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The Frankencast
The Frankencast is a podcast about Frankenstein, and so much more. Join Anthony Bowman and Eric Velazquez every week as they discuss one Frankenstein movie, recapping the plot, analyzing the cultural relevance, and obsessing over Spinning Science Wheels and Flappy Bats. And just generally having a lot of fun along the way.
Hello fiends! Hayden Orr is back again, and this time we're talking about a bizarro sexploitation mashup with a checkered past. It's not exactly sexy, but it's definitely fun. Join us as we talk about monster faces that are totally not masks, monster guitarists, and a mad scientist who simply cannot be sneaky.
Find more from Hayden and Last Book on the Shelf at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/last-book-on-the-shelf/id1604416407
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Well fiends, we are once again headed to the land of Japan, so we are once again joined by our ringer for all things Japanese, Alex Heichelbech. This time we're watching a campy high school comedy with so many controversial things to discuss. Plus a Kabuki Mad Scientist Vice Principal, a magic cape, and living screws?
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Fiends, once again Hayden Orr has joined the gang as we ride around a small Georgia town, blowing up cop cars, angering local Sasquatches, and engaging in so many questionable practices that we can't even begin to get into it. We're talking about a Frankenstein biker movie that is the sequel to a non-Frankenstein biker movie that we did not watch. Things are going great, team.
Find more from Hayden and Last Book on the Shelf at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/last-book-on-the-shelf/id1604416407
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
This week, your resident Mad Scientist is once again joined by friend of the pod and guest host extraordinaire, Hayden Orr to talk about the very first Italian horror film shot in color! Join us as we talk about an old school Scary German Guy, what the world "carousel" means, the classic break-down of a no-strings-attached hook-up with a mentally ill villain.
Find more from Hayden and Last Book on the Shelf at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/last-book-on-the-shelf/id1604416407
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
It's a weird week, fiends. Your friendly neighborhood Mad Scientist is flying solo this week to tell you all about this slight, low budget movie that succeeds in some ways and fails in others. Join me as I talk to myself for an hour. And don't worry, Eric will be back. And in the meantime, I'm bringing in a few ringer guest hosts to help out. But this is a lonely movie set in the isolated tundra, so maybe it works?
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
This week, we're revisiting our old friend M3GAN to discuss the killer robot's less-popular sequel. Join us as we discuss EMPs, the movie's real-world analogs, and the killer murphy bed we didn't know we needed. Listen along to find out what we thought. Is this film unfairly maligned? Or just another cynical cash-grab sequel with no heart?
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Continuing our Elvis coverage(?), this week we're talking about this incredibly late-90s horror comedy. It's an incredibly frustrating film in that it has some really interesting ideas that are executed so poorly that it's almost indefensible. But join us as we discuss internalized homophobia, some of the worst gay stereotypes of the 90s, obscure rock 'n' roll trivia, and more!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
When Tim Kirk suggests an Elvis movie might also be a Frankenstein movie, you listen. And so we were delighted to get to talk to Tim again about our first times watching an Elvis movie, his brand new book All His Damned Mother's Sons, surprise cameos and much more!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
This episode comes in a little glass vial! (A little glass vial?) Wanna get in on this modern cult film before it fully cements its cult classic status? Now's your chance! Join us as Pauly from Goodfellas faces off against Giles from Buffy in a battle to the death over a (maybe?) terminally ill teen girl. There's gross face masks, there's Paris Hilton/Bill Moseley sibling rivalry (and sibling other things), there's a grave robbing Greek chorus, there's Chekhov's wrought-iron fence, there's machine-gun-toting Business Babes, there's DJ Meemaw on the ones and twos. This movie has everything.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
We're going back to college with a surprisingly progressive college comedy? Join us for the Weekend at Bernies/Air Bud/Frankenstein mashup you didn't know you needed, one with some of the best "Frank N. Stein" gags we've ever seen.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
We did it, fiends! 200 episodes! They said it couldn't be done, and here we are. This week, to celebrate the special occasion, we're finally watching two movies we've been wanting to get to since day one. We're discussing the alternating dual-role performances by Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller in the British National Theatre's production of Frankenstein. So join us as we compare the two versions. See if we agree or disagree on the best version!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Okay, so we weren't quite done with Dr. Moreau. This week we're joined by Very Special Guest Rodney Ascher, director of Room 237, The Nightmare, A Glitch in the Matrix, and Ghost Boy (which is currently doing the festival circuit). Rodney has been really digging into the Moreau films lately, so our mutual friend Tim Kirk linked us up. This conversation was an absolute blast, so we're really excited to share it with you all!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
We've reached the final Moreau film (for now, but just wait for our brilliant sequel PLANET OF DR. MOREAU), and we gotta say that this much maligned 1996 film with the extremely well-documented disastrous production actually kind of rules? So, like, see it if you haven't. It's absolutely bonkers, but in the best kind of way. Join us as we discuss the Brando vs. Kilmer war of craziness, the world's smallest man, and the world's most unwelcome extra.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
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We've finally gotten to an Island of Dr. Moreau actually CALLED the Island of Dr. Moreau. This week we have Austin Powers' boss washing up on the shore of an island run by Elmer Gantry. And there are so many scenes of stuntmen/animal trainers straight-up fighting with tigers and bears and stuff. It's WILD (if you'll forgive the pun). Join us for more island antics!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
We've got to go back to the island, fiends! We had so much fun at the Blood Island (of Dr. Moreau) that we're returning for another visit. This week, it's the Island of Lost Souls. And even though it doesn't mention Moreau in the title, this one is much more explicit in its adaptation than Terror is a man. Join us as Charles Laughton chews the scenery as Moreau, and we meet an exceedingly furry Bela Lugosi reciting the law, and the Panther Woman, an addition to the story who we'll be seeing again.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
This week, we're getting TOTALLY 90s , as we watch this MTV freak-out from so many of the people behind the Bill and Ted films. It's a weird, wild film that at first poses as an equal-opportunity offender, but is actually kind of stealthy in it's progressiveness? Join us as we meet a sophisticated worm-guy with some hygiene problems, a living sock puppet, and trans-rights Mr. T, among others.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Um, we're sorry? This week we're talking about what we can only describe as an anti-comedy/anti-porn surrealist attack on the senses. Join us as we discuss the fantastic Frankenstein makeup, the ridiculous guys in the horse costume, some of the most unpleasant sex scenes we've come across, and Karlstadt: a village full of Karls.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
This week's film is a surprise release from Full Moon Features that we could not resist talking about. It's a "lost" film starring Tony Todd that Charles Band has "graciously" dug up and finished in the wake of the actor's recent passing. Join us as we meet Jack and Jill, who metaphorically fetch (perform horrific surgery on) a pail of water (two cats). We'll also meet Slinky, the two-hearted cat, the dreaded Weas-odile, and Two-Head the guy with two heads (surprise!)
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
In honor of Disney's recent live action reimagining of Lilo & Stitch, we've decided to take a look back at the original, which is TOTALLY a Frankenstein story. Join us as we talk about mosquito preserves, mutated koalas, and alien record players. Oh, and Eric reveals that is a first time watch for him!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
This week, Eric takes a break, as we're joined by guest host Hayden Orr (from Last Book on the Shelf) for a tour of Frankenstein General Hospital. Join us as we talk excessive running gags, TV movie vibes, and SO MUCH BDSM.
Find more from Hayden and Last Book on the Shelf at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/last-book-on-the-shelf/id1604416407
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
This week, we're going to the movies! And wait, that movie looks awfully familiar... Didn't we just watch that last week? Join us as we discuss awkward first dates, hiding behind the seats to watch scary movies, and selective subtitling.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
The Frankencast is getting back to its roots, baby! We got a movie with Frankenstein in the title, we got the Delacey family, we got Victor and Elizabeth Frankenstein on their wedding night. We got it all. Oh, but we also have a wildly animalistic and totally MONSTROUS monster. That's kinda new. Join us as the Monster kills basically everybody in increasingly brutal ways.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
This week we're Blood Island dreaming, but technically back in the US. Join us for Al Adamson's bizarre banana republic Frankenstein brain swap freak-out, featuring many of our friends from Dracula vs. Frankenstein. We're discussing cars full of explodium, confusing cultural appropriation, and the world's most naive doctor.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
We're still on Island Time over here at the Frankencast, fiends! Join us for the next installment of the Blood Island series, and the first one to actually have some continuity from the previous film. So, we're catching up with doctor frenemies Dr. Foster and Dr. Lorca and the plucky reporter who comes between them, not to mention the decapitated and yet still living beast who got a serious special effects budget glow-up since the last movie.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Welcome back to Blood Island, fiends! We're not sure why you just keep arriving and leaving by the same boat, but we're glad to see you again. This week, enjoy a green blood cocktail. It helps with the vertigo caused by the extreme zoom effects of the moss monster. Just don't forget to say the oath!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
This week, we return to our new favorite vacation spot, Blood Island, for the second (or first) film in the Blood Island series/trilogy/cycle/etc, Brides of Blood, AKA Brides of Blood Island, AKA Island of Living Horror, AKA Jungle Fury. Join us as we meet a couple with a very progressive relationship that they feel very conflicted about, a Socialist community organizer, and an "American" ex-pat with a very peculiar affliction...
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Hey fiends! We're running a little late with this week's episode. It should be out later this weekend. But, in the meantime, to hold you all over, please enjoy this (overly) dramatic reading of "Frankenstein: A Poem" by our good friend Donald F. Glut from the Tales of Frankenstein story collection, part of his The New Adventures of Frankenstein series.
Alright fiends, summer's almost here. It's time for an island getaway. Let's go to Blood Island! Pay no mind if you happen to notice the taped-up Blood Island sign has fallen down, revealing a sign that says "Island of Dr. Moreau" beneath it. Join us as we talk about William Fitzgerald's secret job, a variety of island escape methods, and go on a long side-tangent about the recent dire wolf de-extinction non-news.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
We enjoy a good April Fool's Day prank as much as the next podcast, but this year, we've decided to skip the pranks and just enjoy a little bit of family-friendly animated comedy from the people who brought us Frankenstein Ruins Halloween. Join us to find out if Frankenstein also ruins April Fools Day. Also, we'll be discussing bats in bell-fries, just what exactly is the name of that zombie guy, and what happens when you try to start trouble with Santa Claus...
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
This week, we're discussing the newest zeitgeisty sexbot film. Not our first sexbot film, and almost certainly not our last. Join us as we spoil the dozens of clever twists, crank our intelligence to 100%, and choose our meet-cute from a drop-down of adorkable options.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
It's time for 2 Fly 2 Furious, baby! Join us as we get a classic '80s sequel that loses basically the entire original cast for what would seem like a lazy cash-grab, but is in fact a really good film that handles generational trauma in an '80s way to compare to the original '50s/60s series. Join us as we decide ACAB includes science facility security guards, make a body horror cactus, and get really emotional over a mutant dog puppet.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Wait, didn't we just watch The Fly? Uh-oh, looks like episode 177 teleported all the way to episode 180... and it got, like, REALLY messed up in the process. Lets all gather 'round with our freshly liquified cheeseburgers and talk about the Poetry of the Flesh.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
And so the saga of the Delambre family ends with more teleportation, so much generational trauma, an uncomfortable amount of gaslighting, and, surprisingly, very few flies. Join us as we discuss how the Philipe Delambre Trilogy comes to a thrilling conclusion.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Cue up The Misfits, fiends! It's time for The Fly to return, baby! Join us as we hang out with Vincent Price (for the fourth time... oops!), his nephew Fly-lipe, and his friend Alan (if that even is his real name). Oh, and so many different cops it's hard to keep them straight.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Before Hot Girl Summer comes Weird Fly Spring? Uh, sure, we'll go with that. Join us as we teleport into the cat ether, drink a bowl of milk and rum, and get casually sexist about our mom.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Happy Valentines, fiends! We decided to celebrate the season of love with some cheap adult trash from 1993. You're welcome? Join us as we learn what a cross between a bat and a wolf is, meet the chad/nerd hybrid son of Van Helsing, and get a little anxious every time the color returns to our screens. It's a scream of a different kind!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
We're getting retro this week, fiends! Join us as we go to an Old Dark House, and meet a cast of Haunted Hill style trope characters, who are all being menaced by Lon Chaney Jr.'s grandson, Ron (obvs). We're talking about the classic eye-cutout paintings, some unfortunate racial caricatures, (and how to fix it), and gushing over a truly awesome MONSTER FIGHT!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Look at what we do for you people. Yes, we seriously sat down and took notes while watching the 2008 Hustler Munsters parody. It's... surprisingly good?
Join us as we get weirded out by Marilyn's mysterious boyfriend, spoil the secret of what's in the tube, and unexpectedly turn into Roxy Deville superfans.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
This week, we're finally talking about the now award-winning zeitgeisty dark-comedy body-horror sensation, The Substance. And we recruited return guest Alex Heichelbech to help us mansplain this fable on the plight of women in America (and specifically Hollywood) as they age. Join us as we talk about turning the camera on the male gaze, the many mirrors of Frankenstein, and the most unpleasant shrimp cocktail of all time.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
This week, we're getting a little serious with this arthouse drama made during the tail-end of Franco-fascist rule in Spain. It's a bittersweet, slice-of-life drama about a family on the verge of falling apart in a small village on the Castilian Plains. Oh, and it's got a Frankenstein, baby! Join us for one of our most thoughtful discussions yet.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Surprise, we're back! And, surprise, this movie is good actually? Somehow this Wild Eye Releasing film about a little person Frankenstein is not at all insensitive and is actually a nostalgic twist on ET, but possibly even better? Gasp! Join us as we gush about Andre Gower, get really mad about jerk boyfriends, and get choked up at a little Frankenstein eating trick or treat candy. It's all very sweet.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Happy Hanukkah, fiends! This week we're discussing an early silent adaptation of the Jewish folktale of the Golem of Prague. This one is a fun and thoughtful discussion of history, mythology, and representation. Join us as we discuss this surprisingly still effective and impressive film made over 100 years ago!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Happy holidays, fiends! All is calm, all is bright. This week, we're discussing the 5th film in this truly bonkers slasher Santa series, but this one is about the Pinocchio we have at home. But also murder. Join us as we get our skulls hollowed out by a toy worm, get put in traction by evil rocket skates, and bang in a car at work for some reason.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
You know that incomprehensibly dry British humor you always hear people talking about? Well, we found some. Join us for a Frankenstein comedy from the 80s that kinda feels like it could be from the 70s. We have Donald Pleasence as a pervy Frankenstein, a feminist racecar driver/political protestor, a bunch of nameless bureaucrats in an incredibly out-of-print movie that is thankfully available on YouTube. It's... fun? I think it's fun.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
We're back with a classic drive-in creature feature! Join as for gaslighting boyfriends, the secret sketchy assistant of the sketchy assistant, and, of course, a swimming pool dance party!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
This week we've got another heartwarming story from the '90s, but this time the Frankenstein is more explicit, and yet also more metaphorical? Join us as we get real mad about an evil teacher, fawn over dream sequences for maybe the first time ever, and give into the nostalgia.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Do you have your tissues ready? This week we're going back to the days before Pixar, when a wild kid could let a squirrel loose in a diner, and then stay up late chasing a giant robot through the woods with a BB gun. You know, latchkey kid stuff. Join us as we all cry when Vin Diesel says the word "Superman".
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Okay, this might be barely a Frankenstein story. But hear us out. It's a light-hearted little comedy and it works as a really bizarre double feature with last week's film. So join us for wacky hijinks as a real girl pretends to be a robot, and a robot pretends to be a real girl. Join us as we struggle with voice commands, sneak food when the management isn't looking, and try desperately to make a watch that can yodel.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
2024 has given us so many interesting new takes on the Frankenstein story, and this is another great example, only instead of making a monster out of corpse parts, an unsuspecting dad just buys a really hot robot and things go awry. Join us as we learn we're both members of the Megan Fox Stan Society, try to decide if robots count as cheating, and wonder if polyamory would have fixed this whole "murderbot" problem.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Happy Halloween, fiends! We're kinda breaking the format again this week. In honor of the recent release of V/H/S/Beyond, we're discussing several Frankensteinian segments from a number of films in the V/H/S franchise. Specifically, we're looking at "Phase I Clinical Trials" from V/H/S/2, "The Subject" from V/H/S/94, "TKNOGD" from "V/H/S/85, and "Dream Girl" and "Fur Babies" from V/H/S/Beyond. Join us for all of the found footage, POV shenanigans!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Has a movie ever more fully lived up to the promise of its title? This one's bad, fiends. Like, really bad. Join us as we go into outer space, eat at the jack-o-lantern infested space fast food restaurant, and then nearly cause the end of the universe for some vague reason that seems to have to do with a spooky black hole? We're sorry.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Do you want to play a game?? How about 85 of them? Join us this week as we step out of the movie screen, and then step right back into the video game screen. We're welcoming Special Guest Vic Romero, who has played every Frankenstein game he could get his hands on, so he can tell us all about them. Join us for all the 8-bit, 2D action!
You can find Vic's YouTube channel, NoiseLand Co here: https://www.youtube.com/@Noiselandco
His book can be found at: https://goodolvic.itch.io/bart-vs-my-hopes-dreams
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
This week, we're getting a little classy. We're putting on our finest attire and going to the ballet! Join us as we instantly talk about the Monster's genitals, praise ourselves for understanding the dialogue-less plot, and then right away get confused about if and when a wedding occurs. We're very sophisticated.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
This week we're headed to the ominously modern estate of our tech bro boss and surely nothing bad could happen there, right? Join us as we reuse cliched quotations, try to understand AI, and lose all concept of what counts as "naked".
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Things are getting chaotic over here at the Frankencast Labs! Join us as we watch two low-budget movies and have very different feelings about the two. First up, it's Amityville Frankentein, one more film in the increasingly broken series of completely unrelated "Amityville" films. This one is certainly not in anyway related to the Amityville Horror, nor is it really all that much of a Frankenstein film, but here we are, we watched it, and now we have to talk about it. We're talking time loops, toothpaste arguments, and FMV video games... And THEN, we move on to Las Vegas Frankenstein, a movie about a creepy hypnotist, a cursed artifact once owned by Mary Shelley, and that jewel of the desert, Las Vegas! Join us as we talk about cool Frankenstein puppets, that feeling when you know a lady in a movie is totally gonna get naked, and some of the most cameo cameos you've ever seen!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
It's been awhile since we've shared what we've been getting up to over on Patreon here on the main feed, so we thought we'd share a full episode with y'all this week. And this week, Eric surprised Anthony with so much Warhammer lore to celebrate the new release of Space Marine 2! Join us as we discuss this nearly 40 year-old tabletop miniature war game, complete with the dozens of times various people throughout the Warhammer multiverse got up to some Frankensteiny business.
IT'S SHOWTIME! As soon as we saw something even slightly Frankensteiny in the new Beetlejuice, we knew we couldn't resist the chance to talk about it here. So join us for our discussion that starts generally and then gets very spoilery. We'll warn you before we do though. Get ready for a surprising number of animal attacks, SO many weddings, and an inevitable puppeteered dance number. Would it even be Beetlejuice without it?
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
This week, the Frankenstein Monster does his most monstrous deed yet: he invites us to attend his one-man show. (One-monster show?) But it's good actually? We've certainly never seen anything like this before as the Creature monologues at us for a full 90 minutes, and it's pretty compelling. Join us in the abandoned church for some Very Serious Theatre!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Alright, fiends, we've had just about enough of your teen trope behavior. We'll see you in DETENTION. (Which of course will be held at the local spooky wax museum, as is tradition.) Join us as we get freaky in a coffin, and on top of a wax dummy, and near the mutilated zombie of Hitler. Oh, to be young again.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Uh-oh, fiends, we've got to raise exactly $1,238,463.38 before the weekend is over, or else the town is in trouble! We better call on our favorite group of child-like weirdo monsters to help. Good thing we've kept them sealed away in a nearby cave all these years! Has anyone seen our Wolfie?
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
This week, we're discussing another new release, but one you may not have heard of. We've got a decent example of a direct-to-streaming legacy sequel, this is decent but not great, and that seems to have mostly been overlooked. But it's definitely worth your time. Join us as we recover Victor Frankenstein's lost journal and then end up just having to deal with a bunch of rude jerks. It's not exactly fun, but it is interesting.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
This week, your favorite Horror Hosts are traveling to outer space with the MCU's wackiest bunch of galactic misfits. Sure, there are other movies in the series, but are they Frankenstein stories? Not so much. This one, which tells the story of Rocket Raccoon, however, is a different story. Join us for this heartbreaking, sad and sweet film, where we discuss good dogs, divorce, and our old friend Lloyd Kaufman. Also Anthony got Nebula and Gamora mixed up like a thousand times (most of the mistakes got edited out, but see if you can figure out where they were!)
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
It's episode 150, so it's time we finally talked about the movie called Frankenstein! No, not that one. No, not that one either... Okay, so there are a lot of movies called Frankenstein, but this week, we're talking about the lesser-known BBC TV movie set in modern (2007-modern) times. Join us as we look at this still quite relevant, melancholy reinterpretation complete with gender-swapped mad scientist, evil unhoused guys, evil government agents, and a fairly gross tank full of genetic goo.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Prepare yourself... for the Power the Power the Power! We're headed for an island vacation with friend of the show, Tim Kirk. Join us as we meet a team of balloonists (The Doctor, The Preacher, Disco Shirt Guy, and the Other Guy), a whole tribe of Alien Bikini Cave Girls, and an Poe-quoting captive human blood-bag. We bought all of our supplies and Spirit Halloween and we are ready for an island party!
Find more from Tim at tim2kirk.com!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
This week we're putting our Longlegs on to discuss possibly the most zeitgeisty horror film of the year so far. Join us as we start with a spoiler-lite chat, and then really get into all of the details. And, most importantly for us, we talk about the Frankenstein connection.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
We're back with more Death Race! And when I say more Death Race, I mean we basically watched the same movie two weeks in a row. Join us here in the future Appalachian Desert for this ostensible sequel to Paul Bartel's Death Race 2000, which is really basically a remake with the addition of clever place names. We do get to talk about some pretty interesting stuff regarding gender and race though. So that's something.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Welcome to the far dystopian future, all the way in the Year 2000! Join us for the horror comedy car race movie you've all been waiting for. We'll obviously be cheering for American Hero Frankenstein! (But also for the Resistance. This is a pro-Resistance Frankenstein podcast, if you didn't know.)
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Well, fiends, we may have gotten a little lost last week, but we've finally made it to the beach. Just be on the lookout, because we heard some mad scientists down the road have misplaced their mutant sea monster. Join us as we get very analytical about "gentlemen's magazines", meet the ACTUAL Ghost of Frankenstein and question his makeup choices, and compare the artistically superior Director's Cut of the film against the vastly inferior standard release.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Well, we got fooled this time, fiends. Not since Frankenstein's Bloody Terror have we come across a more deceptively titled film. Join us for this late period softcore comedy from one of Full Moon Features' classic era directors. But don't bother bringing your beach attire.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
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Well, we've made it through the first seasons of both versions of The Munsters at this point. Join as Herman deals with corrupt politicians and unexpected love potions, and Eddie deals with checks notes flowers? We're also looking back at what we thought of both first seasons, and getting a little personal.
Just when you thought it was safe to go into your podcast platform of choice, it's... Sharkenstein! Join us we follow the exploits of a puppet shark, a clipart submarine, and the most horrifying non-Euclidean MS Paint shack you will ever see.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Step right up, step right up! Ladies and gentlemen and queerfolk of all kinds, feast your ears on the cursed episode of the Frankencast. We had so many glitches when recording this episode, that it's a miracle we have a full episode to give. So, yeah, I guess you could say we beat the Devil. Join us for some murderous family fun, Great Depression Goths, and a surprise Sleepaway Camp.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
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I don't know why it's taken us so long to get to this one. This play is basically the ur-text of Frankenstein adaptations, coming out so early that it predates Mary Shelley's famed 1831 rerelease of the Frankenstein novel. In fact, we know from her letters and journals that Mary actually attended a performance of the play, and approved. Join us as we look at this economic adaptation that manages to incorporate more sub-plots and secondary characters than the average Frankenstein adaptation!
If this week's movie isn't a Frankenstein story, it is at the very least a Frankenstein Monster of a story, mashing Faust, Picture of Dorian Gray, Phantom of the Opera, Dracula, and (yes, even) Frankenstein together into something that's also kind of the Rocky Horror Picture Show? It's the best kind of crazy mess. Join us at the Paradise where you definitely (probably) won't get attacked by a vengeful Phantom in a spooky bird mask.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
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I recently recovered an old box of childhood books from my mom's garage. It was mostly Goosebumps books, but I did also find two different abridged for children versions of Frankenstein. This week, sit back and relax as I read you a bedtime story. This is the Random House Bullseye Chillers version of Frankenstein, adapted by Larry Weinberg.
He created a monster... of death!
It's the most 1980s movie ever to be set in the 1800s! Join us as the "Every Breath You Take" guy makes monsters out of the Kurgan and the Flashdance girl. We were actually pleasantly surprised by the depth and resonance of this spiritual sequel to James Whale's Bride of Frankenstein that sort of paved the way for last year's Poor Things film.
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It's our penultimate episode of The Munsters Today season 1, and we have two very werewolf-centric episodes. Join as The Munsters meet long-lost cousin Wolfgang (or do they?) Also, Eddie takes singing lessons and Herman learns martial arts?
This week we're looking at an overlooked modern-day low-budget Frankenstein story. Join us as we vape out of an Army surplus gas mask, get humiliated by the ghost of Mary Shelley, and get decapitated just in time for the romantic happy ending.
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Seems like there's new Frankenstein related news coming every day, and we thought it would be nice to just sit down and chat about some of the things on our radar, particularly the two big budget films coming out next year from Guillermo del Toro and Maggie Gyllenhaal. We talk about what we know, what we're excited about, and what we're worried about.
"Do you think we're robot clean/ Does this face look almost mean/ Is it time to be an android not a man?"
This week, it's time for some 60s space-age nonsense. So join us for bikini babes on the beach, a guy in a gorilla suit, rock-n-roll dance parties, and a bald little freak from space. And SO much archival B-roll.
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We're getting ever nearer the end of season one of The Munsters Today and this week, we've got two absolute banger episodes. Roger and DeeDee Nelson really establish themselves as series regulars in "Neighborly Munsters" and we are absolutely froked about it. Also, we meet this series' version of Uncle Gil and he's just some weirdo painted green? And it's kinda great?
Do you hear that sound? Like glass cracking? I'm sure it's nothing. Join us as we celebrate the month of May with some untreated mental illness, a Central Casting 80s punk, and a dog that definitely (probably) had all four legs last time we checked.
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So, I accidentally stumbled upon this delightful abridged interpretation of Frankenstein performed with paper bag puppets and was surprised to discover it was created here in the Frankencast's hometown of Louisville, KY by the Louisville Free Public Library. So of course we had to share this with you all.
Check out the video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1E-0mx1Yp4 and show our local library some love!
Here at the Frankencast, we've spent a lot of time talking about the Mother of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, but we haven't really talked much about the Father of Frankenstein, James Whale. It's high-time we remedied that, so here we are talking about the Academy Award winning fictional retelling of the last days of Whale's life. Join us as we talk about some heavy topics and pay tribute to the man who is at least partially responsible for the nearly endless supply of Frankenstein films that allows us to do this show.
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As we near the end of season one of the Munsters Today, the timeline is getting very confusing. We had some good character development going, and now this week we have all kinds of returning characters acting like they've never met before. Maybe it's Grandpa's fault somehow?
Join us for "Two Left Feet" and "Lights Camera Munsters".
The Frankencast finally meets exploitation legend Roger Corman! And things get... unbound? Join us as we use up an entire talking car printer cartridge, make the worst time traveler choices ever, and use the most futuristic technology imaginable: The Clapper™️ (As Seen on TV).
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We did an April Fools a few weeks ago, and we kinda wanted to take the bandages off and talk about the process. Why we did it, what we learned, and will we do it again? Find out all that and more in this post-mortem chat.
This week we're doing a somewhat overlooked late 80s action/revenge flick, and things get surprisingly deep. Join us as we sound 1,000 years old while talking about courtroom sketch artists and beepers and other rad classics of the 1980s. But there's a lot of really cool gory deaths?
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
The Frankencast boys are back! We may have had to fight off a mummy to get here, but these are the lengths that we go to just to bring you all the Frankenstein content you crave. Join us at the Production Value Factory as we learn chloroform phonics, collect a big ol' pile of Chekhov's callbacks, and have a good old fashioned MONSTER FIGHT!
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What are the Munsters up to Today? Seems like mostly hurting each other's feelings and then learning valuable lessons. All except Marilyn who seems to have forgotten everything she's ever known? Join us at Motel 666 for a mummy who's a talent agent. We'll be serving Houdini Cake!
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Doctor Who? We just watched Ken Russell's Gothic, so we thought it seemed appropriate to take a look at the time that The Doctor met Mary Shelley, and it was kind of underwhelming. Join us as we somehow never see the TARDIS, completely ignore Mary Shelley to focus on Percy, and then kind of not really pay much attention to Percy either.
It's time to Take Care of Business with the King! Join us as we take a trip to a little nursing home in scenic Mud Creek, TX. Pick your favorite historical figure, fact or fiction, dress the part, and join us in the dining hall for some appropriately soft dinner, say around 4:00pm? We'll bring the stolen dessert, you bring the Battle Bed Pan.
Oh, and happy... early April?
Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him).
Sorry for making things weird. Join us this week as we see what Ken Russell imagines it was like at Villa Diodati as Mary Shelley was inspired to write Frankenstein. Turns out it's mostly like a bad drug trip with some horny moments in there to keep things interesting. Join us as we dance with a robot stripper, talk to our leeches, and finally get to see a depiction of Percy Shelley's famous scary vision. (Hot.)
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Well, they can't all be winners. This week we join the Munsters as they're forced to open a bed and breakfast and (of course) do a pretty terrible job. We also learn what happens when Lily gets the flu, which is apparently that the entire family completely falls apart? Be prepared for Munsters actung very un-Munster-like. Better luck next time?
Oh, hey, we found some footage. Wanna take a look at this footage that we found? Join us as we go on a hunt for the Blair Wi... uh, Frankenstein. It's basically a whole, uh, "project". Along the way, we'll meet a guy who is totally NOT Chekhov's Pedestrian, a guy who was just kickin' it with Frankenstein (and definitely NOT doing any meth), and a creepy doll in the world's least chill yurt.
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What a nostalgia trip this was! Join us for this silly Frankensteinian claymation comedy special from the guys behind the California Raisins and Anthony's childhood obsession Dinosaurs! It gets silly, but it's a lot of fun. Plus, vintage commercials! Always a treat. You can watch the version we watched here:
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8f00mg
And you can watch the music video for the banger jam "Mesozoic Mind" here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNeAINi9omo
This week we're taking a bit of a departure as we discuss this philosophical three-act chamber play that is somehow way more compelling than it has any right to be. Join us as the government steals our hard drives, we find the best desk to rage-smash, and we literally knock over the metaphorical bishop!
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What are the Munsters up to today? Looks like Herman accidentally finds himself the spokesmonster for a really bad cereal after befriending the guy who wrote "The Rainbow Connection"? Oh, and then Grandpa finds a girlfriend on the 1980s version of Tinder. Just Munsters doin' Munster stuff. Outrageous!
Hey fiends, this week we're taking a break from our endless monster movie marathon so we can take some time to get a little more Literary. Join us for our long-awaited discussion of this insightful and empathetic novel that manages to very gracefully deal with some heavy political topics. Our conversation starts with some high-level discussion before getting into bigger spoilers at around the 20 minute mark. We're talking about cultural terminology, classic working class comfort foods, and the many types of conchas.
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We've been visiting a lot of classic Saturday morning cartoons lately, and here's one that is maybe a little less well-known, but is absolutely seared into the brains of your Horror Hosts. We're talking about a few segments from the classic Mario animated series. Long before Chris Pratt and Jack Black faced off as dueling video game characters, there was Captain Lou Albano and Danny Wells dancing around in their rundown Brooklyn apartment. Join us as we Do The Mario, altogether!
Well, fiends, we've been waiting a while for this one, and it's finally here. The question: does it live up to the hype? The answer: yes. Join us for a more spoiler-filled look at this 80s-throwback horror-tinged rom-com. We're commiserating about dirty knees, learning the many uses for a "back massager", and getting that youthful glow in the tanning bed!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
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This week, it's time for more Munsters Today, and we're still kinda surprised that this show continues to be pretty good. Oh, and there's character development? And continuity? In an 80s laugh-track sitcom? This week Grandpa accidentally becomes a teacher and Herman accidentally becomes a medical oddity. Just another day with The Munsters!
It's time to catch up with Scooby and the gang. They've been doing their thing since the 60s and they're still at it, now with cellphones and social media and all of your favorite modern conveniences. Join as we travel to Transylvania, Pennsylvania, eat the blood sausage puppet versions of ourselves, and get a little horny on main for Franken-Velma. Just hop in the Mystery Machine... oh. Wait. We can walk, I guess.
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This week, we finally finished reading the 2000 run of Creature Commandos. No one can say we didn't. We came (to Terra Arcana), we saw (a bunch of pointless nonsense), we conquered (our desire to put down this series and walk away). Join us as we meet some goofy gnomes, and uhhhh... Something else? Surely something else happened in there. Well, at least it was fun to talk about.
Frankensteeiiiiiinnn!!! This week, we're visiting everyone's favorite trio of squeaky-voiced rodent children at the theme park we have at home for a friendly Frankenstein Monster story. Join us as we meet the Proto-Karen, eat lasagna liquid, and turn into cartoon trickster versions of ourselves.
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This week: Is... is The Munsters Today good actually? After the last two really solid episodes, this week we have two more bangers. And this time they even kinda feel like classic Munsters plots, first with a silly cameo in "Herman the Astronaut" (real-life astronaut Gordon Cooper. You know, Gordon Cooper, the astronaut we all know and love?) and then with a visit from a groovy rock band in "Rock Fever". Oh, also the Munsters do a rap. Don't you want to hear the Munsters do a rap?
Happy Valentines Day, fiends! Are you ready to get... confusedly horny? Join us for this very weird late-era Franco film. We'll be hanging out with the incomprehensible Ghost Dad of Frankenstein, a beautiful nasty puppet, and the illusive Always-Nude. We apologize in advance.
