Video Monsters

Taking a short break from United States of Emmericha, Nathan sits down with actor, artist, and author Jesse D'Angleo to discuss his three new books:  Skinner, Lady of the Lake, and A Collection of Tails (links to Amazon and Godless below).  Fans of Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare will recognize Jesse as the wolf boy, but his work in the art and special effects industry includes credits for Sky Captain and...

This week we continue our series on the films of Roland Emmerich with probably his most controversial film - the movie that is most likely to test one’s allegiance to the United States of Emmericha. That’s right… much to Nathan’s delight (and Eric’s chagrin), we’re talking about the first American version of GODZILLA (1998). Nathan and Eric are joined once again by the moderator for their King of...

It’s finally July! Which means that it’s time to kick off a series that we (and especially Nathan) have literally been waiting for all year. Today, we pledge allegiance to the United Stated of Emmericha, our series covering the films of our favorite German patriot, Roland Emmerich. On this first episode, we're covering a movie that needs no description but we’re obligated to put one so we’re going...

The 2021 virtual edition of Chattanooga Film Festival has sadly come to a close, but we have one last celebration to get out of the way before we let it go quietly into the night. It’s time for the Video Monsters’ MONSTER VIDEO AWARDS! With the enormous amount of lovingly curated content that Chatt Film Fest provided for us this year, there was absolutely no way to bottle it all into a single epis...

Come with me and you'll be in a world of pure absurdity.  Take a look and you'll see into your bizarre fascination.  We'll begin with a Crowhand flying in the world of Brian Lonano's creation.  What we'll see will defy explanation... That's right...in this episode, special guest Brian Lonano (the Willy Wonka of bizarre horror shorts) joins us to discuss LONANOTHON - a retrospective of his work, ai...

On today’s episode, Nathan and Eric are joined once again by Dan Fleming (Potato League Podcast) for a very special episode. We’re reviewing WHO'S WITH ME? (2021), an ultra micro-budget quarantine film currently available to watch in its entirety for free on YouTube. ( WHO'S WITH ME? YouTube link ). Written and directed by Austin Allan James, WHO'S WITH ME? is about a man named Marcus who wakes up...

After a few unavoidable setbacks, Nathan and Eric have decided to forego their usual awkwardly named puntastic monthly theme to cover a couple of one-off films and prep for our coverage of the Chattanooga (Virtual) Film Festival at the end of the month. We kick off tonight's episode with some juicy CFF announcements before diving into our review of the long-lost George A. Romero film, THE AMUSEMEN...

We are now almost two whole months out from the end of the Easter holiday season so, naturally, we feel it’s finally time to lay this holiday to rest and close out our EASTER: RESURRECTION!!! series by tackling that most holy and celebrated of all the holiday's idols: the one and only Easter Bunny! So, on this episode, Nathan, Eric, and Dan are hopping down the bunny trail with everyone’s favorite...

And on the third day (well, the third episode of this series), Easter rose again from the dead! For this entry in our EASTER: RESURRECTION series, Nathan, Eric, and returning guest Dan Fleming will take on one of the more commercial aspects of the holiday by analyzing the simple iconography of the Easter basket. And what’s the first movie that comes to mind when you think about baskets? Of course!...

Easter rises from its grave once again as we move onto the second coming of our EASTER: RESURRECTION!!! series where we examine horror movies that have nothing to do with Easter but also TOTALLY represent certain aspects of the holiday… you know, because we said so. This time around, Nathan and Eric will be looking at the way Christianity appropriated the pagan festival heralding the arrival of Sp...

Those of you who listened to our previous episodes will know that we planned to do an Easter theme for our April coverage, but a steady stream of unforeseen circumstances and scheduling conflicts have caused a bit of a delay to our release schedule. However, if you think that Easter ending almost an entire month ago is going to deter us from doing this series, THINK AGAIN! In fact, we’re more dete...

Last month, we narrowed down our ultimate versions of Godzilla and Kong, pit them against one another, and crowned the King of the MARCHsters. Now it’s time for us to FINALLY dive into the movie that delivers the Titan Truth and settles the debate once and for all!....sorta. Dan Fleming of the Potato League Podcast joins Nathan and Eric once again as we briefly recap our March coverage before jump...

Ladies and gentleman, the moment we’ve been waiting for all month long is finally here. It’s time for the main event!  In Nathan’s corner, we’ve got the Colossal Fossil, the Girth from the Hollow Earth, and reigning King of the Monsters: GODZILLA!  And in Eric’s corner is the killer gorilla swinging in to pound the crown from Godzilla’s brow; he’s the Pride of Skull Island and the Eighth Wonder of...

GODZILLA VS KONG releases at the end of the month and the crew at Video Monsters could not possibly be more excited! However, a debate between Nathan and Eric over who will win has been brewing for weeks now and threatens to eclipse the great kaiju slugfest itself. Nathan is rooting for Godzilla and Eric is backing up the under-Kong. So, for the month of March, we have been settling our difference...

GODZILLA VS KONG releases at the end of the month and the crew at Video Monsters could not possibly be more excited! However, a debate between Nathan and Eric over who will win has been brewing for weeks now and threatens to eclipse the great kaiju slugfest itself. Nathan is rooting for Godzilla and Eric is backing up the under-Kong. So, for the month of March, we are settling our differences with...

GODZILLA VS KONG releases at the end of the month and the crew at Video Monsters could not possibly be more excited! However, a debate between Nathan and Eric over who will win has been brewing for weeks now and threatens to eclipse the great kaiju slugfest itself. Nathan is rooting for Godzilla and Eric is backing up the under-Kong. So for the month of March, we’ll be settling our differences wit...

We’ve got one last treat for you before the final moon sets on FURbruary. In true Video Monsters fashion, we’re capping off a month of werewolf movies with a werewolf movie without a werewolf.... if that doesn’t make a whole lot of sense then, well, wait until you see WOLF GUY (1975). To describe this werewolf kung-fu superhero spy flick is folly. Much like werewolfism itself, you just have to let...

We’re celebrating FURbruary across the pond this week and facing off against Neil Marshall’s DOG SOLDIERS (2002)! This low-budget siege flick pits a group of soldiers in training against a vicious pack of werewolves. Dan Fleming of the Potato League Podcast joins Nathan and Eric once again to discuss the way this film handles masculine vulnerability, it’s wicked streak of dark humor and, of course...

Dan Fleming of the Potato League Podcast joins Nathan and Eric for week 2 of FURbruary, our month-long tribute to werewolf movies! On this episode, we’re tearing into a decidedly different take on the typical werewolf formula. This subgenre tends to be heavy on the Y chromosomes but this week’s film, GINGER SNAPS, cleverly uses werewolf tropes for an insightful female coming-of-age story about the...

A new month brings a new series and we could not be more excited to finally shapeshift into FURbruary! We’re celebrating full moons and fangs here on Video Monsters with a month-long cycle of werewolf movies! First up, Nathan and Eric give you a piece of their minds with Joe Dante’s THE HOWLING (1981); a true classic of the genre with remarkable practical effects from Rob Bottin, a cast loaded wit...

This is it... Nathan and Eric are Terminat(or)ing their “New Year, New View” series with a former box office heavyweight from the once and future King of the World. That’s right, we’re taking a trip to Pandora to see our favorite blue Aliens in James Cameron’s Avatar! Despite 9 Oscar nominations and Titanic ticket sales that led to this film (Piranha II: The) Spawning a whopping FOUR additional se...

Video Monsters kicked off 2021 with our “New Year, New View” series, where Nathan and Eric rewatch films one of them initially disliked to see if our feelings have changed. Next up is Nathan’s pick: IT FOLLOWS (2014), a fitting follow-up to our first episode when you consider that it follows in the stylistic footsteps of THE SHINING like a deranged Jack Torrance chasing Danny through a hedge maze!...

It’s a great day for America. That’s right... the VIDEO MONSTERS ARE BACK! After an unintentionally lengthy hiatus we are finally returning to celebrate the new year and a new chapter for our country that has us daring to feel a bit of hope for the first time in a while. This has inspired our “New Year, New View,” theme for January, where Nathan and Eric are rewatching films we initially disliked...

In tonight's episode, we are joined by director George Popov.  Having recently reviewed both Hex and The Droving and diving deep into the themes of these movies (both of which resulted in discussions that were longer than the films themselves), we were incredibly excited to dig even further into his films!  Both of his films (Hex and The Droving) take a supernatural story and place it wi...

Tonight's episode is about Hex (2017), directed by George Popov.  Having recently covered The Droving, and with our interview with George Popov coming up soon, it only makes sense for us to also review his first feature film.  Much like The Droving, Hex takes a supernatural story and places it within the context of a very natural world.  Set during the English Civil War, two opposing soldiers are...