The Monster Rally Podcast

Dracula II: Ascension (2005)

Thu, 07 May 2026 04:00:00 -0000

As it turns out, this is the 100th episode of the Monster Rally Podcast (including bonus episodes)! We have done *nothing* to celebrate it.

We're back to Drac, who looks like a low rent Billy Idol, or lower rent Spike, and not, at all, like Gerry Butler in the sequel to Dracula 2000 that you never knew about. If you're hoping for a greater investigation of the lore of Dracula Iscariot, you'll be sorely mistaken, but at least there's an awesome vampire hunting kung fu priest.

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Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026)

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0000

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

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BONUS EPISODE: The Yeti (2026) & an Interview with William Sadler

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0000

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

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Dracula 2000 (2000)

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0000

Gary is fresh out of horny jail and ready to dive into one of the wildest, boldest, most nothing-est takes on Dracula in Dracula 2000, a movie that Wes Craven kind of presented. Gerry Butler as sexy Dracula? We're in!

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Jules (2023) w/ Katie Hampton

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:00:00 -0000

EDITOR'S NOTE: In the time between the recording & posting, the Disney/OpenAI deal was scrapped, so don't "@" us.

Friend of the show & Geekscape pillar Katie Hampton is back on the show with Jules, a movie starring Ben Kingsley and filmed in the gorgeous & proud state of New Jersey. It's *kind of* an alien invasion flick that Katie tricked James into thinking was a monster movie.

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Castle Freak (2020) w/ Alessia Dawn

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 04:00:00 -0000

EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to circumstances out of our control, the audio may not be as crisp as it normally is, but at least the entire record wasn't scrapped.

James & Alessia loved everything about the original Castle Freak. How does the remake from 2020, a year that was totally chill & nothing bad happened, hold up?

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Castle Freak (1995) w/ Alessia Dawn

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0000

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

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Christine (1983) w/ Alessia Dawn & the Jersey Ghouls

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0000

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

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Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (2004) w/ Red Herring

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0000

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

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Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004) w/ Red Herring

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0000

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

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Ginger Snaps (2000) w/ Red Herring

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0000

Werewolf Winter 2 is upon us, and the Monstie Men head up to Canada for the coming-of-age cult classic, Ginger Snaps! But we couldn't do it alone, so we're joined by Bailey Downs's own chaos gremlin herself, Red Herring!

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From the Crypt - House of Dracula (1945)

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0000

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

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The Fly II (1989)

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0000

The Fall of the Fly finishes with The Fly II, the sequel to David Cronenberg's 1986 masterpiece The Fly, a movie that time fully forgot about. Is it good? Well, time fully forgot about it, so... That said, the last third of the movie honks.

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BONUS: Monster Rally X Jersey Ghouls Present: Top 3 Santa Movies Livestream

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0000

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

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The Fly (1986)

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0000

Even though Gary's not 100% in this one, he wouldn't miss talking about Geena Davis, much to James's chagrin. But come on, it's David Cronenberg's The Fly...it's a monolith. Buckle in.

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Curse of the Fly (1965)

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0000

In what can only be described as the shortest episode of the Monster Rally Podcast, the Monstie Men talk about, bafflingly, 1965's Curse of the Fly; a movie that could best be described as "from another time."

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Return of the Fly (1959)

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0000

Do you miss back in season one, where the Monstie Men talked about the diminishing returns of those lower budget Universal sequels, where the son of the previous Frankenstein does the exact same thing? Well buckle up!

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The Fly (1958)

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The Fall of the Fly is upon us, Lil Monsties, so your friendly neighborhood Monstie Men are delivering up a hot, fresh episode about the original 1958 classic, starring VIncent Price. Do we talk a lot about James Bond in this one? Sure, BUT THERE ARE REASONS!

