The Frankencast

We've been having a lot of fun here, folks, but seriously, as the World's Pre-Eminent Frankenstein Podcast, every now and then, we need to watch a movie simply called Frankenstein. And this week, we're doing just that. This time around, it's the USA Network original film cobbled together from the pilot for a failed TV series based on an idea by novelist Dean Koontz. Join us as we h...

We thought we'd start sharing the first few minutes of our Patreon episodes here on the main feed to give everyone a taste of what you can expect if you join us at  patreon.com/thefrankencast . The Munsters has been pretty hit or miss lately, and this week it's a little bit of both. We're discussing the abysmal "Lily Munster - Girl Model" and the much better (but still not gr...

We're finishing up our Larry Fessenden double-feature with this film which is more explicitly Frankensteiny, but thankfully a little less depressing. But just a little. Join us as Frankenstein meets a stripper, says the movie title, and then does some cocaine about it. Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installments. Join us on Patr...

We thought we'd start sharing the first few minutes of our Patreon episodes here on the main feed to give everyone a taste of what you can expect if you join us at  patreon.com/thefrankencast . As promised, we are back with the second half of the original DC Creature Commandos run from the early '80s. Join us as the crew starts to finally become an organized unit. We're asking the big...

As we say over and over on this show, a Frankenstein movie can be just about anything, if a creator sets their mind to it, and this week really shows that to be true. We're talking about a farmhouse family drama/anti-corporate science propaganda film, that also has a little bit of Frankenstein in it. Join us as we try to decide who the worst character is, try to unravel the marital politics of...

We thought we'd start sharing the first few minutes of our Patreon episodes here on the main feed to give everyone a taste of what you can expect if you join us at  patreon.com/thefrankencast . We're back with more Munsters! As we get so close to the end of season one, we get nods to two other classic Universal Monsters, first with the surprise appearance of the literal Creature From the B...

It's time for Frankenstein to get Reborn... again! Join us this week for Asylum Pictures' take on Frankenstein before they formed a symbiotic relationship with the Syfy Channel to create a never-ending series of CGI shark movies. Join us as we get really into nu-metal, completely misunderstand our job as a court mandated psychologist, and practice our best Anakin Skywalker NOOOOOO! Please...

We thought we'd start sharing the first few minutes of our Patreon episodes here on the main feed to give everyone a taste of what you can expect if you join us at  patreon.com/thefrankencast . We haven't talked comics in a while, so this week we decided to dig into the original run of DC's Creature Commandos, part of the Weird War Tales anthology series. Here we have a Frankenstein, a...

We're back with another Full Moon Entertainment film! This time it's part of their short-lived kid-friendly Filmonsters series. Join us as ruin our girlish figures by reading, develop a training regiment for snoops, and pull off the rare Double Orphan Maneuver. Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installments. Join us on Patreon...

We thought we'd start sharing the first few minutes of our Patreon episodes here on the main feed to give everyone a taste of what you can expect if you join us at  patreon.com/thefrankencast . This week, as we get near the end of season 1, we get two episodes very focused on capitalism and sports? Join us for "Herman the Rookie" and "Country Club Munster". We meet real-lif...

We're harvesting surprises this week! This movie kept us on our toes and we ended up having a lot to say about it. We're talking about scissor fetishes, stealing the opening scene from The Shining, and the ol' record player and piano trick. Join us, but not in THAT room. (You know the one.) Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future...

Every now and then we like to showcase the work of independent creators over on Patreon, but we like to share those bonus episodes here on the main feed, to share these works with more people who might not be familiar with them. We recently discussed Betsy Phillips' short story "Frank" and this week we're taking a look at a short film adaptation. Join us as we compare and contras...

We're ready to give you The Creeps with this surprisingly tame, but still quite entertaining film from Full Moon Pictures! Join us as we have inappropriate relations with a book, try to explain what a video store is, and inexplicably turn into a viking for some reason. Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installments. Join us on Patr...

We thought we'd start sharing the first few minutes of our Patreon episodes here on the main feed to give everyone a taste of what you can expect if you join us at  patreon.com/thefrankencast . This week, we have a bit of a sequel to our discussion of neurodivergence a few weeks ago. This time, the Bride shares her thoughts and Anthony gets REAL personal. We think it's really important to...

We made it to 100 episodes, fiends! Thanks so much for your support, we couldn't have gotten here without you all. And to celebrate, we had to go back to the source: Mary Shelley. Join us for this beautifully cinematic look at the life of the woman behind the monster. We'll also meet Mary's evil stepmother, discover that Lord Byron is just an early F-Boy, and suffer through my entire n...

Every now and then we like to showcase the work of independent creators over on Patreon, but we like to share those bonus episodes here on the main feed, to share these works with more people who might not be familiar with them. And once again we're going back to our old friend Apex Magazine to discuss another short work. This week it's Betsy Phillips' zombie-farmhand mystery/romance w...

We're continuing our Patrick Casey/Josh Miller double feature with this significantly more uneven film, part of National Lampoon's Dorm Daze series. Join us for a study abroad trip to Romania where we can definitely not take a vampire hunting class for credit, use vampire powers to resurrect the "What happens in Vegas" joke, and get booked for a reality show after displaying ques...

We thought we'd start sharing the first few minutes of our Patreon episodes here on the main feed to give everyone a taste of what you can expect if you join us at  patreon.com/thefrankencast . This week, we're back with more Munsters mishaps! We're talking "Munsters on the Move" and "Movie Star Munster" and it is kind of a mixed bag. We have the family being very s...

A few weeks ago, we met a teenage Frankenstein, and now, we meet his roommate! I think we should all just do what Matthew would have wanted, which in this case means: giving The Monster a bath, getting jumped into the Mormon gang, and arguing about Ramadan (you know, from the Godzilla movies). Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installm...

We thought we'd start sharing the first few minutes of our Patreon episodes here on the main feed to give everyone a taste of what you can expect if you join us at  patreon.com/thefrankencast . This week, we're back with the last six episodes of Frankenstein Jr. Join us as we say farewell to Buzz and his lovable giant robot sidekick. We'll see some obvious borrowing from Scooby Doo, a...

The world has forgotten Ryan Reynold's turn as a teen Frankenstein monster, but not your friends here at The Frankencast. We're here to get Justice For Boltneck (or whatever you wanna call it.) Join us as we deal with our creepy science teacher's taxidermy hobby, try to understand the Mystery of the Second Story Window Cat, and make public use of Chekhov's Watermelon Guillotine. Pl...

We thought we'd start sharing the first few minutes of our Patreon episodes here on the main feed to give everyone a taste of what you can expect if you join us at  patreon.com/thefrankencast . This week, we've decided to let The Munsters out of time out after two dismal episodes last time. And it looks like they're on their best behavior. We're discussing "Come Back, Little G...

This week your Horror Hosts are joined by Very Special Guest Sophia Lee to discuss this brand new interpretation of the Frankenstein story. Join us as we go deep on race relations in America, the cycle of poverty, and gang activity as a symptom of system injustice. We also talk about Contractually Obligated Creepy Kids, Racket Busters, and the best Frankenstein Easter Egg ever. You can find Sophia...

We thought we'd start sharing the first few minutes of our Patreon episodes here on the main feed to give everyone a taste of what you can expect if you join us at  patreon.com/thefrankencast . This week we're back with more Frankenstein Jr! Hopefully you all had fun with the last batch, because this bunch doesn't get any more clever or deep. Join us as literal child Buzz Conroy and hi...

Frankenstein is getting groovy, baby! Yeah! And we're going back to college. Join us we get expelled from school for the weakest duel of all time, get wasted on super-alcohol, and protest the idea of computers? This one's silly, folks. Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installments. Join us on Patreon at  patreon.com/thefranken...