CadaverCast: A Monster Movie Podcast

Ding, ding, ding! Class is in session and the teacher is in! 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 Dr. Victor Frankenstein's most infamous undead creation. And of course, Al and Dad have plenty of Frankenstein-related movie recommendations for you too! You can...

How do 5-year-old Alistair and his Dad celebrate Christmas? The same way they do every other holiday: by watching monster movies! In this special holiday episode, Al and Dad talk about the mandatory holiday viewing of Joe Dante's Gremlins (1984). Listen in to hear Al explain the rules of Mogwai ownership and discuss the film's horror-comedy tone with a food analogy. You can support CadaverCast wit...

In this debut installment of CadaverCast Presents Al's Monster Stampede, the now 5-year-old Alistair (with some help from Dad) teaches you how to recognize the abominable snowman and survive an encounter with the legendary snowbeast. So listen in, because these lessons in yeti awareness and preparedness just might save your life some day! Oh yeah, and we've got some rad yeti movie recommendations...

Happy Turkey Day! On this special, Thanksgiving-themed episode, 4-year-old Alistair and his Dad discuss about the 1997 episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 on which Mike and the bots riff on Del Tenney's The Horror of Party Beach (1964). So grab yourself a heaping plate of leftovers and listen in as Al and Dad talk about hot dog-mouthed fishmen, too tiny swim trunks, and of course, SODIUM! See...

It's Veterans Day and to all you veterans, we want to say we appreciate the heck out of you! On this episode, 4-year-old Alistair and his Dad tackle Ivan Reitman's Ghostbusters (1984) by request of the veteran to whom we are closest: Alistair's Uncle Kyle. A surprising lot of confusion ensues. Why do they look different from the cartoon? Who's the Marshmallow Man? Who's Gozer? Does this pole work?...

Happy Halloween from Frankenstein's Monkey Farm! On this super special, surprise episode of CadaverCast, 4-year-old Alistair and his Dad team up with Quote Unquote Guilty to talk about the 2016 installment of their annual horror movie marathon, CadaverCade. Joined by QUG's Joe Sanders as well as Al's Mom, Al and Dad talk at varying lengths about 5 movies: Carnival of Souls (1962), Frankenstein Mee...

It's Jaws on land! In this super exciting, it's-almost-Halloween episode of CadaverCast, 4-year-old Alistair and his Dad talk about their viewing of William Girdler's Grizzly (1976). Sure, they discuss how Grizzly is clearly just Jaws on land and the bear is often just a guy in a bear suit. But they also reflect on horror movie conventions in general and the connections between Grizzly and other m...

PLEASE HELP MEEEE... by listening in to the first ever October episode of CadaverCast! In this episode, 4-year-old Alistair and Dad discuss the 1958 Vincent Price classic, The Fly. You'll surely get spooked as Al and Dad talk disappearing cats, pincer hands, and the dangerous, life-long search for truth. Al also learns about and experiments with foley sounds for the very first time! You can suppor...

BLECH! In this double feature episode of CadaverCast, 4-year-old Alistair and his Dad tackle an incredible pair of 1958 creature features: The Blob and Fiend Without a Face. So listen in as Al and Dad talk Steve McQueen, jelly arms, nuclear disasters, and brain juice. It's sure to be DIS-GUS-TING! You can support the podcast with 5-star ratings and positive reviews on iTunes (if you think we deser...

On this special, Gene Wilder memorial episode of CadaverCast, 4-year-old Alistair and his Dad remember the late, great performer as they discuss Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein (1974). Al and Dad talk random musical numbers, classic monster movie aesthetics, and, of course, the things that made Gene Wilder great. Much confusion is had as Al calls both creature and creator Frankenstein, and we also...

What would National Waffle Day be without a side of Kevin Bacon? A disaster, that's what. But don't worry! CadaverCast has got you covered, because this episode finds 4-year-old Alistair and his Dad digging into the 1990 creature feature, Tremors. The film's got everything: giant killer worms, bombs, pole vaulting, Victor Wong, and, oh yeah, an extra crispy serving of delicious Kevin Bacon! You ca...

TOMATO! In this episode of CadaverCast, 4-year-old Alistair and his Dad tackle two movies: creature feature spoof Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978) and its heavily meta sequel, Return of the Killer Tomatoes (1988), co-starring George Clooney! Though they agree that Attack has a lot going for it where goofy monster movies are concerned, we learn that there's something about Return that rubs Al t...

Voila! In this episode of CadaverCast, 4-year-old Alistair and his Dad are joined by special guest and Al's honorary uncle, Joe Sanders, host of Quote Unquote Guilty. This week, the trio discuss the most recent installment of The Asylum's Sharknado franchise, Sharknado: The 4th Awakens (2016)! The blank-nados, guest stars, and hollow references abound in this made-for-TV disasterpiece that leaves...

Get spooked, critters and creeps! On this, the debut episode of CadaverCast, we explore one of 4-year-old Alistair's all-time favorite movies, Tod Browning's Dracula (1931). Al and Dad discuss the virtues of Bela Lugosi, Dracula's poor hygiene, eating bugs, and sucking blood, as well as some horror film history and production! ALSO, listen to Al's first podcast outing, discussing Sharknado (2013)...

In this special preview episode, Alistair and Dad tell you everything you need to know about CadaverCast before the first full-length episode drops on July 28th, 2016! They discuss the origins of CadaverCast, Al's monster movie fandom, what to expect in future episodes. and finally, announce the topic Al chose for the first episode. You can support the podcast with 5-star ratings and positive revi...