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Godzilla (1998) with Dr Matthew Sloyan, DKS aka GreenWitEvil

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 04:00:00 -0000

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

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Tales from the Crypt Presents Demon Knight (1995)

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 04:00:00 -0000

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

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Vampire In Brooklyn (1995)

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 04:00:00 -0000

Between birthday episodes, the Monstie Men talk about the underrated Eddie Murphy vampire film Vampire in Brooklyn, a movie they both borrowed from the library at way too young an age.

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Transylvania 6-5000 (1985) - James's Birthday Movie

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 04:00:00 -0000

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

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The Blob (1988)

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 04:00:00 -0000

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

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Beware! The Blob (1972) w/ Katie Hampton

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 04:00:00 -0000

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

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The Blob (1958) with Allie Goertz

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 04:00:00 -0000

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

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Jaws 2 (1978) with Matt Kelly

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The Monstie Men are joined again by Geekscape's Podfather, Matt Kelly, as they talk about Jaws 2. Conversation points include Jaws: The Ride, the fact that this is a slasher movie, the total downgrade of Mayor Larry Vaughn's wardrobe, and, relatedly, the importance of voting in local elections.

Just because you can't enjoy Jaws: The Ride down in Florida anymore, doesn't mean you can't still enjoy it here.

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I, Frankenstein (2014)

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0000

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

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Underworld: Blood Wars (2016) w/ Alessia Dawn

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0000

As promised, Alessia Dawn rejoins the Monstie Men to talk about the final(?) entry in the Underworld series. This is a wild one, but at the end of the day, we all learned one thing: if Alessia is extremely confident about something, it may be beneficial to do just a little check to verify.

As always, don't look for Alessia online.

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Underworld: Awakening (2012)

Thu, 22 May 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The Monstie Men awaken into a whole new world in this Underworld sequel. Spoiler alert: it rules.

Featuring a 5-word review by Underworld superfan Alessia Dawn!

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Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)

Thu, 08 May 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The Monstie Men go back to the beginning of the Underworld Saga, because those Lycans have got to rise! This one may be a bit devise for Gary & James, but they can defintiely agree on one thing: Michael Sheen is a saint & a prince of a man.

And Alessia Dawn joins us for a five-word review & rating.

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Underworld: Evolution (2006)

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 04:00:00 -0000

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

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Underworld (2003) w/ Alessia Dawn

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 04:00:00 -0000

Werewolf Winter may be over, but the Monstie Men certainly aren't done talking about Lycans. Alessia Dawn returns to the show to talk more about her favorite actress, Kate Beckinsale. The energy is high in this episode about Romeo & Juliet by way of vampires & werewolves!

As always, do NOT try to find Alessia online (unless you need to get your hair done in Austin).

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Werewolves Within (2021) w/ Red Herring

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 04:00:00 -0000

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

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Monster Rally Top Five - Horror Franchises w/ Jordan Morris

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 04:00:00 -0000

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

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I Was A Teenage Werewolf (1957) w/ Tyler Mattis

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 04:00:00 -0000

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

And yes, Highway to Heaven's Michael Landon does kill a Playboy Playmate in this one.

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Teen Wolf Too (1989)

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0000

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

Behold, the greatest scene in any film ever. One might say it's RAD.

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Teen Wolf (1985 w/ Debbie Mastriano

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0000

Tolerator of the podcast & Gay's better half, Debbie Mastriano, joins the Monstie Men to talk about the first movie that the lovebirds ever watched together: the 1985 Michael J Fox classic Teen Wolf! Everybody's in the studio together & the energy is high in this one.

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Wolf Man (2025)

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:59:24 -0000

What if a man...but a wolf? What if a wolf...but a man?

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Werewolves (2024)

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0000

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

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Dog Soldiers (2002)

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0000

Awooooooooo & welcome to Werewolf Winter! It's the winter, and we're talking about werewolves, ya Lil Monsties! In this episode, we talk about the cult classic Dog Soldiers, where the premise is as simple & wonderful as "what if soldiers fought werewolves?" Sometimes genius doesn't have to be convoluted.

