Monster Dear Monster
A Podcast Exploring Monsters in Popular Culture
About the show
Diving into the contrasts and evolution of monsters between their folklore origins and contemporary depictions in various media. Discussions center on film, video games, and literature.
Episodes
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Episode 54: Months in the Milk Bath [Hill Folk]
August 18th, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 2 mins
hill folk, hulder, monster, thale
We return to Scandinavian folklore with a look at the hill folk in the film, Thale.
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Episode 53: Don't Juice Me, Brother [Weird Tales]
August 4th, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 7 mins
clark ashton smith, eldritch horror, gargoyle, monster, space
We begin looking at the works of Clark Ashton Smith, a contemporary of authors H.P. Lovecraft, and Robert E. Howard.
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Episode 52: Hell in a Cell [Silent Hill]
July 28th, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 26 mins
monsters, silent hill
We return with part two of our dive into all things Silent Hill, and travel the misty roads of Silent Hill: Revelation.
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Episode 51: Colin Comes Out of the Bathroom [Silent Hill]
July 13th, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 13 mins
monsters, silent hill
We begin our foray into the mist shrouded town of Silent Hill.
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Episode 50: Sir Didymus Has Joined the Party [Goblins]
July 4th, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 26 mins
changeling, david bowie, labyrinth, monster
We return to cover more changelings with a little known film from 1986, Labyrinth.
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Episode 49: Magical Dead Things [Undead]
June 16th, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 25 mins
barghest, ghoul, h.p. lovecraft, monsters, revenant
We take a further look into depictions of Ghouls, Revenants, and Barghests, this episode.
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Episode 48: Who's Got a Spooky Basement [Mythos]
June 2nd, 2018 | Season 1 | 58 mins 46 secs
barghest, dream cycle, h.p. lovecraft, monsters, revenant, strigoï
We take a look at another Lovecraft tale, The Hound, and its possible source beasties.
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Episode 47: Insanity Mound [Mythos]
May 20th, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 28 mins
dream cycle, h.p. lovecraft, monsters
We discuss the inhabitants of H.P. Lovecraft's ghost written novella, The Mound, as we begin our formless descent into the Dream Cycle.
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Episode 46: Big Legs on a Tall Boy [Jötunn]
May 5th, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 35 mins
folklore, jotunn, monsters, scandinavian folklore, trolls
We take a second look at Jotunn, with the 2010 film, TrollHunter.
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Episode 45: Touched by a Ghost [Jötunn]
April 21st, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 42 mins
jotun, monsters
We cover the 2017 film, The Ritual, and begin our exploration into Jötunn lore.
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Episode 44: Everyone Wants a Whip [Kaiju]
April 7th, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 26 mins
kaiju, monsters, pacific rim uprising
Anniversary Episode! We cover the 2018 film, Pacific Rim: Uprising.
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Episode 43: He Is Always Moist [Ghosts]
March 31st, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 46 mins
ghosts, monsters, the frighteners
Joined by a new co-host we take a look into ghosts, through the Peter Jackson film, The Frighteners.
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Episode 42: Hidden Murder Cabinet [Ghosts]
March 24th, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 22 mins
ghosts, monsters
We cover ghosts this episode, and take a look at the Korean film, The Wailing (2016).
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Episode 41: The Statement of Sexy Voice
March 17th, 2018 | Season 1 | 55 mins 55 secs
h.p. lovecraft, monsters, randolph carter
We discuss two short stories by H.P. Lovecraft, and the respective film adaptations.
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Episode 40: Drangleic Safari
March 3rd, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 35 mins
dark souls, monsters, video games
We cover the first few legs of the journey through Drangleic in Dark Souls II.
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Episode 39: The Many Deaths of Sean Bean
February 24th, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 18 mins
monsters, vampires
We return to Vampires in two films, Ultraviolet, and Daybreakers, as well as the OVA series Hellsing Ultimate.