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Inspired by Philip J. Reed's book The Wolf Man, from DieDie Books, we had to check out this strange curiosity from the days of live television "playhouse"-style programs. This live adaptation of Frankenstein starring Lon Chaney Jr. near the end of his life has a bit of a reputation among genre fans. Join us as we discuss this short film, it's reputation, and hopefully adequately honor a man who suffered a lot and still managed to give us monster kids so many brilliant performances.
Epic Music Kicks In Every man has a right to defend their life. But is a Frankenstein monster a man? I don't know. But I do know I have fought a bunch of demons and gargoyles and just like regular guys and stuff. I, the border crossing genius; I, drinker of Bill Nighy Brand Intimidation Tea, I, the tastefully scarred and ruggedly handsome FRANKENSTEIN! Epic music gets more epic
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The Munster Today is getting really good? Maybe we're just getting acclimated to the vibes, but we had a pretty great time with episodes 6 & 7, "Farewell Grandpa" & "Corporate Munsters". Join us as the Munsters face off against the most incompetent INS agents, and then Herman takes the fight to corporate America. Oh, and the Clock Raven gets jealous of a mascot costume. It's fun.ANTS ANTS ANTS ANTS ANTS ANTS ANTS ANTS ANTS ANTS ANTS ANTS ANTS ANTS ANTS
We're BACK! And we brought along a sidekick, our good friend Igor! Join us as we misspell our own names, get out an acoustic guitar to sing a song about feeling misunderstood, and then gnaw our own feet off to escape.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
We're awfully busy at the Frankencast Lab, so enjoy this, our very first Patreon episode!
If you're doing a podcast where you just talk about Frankenstein and Frankenstein-adjacent movies all the time, it's important to figure out what exactly counts as a Frankenstein movie.
In this spiritual sequel to "Why Frankenstein?", one of our most popular early episodes, join us as we talk about what's Frankenstein and what isn't. We go to some weird places and talk ourselves into adding some movies to our list that we're less than excited about.
We also laugh more than any other episode we've ever recorded. It's a good time.
Let us know in the comments if you agree or disagree with any of our thoughts. And tell us if you have any suggestions of other movies that should count as Frankenstein films. The more we have, the longer we can keep doing this!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
The name's Frankenstein. Victor Frankenstein. And you haven't seen an Action Doctor this actiony since Peter Cushing was ghost-riding the whip. Join us for an extend sidebar on the #metoo movement, the Rise of the Planet of the Gordons, and the scariest monster of all: a cop filled with righteous indignation.
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After a nice holiday break, we're back at the hard work of reading some edgy late 90s comics. This week we're reading issues 3, 4, and 5 of the 8-part mini-series. And unfortunately it hasn't gotten much better. Join us as we buy some good ol' fashioned American guns for our multiversal conquest, have trouble displaying our Medusa-ness (but not our hotness), and meet The Devil, from The Bible.
Well, we took a detour for several weeks, but it's finally time to Carry On Screaming! Join us as we talk to our dead boss, regenerate from a single finger like some kind of starfish, and keep trying to make "Frying tonight" happen.
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This week, is The Munsters Today finally finding its stride? It looks that way! Join us this week as Herman goes back to school in "Magna Cum Munsters" and Lily tries to get a job in "Designing Munsters". We have one really solid episode and one controversial(??) episode... can you guess which is which?
It's finally here, fiends! It's the bizarre and buzzy Frankenstein movie that we've been waiting for all year. And it turns out, whether you've read the book or not, it totally lives up to the hype. Join us as we put on our weirdest outfits, find fun new things to do with an apple, and try some furious jumping with Mark Ruffalo.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Happy holidays, fiends! We're excited to give you this week's episode a few days early to correspond with the release date of a BRAND NEW Frankenstein Christmas movie. We've all been given a gift! Join us as we accidentally Home Alone Santa to death with Chekhov's fire poker, get super depressed by a world without Christmas, and team up with Grandma to make exploding cookies. It's gonna be a great holiday.
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We had so much fun with the original run of DC's Creature Commandos that we thought we'd check out the reboot from the year 2000. Spoiler alert: we're having a lot less fun with this version. But all our old favs are back, especially "Lucky" Taylor, aka Patchwork, the edgy late-90s hero name that our perpetually sad hero needed.
Happy Holidays, fiends! We know we promised a different movie this week, but the holidays are all about changing plans, especially when there are gifts involved. And we sure do have a gift for y'all this week! Join us for this delightful Christmas with America's Favorite Family, we'll be singing Christmas carols while running, reading Chekhov's letter to Santa, ruining Christmas for a biker domme, and absolutely, positively NOT eating the fruitcake.
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This week, we've returned with more of The Munsters Today, and it feels like they're all still kinda getting the hang of things. We're a little better off that in the previous episodes, but they still haven't recaptured the magic of the original series. We're still holding out hope though. This week Grandpa makes a dumb decision, then doubles down on it some really stupid ways, and then Eddie goes mad with power. Join us, won't you?
Look out, fiends, it's our first Amicus Productions film, and this club has everything: the Holy Trinity of gothic horror, some off-brand Nazis, a super-spy with a Vulcan death grip, Chekhov's acid bath, and the very scary murderous Vampire Killer (who is also a Frankenstein): KEITH! Join us as we scream, and then after an appropriate amount of downtime, scream again.
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This week, in our quest to watch all Re-Animator related materials, we found ourselves watching this adult parody from Burning Angel. Join us as we discuss breaking character, product placement, and give you important health and safety tips about what bodily orifices sugar goes in, and discuss the secret anatomical marvel that is the mesentery!
Oops, someone got their western in our Frankenstein movie! Join us as we pull out our favorite explicitly labeled jar of poison, get a little too excited about our monster, and humblebrag on our best friend's grave.
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This week, we finally did it folks! We've left the ancient year of 1966 and moved into the modern era of 1988. (Please do not remind us that 1988 is closer to 1966 than it is to today. We're not ready for that conversation.) Join us for "Still the Munsters After All These Years" and "Vampire Pie" as Grandpa accidentally Futuramas his whole family, Herman gets with the times by learning to cook (like some kind of woman or something), and Marilyn actually has a successful date (except for the part where Herman turns the boy's mom into a duck).
Hey fellow gamers! We're here with another of our classic Let's Plays, and this week we're playing the viral sensation, Five Nights at Freddy's! Join us as we go to this totally fun and family friendly pizza place! We're going to hang out in the ball pit, listen to some awesome 80s jams, and chill out with all our giant animal pals. Oh, and the guy from Scream is here? He's just watching us from the corner, ominously wiping a knife blade over and over? It's cool, it's totally cool. We're just gonna have a super chill time. Come along with us, and don't forget to smash those like and subscribe buttons!
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This week we've returned with the thrilling conclusion of Full Moon's Resonator mini-series, and finally Herbert West gets his time in the spotlight. But don't worry, there's still plenty of Crawford and Wallace rivalry nonsense, our favorite sexy squid lady, and the least mysterious death of all time.
This year has been a great year for interpretations of Frankenstein, and early on we got this interesting Korean take on a Frankensteinian AI story. Join us as we deal with Korean Michael Scott, the office fanboy getting a pleasurebot of our mom, and a robot dog who is a Very Bad Boy.
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We're headed back to our roots this week with a lesser-known original Universal Pictures film. The gang's all here! Lon Chaney Jr., Lionel Atwill, well, just those two actually. But still, it's nice to see old friends. Join us as we take pride in our mad scientist status, give new meaning to the term "electric fence", and discuss an unfamiliar novel: uh, checks notes Frankenstein? By Mary Shelley? Have you heard of this?
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After the particularly strong showing of the last two episodes, The Munsters once again let us down with these two final episodes of season one. We've got a little racist stereotyping, some sexism from grandpa, and some serious stranger danger here in "Herman's Raise" and "Yes, Galen, there is a Herman Munster". Join us as we temporarily say goodbye to the 60s' favorite monster family!
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This week, it's time to rebuild the Resonator, yet again, for one more ill-advised session with the Eldritch portal and all its slimy purple citizens. But also, Herbert West is here to revive a marsupial? Join us for more sexy squid lady, inexplicable character replacements, and some incredibly gratuitous stunt boobs!
It's back to school season, and this week we're going back to Monster High. And we're finding that things have gotten a little too real when it comes to witch/monster relations. Join us for racist catgirls, farting body doubles, and himbo hot dog confusion.
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This week, the people have spoken! You all seem to enjoy when we chat about non-Frankenstein horror, and it's Halloween season, so it seemed like a good time. Plus, there's like a million good horror movies out right now. And Eric actually had time to watch some of them! We discuss a whole big list of the current horror slate, but tried to be low on spoilers for those of you who might not have seen them all. Enjoy!
Imagine, if you will, a world where the United States is bad...
This week we're taking you to this fanciful sci-fi world where there's lots of discrimination and the government is lying to its citizens. It's very fictional. Join us as we hold a dog hostage, then later play the most deadly game of fetch. Also, we'll be unsuccessfully searching for world peace in the refrigerator.
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This week, season one of The Munsters is nearing its conclusion and our favorite morbid writer is working hard to get in as many twisted jokes as he can before we have to say goodbye! Join us for possibly our two favorite episodes of the season: "Herman's Happy Valley" and "Hot Rod Herman." It's got everything, ghost towns, ghosts, fake ghosts, scam artists, gambling, race cars, Rob Zombie, and everyone's favorite punk-rock leather daddy, Herman Munster!
This week we're excited to discuss this new film that we've been eagerly waiting to get our eyes on. Join us as we get up to some truly weird science in the bar bathroom, sing along to the Rescue Birds theme song, and do something as unethical as eat a ham sandwich.
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Real ones know that we love to dip our toes into the Frankenstein adjacent world of Re-Animator from time to time. And it's been awhile, so we've decided to check out this miniseries from Full Moon Entertainment that mashes up Re-Animator and From Beyond to create the Stuart Gordon Extended Cinematic Universe.This week we're talking about the first two episodes. Join us as we get our heads crushed, meet sexy squid ladies, and get blackmailed by our secret cultist college professor.
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 hang out at funerals, get a little too referential with our names, and meet another autistic named Anthony, and only get a LITTLE mad about it.
As we mentioned in the episode, this is only one half of the conversation! Join us over on The Last Book on the Shelf podcast where Eric and I join them to discuss the Dean Koontz novel this film was based on: https://linktr.ee/lastbookontheshelf
Also, if you are so inclined, you can hear Anthony's collection of songs inspired by the Friday the 13th film franchise at constantreader.bandcamp.com
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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 great) "Munster the Magnificent". Herman is kind of an idiot in both episodes, but much more charmingly so in the second of the two. There's also several surprise stray gay jokes in here? We're starting to feel some Munsters fatigue here at Castle Frankencast. At least we're getting close to the season finale. We're gonna change things up after that.
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.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
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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 questions like: "why are they always hanging out with blind kids?", "is a geisha robot really worth the money?", and "how many times does Lucky have to die before it finally sticks?".
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 an intercom, and come up with the right name for a dog/calf hybrid.
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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 Black Lagoon (TM), aka Uncle Gilbert, and then with Herman being confused as a mummy, a nice nod to Boris Karloff, who originally played the Frankenstein Monster and the Mummy. We also get some rough Marilyn stuff, but we should really be used to that by now.
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!
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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 Dracula, and a Werewolf fighting Nazis with the assistance of their absolutely horrible commanding officer. They're eventually joined by a Medusa, and occasionally by a Robot.
We're going through DC's omnibus collection of Creature Commandos stories, and this week we're talking about stories from Weird War Tales 93, 97, 100, 102, 104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 110, and 111. We'll finish the omnibus in a couple weeks!
