Frankenstein's Podcast

Without Kalid, Joe takes on solo hosting duties and is joined by author, translator and speaker Xueting C. Ni to talk Chinese genre fiction and the myths, legends and creatures behind the 1987 film, A Chinese Ghost Story (directed by Ching Siu-tung) and its subsequent sequels and remakes, including the more recent The Enchanting Phantom. ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of hi...

This episode, Kalid and Joe hop into the world of magic, illusions and Clive Barker! We're chatting about the 1995 horror flick, Lord of Illusions ! ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Fran...

This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by actor and writer Dominic Burgess to follow up our 2022 conversation on Gremlins , with new conversation on Gremlins 2: The New Batch! ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! *Thank y...

This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by audiobook narrator, voice actor and author Shiromi Arserio to dig into Jim Henson’s 1986 classic, Labyrinth .  ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the...

This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by our very own artist & fellow geek, Jim Tandberg, to dive into the seminal 80s anime classic, Akira . ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Franke...

This episode, Kalid and Joe  dive into Scott Derrickson's 2025 film, The Gorge , now streaming on Apple TV+ ! ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! *Shoutout t...

This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by regular guest host, Nicole Praska, as well as comedian/actor, Andy Assaf, who played Cravensworth's Monster on the final season of What We Do in the Shadows ! We all chat about Andy's role in the series as well as all the macabre and monster-y fun the show has brought us over the years. ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠⁠...

This episode, Kalid and Joe take a trip back to 1985 to dive into Tobe Hooper’s 1985 cult-classic, Lifeforce ! ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! *Shout...

This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by editor, movie-buff and friend of the podcast, Erik Kollasch, to chat about James Gunn’s 2006 directorial debut, Slither ! ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! *Thank you to Jim Tandbe...

This episode, Kalid and Joe are celebrating the life of visionary filmmaker, David Lynch! We specifically dig into his debut film, Eraserhead , and its deformed infant creature affectionately known as Spike. ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Kalid and Joe are back after a bit of a break! We're coming back hot and finally taking the time to do a deep dive into the creature that started it all for us. Joined by comedian & historian, Dawn Brodey, the crew chat about Frankenstein's Monster! Specfically, we talk about Mary Shelley's novel, the 1931 Universal film, Frankenstein, directed by James Whale, and the 1994 adaptation, Mary She...

Kalid and Joe are joined by regular guest host, Nicole Praska, and Waleed Mansour to chat about the 2008 found-footage kaiju film, Cloverfield! ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbro...

Our pal, director Joe Mischo returns to the podcast to give us the scoop on his latest short film, Jade ! Joining him are Matt Hoodhood, who did the cinematography and Erin Kobrin who worked on costuming. Jade is currently making its way through the festival circuit and should see a wider release in early 2025. ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠...

As we celebrate 100 episodes of Frankenstein’s Podcast, join us as we chat about a movie that’s not poignant at all today…yep, not at all. We’re chatting about John Carpenter’s 1988 classic, They Live ! ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠...

This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by actor and comedian Rashawn Scott for a nice, spooky-season discussion of the 1988 classic, Beetlejuice ! ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrou...

We're off this week so we're sharing one of our Patreon episodes in which we share a few spooky songs from our Halloween season playlists! If you like this episode, please  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon⁠  for more Frankenbits like this! *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work ⁠her...

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: KAIJUBILEE! - a celebration of cinema's favorite giant monster, Godzilla, Just in time for the King of Monsters' 70th birthday! In our final KAIJUBILEE episode, Kalid & Joe are joined by long-time friend of the podcast & regular guest, Jim Tandberg, to discuss Godzilla’s most recent theatrical outing: Takashi Yamazaki’s Godzilla Minus One ! This episode, Ka...

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: KAIJUBILEE! - a celebration of cinema's favorite giant monster, Godzilla, Just in time for the King of Monsters' 70th birthday! This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by writer and film-buff, Sunil Patel, in a return stateside with the second western adaptation of Godzilla from 2014, directed by Gareth Edwards! ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more...

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: KAIJUBILEE! - a celebration of cinema's favorite giant monster, Godzilla, Just in time for the King of Monsters' 70th birthday! Kalid and Joe are joined by friend of the podcast, producer, writer and horror buff, Joel H Brewster! We dip into Godzilla's Millennium era with Masaaki Tezuka's 2002 entry, Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla. ​​*Thank you...

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: KAIJUBILEE! - a celebration of cinema's favorite giant monster, Godzilla, Just in time for the King of Monsters' 70th birthday! This episode, Kalid and Joe discuss Roland Emmerich’s 1998 Hollywood take on the Godzilla franchise. Then, after our chat, suit performer Kurt Carley joins the podcast to chat about his time as the suitmation actor in the Godzi...

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: KAIJUBILEE! - a celebration of cinema's favorite giant monster, Godzilla, Just in time for the King of Monsters' 70th birthday! This week, we're joined by poet, writer, and podcaster Donny Winter to chat about Heisei Godzilla's final outing in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah from 1995! ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music...

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: KAIJUBILEE! - a celebration of cinema's favorite giant monster, Godzilla, Just in time for the King of Monsters' 70th birthday! This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by the awesome comic writers and fellow monster geeks, Rosie Knight and Nick Marino to jump into Godzilla’s Heisei era with Kazuki Ōmori’s 1989 take on the franchise, Godzilla vs. Biollant...

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: KAIJUBILEE! - a celebration of cinema's favorite giant monster, Godzilla, Just in time for the King of Monsters' 70th birthday! This episode, Kalid and Joe chat with legendary VFX artist, Howard Berger, about the 1968 monster rumble flick, Destroy All Monsters , directed by Ishirō Honda. ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his musi...

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: KAIJUBILEE! - a celebration of cinema's favorite giant monster, Godzilla, Just in time for the King of Monsters' 70th birthday! This episode we’re joined by Nicole Praska to discuss the 1964 franchise entry, Mothra vs. Godzilla , directed by Ishirō Honda. Note, we are fully aware of how iconic the music from this movie became to the Godzilla franchise a...

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: KAIJUBILEE! - a celebration of cinema's favorite giant monster, Godzilla, Just in time for the King of Monsters' 70th birthday! This episode is dedicated to the one that started it all back in 1954, Godzilla , directed by Ishirō Honda. Joining us is Dr. Bill Tsutsui, one of the foremost experts on the Godzilla franchise! *Thank you to Jim Hall for the m...