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Nosferatu (2024)

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0000

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

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FROM THE TOMB: Dracula (1931) Remastered

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Okay, Mr Cook, we accept your surrender. That's right, Lil Monsties: after all this time, you can finally (re)listen to our original episode where the original trio (Gary, James, & Mike) talk about the OG Universal Monster: Dracula! It's a Christmas miracle!

We hope you are enjoying the holiday season, we hope you enjoyed the episode, and we can't wait for you to hear what we have in store for next year.

Note: the audio is rough, the format is still forming, but this is where it all began. You may ask yourself "why does it say remastered?" Astute catch there, Monstie. This is a cleaned up version of the original stream-of-conscious episode to make it a bit more enticing for your aural pleasure... plus we had to get rid of a couple of edits that perhaps maybe had licensed music...

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Shadow of the Vampire (2000)

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0000

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

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Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0000

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

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Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922)

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0000

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

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Army of Darkness (1992) w/ Mike Kenny

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The OG Monstie Men are back to get medieval on the Evil Dead series by talking about 1992's Army of Darkness! For this special Halloween treat, Mycycle Kenny is back on the show, chatting it up with Dr Giggles & The Kid. Definitely the biggest swing in the Evil Dead franchise, Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, & Co get away from the cabin & get into the castle, telling a totally bonkers swashbuckling action period piece with just enough monsters and goofs so you don't get confused.

This is the version of Nosferatu (1922) that we watched for the next episode.

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Monstie Minisode - Children of the Night Interview w/ Jason Ginsburg & Eduardo Garcia Rascón

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 04:00:00 -0000

It's a Monster Rally Minisode! We break the format of the show a bit to interview Jason Ginsburg & Eduardo Garcia Rascón, the lyricist & composer of the 2023 song Children of the Night, a love letter to the Universal Monsters that we all know & love.

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Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn (1987) w/ Chelsea Dallas Falato

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The Monstie Men are joined by writer & comedian Chelsea Dallas Falato to talk about what may just be Sam Raimi's greatest film. Chelsea gets thrown into the deep end, as this is her first foray into Ash Williams's descent into madness. Join the three of them for a bloody good time or we'll swallow your soul!

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The Evil Dead (1981)

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 04:00:00 -0000

*TW: there is brief discussion of sexual assault about midway through the episode*

In 1981, five friends went to a cabin in the backwoods of Tennessee. What became of them became horror movie legend. Before the boomstick, there was The Evil Dead, a video nasty that would start Sam Raimi's ascent in Hollywood & make Bruce Campbell the genre luminary he is today. The Monstie Men tuck in for this brilliant, nasty masterpiece.

As mentioned in the episode here's thesuper no budget short film James made for a film festival

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Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 04:00:00 -0000

It's Gary's birthday, so James has gifted him with the incredible 2004 zombedy Shaun of the Dead from minds of Edgar Wright & Simon Pegg. Being lifelong best friends, it just fits that the Monstie Men's first zombie movie is about best friends? Join us for a reclamation of Prince's Batman soundtrack, and remember...dogs CAN look up.

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The Day of the Triffids (1963)

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 03:59:00 -0000

The Monstie Men head to Merry Olde England for their first alien invasion! his movie is widely available for free online, but that doesn't mean that it won't look more pixelated than an NES being played on an 8K tv. This one's admittedly a weird one, but it does seem like it's a foundational film.

Talking points: carnivorous plants, Unbreakable, saltwater hoses, A Quiet Place Day One, Unbreakable, Jon Pertwee's Third Doctor, and Unbreakable.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 10:24:58 -0000

It's James's birthday, so it was Gary's job to pick a gift episode for him and boy, did he deliver! The Monstie Men are big Buffy (the show) fans from way back, but it's been a long time since either of them had watched the Kristy Swanson/Luke Perry(RIP)/Paul Reubens(RIP)/Rutger Hauer(RIP) cult classic. Join us, Lil Monsties, for this early-90s classic(?).

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Deep Rising (1998) w/ Matt Kelly

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Sad to say, but it's the last episode of the Stephen Summer. But don't fret, Lil Monsties: we're going out with an absolute banger. Geekscape's very own Matt Kelly (host of Weird Al-Gorithm, White People Problems, Horror Movie Night, to name a few) join the Monstie Men to talk about the rip roaring, terror on the high seas cult classic Deep Rising! We mourn the late, great Treat Williams, talk about his full haptic video game chair, and share our fears of being attacked on the toilet. This movie's an absolute banger, folks.

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Van Helsing (2004) w/ Alessia Dawn

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Hey Lil Monsties, the penultimate episode of the Stephen Summer is here! The Monstie Men are joined by friend of the show & horndog-for-vampires Alessia Dawn to talk about Van Helsing, which is absolutely a movie that was made...and nobody can take that away from them. This one goes off the rails in the best possible way.

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GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) w/ Chris from the Bulletproof Action Podcast

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The Stephen Summer just can't stop with a movie that is definitely not a monster movie, but it maybe, perhaps, possibly could be considered monstrous...and that's good enough, right? But what it does is give us the chance for an inter-Geekscape crossover! Today, the Monstie Men are joined by Chris from Bulletproof Action (both the Podcast & Website). We wax poetically about our love of GI Joe, and also about this "movie." Y'all, Brendan Fraser said that his character was Rick O'Connell's grandson once, and that's good enough for us.

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What If Cannon Made a GI Joe Movie? Part 1 and Part 2.

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Jaws (1975) w/ Jordan Morris

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 04:00:00 -0000

*Editor's note: James's audio is bad in this one, and we are so sorry*

The Stephen Summer continues with another Stephen behind the camera. This week, the Monstie Men are joined by author of the upcoming graphic novel Youth Group, Jordan Morris (Jordan Jesse Go, Free with Ads)! We talk about a little indie movie called Jaws by this up & coming director named Stevie Spielberg. You probably never heard of it & who knows if he's got a career after this one. I heard the shark doesn't even work right in this thing. Y'all know that the beaches are open & Amity means friendship?

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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) w/ Asa Waggoner from For the Record

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The Stephen Summer barrels on with the final entry of the Mummy Trilogy (so far, at least) with a movie that wasn't directed by Stephen Sommers! This time, the Monstie Men are joined by Asa Waggoner, from the Californian ska band For the Record. Rob Cohen's entry into the Mummyverse has been derided in the 16 years since the movie's release, and while Asa definitely agrees with the masses, what do the Monstie Men think?

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The Mummy Returns (2001) w/ Red Herring

Thu, 30 May 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The Stephen Sommer heats up as the Monster Rally goes international with our special guest this week: internationally known, locally tolerated, Toronto's favorite redhead, Red Herring! Red & the Monstie Men dive into The Mummy Returns, the sequel to the perfect(?) modern classic The Mummy. Is it as maligned as some claim? Is it a hidden gem? Why's The Rock in it? Why doesn't Gary eat cheeseburgers? When will Red become the third host? Get ready for a wild ride!

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The Mummy (1999)

Thu, 16 May 2024 04:00:00 -0000

TW: allergies are the absolute worst, so there's some awful background sounds at parts of the episode, and we did our best to take them out, but...we're sorry.

The time has finally come...a promise made at the very outset of this show: The Monstie Men are sitting across the table from each other to talk about the 1999 Stephen Sommers masterpiece, The Mummy. Do we have huge crushes on Rachel Weisz, Brendan Fraser, & Oded Fehr? Don't you? Don't we all? In a year jam packed with tons of incredible movies, why is this the best one? And why is it so closely tied to Leonardo DiCaprio? LET THE STEPHEN SUMMER BEGIN!

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Abigail (2024)

Thu, 02 May 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The Monstie Men are back with a new episode straight out of the theater! What do you get when you mix a heist film, a revenge story, a vampire flick, and buckets of blood under the watchful eye of Radio Silence? A heck of a good time. Suffice to say, spoilers abound!

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The Invisible Man (2020)

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0000

*Trigger Warning: this movie deals heavily with domestic abuse, and it is discussed in the episode.*

James & Gary close out their miniseries about Universal's Dark Universe-adjacent movies as they talk about Blumhouse's 2020 hit, The Invisible Man, starring Elizabeth Moss & Aldis Hodge. It's an interesting modern take on the classic HG Wells story, and it makes the Monstie Men ask the question: Are there any other classic Universal monsters that would benefit from this stripped-down, modern take that completely reimagines the original? Let's be honest...probably not, but maybe this episode description is lying. I'll never tell.

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Godzilla X Kong The New Empire (2024)

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0000

This week on the Bob Iger Podcast, the Monstie Men are joined by their good friend & noted Kaiju Preservationist, Professor Matthew Sloyan, DKS (Doctor of Kaiju Studies), better known as the YouTube sensation GreenWitEvil! Gary & James lean *heavily* on Matt's wide breadth of Godzilla knowledge as he explains pretty much the entire lore of the Monsterverse, Gary is deeply involved in the Titans' love lives, and James asks the most important question: Are Godzilla & Gamera friends?

Next episode's movie will be The Invisible Man (2020), Blumhouse's take on the classic HG Wells tale.

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The Monster Squad (1987)

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0000

James & Gary are joined by their first guest ever, filmmaker & documentarian Taylor Morden! Talking points include: portals, sky beams, carrots, and metallurgy in shop class, amongst so much more.

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The Mummy (2017)

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0000

The Monstie Men witness the birth (and death) of the Dark Universe TM. This is it folks: the first, and only, entry into the Dark Universe canon: a Mummy movie that can't tell if it's a rip-roaring adventure movie or a horror movie or an Avengers knock-off. Does Gary love it? Does James hate it? Are these leading questions? Welcome to a new world of gods & monsties.

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Lisa Frankenstein (2024)

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0000

TW: drugging and attempted sexual assault

The Monster Men talk about 2024's Lisa Frankenstein by Zelda Williams & Diablo Cody. Spoilers will happen in a big, bad way, but here's a little one at the very start: this movie is extremely our kind of movie.

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Dracula Untold (2014)

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Does this movie have the sexiest Dracula? Is it proto-Morbius? Would it have been a better starting off point for the Dark Universe? How cool is Charles Dance? Join us, Lil Monsties, as James & the Big Sombrero talk about Dracula Untold starring Luke Evans. It is TOTALLY cool if you don't remember this one either.

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The Wolfman (2010)

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 05:01:00 -0000

The Monstie Men are back with Season 2, now hosted by Geekscape!

This week, we talk about the Benicio Del Toro-starring The Wolfman from 2010, directed by Joe Johnston. A number of talking points are brought up, including just how sweaty BDT gets.

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Season One Wrap-Up

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 16:34:04 -0000

As we come to the end of the original Classic Universal Monster canon, Gary & James take both a look back at season one of the podcast, where we look at the best & worst of the bunch, as well as a look to the future of the show. Thank each & every last one of you for supporting us so far.

Next episode's movie will be The Wolfman (2010), directed by Joe Johnston & starring Benicio Del Toro!

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The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)

Thu, 28 Dec 2023 04:59:00 -0000

The Monster Men come to the end of the Classic Universal Monster canon with 1956's The Creature Walks Among Us. James & the Big Sombrero are both fighting off some Gnarly Winter Yuck, but we do it for you, the listener.

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Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Abbott & Costello Meet The Monster Rally for one last jaunt in A&C's final Universal picture! We've seen some tall, emaciated mummies in previous Mummy movies, not to mention swole mummies & dumpy LCJ mummies...but this is the first time we see a Pajama Gram mummy.

Talking points include what would the best Abbott & Costello Meets The X-Files title?