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.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
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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-life baseball guy Leo Durocher and instantly decide we hate him because he says a slur. We also learn the name of those awful golf pants. (They are knickerbockers!)
Oh, and if you want to see the episode of Sally Jesse Raphael that Eric mentions, here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK3X12wTbwc
And Kukla, Fran, and Ollie have a full archive channel on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@kuklafranandollie
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.)
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
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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 contrast the two versions of this story and ultimately decide that they both have some interesting ideas to bring to the table!
You can watch the short here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywvFudEjers
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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.
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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 keep talking about neurodivergence and mental health. On a grander scale, we obviously want to do our small part in normalizing neurodivergence to help reduce the stigma surrounding mental health. But on a smaller scale, it's also important for us to keep interrogating our own feelings and behaviors to continue to grow and improve as people. And in this case, we're happy to share this conversation with you all in the hopes that it might help some of you process some of your own feelings.And once again, as always, we're available here and on social media and email if you want to talk about anything!
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 neighborhood all deciding to mow their yards at the same time. Happy 100 episodes to us!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
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 with an evil Doctor who is just Frankensteinian enough to get our attention. It's a beautiful story that came to us as a recommendation from previous Frankencast discussion subject (and Apex Magazine published poet) Elizabeth McClellan.
Read Betsy's story here: https://apex-magazine.com/short-fiction/frank-2/
You can also read a short interview with Betsy about "Frank" here: https://apex-magazine.com/interviews-2/interview-with-betsy-phillips-author-of-frank/
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 questionable amateur Frankenstein skills.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
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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 supportive of Eddie's preference to not move away, but there's also some really heinous anti-Romani nonsense. We also have the classic Herman's hubris getting him into trouble plotline.
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).
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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 cool Hammer Horror reference, and our first repeat villain. Oh, and a super racist episode that we kinda halfway skipped. Oops, Hanna-Barbera.
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.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
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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 Googie" and "Far Out Munsters". One episode is a fun goof 'em up with Herman and Grandpa at their silliest, and the other is a literal love song to concepts of acceptance and understanding. Just Munsters being Munsters. Gotta love it.
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 @ororo_munroe98 on Twitter and Instagram, or check out her previous podcast Dorothy's Riot!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
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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 his pet robot Frankenstein Jr. use an infinite array of hyper-specific gadgets to assist the American military in defeating an array of foes that we have never seen before, but who all clearly have extensive history with Buzz (again, an actual child) and FJ. Oh, and one episode this time is kinda racist!
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.
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Boy, this week is a rough one. We're back with two of the worst episodes of The Munsters we've watched so far. But it made for an interesting conversation. Be prepared to hear us discussing America's favorite monster family saying and doing some truly egregious stuff. Grandpa, Herman, and even Lily are all getting put in timeout after their behavior in "Follow That Munster" and "Love Locked Out." Marilyn and Eddie are looking better all the time.
We're back with the weird, meta, behind-the-scenes sequel to I Was A Teenage Frankenstein (and I Was A Teenage Werewolf). Join us as we explore the bizarre science of novocaine hypnotism, creepily talk to movie posters, and very abruptly burn up with our mask collections.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
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This week are you ready for some Saturday morning cartoons? Join us as we climb on our faithful giant robot companion, leave our dad behind and fly all the way back to the 1960s, when Hanna-Barbera ruled the airwaves! This week, we're discussing the first 6 Frankenstein Jr. shorts, including: the one with a slightly racist Asian stereotype, the one where we meet extra-terrestrial life and murder it, and the one with Spyder Man?
It's been a while, but we're finally back to a more traditional Frankenstein classic. This one is the main Frankenstein film to come out between the Universal and Hammer cycles, and it's also right in the midst of the teenager cultural explosion. Join us as we benefit from Car Crash Ex Machina, learn about responsible alligator care, and fade to black at Makeout Point.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
We're so happy to welcome friend of the show Tim Kirk back! This time around, we discuss several of Tim's non-Frankenstein related projects, past, present, and future. Also, Tim comes prepared with some fun Frankenstein trivia and lore! This was an absolute joy, and Tim will definitely be back before long. In the meantime, for more of his work, visit tim2kirk.com. The Miami Vice Incident will be on Night Flight Plus in October, along with Terror of Frankenstein. You can also buy the DVD directly from Tim. (Highly recommended.) Just email tim2kirk@yahoo.com. His books Christ Never Showed Up and Burnt can be found at Pelekinesis Press or Amazon. Sex Madness Revealed is available on Amazon on Prime or with ads on Kino Lorber's YouTube page. And The El Duce Tapes is available from Arrow Video.
We cannot recommend Tim's work enough. It's all incredibly thoughtful, unique work that looks at what it means to be human in bittersweet and darkly funny ways. But it's always honest. You will not regret supporting Tim in his work.
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This week we're back with another episode of After Dark, and this is one we've been kicking around for a few months that we just finally decided to record. Join us as Anthony tells The Bride about all of the appearances of the justice system in Mary Shelley's novel. It's like a YouTube reaction video, but without the video! And we're just getting angry about injustice!
We're back with one last Hotel Transylvania. And this one feels like a bit of a missed opportunity. There's a good idea here, buried in a lazy execution. But we do get to see human versions of some of our monster friends. Join us as we advocate for zombie worker rights, get confused about the difference between goblins and gremlins, and finally reach the day when we have to face the deep, dark, truthful Cave of Reflexión.
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This week your horror hosts are getting a little personal. We're talking about all the ways each of our neurodivergences intersect with our fascination with horror and other genre stories. Join us for as we discuss the autistic-coded Frankenstein and the Werewolf as a metaphor for ADHD, among other things.And as always, feel free to reach out to us if you want to hear more about our experiences, or have questions about your own. We're always open to having conversations, about Frankenstein, horror in general, or anything else.
It's time for the horrific conclusion to the Human Centipede franchise. Again, CW: Everything. If anything makes you uncomfortable, probably skip this movie. We'll try to give you the slightly less disturbing audio rundown. This time we've got all new characters again, but somehow we also have a few familiar faces? How can it be? Anything is possible when a human centipede is 100% medically accurate! Join us as we go to the world's worst prison (and that's saying something because all prisons are awful). We're discussing terrible snacks, faulty bullet physics, and the most unlucky woman alive. We also talk about the terrible American carceral justice system and the for-profit prison industrial complex, because if we're going to talk about this truly upsetting film, we're going to find some kind of purpose for it. Proceed with caution.
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This week we're back with America's favorite monster family. It's been awhile since we visited 1313 Mockingbird Lane, but it's nice to see things never change in the Munsters house. This week Herman has gotten himself mixed up with some bank robbers (again) and he's also taking dancing lessons from Don Rickles. Join us for Don't Bank on Herman and Dance With Me Herman!
We're back at the Hotel Transylvania! Or, maybe not. We're on summer vacation FROM the Hotel Transylvania, on a cruise ship, which is basically just a hotel on the water. Join us for semi-consensual werewolf tranquilizing, the Deathtrap Tango, and a completely unnecessary giant dog.
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This week over on Patreon, we're back with a free-flowing chat about the State of the Horror Union! We're discussing all the big releases from the first half of 2023 along with some upcoming stuff and a few things from 2022. And don't worry it's mostly spoiler-free!
CW: Like, basically everything. We're back with more Human Centipede, like it or not. This one ratchets up the unpleasantness of the first film exponentially. But for real, we tried to discuss this film a little more delicately than we do with most films we discuss just because the content is so rough, even hearing about it is likely going to overwhelming for some folks. But it's still A LOT. Don't be afraid to stop this one if it gets to be too much. Or skip it altogether if you'd prefer. We'll certainly understand. But, if you feel up to joining us, we'll be talking about a clever meta concept executed with absolute disdain for its audience, the worst therapist of all time, the worst neighbor of all time, and the worst parking garage attendant of all time. (Don't worry, we're escaping back to the Hotel Transylvania next week!)
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
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This week over on Patreon, we've reached the final section of Kiersten White's brilliant retelling of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Turns out that the previous sections set a lot of things in motion that now have perfectly come together into a series of incredible twists.
Here we reveal the truth about Elizabeth's desires, Victor's past and his intention for the future, and of course we finally meet Frankenstein's Monster, who has been lurking in the margins up to this point.
We're back at the Hotel Transylvania, baby! Join us as we montage through six years like it's nothing, then travel to the gentrified spooky forest, a vampire summer camp with a complicated relationship to child safety, and even... California! Terrified scream We'll be meeting secret star of the film Blobby, Johnny's well-meaning but misguided parents, and Dracula's not-so-well-meaning dad. Oh yeah, and Dennis, the newest addition to the Dracula family.
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And now, for the THRILLING conclusion of League of Frankenstein! Yes, we have more literary characters mixed together haphazardly in an erotic mashup for the ages. Join us for a bloodless surgery, an unpleasant experience with a bale of hay, an unexpectedly fun visit to the Mad Hatter's Tea Party, and Victor and Elizabeth finally get one last bang for the road.
Welp, here we are, folks. In the surgically scrubbed basement of a weirdly modern home deep in the woods of Germany, presumably somewhere near a dance club called Bunker. Join us as we watch the world's most upsetting PowerPoint presentation (and that's saying a lot), learn the perils of indoor swimming pools, and try to figure out the proper etiquette for when you enter a room and find a Surprise Human Centipede.
And most importantly: ALWAYS ASK FOR A WARRANT. Whether you're hiding a Human Centipede or not, ALWAYS ASK FOR A WARRANT.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
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This week over on Patreon, we're back with our third discussion of The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein, and wouldn't you believe it, Elizabeth's descent is getting even darker. This section covers Part 2 of the novel, which covers familiar territory from Shelley's novel, particularly the deaths of William and Justine. Seeing it all from Elizabeth's side is all the more heartbreaking too.
It's time to Zing, fiends! We're going all the way to Hotel Transylvania, where we'll all definitely fit in and not have to disguise ourselves at all. Join us as we learn about skeleton consent, cannibal Slipknot fans, and table pod-racing.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
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This week we decided it's been a while since we talked about This Ain't the Munsters XXX, so it seemed high time we looked at some more Frankenporn. So we're discussing the first half of Digital Playground's episodic film League of Frankenstein, which is kind of a parody of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Van Helsing?
It's Frankenstein, but for ladies! This week your Horror Hosts have brought in Special Guest Ryan Nanni to discuss this surprisingly smart and decidedly feminist take on Frankenstein. Join us as we make a big batch of Blood Gin, redefine the term "well hung", and realize that we've been fighting a Voltron of our neighbors all along.
You can listen to more from Ryan at the Shutdown Fullcast or on Twitter @celebrityhottub, or email him at ryan.nanni@gmail.com if you'd like him to be on your podcast.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
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This week over on Patreon, we're back with the second part of our discussion on Kiersten White's fantastic novel that retells Frankenstein from Elizabeth's perspective.
This episode finishes up part 1 of the novel, and things are really starting to come together! Surely, it's all going to work out for Elizabeth in the end, right? Right??
This is ostensibly a sequel to last week's film. It has easily twice as much nudity and violence, and yet still has a more coherent plot. It also has a blind, cannibalistic bird person with echolocation and psychic powers. Join us as we give Dr. Frankenstein a taste of his own medicine like 5 times, try the world's worst Trojan horse plan, and discuss the pros and cons of poisonous spikes.
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This week over on Patreon, we're discussing two songs by shock rocker Alice Cooper. One is a pretty straightforward rocker using Frankenstein's monster as a metaphor for adolescence, and the other one is an exceedingly horny song that's mostly about food?
