The Monster Rally Podcast

It's (close to) James's birthday, so Gary dove deep into the movie closet to dust off this hidden gem of a somewhat Monster Rally comedy starring Jeff Goldblum, Ed Begley Jr, & Geena Davis. Are there some wildly cancelable men in this? Yup. Are they absolutely hilarious in it? Unfortunately, also yes. You can find the Monstie Men on ⁠Instagram⁠. Buy some merch on ⁠TeePublic⁠. Check out ⁠all of the...

The Monstie Men wrap up Hot Blob Summer by talking about 1988's Chuck Russell/Frank Darabont remake of the Steve McQueen original, where Johnny Drama & Jigsaw's Heir team up to save their one-horse town from a government superweapon gone bad! 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 yo...

Geekscape's Katie Hampton joins the Monstie Men to talk about Beware! The Blob, and yes...that is the proper pronunciation. We delve into Larry Hagman's (yes, that Larry Hagman) only feature film directing credit for the sequel to the Steve McQueen classic. Haven't heard of this one beofre? Yeah, that tracks. Here's the Simpsons clipped mentioned in the episode. Follow Katie on Instagram, check ou...

The Monstie Men are joined by the great, multi-hyphenated, Allie Goertz to talk about the 1958 classic alien invasion monster movie The Blob! Talking points include Steve McQueen being the world's least believable teen in the world, why Glen Powell should star in our modern-day sequel as The Blob, and how Allie became a muse for Nerf Herder. You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram. Make sure to...

The Monstie Men are joined again by Geekscape's Podfather, Matt Kelly, as they talk about Jaws 2. Conversation points include Jaws: The Ride, the fact that this is a slasher movie, the total downgrade of Mayor Larry Vaughn's wardrobe, and, relatedly, the importance of voting in local elections. Just because you can't enjoy Jaws: The Ride down in Florida anymore, doesn't mean you can't still enjoy...

Hey, do you remember that they made a movie starring Aaron Eckhart where he plays Frankenstein's Monster in the present day? And do you remember that he's stuck in the middle of a war between the armies of Heaven & Hell? But most importantly, do you remember that the army of Heaven is comprised of Gargoyles? Don't worry, the Monstie Men did remember that last one, either. You can find the Monstie...

As promised, Alessia Dawn rejoins the Monstie Men to talk about the final(?) entry in the Underworld series. This is a wild one, but at the end of the day, we all learned one thing: if Alessia is extremely confident about something, it may be beneficial to do just a little check to verify. As always, don't look for Alessia online. You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram. Make sure to subscribe t...

The Monstie Men awaken into a whole new world in this Underworld sequel. Spoiler alert: it rules. Featuring a 5-word review by Underworld superfan Alessia Dawn! You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram. Make sure to subscribe to their newsletter, the Monstie Manual on SubStack. Buy some merch on Teepublic. Check out all the links here. Part of the Geekscape Network. Learn more about your ad choic...

The Monstie Men go back to the beginning of the Underworld Saga, because those Lycans have got to rise! This one may be a bit devise for Gary & James, but they can defintiely agree on one thing: Michael Sheen is a saint & a prince of a man. And Alessia Dawn joins us for a five-word review & rating. You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram. Make sure to subscribe to their newsletter, the Monstie M...

The Monstie Men are back to talk about the second movie in the Underworld series, but also (and most importantly) Steven Soderbergh. Sequels are always supposed to be bigger, but is this one better? And even though she couldn't join us on the episode, Alessia Dawn joins us for a five-word review & rating. You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram. Make sure to subscribe to their newsletter, the Mo...

Werewolf Winter may be over, but the Monstie Men certainly aren't done talking about Lycans. Alessia Dawn returns to the show to talk more about her favorite actress, Kate Beckinsale. The energy is high in this episode about Romeo & Juliet by way of vampires & werewolves! As always, do NOT try to find Alessia online (unless you need to get your hair done in Austin). You can find the Monstie Men on...

Toronto's favorite chaos gremlin. the great Red Herring, makes her return to the show to chat with the Monstie Men about 2021's Werewolves Within, a horror comedy whodunnit starring Sam Richardson & Milana Vayntrub and directed by Josh Rubin. Get ready for a wild ride, as Red educates the guys about the symbolism of werewolves & we all learn about Gary's love of gut health. You can follow Red on I...

It's a Monstie Baby episode! We're breaking the format with the premiere episode of Monster Rally Top 5, a countdown bonus series where the Monstie Men are joined by a guest & rank their Top 5 favorites of a given topic. There's nobody we're happier to have join us for this special episode than author, writer, & podcaster-extraordinaire: Jordan Morris! Make sure you head on down to your Local Comi...

Fist fights! Bullying! Pranks! Crisp 7-Up! Mad science! A Teenage Werewolf eating a Playboy Playmate! The Monstie Men are joined by author Tyler Mattis (100 Years of Universal Monster Movies & Disney's Live-Action Movie Bombs, 1979-2019) to continue Werewolf WInter with the 1957 classic I Was A Teenage Werewolf. And yes, Highway to Heaven's Michael Landon does kill a Playboy Playmate in this one....

Sometimes, the consensus is that the sequel is actually better than the movie (see The Empire Strikes Back, Godfather Part II, For A Few Dollars More, The Winter Soldier, Evil Dead 2, Wrath of Khan, or Paddington 2 for examples), and now that we're in the back half of Werewolf Winter, let's find out how the Jason Bateman-led Teen Wolf Too stacks up against the original. Surely, they wouldn't just...

Tolerator of the podcast & Gay's better half, Debbie Mastriano, joins the Monstie Men to talk about the first movie that the lovebirds ever watched together: the 1985 Michael J Fox classic Teen Wolf! Everybody's in the studio together & the energy is high in this one. Debbie doesn't do social media, so...she's the smartest one here The Monstie Manual on Substack Follow the Monstie Men on Instagram...

What if a man...but a wolf? What if a wolf...but a man? While we aren't pivoting to video, check out the episode on GeekscapeTV on YouTube Read & Subcribe to The Monstie Manual on Substack Follow the Monster Rally on Instagram And get all of our links here Part of the Geekscape Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Werewolf Winter kicks off with Steven C. Miller's 2024 action-horror film Werewolves! In a world where the Supermoon turns anybody bathed in its light into a werewolf, Frank Grillo & Lou Diamond Phillips team up to science humanity to safety. Unfortunately, it all goes wrong (naturally). This one's a little contentious between the Monstie Men! The Monstie Men have a SubStack full of bonus content....

Awooooooooo & welcome to Werewolf Winter! It's the winter, and we're talking about werewolves, ya Lil Monsties! In this episode, we talk about the cult classic Dog Soldiers, where the premise is as simple & wonderful as "what if soldiers fought werewolves?" Sometimes genius doesn't have to be convoluted. Follow us on Instagram & check out our Linktree for everything from merch to our Letterboxds....

The Monstie Men start 2025 by wrapping up their Nosferatu retrospective with Robert Eggers's take on Count Orlok! Has there ever been a vampire movie with this much spit or this many O-faces? Is this one a low-key comedy? Or is it an erotic gothic romance? There's a lot to say about this one, and we definitely talk about the mustache of it all. Follow the Monster Rally on Instagram & check out our...

Okay, Mr Cook, we accept your surrender. That's right, Lil Monsties: after all this time, you can finally (re)listen to our original episode where the original trio (Gary, James, & Mike) talk about the OG Universal Monster: Dracula! It's a Christmas miracle! We hope you are enjoying the holiday season, we hope you enjoyed the episode, and we can't wait for you to hear what we have in store for nex...

Well, everyone knows Max Shreck wasn't an actual vampire when they filmed Nosferatu. What this movie presupposes is... maybe he was? The Monstie Men talk about 2000's Shadow of the Vampire, a movie about the filming of the original Nosferatu set in a world where Count Orlock is a real vampire that FW Murnau hired under the guise of stage actor Max Shreck. Not only is it a wild one, but Willem Dafo...

Gobble gobble, Lil Monsties! For this Thanksgiving (one of Gary's Top 5 Holidays), the Monstie Men are here to bring you a full meal of an episode, and here's a spoiler alert: this movie certainly isn't a turkey. We talk about Werner Herzog's retelling of the silent film classic with a modern (well...for the time) twist. And this time? This time they can legally call him Dracula . You can find Jam...

The Monstie Men dip a toe into the Public Domain as they talk about the original Nosferatu, a silent German Expressionist black & white film that was supposed to be destroyed over a century ago. Luckily, some keen theater owner had kept a print to themselves, and piracy has let it proliferate over the years. Nosferatu is probably the creepiest monster we've covered yet, even if he's Temu Dracula....

The OG Monstie Men are back to get medieval on the Evil Dead series by talking about 1992's Army of Darkness! For this special Halloween treat, Mycycle Kenny is back on the show, chatting it up with Dr Giggles & The Kid. Definitely the biggest swing in the Evil Dead franchise, Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, & Co get away from the cabin & get into the castle, telling a totally bonkers swashbuckling act...