Oct. 29, 2025
122. Werewolves from 'The Howling' w/Howard Berger & Marshall Julius
This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by legendary VFX artist, Howard Berger (of KNB Effects), and entertainment journalist, Marshall Julius to talk about their new book, Making Monsters ! Then, we get specific and dig into ...
Oct. 15, 2025
121. The Borg from 'Star Trek' w/Katherine Silva
This episode, Kalid and Joe travel the final frontier! Joined by speculative fiction/horror writer, Katherine Silva, the crew chat about the Borg from Star Trek , specifically digging into the season 2 episode of Star Trek: T...
Oct. 1, 2025
120. Internet Monster Double Feature! ('Grimcutty' & 'Come Play')
This episode, Kalid and Joe double dip into 2 screen-themed monster flicks! We look at the 2022 internet-meme horror, Grimcutty , and the 2020 film, Come Play , about a lonely monster named Larry. *Thank you to Jim Hall for...
Sept. 17, 2025
119. Aisha Qandicha from 'Kandisha' w/Wi-Moto Nyoka
This episode, Kalid and Joe get folkloric! We’re joined by writer, podcaster, and all around creative force, Wi-Moto Nyoka, to talk about her upcoming short film (titled, Affordable Housing ), while also geeking out about the...
Sept. 3, 2025
118. Dinosaurs from 'Jurassic Park' w/Nicole Praska & Grant Leitbrouck
This episode, Kalid and Joe spare no expense in digging deep into the world of dinosaurs through the lens of Steven Spielberg with the original Jurassic Park ! *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his mus...
Aug. 20, 2025
117. The Sanshi from 'Control Freak' w/Shal Ngo
This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by director and writer, Shal Ngo, to talk about his recent horror film, Control Freak , currently on Hulu! *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ...
Aug. 6, 2025
116. Greek Gods & Monsters from 'Clash of the Titans' w/Adam Marek
This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by science-fiction writer, Adam Marek to "release the kraken!" Or, rather, discuss the 1981 Greek fantasy flick, Clash of the Titans and all the classic Ray Harryhausen creatures that co...
July 23, 2025
115. The Ohmu from 'Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'
This episode, Kalid and Joe dig into a Hayao Miyazaki classic, one of his earliest films: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind from 1984, based on the manga of the same name. *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out mo...
July 9, 2025
114. Mothman from 'The Mothman Prophecies'
This episode, Kalid and Joe dig into the 2022 cosmic cryptozoological horror flick, The Mothman Prophecies , from director Mark Pellington! *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music her...
June 18, 2025
113. Spirits, Demons & Jiangshi from 'A Chinese Ghost Story' w/Xueting C. Ni
Without Kalid, Joe takes on solo hosting duties and is joined by author, translator and speaker Xueting C. Ni to talk Chinese genre fiction and the myths, legends and creatures behind the 1987 film, A Chinese Ghost Story (dir...
May 28, 2025
112. Nix from 'Lord of Illusions'
This episode, Kalid and Joe hop into the world of magic, illusions and Clive Barker! We're chatting about the 1995 horror flick, Lord of Illusions ! *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ...
May 14, 2025
111. The New Batch from 'Gremlins 2' w/Dominic Burgess
This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by actor and writer Dominic Burgess to follow up our 2022 conversation on Gremlins , with new conversation on Gremlins 2: The New Batch! *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out...
April 30, 2025
110. Puppets & Goblins from 'Labyrinth' w/Shiromi Arserio
This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by audiobook narrator, voice actor and author Shiromi Arserio to dig into Jim Henson’s 1986 classic, Labyrinth . *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ...
April 16, 2025
109. Shima Tetsuo from 'Akira' w/Jim Tandberg
This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by our very own artist & fellow geek, Jim Tandberg, to dive into the seminal 80s anime classic, Akira . *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ...
April 2, 2025
108. The Hollow Men from "The Gorge"
This episode, Kalid and Joe dive into Scott Derrickson's 2025 film, The Gorge , now streaming on Apple TV+ ! *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music here , and if you li...
March 19, 2025
107. What They Did in the Shadows w/Andy Assaf & Nicole Praska
This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by regular guest host, Nicole Praska, as well as comedian/actor, Andy Assaf, who played Cravensworth's Monster on the final season of What We Do in the Shadows ! We all chat about Andy's...
March 5, 2025
106. Space Vampires from 'Lifeforce'
This episode, Kalid and Joe take a trip back to 1985 to dive into Tobe Hooper’s 1985 cult-classic, Lifeforce ! *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music here , and if you l...
Feb. 19, 2025
105. The Long One from 'Slither' w/Erik Kollasch
This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by editor, movie-buff and friend of the podcast, Erik Kollasch, to chat about James Gunn’s 2006 directorial debut, Slither ! *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his...
Feb. 5, 2025
104. Spike from 'Eraserhread'
This episode, Kalid and Joe are celebrating the life of visionary filmmaker, David Lynch! We specifically dig into his debut film, Eraserhead , and its deformed infant creature affectionately known as Spike. *Thank you to J...
Jan. 22, 2025
103. Frankenstein's Monster w/Dawn Brodey
Kalid and Joe are back after a bit of a break! We're coming back hot and finally taking the time to do a deep dive into the creature that started it all for us. Joined by comedian & historian, Dawn Brodey, the crew chat about...
Dec. 17, 2024
102. ‘Cloverfield‘ w/Waleed Mansour & Nicole Praska
Kalid and Joe are joined by regular guest host, Nicole Praska, and Waleed Mansour to chat about the 2008 found-footage kaiju film, Cloverfield ! *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ...
Dec. 3, 2024
101. ‘Jade’ w/Joe Mischo, Matt Hoodhood & Erin Kobrin
Our pal, director Joe Mischo returns to the podcast to give us the scoop on his latest short film, Jade ! Joining him are Matt Hoodhood, who did the cinematography and Erin Kobrin who worked on costuming. Jade is currently ma...
Nov. 27, 2024
100. The Ghouls from ‘They Live’
As we celebrate 100 episodes of Frankenstein’s Podcast, join us as we chat about a movie that’s not poignant at all today…yep, not at all. We’re chatting about John Carpenter’s 1988 classic, They Live ! *Thank you to Jim Ha...
Oct. 31, 2024
99. 'Beetlejuice' w/Rashawn Scott
This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by actor and comedian Rashawn Scott for a nice, spooky-season discussion of the 1988 classic, Beetlejuice ! *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ...