The Monster Rally Podcast

We have an annual tradition here at the Monster Rally where we cover a shark film for our episode closest to the 4th of July. We also have an unwritten rule that Geekscape's own Matt Kelly can only join s to talk about aquatic-based monster movies, so it was an absolute pleasure to have him back to talk Jaws, the worst Jaws movie we've covered (so far...wait until next year). You can find Matt on...

Years ago, Netflix screwed up & labeled The Babadook as an LGBTQ+ film. It was quickly adopted by the Community & had been embraced as a gay icon. It is the perfect film to close out our Pride 2026 duology, and there was nobody that would be a better guest for it than Tony DiNizo. James & Tony are fully off the rails in this one, and don't worry, you aren't going crazy: the cold open is that long....

There has been queer subtext (or just plain text) in monster/horror stories going back for centuries, and it is only more prevalent since thew advent of cinema (looking directly at you, Dracula's Daughter), so it's high time we celebrate Pride. In this episode, the Monstie Mommies combine their powers for the first time to just absolutely steamroll & bully James, as Gary had the forethought to be...

The illustrious Wes Craven presents Dracula 2000 saga concludes here! If you're looking for Dracula to, you know, be present throughout the movie, you'll find this movie lacking. HOWEVER! If you're looking to see Roy Batty fight a priest who knows his kung fu, you could do far worse than Dracula III: Legacy. You can find the Monstie Men on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & check ou...

As it turns out, this is the 100th episode of the Monster Rally Podcast (including bonus episodes)! We have done *nothing* to celebrate it. We're back to Drac, who looks like a low rent Billy Idol, or lower rent Spike, and not, at all, like Gerry Butler in the sequel to Dracula 2000 that you never knew about. If you're hoping for a greater investigation of the lore of Dracula Iscariot, you'll be s...

The Monstie Men take a break from the Dracula 2000 Trilogy for a trip to the cinema! there's a new mummy movie out, so you know that they had to rush to the theater to cover it. Plus, they'll be covering Lee Cronin's other Hollywood film this summer, so it was a no brainer. Oh, is this an Evil Dead movie? You can find the Monstie Men on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In a special edition of the Monster Rally, James had the opportunity to interview the great William Sadler (who we've talked about previously in our Tales from the Crypt episode) during his press tour for his new monster movie, The Yeti, so we're bringing that to you here. PLUS! The Monstie Men do a spoilerific review of the film. Get info on where to watch The Yeti here. You can find the Monstie...

Gary is fresh out of horny jail and ready to dive into one of the wildest, boldest, most nothing-est takes on Dracula in Dracula 2000, a movie that Wes Craven kind of presented. Gerry Butler as sexy Dracula? We're in! You can find the Monstie Men on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠all of their links here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can watch James on ⁠⁠Geekscape News...

EDITOR'S NOTE: In the time between the recording & posting, the Disney/OpenAI deal was scrapped, so don't "@" us. Friend of the show & Geekscape pillar Katie Hampton is back on the show with Jules, a movie starring Ben Kingsley and filmed in the gorgeous & proud state of New Jersey. It's *kind of* an alien invasion flick that Katie tricked James into thinking was a monster movie. You can follow Ka...

EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to circumstances out of our control, the audio may not be as crisp as it normally is, but at least the entire record wasn't scrapped. James & Alessia loved everything about the original Castle Freak. How does the remake from 2020, a year that was totally chill & nothing bad happened, hold up? You can follow Alessia on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠and ⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠. She's no longer afraid...

James & Alessia fully let their (castle) freak flags fly in this one, Lil Monsties. This is a series of firsts, and certainly won't be the last, of us covering Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Stuart Gordon, HP Lovecraft, Full Moon Features, or any combination thereof, we promise. Castle Freak is a gnarly, bizarre, and horny movie that is just a little bit perfect, not despite its flaws, but becau...

Fan-favorite Alessia Dawn fills in for Gary as she & James are joined by fellow Geekscapers, the Jersey Ghouls, as they delve into the John Carpenter X Stephen King classic car collaboration! This was a blind spot in Carpenter's body of work for James, and even though they're both huge King fans, it's very funny that the Ghouls were brought on to talk about his bro-iest film adaptation. Follow the...

Red Herring joins James as both Werewolf Winter and our coverage of the Ginger Snaps trilogy comes to an end with 2004's prequel, Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning. If we had a nickel for every series that deals with werewolves having a third movie that's a prequel, we'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice. Fan theories discussed can be found here. You can fol...

Werewolf Winter 2 continues, and while we only have a single Monstie Man, Red Herring is crowned the first Monstie Mommy! James & Red talk about the continuing traumas of Brigitte Fitzgerald, months after contracting lycanthropy in a failed attempt to save her sister. This one goes places, folks! You can follow Red on ⁠⁠Instagram. You can find the Monstie Men on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & che...

Werewolf Winter 2 is upon us, and the Monstie Men head up to Canada for the coming-of-age cult classic, Ginger Snaps! But we couldn't do it alone, so we're joined by Bailey Downs's own chaos gremlin herself, Red Herring! You can follow Red on ⁠Instagram ⁠or her ⁠other⁠, ⁠spicier ⁠⁠sites. You can find the Monstie Men on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Buy some merch on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TeePublic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or t...

As a holiday treat, we delve into the depths of the Monster Rally Crypt to present to you another lost classic episode of the Monster Rally Podcast, this time 1945's House of Dracula. This features the second & final time we talk about American Dracula, played by Poughkeepsie's favorite son, John Carradine. You can find the Monstie Men on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Buy some merch on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TeePub...

The Fall of the Fly finishes with The Fly II, the sequel to David Cronenberg's 1986 masterpiece The Fly, a movie that time fully forgot about. Is it good? Well, time fully forgot about it, so... That said, the last third of the movie honks. You can find the Monstie Men on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Buy some merch on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TeePublic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or the ⁠Geekscape Dashery Store⁠. Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠all of th...

BONUS FEED DROP! This is the audio for a video featuring James from the Monster Rally Podcast and both Jacki & Marissa from The Jersey Ghouls that was originally aired during the 6th Annual Geekscape Livestream-tacular on YouTube, which was raising money for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Coastal & Northern New Jersey. We hope you enjoy this bonus episode about an exceptionally sweaty premise. It's n...

Even though Gary's not 100% in this one, he wouldn't miss talking about Geena Davis, much to James's chagrin. But come on, it's David Cronenberg's The Fly...it's a monolith. Buckle in. Check out the Geekscape Holiday Charity Livestream on Youtube on Friday, December 5th! You can find the Monstie Men on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Buy some merch on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TeePublic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or the Geekscape Dashery Store. C...

In what can only be described as the shortest episode of the Monster Rally Podcast, the Monstie Men talk about, bafflingly, 1965's Curse of the Fly; a movie that could best be described as "from another time." You can find the Monstie Men on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Buy some merch on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TeePublic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠all of their links here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Part of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Geekscape Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (check out th...

Do you miss back in season one, where the Monstie Men talked about the diminishing returns of those lower budget Universal sequels, where the son of the previous Frankenstein does the exact same thing? Well buckle up! You can find the Monstie Men on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠. Buy some merch on ⁠⁠⁠⁠TeePublic⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠all of their links here⁠⁠⁠⁠. Part of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Geekscape Network⁠⁠⁠⁠ (check out th...

The Fall of the Fly is upon us, Lil Monsties, so your friendly neighborhood Monstie Men are delivering up a hot, fresh episode about the original 1958 classic, starring VIncent Price. Do we talk a lot about James Bond in this one? Sure, BUT THERE ARE REASONS! You can find the Monstie Men on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠. Buy some merch on ⁠⁠⁠⁠TeePublic⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠all of their links here⁠⁠⁠⁠. Part of t...

The Monstie Men are once again dipping their toes into the ocean that is Kaiju Movies, so there's only one thing to do: call in friend of the show & Doctor of Kaiju Studies, Matthew Sloyan aka GreenWitEvil. Two of these guys love this movie, while one (rightfully) loathes it. Buckle up for a wild one! Follow GreenWitEvil on ⁠YouTube⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠, & ⁠Twitter⁠! You can find the Monstie Men on ⁠⁠⁠⁠I...

Well, it's Gary's birthday, so James picked out a true banger for the Monstie Men to celebrate. Demon Knight is the first of a potential trilogy of Tales from the Crypt movies, but don't let that make you think it doesn't rule. This movie stars William Sadler, Billy Zane, & CCH Pounder (ever heard of them?) so you know it's gooing to be certified gold. You can find the Monstie Men on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠...

Between birthday episodes, the Monstie Men talk about the underrated Eddie Murphy vampire film Vampire in Brooklyn, a movie they both borrowed from the library at way too young an age. You can find the Monstie Men on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠. Buy some merch on ⁠⁠TeePublic⁠⁠. Check out ⁠⁠all of their links here⁠⁠. Part of the ⁠⁠Geekscape Network⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...