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Revenge of the Creature (1955)

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0000

The Monster Rally Men strap on their aqualungs, grab our leg-knives, and take a trip down to Florida for the follow-up to Creature from the Black Lagoon. Can Big Creech learn to love? How much force does it take to throw a man against a tree & have him fold like a wallet? Should Flipper have a gun?

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Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Here we are. We're Creechin', baby! The final tentpole of the Classic Universal Monster series is here! Join James & Gary as they put on their trunks & aqualungs, grab Checkov's speargun, and wade into the Black Lagoon to talk about Michael "Creech" Gelman!

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Abbott and Costello Meet The Invisible Man (1951)

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 04:59:00 -0000

We are quite sorry for the delay, as James had surgery & the Stork dropped off a new bundle at The Big Sombrero's.

Do y'all remember in The Invisible Man Returns where Vincent Price is convicted of a crime that he didn't commit, so he convinces a scientist to give him that sweet invisible juice so he can find the real killer & prove his innocence? Well if you don't, you can hear us talk about it here.

But if you do, get ready for a dumpier version that's merely a showcase for the great Abbott & Costello!

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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 03:59:00 -0000

James & "James" dip their snoots into the first of the Abbott & Costello X Uni Monstie joint. When Wilbur & Chick unleash the dastardly eternal evil of Dracula & Franklin Stein in lovely South Florida, the two goofballs must team-up with Sad Larry Wolfman & a vivacious insurance investigator named Joan to stop them before Dracula can rule the world.

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She-Wolf of London (1946)

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 03:59:13 -0000

James & the Big Sombrero are back with this 1946 *technically* movie starring June Lockhart as an heiress who may just be going on a werewolf murder spree a mere week before her wedding, but maybe...just maybe...things aren't what they seem. This one's for you, MacGruber fans.

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The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 03:59:38 -0000

James & The Big Sombrero interrupt your regularly scheduled classic horror movie for a fresh take on a tiny piece of the Dracula mythos.

Maybe you can still catch it in theaters, but it's definitely available digitally. Make sure you don't sleep on this one.

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The Mummy's Curse (1944)

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 03:59:17 -0000

The Mummy's Curse is LCJ's last outing as Kharis, so let's join James & the Big Sombrero to see if he lands it. Spoiler: He doesn't!

Programming note: We're taking a slight detour with our next episode to talk about The Last Voyage of the Demeter, which may still be in theaters when you listen to this episode, so try to make it out to see it before it disappears into the depths of streaming Hell.

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House of Frankenstein (1944)

Thu, 10 Aug 2023 04:00:54 -0000

**Just a warning, dear listeners: this episode of the Monster Rally Podcast definitely earns its Explicit rating.**

James & The Big Sombrero are back to talk about Woody Woodpecker, and this time? They're in the studio together.

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The Mummy's Ghost (1944)

Thu, 27 Jul 2023 04:00:10 -0000

When it comes to mummies, the Monster Rally Fellas are big fans. When it comes to LCJ...well, not as much. That said, you gotta dance with the Kharis you come with, and that's just what we do. There are lots to say about The Mummy's Ghost, but the most important thing?

Is this peak dog cinema?

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The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)

Thu, 13 Jul 2023 04:00:00 -0000

*Programming note: we screwed up at the end of our previous episode and said that House of Frankenstein. Obviously, you may notice that this episode isn't HoF. Whoops, we screwed up. We will be doing House of Frankenstein, but there are still a couple of movies before we get there.*

Sometimes the titles of the Universal Monstie movies don't really match up (looking at you, Mummy franchise). This time? It's extraordinarily accurate. If you ever wanted to "see" an invisible man try to get revenge on people who've wronged him, well, this bad boy's for you!

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Son of Dracula (1943)

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 04:00:00 -0000

What happens when you take Dracula, spell his name backwards, cast Lon Cheney Jr as the Count, and sprinkle a little Zatarain's on it? Legally, a movie...we guess.

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Phantom Of The Opera (1943)

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 03:19:48 -0000

What happens when you roll that classic Universal Monstie flavor together with beautiful Technicolor? Two Oscars, baby! Gary & James are back talking about Claude Rains's final classic Universal Monster film, and our biggest question has to be is...how long does it take a rusty hacksaw to cut through massive chains holding a gigantic chandelier? The second, of course, is this horror or a romantic comedy, and if so, would Abbott & Costello be better male leads?

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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)

Wed, 31 May 2023 04:00:37 -0000

The Monsties are back with Universal's first Monster Rally movie. Curt Siodmak follows his script for his breakout hit The Wolf Man with a sequel...where he unkills Larry Talbot and has him track down the legendary Dr. Frankenstein. Which one? Heckuva question, since they are *very* cagey about the Franklin Stein lineage.

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Renfield (2023)

Sat, 22 Apr 2023 15:07:39 -0000

The year is 2023 and Universal has the guts to release a new Dracula film. Like a siren calling from the sea, Gary & James dust off their microphones and sit down to discuss this weird, fun comedy/horror/action film starring the great Nic Cage as Dracula, Nicholas Hoult as Renfield, Ben Schwartz as Teddy Lobo, & Akwafina as Rebecca Quincy.

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Minisode 2 - What If We Made A Better Invisible Agent? (aka This Episode is Rough & Raw)

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 06:35:24 -0000

*Sorry for the amount of dead air & filler sounds, but there was an issue with the website that caused us to lose the final, polished edit. We're trying our best here.*

Mike can't be with us for this one, so while James is hoping that his house isn't destroyed while Ida hits New Jersey & Gary's living it up, eating Chicago Dogs & Famous Amos, out in the Windy City, they break the story for how they'd recast & reboot the lackluster Invisible Agent.

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The Mummy's Tomb

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 01:22:21 -0000

We're really sorry for the delay in getting this episode out, but sometimes life, family, & the general ennui of life get in the way of deadlines.

Have you ever wanted to see a feature-length clipshow? If so, you're in luck with 1942's barely-an-hour proto-slasher film The Mummy's Tomb.

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Invisible Agent

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 04:00:00 -0000

The Monster Rally Men have been dreading this one since day one, but here it is: Edwin L. Marin's Invisible Agent. Buckle up, kids.

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The Ghost of Frankenstein

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 04:00:00 -0000

A baker's dozen episodes in, and the Monster Rally Men are FINALLY in the studio together. That's right, y'all: the boys are back in town again for the very first time. We're talking about 1942's The Ghost of Frankenstein, which was either directed by Erle C. Kenton, Erle C. Keaton, or Michael Keaton.

We say a lot of words in this one:

-Would Jason Segel make an amazing Frankenstein's Monster?

-Does Gary know the words to the Star Spangled Banner?

-Is that Dwight Frye again?!?

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The Wolf Man

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 06:00:00 -0000

This week, the Monster Rally Me take a look at Gary's childhood favorite: the 1941 Lon Cheney Jr vehicle THE WOLF MAN! Yes, gentle listener, we've officially entered the Cheney (Jr) Era of the Universal Monsters. He's a lot like Roger Moore's James Bond: Maybe not your favorite, but definitely the one in the most movies.

Will it hold up to Gary's fond remembrance of it from his formative years?

Are they really trying to tell us that everybody in this is Welsh?

Who's the bigger monster: The Wolf Man or run of the mill, living in exile across the Atlantic Larry Talbot?

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The Invisible Woman

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 07:00:00 -0000

In which the Monster Rally Men delve into universal's 3rd offering from 1940, The Invisible Woman! This is a different one for the show, because a) it's not a horror movie, b) it's a slapstick romantic comedy, & c) there are just a bunch of dim-witted mobsters.

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The Mummy's Hand

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 02:29:05 -0000

This is it. Ten episodes. We made it folks. Time to sell out.

