Frankenstein's Podcast

In celebration of its 25th anniversary, Kalid and Joe get wrapped up in the Stephen Sommers' 1999 adaptation of The Mummy! *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 Leitbrouck for the Franken...

Kalid and Joe are joined by longtime supporter and friend, Jake Kohl, to dig into Bong Joon-ho's 2017 film, Okja .​​ *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 Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein'...

Kalid and Joe discuss the vastly different films that happen to fall under the same brand: the 2000 film, Dungeons & Dragons , and the 2023 update, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves . Joined by two friends and Dungeon Masters, Andy Groth and Grant Leitbrouck, the crew compare and contrast the two films and chat about how well each one captures the spirit of the game. ​​*Thank you to...

We're off this week so we're sharing one of our Patreon episodes in which we rank our favorite tropes in genre fiction! 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 here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! *Th...

Kalid and Joe are joined by one of the original Friendensteins, Ryan Mintz, to talk about the ultimate showdown between Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Devil set against the backdrop of Y2K. That’s right, we’re chatting about the 1999 Peter Hyams film, End of Days ! ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and if you like what you hear, pl...

Kalid and Joe take a trip back into the realm of Empire Pictures! This time, the crew is joined by friend of the podcast (and real-life friend), Amber Amundson to chat about the 1986 horror/fantasy flick, Troll , from director John Carl Buechler.  ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and if you like what you hear, please consider don...

Kalid and Joe break from (fictional) monsters for a conversation with writer and editor, Basma Ghalayani, about how genre fiction and speculative fiction can be seen as a tool to reflect on the traumas of the past and present as well as explore the hopes for the future. Specifically, we discuss the short-story collection, Palestine + 100: Stories from a Century after the Nakba , which Ghalayani ed...

Kalid and Joe are joined by the immensely cool and talented Nyla Innuksuk to discuss her recent sci-fi/horror film, Slash/Back ! *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 Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein'...

This week, Kalid and Joe dig into the many themes and big ideas from the 2021 South Korean series, Hellbound , currently streaming on Netflix! ​​*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 Leitbrouck f...

Kalid and Joe interview horror writer, Shane Hawk, about writing dark Indigenous fiction! The crew get into his short story work and the state of Indigenous horror and genre fiction in pop. culture. *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 ! *Th...

This week, Kalid & Joe layer on the cheese and dig into two gems from Charles Band’s Empire Pictures heyday of the 1980s! We chat about the 1984 fantasy anthology, The Dungeonmaster (aka “Ragewar”) and the 1989 sci-fi/sports drama, Arena . ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and if you like what you hear, please consider donatin...

Kalid and Joe are joined by another round-table of guests to dissect David Cronenberg’s 1979 divorce drama/therapy thriller, The Brood! *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 Leitbrouk for the Franken...

Kalid and Joe welcome the team behind the new song celebrating the classic Universal Monsters, “Children of the Night.” to the show! Jason Ginsburg, Eduardo García Rascón and Brette Alana, pop on to chat about their new song as well as the 2004 Universal Monster mash-up film starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale, Van Helsing, from writer/director Stephen Sommers! ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for t...

This week Kalid & Joe discuss the 1985 sci-fi film, Enemy Mine , from director Wolfgang Peterson! ​​*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 Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! ⁠⁠S...

Kalid and Joe discuss the 2023 home-invasion/alien thriller flick, No One Will Save You , from writer/director, Brian Duffield! *Note: It was incorrectly stated that this was Brian Duffield's directorial debut - Duffield DID direct and write the 2020 film, Spontaneous . Apologies for the mixup!* *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and...

This spooky season, Kalid & Joe decide to watch the scariest movie according to science : Scott Derrickson's Sinister ! Joined by wife of the podcast, Nicole Praska, we dig into the movie's mythology, themes, and of course, scares. *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 wo...

Kalid and Joe take a trip on the Dracula Boat! This episode we’re diving into the 2023 film, The Last Voyage of the Demeter, from director, André Øvredal.  *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 Hasbrouck for...

Kalid and Joe interview creature modeler/designer Mikkel Frandsen about the art of modeling monsters! We chat about Mikkel's work in the industry on creatures like the Kikimora from Netflix's The Witcher , the Hunter Predator from Shane Black's The Predator , and Valentine the Zombie Tiger from Zach Snyder's Army of the Dead . Be sure to check out Mikkel's work on his Instagram...

This week, Kalid & Joe welcome Marshall Julius & Howard Berger on the pod to lend their expertise to a discussion on the classic 1954 film, 'Creature from the Black Lagoon!' We also talk about Marshall & Howard's new book, Masters of Make-Up Effects: A Century of Practical Magic⁠ , and take several, enlightening conversational detours down many different monster movie rabbi...

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: XENOMANIA! - a series in which we take a deep dive into each entry into the Alien universe, one film at a time with special guests along the way.  Kalid and Joe wrap up the XENOMANIA series with a bang! In this episode, we double-feature the two AvP films - the first, Alien vs. Predator , from 2004 directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, and its follow-up, Alien vs. Pr...

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: XENOMANIA! - a series in which we take a deep dive into each entry into the Alien universe, one film at a time with special guests along the way.  This episode we’re moving away from the films and digging into the Alien extended universe! The franchise is incredibly expansive at this point, and we touch on quite a bit, but our focus is on the most recent novels...

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: XENOMANIA! - a series in which we take a deep dive into each entry into the Alien universe, one film at a time with special guests along the way.  This episode we’re making our way to the end (so far...!) of Ridely Scott's Alien prequel era Alien film series with his 2017 entry, Alien: Covenant . *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his m...

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: XENOMANIA! - a series in which we take a deep dive into each entry into the Alien universe, one film at a time with special guests along the way.  This episode we’re jumping into Ridely Scott's Alien prequel era film series with the 2012’s Prometheus. Plus, we have a bonus interview (starting at 1:17:50) with the fantastic creature actor and Last Engineer h...

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: XENOMANIA! - a series in which we take a deep dive into each entry into the Alien universe, one film at a time with special guests along the way.  This episode we’re digging into the fourth entry in the franchise, Jean-Pierre Jeunet & Joss Whedon’s tonally divergent threequel, Alien: Resurrection! *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his...

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: XENOMANIA! - a series in which we take a deep dive into each entry into the Alien universe, one film at a time with special guests along the way.  This episode we’re digging into the third entry in the franchise, David Fincher’s divisive directorial debut, Alien 3 (aka Alien cubed)! *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠...