Stuff To Blow Your Mind

In this special Halloween season episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe unwrap 1932’s “The Mummy,” the film that introduced Ancient Egyptian reanimated corpses into the Universal Monsters canon. Directed by Karl Freund, it stars Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners and Edward Van Sloan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The scarecrow watches over the field, but does it watch us back? Does it keep the birds away, or does it deter darker fiends from these haunted lands? Join Robert and Joe for a Halloween-season look at the science, culture and folklore of scarecrows. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this classic episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the the sinister entity from Stephen King’s 1977 short story “Children of the Corn” and its mythological and folkloric predecessors…. (originally published 1/8/2025) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The scarecrow watches over the field, but does it watch us back? Does it keep the birds away, or does it deter darker fiends from these haunted lands? Join Robert and Joe for a Halloween-season look at the science, culture and folklore of scarecrows. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe return to the wild realm of Mexican horror with Juan López Moctezuma’s 1977 cult classic “Alucarda,” starring Tina Romero, Susana Kamini, David Silva and Claudio Brook. (originally published 9/26/2025) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the psychological, economic and decision theory phenomenon known as ambiguity aversion. Find out how it relates to the Ellsberg paradox, madman theory and the balance of power in our world. (orignally published 8/28/2025) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this classic Weirdhouse Cinema two-parter, Rob and Joe enter the arena to discuss the 1995 video game adaptation “Mortal Kombat,” directed by Paul W. S. Anderson and featuring show favorite Christopher Lambert as Lord Rayden. (originally published 8/16/2024) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the psychological, economic and decision theory phenomenon known as ambiguity aversion. Find out how it relates to the Ellsberg paradox, madman theory and the balance of power in our world. (orignally published 8/26/2025) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this special omnibus episode of The Monstrefact, Robert discusses several creatures from the imagined worlds of Jim Henson's "Labyrinth" and "The Dark Crystal." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the faunal boundary line between Asia and Australia known as the Wallace Line and the British naturalist it was named for, Alfred Russel Wallace. (orignally published 8/21/2025) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this classic Weirdhouse Cinema two-parter, Rob and Joe enter the arena to discuss the 1995 video game adaptation “Mortal Kombat,” directed by Paul W. S. Anderson and featuring show favorite Christopher Lambert as Lord Rayden. (originally published 8/9/2024) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the faunal boundary line between Asia and Australia known as the Wallace Line and the British naturalist it was named for, Alfred Russel Wallace. (originally published 8/19/2025) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1983 Canadian rat thriller “Of Unknown Origin,” directed by George P. Cosmatos and starring Peter Weller. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this special episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert sits down with Mark Mandica inside the the Amphibian Foundation's brand new Venom Lab to discuss the science of reptile venom. Full video of the interview available on Netflix.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the Kratt from Estonian folklore… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Once more, it's time for a dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe dive into the grisly black sorcery and mind-bending Buddhist magic in the legendary Shaw Brothers film “The Boxer’s Omen,” directed by Kuei Chih-Hung. (orignally published 9/19/2025) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this classic Star Trek Week episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss teleportation in the Star Trek universe and the questions it raises about human identity and consciousness. (originally published 9/11/2025) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this special Star Trek Week episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe are off to see the Borg Queen in 1996's "Star Trek: First Contact,” directed by Jonathan Frakes and also starring Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, LaVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Alfre Woodard, James Cromwell and Alice Krige. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this special Star Trek Week episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the culture and technology of the enigmatic Borg. Resistance is futile. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of The Artifact, Robert discusses the famous Klingon Bat'leth weapon from the Star Trek universe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this special Star Trek Week episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the culture and technology of the enigmatic Borg. Resistance is futile. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this this classic Star Trek Week episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1982's "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan." (originally published 9/12/2025) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this classic Star Trek Week episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the salt vampires of M-113 from “Star Trek: The Original Series.” (originally published 9/9/2025) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1984 dystopian death-sport film "Warriors of the Year 2072," directed by Lucio Fulci and starring Jared Martin and Fred Williamson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.