries of the phrase "Birdy Fishman Roadkill See Butt," and find out the likelihood of CadaverDad seeing Al mature into adulthood... according to Al anyway. You can watch GARGOYLES yourself on Shout Factory TV! or on YouTube here: https://w...

5-year-old Alistair hates rats! Still, as our resident Professor of Monsterdom, he sure knows a lot about them. If you find yourself trapped in a movie and hear the pitter-patter, scitter-scatter of rats in the dark, Al's lessons in rat awareness and preparedness just might save your life! And stay tuned to the end for some rat-related movie recommendations. You can support CadaverCast with your r...

Happy Halloween, critters and creeps! 5-year-old Alistair and CadaverDad celebrate the greatest of all holidays with perhaps the greatest monster movie of the 1980's: Fred Dekker's THE MONSTER SQUAD (1987). We also plug a number of other great horror/Halloween-themed podcasts for you to fill your earholes with over the coming days. Specific episodes plugged in Episode 36: 1. CadaverDad on The Coun...

Are you trapped in a movie? Is something out there, howling at the moon? Our resident Professor of Monsterdom, 5-year-old Alistair's got you covered with these lessons on recognizing and defending yourself against WEREWOLVES! Al and his Dad also offer up a whole host of lycanthropic movie recommendations to sink your teeth into this Halloween season. You can support CadaverCast with your ratings a...

Ki, ki, ki; ma, ma, ma! It's Friday the 13th so we HAVE to talk about Jason Voorhees, right? The only problem: host 5-year-old Alistair's not old enough to watch a single movie in the FRIDAY THE 13TH franchise. So we find out just how much a 5-year-old who's never seen a single Jason movie could possibly have learned about Jason through cultural osmosis alone. You can support CadaverCast with your...

Need something spooky to watch this Halloween? Let 5-year-old Alistair help program your Halloween movie marathon with his top 7 recommendations of movies appropriate for (basically) the entire family. And when we say these are Al's picks, we mean exactly that. CadaverDad had no say in this list whatsoever! You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and positive reviews on iTunes, by donating t...

It’s just thing, thing, thing, thing, thing… done! In this episode, 5-year-old Alistair and Dad discuss the classic Universal horror-comedy, ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948)--the movie that inspired our cover art! Listen in to find out what happens when Wolfman gets his butt kicked and Dracula turns into a bath, and then marvel as we get horribly confused discussing THE MONSTER OF PIED...

Are you ready for an "oh my gosh" scary episode of CadaverCast? Then you're in luck! In this episode of Al's Monster Stampede, our resident Professor of Monsterdom, 5-year-old Alistair has a lecture for you about recognizing and defending yourself against WITCHES should you ever find yourself trapped in a movie. Listen in to find out all about witches as well as how Alistair defines "oh my gosh" s...

Ray Harryhausen's pretty rad, eh? That's what 5-year-old Alistair and his Dad think anyway after watching THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958) together! Listen in to our review of 7TH VOYAGE to learn the difference between a magician and a musician, to hear Al marvel over the VHS format for like 5 minutes, and to find out how close we are to reviewing the oft-requested CRITTERS (1986). You can support...

Something strange in the neighborhood? Forget those Ghostbuster characters and call the Professor of Monsterdom, 5-year-old Alistair, instead! Yep, we’re back with another, patron-requested Monster Stampede, and this time Al’s got a lecture for you all about dealing with those living-impaired inhabitants of the spirit world: GHOSTS. Also, being the first episode we recorded following the death of...

Go, go, Sharkzilla! 5-year-old Alistair and his Dad are again joined by Joe of Quote Unquote Guilty to discuss all things sharknado-related. Only this time it's Syfy and The Asylum's latest, SHARKNADO 5: GLOBAL SWARMING (2017). Find out if GLOBAL SWARMING lives up to the promise of the franchise's first and third installments, and whether or not poor Uncle Joe can get out three sentences without A...

Happy birthday, CadaverCast! 5-year-old Alistair and his Dad celebrate the one-year anniversary of CadaverCast's debut by revisiting the topic of their very first episode: Dracula. Only this time the Dracula's German and not called Dracula and also has a lumpy head, long fingernails and big ears. So listen in as we discuss F.W. Murnau's NOSFERATU (1922) to hear Al’s thoughts on silent film, learn...

In this installment of Al's Monster Stampede, our resident Professor of Monsterdom, 5-year-old Alistair, talks recognizing and defending yourself against invisible people. Key to this discussion is being able to distinguish between invisible people and ghosts, poltergeists, and mummies, but don't worry, Prof. Al's got you covered! You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and positive reviews...