What can you say about this movie? It has so little to say, that you could write out all of the dialogue on a post-it note. But it does have so many flappy bats, some really intense zooms, a secret vampire girl, and a werewolf ex machina. Take your brain out, put it in a specimen jar beside the couch, and enjoy!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
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This week over on Patreon, we're starting our next Frankenbook Club selection. For the next few installments, we'll be discussing this fantastic retelling of Mary Shelley's novel from the perspective of Elizabeth. It's a clever, feminist look at trauma, control, and unreliable narrators.
With a title like this, you know there's gonna be a MONSTER FIGHT! It's gonna take a while to get there, though. But first, we're gonna get the gang (of past-their-prime genre actors) together and we're gonna put on a show to save the rec. center. And if the waiter at the rec. center occasionally slips acid in someone's coffee, well, that's just the price of doing business with evil hippies! Join us for a very lumpy Frankenstein, a very disco Dracula, and a very cute puppy!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
This week at patreon.com/thefrankencast we're discussing this beautiful and visceral short from Jennifer Donohue. She recently shared the story with us and we were eager to talk about this painfully honest meditation on grief in the modern world. It's a story about the physical objects that carry on after we're gone that continue to tell our histories. And it's a story of the tumultuous year of 2020, when we were having to fight against systemic inequality and racial injustice in the midst of global health and economic crises. It's handled in a way that feels deeply personal and specific, and yet universal at the same time. A lot still feels uncertain in the world, but we hope that you all are able to find peace whenever possible, and can find ways to grieve when you need to. To be continued...
We're presenting this full episode here on the main feed thanks to the support of our patrons, and because we're so excited to share Jennifer's work with you all. Read "A Country of Eternal Light" at Apex Magazine. And if you like what you heard, you can find more about Jennifer at http://authorizedmusings.blogspot.com/. And of course, you can support us at patreon.com/thefrankencast.
We're really excited about Jennifer Donohue's "A Country of Eternal Light" so we may have gone a little overboard. One ongoing segment we have over at patreon.com/thefrankencast is Frankencast After Dark, where Anthony is joined by The Bride to dig deeper into topics discussed briefly in main feed episodes. The Bride read Jennifer's story and had some feelings that she wanted to share. This is an intensely emotional conversation, but we wanted to make it available to all of our listeners.
We're talking about grief and love in the time of protest. A lot still feels uncertain in the world, but we hope that you all are able to find peace whenever possible, and can find ways to grieve when you need to. To be continued...
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This week we're talking about the sequel to Frankenstein's Bloody Terror, and even though this movie sounds like a James Bond knock-off, it actually does have a Frankenstein in it this time. No more tricks! Join us as we have a rare run-in with aliens (the psychedelic swirl flavor), meet a practical joker skeleton, and have the Mummy do a quick PSA on why you should always clean out your lint trap.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
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This week we're talking about The Munsters, episodes 19 & 20. Join us for old school bullying and bats... in space?
This week, we're discussing an incredibly inaccurately titled film (aka La Marca Del Hombre Lobo) that features way more Mysterious Puddles than Frankensteins. And we're super excited to welcome Very Special Guests Alyssa and Courtney from the fantastic Silver Scream Podcast! Put on your favorite turtleneck, gorilla suit, or Eyes Wide Shut Party mask and join us in the homoerotic dungeon where we're writing fan fiction and having a Wet Dinner. Oh, also, the Invisible Man joined us for this episode as well, you just can't see him.
Listen to The Silver Scream every Werewolf Wednesday wherever you get your podcasts! We guarantee it will be your new favorite werewolf podcast. Follow them on Twitter @morewerewolves and Instagram @silverscreampod.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
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This week we're discussing our recent Frankencast field trip out of the dungeon lab to a local dinner theatre to catch a live performance of the Young Frankenstein musical. Check out this preview of our after-show post-mortem!
We're finishing up our Franken-war movies series, going out with a bang! Join us as we fly the unfriendliest skies, watch some Zazi's do a Ghost Ship, and Eric waxes poetic about mid-90s Canadian sci-fi series Lexx. Oh yeah, and there's flying killer robot sharks! They fight, they bite, they kick some serious fin!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
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This week we're talking about The Munsters, episodes 17 & 18. Join us for Kentucky slander & real-life Martians!
COMING NEXT WEEK: SKY SHARKS! THEY FIGHT, THEY BITE, THEY KICK SOME SERIOUS FIN! SKY SHARKS!
This movie is jam-packed full of killer Nazi zombies, but after last week, it actually seems pretty grounded. It's basically a good ol' fashioned hard-boiled war movie... until it isn't. Join us as we discuss our future hopes and dreams while walking through a minefield, put the biggest scare quotes of all time around the word "unconscious", and meet our second disembodied-and-yet-still-alive lady head in as many movies. What a job we've created for ourselves.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
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This week we're discussing the short-lived and mostly-forgotten dark comedy TV series from the late 70s, Struck By Lightning. We're specifically discussing the pilot, since it appears that's all that still survives. But if anyone knows where to track down the other 11 episodes, let us know!
Feeling some deja vu? This time it's a different Frankenstein, and a different army. This time our monsters are a lot less friendly. But that makes sense when you're dealing with Nazi monsters. Join us as we run our shaky POV cameras up and down hallways, make new friends like the Mosquito Man and Propeller Head, and learn the TRUE meaning of the phrase "I'm of two minds about the situation." Oh, and we meet the world's most upsetting teddy bear. The Buddi Bear from Child's Play has got nothing on this one.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
This week over on patreon.com/thefrankencast we discussed this absolutely brilliant narrative poem by Elizabeth R. McClellan that explores the thoughts of Victor Frankenstein's never-living second creation, the Bride he gave up on. It's a heartbreakingly beautiful poem that we cannot recommend highly enough.
We're presenting the full episode here on the main feed because we're so excited to share Elizabeth's work with you all. Read the poem for yourself at Apex Magazine. And if you like what you heard, you can support Elizabeth at patreon.com/ermcclellan and you can support us at patreon.com/thefrankencast.
This is definitely the first movie we've covered that features an American president. And maybe the only movie ever to feature an American president getting crushed to death by a Frankenstein. Join us as we hang out with our great grandparents, become a lightning rod ninja, and Megaman blast John Wilkes Booth into dust. It's a very silly, very good time. If you don't like it, we'll pay you five Franken-bucks.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Let's do the timewarp again!! It's high time that we talked about this high-camp, super-queer classic musical that has been breaking barriers and records and hearts for decades. Join us as we find SO many innuendos, try to uncover the rainbow mystery, and learn some exciting news about a nearly 100 year old painting. Try not to shiver with antici...
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
...pation.
If you have a Chekhov's gun joke sitting out at the beginning of a podcast, you know eventually it's going to go off. And all of our Chekhov's humor has finally come to fruition as we go down the rabbit hole of ouroboros nesting dolls hidden inside The Actor's Trunk that is this bizarre short film that ultimately explains how we got into Juilliard. Sound confusing? Good. Join us as we meet David Harbour as David Harbour III, David Harbour Jr., Victor Frankenstein, and Frankenstein's Monster. There are other people too, and they all play like five people each as well. You'll figure it out.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
The Throuple is all together for the very first time! We had to bring in The Bride from over on the Patreon so we could all talk about this weirdly wonderful little story. Do the Clever Boy Dance with us as three childless people talk seriously about parenthood, identify so many potential "adult" toys, and unfortunately find the most American (worst) character in this lovely little Welsh town. Afterwards, we'll take a trip to Honolooploop!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Wanna date? It's February, so we're looking for love on the streets of New York, home of super drugs and reanimated sex workers. Join us as we explode like aerosol cans sometimes do, have an electrifying time in bed, and turn purple in all the right places. Unless you're some kind of Swede.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Everyone cue up The Buddi Song and get ready to sing along! We're taking a look at the much-maligned attempt to reboot the Child's Play franchise. It turns out it's basically a first draft of M3GAN and a bit better than we remember. Cut a slice of watermelon and join us as we try to figure out what time of year it is, feel super conflicted about a good cop, and show our age by talking about My Buddy and Teddy Ruxpin dolls.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
We're doing something a little different this week as we went to visit America's homicidal robot sweetheart in the theater. Join us for this spoiler-lite episode where we discuss our addiction to technology, making ourselves redundant with AI, and kickass dance sequences. Oh, and the mysterious butterfly/airplane combo. We do give one spoiler, answering the important question: does the dog die? (*See below.)
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
*It does.
CW: This is another one with scenes of SA. It's basically a classic revenge film in the same vein as I Spit On Your Grave but with more psychic powers, and not nearly as much Frankenstuff as the title would suggest.
Yes, we somehow resisted the temptation to do an "In the year 2000..." joke in this final Frankenwarp episode. Join us as we point out all of our cool posters, grow the raddest braided ponytail of all time, and attend the world's most unfortunate themed costume party. Oh and there are like 4 decapitations, but only one of them is real.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
CONTENT WARNING: SA, grooming(?), just general bad vibes. Like, so many content warnings.
The Frankenwarp has sent us all the way to the year 1990 in the fantastical land known as France. Join us as Dr. Frankenstein wears a fake face on his real face, knocks out his wife with her own science experiment, and then almost feeds it to the guard dog. And that's just in the first five minutes! There's also some Very French Road Rage, Frank's Famous Double Graves, and the worst episode of Wife Swap Frankenstein Edition you've ever seen. Be warned. Be so very warned.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
The Frankenwarp continues as we travel all the way to the year 1980, when Dr. Frankenstein grew a mustache, EVERYONE smoked, and there was a secret lab behind every bookcase of medical journals. Join us as we repeatedly introduce new characters only to immediately kill them off, choose to shop for our own internal organs, and jump out from behind every curtain in sight.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
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KARLOFF'S BACK, BABY! And this time, it's personal. Join us as we make excuses for SO many missing people, ominously threaten our best friend, and throw away eyeballs like they grow on trees.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
We've been threatening to talk about a Pinocchio movie for a while now, because Pinocchio is TOTALLY a Frankenstein story. And what better one to start with than the new one created by Frankenstein super-fan and die-hard Monster Kid GDT? Join us as we discuss the glaring absence of Disney songs, get all Weird Al in the face of fascism, and then get super-emotional about a dead bug in a hollow log.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Merry Christmas, fiends! We're concluding Decem-Burton with a movie not actually directed by Tim Burton, but which he still had a big hand in. It's a goth Christmas classic that spawned a whole industry of Hot Topic merch. And we are HERE for it. Join us as we sing our feelings, poison our creator, and ultimately get exposed as just a bag of bugs all along.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
This week we're continuing Decem-Burton by gazing longingly out of our snowglobe-esque window and putting on our best grandparent voices to tell the tale of the little robot boy who became a neighborhood celebrity in spite of, or because of, his scissor hands. Join us as we get new wave hairdos, rob our own houses, and get trashed on lemonade!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
It's time for Decem-Burton! We're kicking things off with a more recent film from Burton's catalog: the 2012 full-length stop-motion remake of his 1984 short film Frankenweenie. Join us as we go to a particularly upsetting school board meeting, join baseball to make our dad happy (relatable content), and face off against Rodan, Gamera, Sea Monkey Gremlins, and a were-flappy cat(?).
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
We're headed to Japan once again with an absolutely wild movie that made for one of our most fun and fascinating conversations to date. We're joined by our friend and resident Japan expert Alex Heichelbech and we're looking at what happens when a Frankensteinian mad scientist has a run-in with a famous 90s Japanese death cult. Turns out, hilarity ensues? Join us as we meet the only Spanish hunchback in Japan, make our monsters watch porn, and levitate dolls for no particular reason.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
We're back with another lovely author chat! This week we are chatting with Refe Tuma, the thoughtful and entertaining writer of Frances and the Monster. This is a delightful book, safe to be enjoyed by people of all ages and it is packed with overt and subtle references to Frankenstein and plenty of surprising twists and turns along the way. We had a lovely time talking with Refe, and highly recommend checking out Frances and the Monster.