Wherein we ponder just why they chose to call this "The Mummy's Hand." Listen to the Monster Rally Men breakdown this super fun proto-slasher flick. Universal is starting to dive into B-movie territory...but does B always mean bad?

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The Invisible Man Returns

Thu, 20 May 2021 07:00:00 -0000

The year: 1940.

The idea: A sequel to the 1933 classic The Invisible Man; alternatively a direct sequel to not the movie but the 1897 novel of the same name by H.G. Wells.

The star: a young, mostly unseen Vincent Price who doesn't get top billing though he is ABSOLUTELY the lead.

The movie: The Invisible Man Returns.

Is it as good as the original film? How do the Monster Rally Men score it? I'll never tell... *wink*

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Son of Frankenstein

Thu, 06 May 2021 07:00:00 -0000

Guess who's back? Back again? Gary's back; so's Franken.

The Monster Rally Trinity finally got the chance to sit down & talk about the 1974 Mel Brooks immortal Young Frankenstein!

What's that? Oops, I meant Rowland V. Lee's 1939 classic Son of Frankenstein (spoiler alert: they're not not the same movie).

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Extrasode 1 - A Very Special Extrasode

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 07:00:00 -0000

In which, with one of our intrepid hosts on the Inured Reserve, Mike & James have a breezy conversation about upcoming Universal Monster related topics, including, but not limited to:

- NECA's upcoming Universal Monster action figure line.

- Adam McKay tapped to direct the (strangely comedic?) upcoming Renfield film, cowritten by Robert Kirkman & Ryan Ridley.

- The bizarrely rad take on Dracula that Chloe Zhao will be making.

- Rob Zombie's rumored Munsters reboot.

- Universal Horror Nights's amazing Bride set piece for this Fall.

- The absolute failure in not naming it Hotel Transylvania: Trans4mania.

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Dracula's Daughter

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 15:17:22 -0000

After half a decade, Universal released a follow-up to Tod Browning's masterpiece Dracula, and the Monster Rally Men here to answer some hard hitting questions (or definitely raise some and explicitly not answer them). Does the sequel to such a high profile film live up to the hype? What were some of the possible films we could have seen before this script was settled on? Was that wax Lugosi worse than a baffling name change to a particular character? Is this the horniest Universal Monster movie? Was...was this the first prank call in film history?

Join us for a discussion of Lambert Hillyer's Dracula's Daughter, starring Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden, Marguerite Churchill, & the always excellent Edward "Eddie Van Hellsing" Van Sloan.

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Werewolf of London

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 07:00:00 -0000

Well, they can't all be winners, huh? In an episode that may be not only divisive, but may well go down in infamy, the Monster Rally Men dig into/take digs at Stuart Walker's 1935 classic(?) Werewolf of London. It's the movie that brought us the rules of werewolves as we now know it...but the question remain: Is it good? Did we enjoy it?

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Bride of Frankenstein

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:00:00 -0000

Gary has never seen BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN??!!!!! How can that be? How can he credibly host a show about Universal Monsters without seeing this iconic classic?

Join the Monster Rally Guys has they discuss 1935's BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN- including Gary's day of viewing review, NO more Monster Rally Raps, and so so much more.

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The Invisible Man

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 13:00:00 -0000

On this week's episode the guys talk about 1933's THE INVISIBLE MAN.

We get two new songs from Gary, a possible new sponsor, and the guys agree on something for once!

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The Mummy

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 14:00:00 -0000

We're on episode 3 of the Monster Rally Podcast- not officially sponsored by Super Pretzel.

This week the guys have a divisive conversation about 1932's THE MUMMY. Some of them love it, some of them not so much. We also get the latest version of the Monster Rally (W)Rap.

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Frankenstein

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 13:00:00 -0000

On this week's episode of the Monster Rally, Mike, James, and Gary discuss the 1931 classic FRANKENSTEIN. Plus Gary gives us the next verse of the Monster Rally rap!!!!!

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