In this episode, 5-year-old Alistair recounts meeting three horror icons at the Summer Scares movie marathon in Chicago. There, he choreographed a monster dance for Return of the Living Dead's Linnea Quigley, beat up the first Jason Voorhees (Ari Lehman), and donned Freddy Krueger’s glove while taking pictures with Mark Patton! Follow Terror in the Aisles on Facebook to stay informed about their f...

In this episode, 5-year-old Al and Dad tackle the 1956 classic, Invasion of the Body Snatchers. They also discuss what it means to be a person, whether or not Dad should be thrown in the garbage, and how to tell if we and our listeners are really human or pod people. You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and positive reviews on iTunes, by donating to our network at patreon.com/wordsalad, a...

In this episode of Al's Monster Stampede, 5-year-old Alistair, Professor of Monsterdom, delivers a patron-requested talk on martians, E.T.s, Yodas, predators, xenomorphs, and other creatures from the stars. But boy is this topic complicated! Stay tuned for our alien-related viewing suggestions as well as submissions we received from listeners regarding THEIR most-feared otherwordly baddies. You ca...

What happens when you mix a Dracula, a carrot, and a alien together? Find out when 5-year-old Alistair and Dad discuss the Howard Hawks classic, The Thing from Another World (1951). Al and Dad also come to a major realization about the relationship between Things and Body Snatchers and talk about the limited entertainment possibilities of a world without movies. You can support CadaverCast with yo...

You're trapped in a movie and The Boogeyman's under your bed. What do you do?! In this installment of Al's Monster Stampede, 5-year-old Prof. Alistair will teach you everything you need to know to protect yourself against any and all Boogeymen, Bogeymen, or Oogie Boogies. And as always, stay tuned to the end for some monster movie recommendations. You can support CadaverCast with your ratings and...

We’ve conversed about King Kong. We’ve gabbed about Godzilla. And we couldn’t agree which one was better! So 5-year-old Alistair and Dad look to settle the debate once and for all by seeing who comes out on top in King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963). Listen in as Al and Dad marvel at Kong’s ineptitude, Dad freaks out about how tedious the movie’s first two acts are, and Al puts forth the controversial n...

In this installment of Al's Monster Stampede, Prof. Alistair teaches you everything you need to know to identify and protect yourself against giants. But not just any kind of giants--GIANT PEOPLE! Significant fanboying over the works of Bert I. Gordon ensues, and as always, stay tuned to the end for movie recommendations. You can support the podcast with your ratings and positive reviews on iTunes...

5-year-old Alistair and Dad continue to obsess over giant, rampaging monsters as they turn their attentions to one of the most iconic movie monsters of them all: Godzilla. Things go from super silly to serious as Al and Dad unpack the deeper meanings of 1956's Godzilla: King of the Monsters, but don't worry, things get super silly again soon enough! You'll also learn about Alistair's aspirations f...

In this episode of Al's Monster Stampede, 5-year-old Alistair teaches you everything you'll need to know should you encounter and need to defend yourself against THE LIVING DEAD. The only problem: Al's poor choice of recording locations may very well spell Al and Dad's doom! (As always, stay tuned until the end for Al and Dad's zombie movie recommendations.) You can support the podcast with your r...

Happy Valentine's Day... but, like, three days late! On this episode of CadaverCast, 5-year-old Alistair and his Dad talk love and monsters as they review the classic, King Kong (1933). So listen in to hear Al go on a tirade against misogyny, talk dinosaur brutality, appraise Kong's wrestling move set, and later say maybe the sweetest thing Dad's ever heard him say! You can support the podcast wit...

In this installment of Al's Monster Stampede, 5-year-old Alistair tells you everything you need to know should you find yourself trapped inside a monster movie and confronted by fishfolk. Learn how to defend yourself against various species and maybe even befriend a sharkman in the process! Plus, find out how likely you are to cross paths with a fishman and a yeti at the same time. And as always,...

At CadaverCast, we celebrate the month of J-ANT-uary the only way we know how: with giant killer ant movies! On this episode, 5-year-old Alistair and his Dad review one of Dad's childhood favorites, Bert I. Gordon's Empire of the Ants (1977). So listen in as Al and Dad discuss Mr. B.I.G., chocolate waste, and Dad's clearly limited understanding of the movies more nuanced themes. You can support Ca...