Find Refe at RefeTuma.com or on Twitter @refeup. And you can find Frances and the Monster wherever you get your books!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Well, there was a Wanted poster in dodgy French that told us that Van Helsing is Wanted, and we were happy to provide. If you're not happy about it, blame The Generic Order of the Regular Knights of Totally Not the Templars. Join us as we meet human action figure Steampunk Frankenstein, pop SO many Bat-Babies, and say goodbye in the most Mufasa-ass way possible. And then ride off into the non-sequel sunset.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
We've still got a little bit more Monster Mashing today. This time, with an animated feature from a way-past-its-prime DIC Entertainment. This hour-long special boasts an incredibly rare showdown between classic creature-feature era monsters and modern day slasher monsters. Join us as we ride a skeleton roller coaster, get turned into a remote controlled toy, and slurp up all of Freddy's spaghetti. You'll catch on in a flash.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
The guests included Wolf Man, Dracula, and his... wife? Join us as we get stuck in a storm and trapped in a spooky old house with a bunch of freaks who seem to be vaguely remaking the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Join us as we're verbally abused by the King of Halloween Music, aggressively flirted at by vampires of heterosexually appropriate genders, and comfort a hunchbacked assistant played by the Crypt Keeper? It's a Graveyard Smash.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
This week the Frankencast is going back to high school and we're enjoying it way more than we did the first time around. Maybe because of all the monsters. We were both pleasantly surprised by how much we enjoyed this film and we think you'll feel the same. Join us as we overshare about where all our parts came from, dabble in witchcraft in the bathroom, and pull the ultimate Reverse Teen Wolf.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
In today's Very Special Episode, we are joined by the delightful Addie Tsai, author of the new novel Unwieldy Creatures. It's a brilliant meta retelling of Frankenstein through a queer and biracial/bicultural lens. The book is fun and fascinating, and so is its author. We had an absolute blast talking with Addie and we think you'll enjoy listening in on our conversation. And we truly cannot recommend Unwieldy Creatures enough.
Find Addie at addietsai.com or @addiebrook on Twitter. And you can find Unwieldy Creatures wherever you get your books. Try Bookshop.org or Amazon.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
This week we're continuing our streak of foreign remakes of Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein. This week we're headed to Egypt to watch this wacky comedy also known as Have Mercy. Join us as we fail the Bechdel Test harder than ever when we meet a completely nameless female main character, bring glue to a knife fight, and fat shame a shadow. We did our best.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
All October, we're celebrating our one-year anniversary. So this week we're looking back to Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein by watching this Mexican remake of the film. Join us as the voices in our heads tell us to play jokes, solve the case with our comically large magnifying glass and rubber gun, and drink lots of sangrita with Count Suck-Suck.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
It's finally here, fiends! We've been talking about this movie for months and watching Munsters films for weeks to prepare ourselves. Last week we did our first watch commentary, but what do we think about Rob Zombie's The Munsters after we've had a week to think about it and watched it again? Join us as we show you all our photos of rats, watch The Creature From the Black Lagoon WITH the Creature From the Black Lagoon, and win the Halloween party beauty contest.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Well, fiends, we did it. You monsters have stuck with us through a full year of this nonsense. We'll hopefully have many more years to come, but first, let's celebrate this milestone. To do so, we dug back as far as we can go to watch the oldest Frankenstein movie possible, the 1910 short made by Thomas Edison's film production company. Join us as we melt in reverse out of a cauldron and then disappear into a mirror.
After we talk about the short, we spend a little time discussing our favorite films and episodes of the year. We would love to hear your opinions!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
"Hello, and welcome once again to the Frankencast. I'm the Mad Scientist Anthony Bowman, my pronouns are he/him and I'm joined as always by..."
Hey fiends, tomorrow night we'll be releasing our One Year Anniversary Spectacular, but first here's a silly little gift for you all.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
It's the Munsters Day we've all been waiting for, fiends! We've obviously been leading up to this for a while, so you know we were going to have to do something special for this release.
Here's the first part of our multi-part celebration. Join us as we watch the new Munsters film for the first time and react accordingly. We'll count you in if you want to press play and watch along with us. NOTE: We're also going to be releasing a video version of this very soon so you can actually see your two favorite Horror Hosts responding in real time.
We'll also be back next week for our standard episode where we'll go a little more in depth on the film. But before then, we'll have our One Year Anniversary Spectacular in a few days. See you then!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Director's Commentary: Terror of Frankenstein is such a unique and exciting film and we've been waiting to discuss it since we started the show. And now we're proud to also present this fascinating conversation with director Tim Kirk! It was an absolute dream come true to get to talk with him about his films and Frankenstein in general. We had so much fun, and we think you will too!
You can find Tim at tim2kirk.com or on Twitter @tim2kirk. You can also email him at tim2kirk@yahoo.com. Reach out if you're interested in getting a copy of this otherwise hard-to-find film. We also highly recommend Tim's other films and books!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
This week, we're Frankensteining a Frankenstein film in the interest of a wild behind-the-scenes murder mystery. Join us as we barricade ourselves in the recording studio, sell bootleg t-shirts at an execution, and bury ourselves in the ominous Immersion Set. Don't miss this fascinating experiment that explores the contentious relationship between the artist and the audience, between truth and fiction, and between creator and creation. You can purchase this hard-to-find film directly from director Tim Kirk, just email tim2kirk@yahoo.com.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
It's a podcast mashup as your favorite Horror Hosts are joined by Hayden Orr and John Howle (aka 2/3s of The Last Book on the Shelf podcast) to discuss the most faithful adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel we've watched so far. Come along on our speedrun through the book, as we completely forget about Justine, jump-cut from the Frankenstein estate to the Ice Cave of Confrontation, and foreshadowingly get REALLY into rock climbing.
Check out the Last Book on the Shelf wherever you get your podcasts! https://linktr.ee/lastbookontheshelf
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
It's time for one last hurrah with (most of) the original Munsters cast! We'll go to a creepy wax museum full of crime robots, meet the dreadfully annoying Cousin Phantom of the Opera, revel in the absolute joy of Herman destroying an entire police station, and hit on the mysteriously caked-up waitress that look suspiciously like a familiar 8-foot-tall Frankenstein that we all know and love.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
It's Munsters Month part 3, and we're moving on to the most modern version of the Munsters we've seen so far. And the least familiar. Herman's not exactly a Frankenstein, Grandpa is sometimes a weird bat monster, and Marilyn is actually kind of terrifying. And EVERYONE is very sexy. Join us as we cleverly use lycanthropy and puberty as metaphors for each other, play with our food, and turn Crypt Keeper John Kassir into our blood slave.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
We're continuing Munsters Month by going to the 90s in this prequel story of how our favorite family of monsters made their way from Transylvania to LA. Join us as we get entangled in some unexpected political intrigue, meet the Drunk Housewives of Mockingbird Lane, and um, respectively appreciate Lily's gothletic wear.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
It's Munsters Month, baby! Join America's favorite monster family as they take a cruise to England. Listen in as we get mixed up in an aristocratic rivalry, call for Car 54 to help stop the mysterious Gryphon, and try to get to the bottom of the absurd inconsistencies in Grandpa's animal shapeshifting abilities.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
The Frankencast is headed back to Japan, anime style! And we're joined by Very Special Guest and long-time Friend of the Show, Hayden Orr, from The Last Book on the Shelf. Join us as we discuss the terrible fate of dogs named Lucky and the evil plans of a sidekick who is projecting his feelings. We also cry like babies when the Creature goes to church.
Catch the movie on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATBWo2U2pwU
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Are Gary and Wyatt the most successful scientists we've covered so far? Join us for the feel-good Frankenstein film of the 80s, complete with all of the fashion, hacking scenes, and unfortunate word choices that entails. We somehow fail to make a Chekhov's grandparents joke, but there's lots of discussion of Icee-based crimes.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Wait, you mean there's MORE True Story? And it's even truer than before! Join us as we witness the slander of real-life human John Polidori, as he's turned into a racist, sexist HYPNOTIST. We're also discussing songs to strangle cats by, decapitating your date at the dance, and what happens when you get struck by lightning.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
It's the gayest Frankenstein story of all time! Join us as we take a look at the whirlwind romance between a mad scientist and his special creation. We're going to see Figaro in our new bespoke suits, using acid to kill mutant arms, and meeting a new friend: the FLAPPY BUTTERFLY. Also, join us next week for Pt. 2. It's a cliff-hanger, with someone literally jumping off a cliff!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
In today's Very Special Episode, we are joined by Julian David Stone, the fascinating author of It's Alive! We talk with Julian about his incredible novel that fictionalizes the days leading up to the filming of Universal Pictures' Frankenstein. Julian shares a lot of fun facts about Old Hollywood and we resist the urge to just list all of our favorite scenes from the book. Join us for this enlightening conversation and then pick up It's Alive! wherever you get your books.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
After we had such a rough time in Spain last week, this week we're headed to Transylvania, where nothing bad ever happens! Join us as we talk about old-school tabloid culture, contend with a heartwarming comedy full of problematic dudes, and generally wander through secret passages like all good mad scientists do. If you need us, we'll be meditating. Or else working with all this other shit.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussions of sexual assault and other violations of bodily autonomy.
There's a lot of bad stuff happening in the world these past few weeks, and this film coincidentally touches on similar themes. Join us for one of our most emotionally complex episodes. We hope we managed to handle all the topics discussed fairly and thoughtfully. But we did try to find a few laughs along the way where we could.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
As you've all probably heard by now, we have launched a Patreon! The first three episodes are alive now and we will be releasing four bonus episodes there each month. Here are a few clips from the first four episodes, just to give you an idea of what you're missing if you haven't yet joined. If you like what you hear, you can sign up at Patreon.com/thefrankencast. We'd love to see you there!
Welcome to our internal monologue! Have a seat, grab a hammer, and try not to murder TOO many frat bros. Join us as we get political about donuts and emotional about chicken sandwiches. We're also making a rampage playlist and perfecting the art of ominous axe dragging.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
This week, we're getting back to a more traditional Frankenstein story! There's no flappy bats or science wheels, but we do have the most lovable Creature yet, AND the most sympathetic Victor Frankenstein yet. Bring them together, and you have a beautiful and tragic Frankenstein story. Also, watch out for Chekhov's ball, it's nothing but trouble.
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It's Blaxploitation time, baby! This week we're joined by the brilliant Don Bacon to discuss this Frankenstein-themed knock-off of Blacula, that features one of the most inscrutable characters we've met yet: Malcolm, the Ultimate Player Hater, as well as one of the most tragic creatures, Eddie Turner. We're also discussing ten-gallon heads and the best talking dog joke you'll ever hear in a Frankenstein movie. NOTE: This episode also contains some thoughtful discussions about race in America, toxic masculinity, the effects of the Vietnam war, and rape culture. We've warned you.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
In today's very special episode, we sit down with Paul Serino, the author of The Disturbingly Difficult Book of Universal Frankenstein Trivia and The Disturbingly Difficult Book of Hammer Frankenstein Trivia. We discuss his books, his writing process, and our shared love of Frankenstein. We had a great time with Paul and highly recommend his books. (Full disclosure: Paul graciously sent us free copies of both books. We're not above accepting free Frankenstein stuff.) Find all Paul's books (even his non-Frankenstein books) on Amazon.
You can also catch Paul at Frankenfest in Lansing on June 25th and Detroit on Sept. 17th. He'll be signing books and hosting Frankenstein Trivia.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Welcome to the Monster Brawl, sports fiends! This week we're watching monsters from all over the globe (and maybe all over the timeline) as they wrestle for no particular reason. Frankenstein is there along with some lesser known creatures like Swamp Gut and Zombie Man (the superhero who has the super power of being a zombie). Join us as we admit our life-long hatred of mummies, get bitten by a zombie, and discover the secret laser technology held by mythological creatures from Ancient Greece.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Hola, amigos! This week we attempt the ill-advised experiment of watching a movie in Spanish with no subtitles, and we managed to follow along better than we expected. Join us as we discuss the mysteries of "Pobre papa", The Colossus, and Dr. Frankenstein's frozen wife. We also meet Eric's doppelgänger and watch him get beat up by Santo. Oh, and we rock out to a RELENTLESS theremin soundtrack.
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This week we're continuing to explore our newfound obsession with The Man in the Silver Mask, Santo! Join us as we spend all our money on an owl, research why coyotes don't attack beautiful women, and gleefully flip Chekhov's Self Destruct Lever.
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Hola, amigos! It's time to take a trip to Mexico and jump in the ring. Join everyone's favorite wrestler as he faces an absurd rogues' gallery of monsters. We're discussing Frankenstein's Chicano goatee, the Cyclops From the Dry Lagoon, and the vampire who can survive in the daylight if he pretends that it's nighttime.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
It's Friday the 13th, and Franken-Jason is here to crash RVs and splatterpaint an entire room with your blood... and he's all outta RVs! Join us as we drink booze in the graveyard, ride a moped to fool around in the woods, and try to learn the Camp Blood card game... Don't leave home without it!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
It's time to take a trip to Tromaville, baby! This week we're talking about a parody of a horror movie... or maybe even multiple horror movies. Join us as we attend Chekhov's Hippie Parade, dance naked around the McMaypole, steal ALL the rings, and then escape on a skateboard.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
It's Re-Animator, Italian Style! Join us in the Dark Place for our rowdiest episode yet as we dig into a timeline as muddy as Herbert West's favorite drowning puddle. There's bathroom stall garroting, bathtub portals, the Trenchcoat Man's Urn of Turning Water Into Sand, and other aquatic horrors.
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Don't be dubious, just go for it, way Beyond Re-Animator. Join us as we talk about cannibal confessions, overdosing on re-agent, and the heartwarming story of what happens when a rat meets a disembodied penis.
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It's time for the Re-Animator to take (or make) a Bride! Join us as we discuss our plans to buy a mortuary, what happens when you let Herbert West (and Screaming Mad George) doodle with body parts, what to do with wife beaters, and the Ultimate Flappy Bat: Dr. Hill.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
It's Re-Animator Month, baby! Join us as we go back to our alma mater, Miskatonic University, get details on dead cat, geek out about Barbara Crampton, and learn to get ahead with Dr. Hill.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
This week we're puttin' on the ritz with Froderick and Eyegore! Join us (and make sure to walk this way) as we meet Abby Normal, go for a roll in the hay, and at last find the sweet mysteries of life. yummy sound horse neighing werewolf howl
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Record Scratch Freeze-Frame You're probably wondering how I ended up on this dog sled out in the Arctic. Well, it's a long story...
Join us this week as Baron Frankenstein weighs in on the vaccine debate and plays with eels and amniotic fluid, while the Monster makes podcast friends and solves the problem of evil landlords.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Andy Warhol Presents The Frankencast! Put on your finest Serbian nasum and join us as we get super weird IN 3D! This week we're discussing flirtatious berating, what to do with life's gallbladder, and how to train your kids to carry on the family business.
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In a hundred years, in the darkest night, the forces of evil come out to fight. The amulet they must destroy or spend forever in its darkest void. Who can stop their deadly might, or who will stand up for the right? From the mouth of babes comes dynamite, the Monster Squad's gonna groove tonight! First came Dracula, now the Wolf Man too, the Mummy and the Creature From the Black Lagoon...
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
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It's finally here, fiends. Join us as we sit down for a chat with the writer and director of Tales of Frankenstein, Donald F. Glut! This was so much fun, and we're so excited to share it with you.
Find Don at donaldfglut.com and pecosborn.com!
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Welcome to the Glutiverse, baby! This week we're talking Tales of Frankenstein, a wildly entertaining anthology with 4 (you guessed it) tales of Frankenstein. Join us as we talk about Frankensteining the perfect marriage, how jewel collecting can be a dangerous hobby, stereotypes subverting stereotypes, and what happens when you accidentally get vampire in your Frankenstein.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Well, it looks like even your resident Frankenstein nerds had to weigh in on this new Texas Chainsaw movie. Join us for this quick chat where we talk about what we liked and what we didn't about this divisive legacy sequel that everyone's talking about. This is also a bit of a Patreon preview/test drive, so we hope you enjoy it!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
It's Frankenstein speedrun time! Join us as we mourn the Frankenstein TV show that never was, talk about old salsa commercials, and discover that the best way to kill an immortal undead monster is with body shaming insults.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
It's time to say goodbye to Peter Cushing, our grimly determined aristocratic Baron Frankenstein, and he's going out with a bang in this weird and wonderful movie. Join us as we discuss Doctor Who moonlighting as a grave robber, Darth Vader moonlighting as a murderous ape man, eyeball collections, and why it's never a good plan to bring a date to work with you.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
This isn't your father's Victor Frankenstein. He's younger, sexier, and with 100% more emo hair than Peter Cushing. But he's still kind of a jerk. And he's still repping the SCIENCE WHEEL. This week we're talking about "anatomy lessons", "bed warmers", and other fiendish innuendos. We also meet Gustav the Frankenturtle.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
It's a Very Special Episode! Shudder just added this new Boris Karloff documentary, so you know your Horror Hosts were going to have to talk about it. But this time, we brought backup. We're joined this week by Jason Stein from the Dads From The Crypt Podcast. We discuss putting Frankenstein on your family tree, the never-ending debate over throwing the girl in the lake, and the problem of narrative whiplash. We've also started a feud with Sir Christopher Frayling and David J. Skal, because why not?
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him) with Special Guest: Jason Stein. Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
CONTENT WARNING This film contains a scene of sexual assault, which we discuss in the episode.
Another week, another Hammer interpretation of Victor Frankenstein, and this one really must be destroyed. He's just the worst. This week we're discussing the convenience of a big hole in the floor, the importance of checking for pipes before you dig, and the magical camouflage-abilities of well-placed wallpaper.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Dr. Frankenstein says Trans Rights! This week we discuss the Hammer Frankenstein film with a bit of a trans narrative, which is surprisingly not too problematic. We're talking all about greaser dandies, what a soul looks like, and some truly audacious new Science Gear: the Science Drill and the Science Satellite Dishes.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Uh-oh, fiends! Looks like we got some Universal in our Hammer Horror. Things are getting weird. This week we're talking about how to drag a body through a window, a metal priest, low-budget monsters & lower-budget ice blocks and Dr Frankenstein's guide to hiding in plain sight.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Frankenstein's back, and he's out for Revenge! This week we discuss clever name changes, the return of the Spinning Science Wheel, and the importance of burning your old body.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him). Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
It's Hammer Time, fiends! Join us as we begin our dive into Hammer's Frankenstein series. We're discussing the British horror-to-Star Wars pipeline, frenemy sidekicks, and Chekov's acid bath.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him) Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
It's a Very Special Episode of the Frankencast. This week, we're talking about why we're personally so drawn to the Frankenstein story. Also, why our culture as a whole loves Frankenstein. Join us as we discuss feeling like an outcast, being raised by movies, and other childhood traumas. But in a fun way!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him) Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Happy Holidays, fiends! We're taking a brief commercial break this week to spend Christmas with Frankenstein. Get out your iPhones and heat up the tea kettle, because we're going to get a little sentimental this episode.
See the ad here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFf3r-pT_WA
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him) Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Happy Holidays, fiends! We're three times as mad about this animated sequel, and with good reason. Join us as we discuss collecting monster autographs, staying together for the spite, and literally being a nameless, faceless body that can just be carried around like an object. It's a kid's movie! How fun!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him) Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
The holiday season is upon us, fiends! And you know what that means: time for your hosts to ruin your childhood with beloved claymation figures who love toxic masculinity, ethnic stereotypes, and lightly veiled copyright infringement. Enjoy the beloved Rankin/Bass production that's NOT about the holiday season!
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him) Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Here we end our two-part look at Toho's version of Frankenstein. Meet Sanda (aka The Brown One) and Gaira (aka The Green One) and watch as they smash stuff together and apart. Join us as we discuss the alternate Octo-verse, the weapon that is one letter stronger than a laser, and the danger of spreading DNA all over Japan.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him) Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Goodbye Universal, hello Toho! This week we're watching the first of their two Frankenstein kaiju films, Frankenstein Conquers the World (aka Frankenstein Vs. Baragon, aka Frankenstein Vs. the Devil Fish). Join us as we discuss a rogue hand, a last-minute octopus, and the only sure-fire way to entice the teens: rock & roll music.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him) Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Here we conclude the story of Frankenstein, according to Universal Studios. Join us as we follow Chick and Wilbur through the trap door, plug the Monster into his portable charger, and say goodbye to the true star of the whole Universal Monsters series: the flappy bat.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him) Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
The Monster Rally continues with the gloriously chaotic 7th (and final "serious") film in Universal's Frankenstein series. Join us as we discuss the world's most convenient cave, discordant goth jazz, and the art of patiently not jumping off cliffs.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him) Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Last week Frankenstein met the Wolf Man, and this week he absolutely does not meet Dracula. Join us as we welcome Boris Karloff back into the Frankenstein fold as this week's (non-Frankenstein) mad scientist. Also, introducing John Carradine as a more-or-less toothless Dracula who is revived and killed again before our old pal Frankenstein even wakes up. We're discussing brain musical chairs, conventionally attractive hunchbacks, and the inscrutable geography of Frankenstein's homeland.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him) Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Happy Halloween, fiends! Join us for a spooky bonus mini-episode, without a doubt our silliest to date. We discuss the best way to recreate the sound of chains, how Stanley Kubrick learned everything he knew from Dick Clark and Bobby "Boris" Pickett, and how "Monster Mash" is not the actual Monster Mash.
Here's the American Bandstand performance we discussed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNuVifA7DSU
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This week Frankenstein meets the Wolf Man, and just wait til you see how they break the ice! Join us as we too meet Larry Talbot, our furry friend who is just looking for a good listener (and a way to die). Come along as we rain on a parade and find out how the villagers get their revenge with a lot more than a little rain.
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Join us as we look at the fourth installment in Universal's Frankenstein series. This week we discuss the ins and outs of brain science, the titular ghost of Frankenstein, and the Creature's feelings on trans rights.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him) Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).
Continuing our look at Universal's Frankenstein series, we discuss Son of Frankenstein. Here we finally meet Ygor, say goodbye to Boris Karloff as the Monster, look at the many sons of Frankenstein, and talk about the beautiful love between two reanimated outcasts.
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Continuing the Universal Frankenstein series, we discuss one of the best sequels in film history, horror or otherwise. Join us as the Creature searches for a friend and finds one of the most recognizable women in horror: the Bride, who made such an impact in such a short time on screen.
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Of course we were going to start our deep dive into the world of Frankenstein-inspired culture by looking at the movie that really jump-started the movement. Join us as we discuss the first film in Universal Studios' hugely influential Frankenstein series.
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Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) and Eric Velazquez (he/him)
Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram)
The Official Trailer for The Frankencast. Coming October 1st, join us each week as we talk about one interpretation of the Frankenstein story. We're starting with the 8 films in the Universal series.