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 03: Genetically Enhanced Hips
February 17th, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 30 mins
miniatures, monsters, warhammer 40k
We return with another episode of Mini Dear Mini, this time with an update on Kingdom Death Monster, new Warhammer 40k minis and Mad Max with Matchbox cars?
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Episode 38: Poke Poke Great Old One Village
February 10th, 2018 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 21 mins
monster hunter, monster hunter ride on, monsters
We are joined by returning guest, Leonard aka Dr Faust is Dead, for a look into the Monsters of the Monster Hunter Franchise.
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Episode 37: Since That Time
February 3rd, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 20 mins
monsters, subspecies, underworld, vampire
We cover the Vampire lore in two film series, Underworld, and Subspecies.
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Episode 36: Dagon Delivers
January 28th, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 22 mins
dagon, film, h.p. lovecraft, monsters, novel
We discuss the 2001 film, Dagon, as well as the 1917 short story, Dagon, by H.P. Lovecraft.
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Episode 35: Scooby Dooby Doo
January 20th, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 14 mins
comic, film, monsters, scooby doo
We cover the 2002 live action film, Scooby Doo, and the 2016 graphic novel, Scooby Apocalypse.
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Episode 34: Wolves in the Werehouse
January 13th, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 37 mins
book, film, monster, video game, werewolf
We return to talk werewolf lore in this episode.
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Episode 33: Matt's Bloody Bars
January 6th, 2018 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 26 mins
bloodborne, monsters
For the first episode of 2018, we cover the video game, Bloodborne, and its DLC, The Old Hunters.
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Episode 32: Bob Marley and the Krampus Carol
December 23rd, 2017 | Season 1 | 1 hr 45 mins
krampus, monsters
We cover the lore and popular culture representation of the Krampus, in this holiday episode.
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Episode 30: Termite In My Locket
November 25th, 2017 | Season 1 | 1 hr 28 mins
cronos, monster, vampire
We discuss the film, Cronos, and its take on the Vampire mythos.
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Episode 29: Our Boy Hud [Kaiju]
November 18th, 2017 | Season 1 | 1 hr 28 mins
cloverfield, kaiju, monster
A return to Kaiju as we cover the first film in the Cloververse, 2008's "Cloverfield".
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Episode 28: Dog Sized Bugs in Space
November 12th, 2017 | Season 1 | 1 hr 27 mins
bugs, monsters, starship troopers, warhammer 40k
We discuss creatures from the film, Starship Troopers.
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Episode 27: Don't Take Off Your Jacket When There Are Zombies
November 5th, 2017 | Season 1 | 1 hr 20 mins
monster, train to busan, zombie
We talk about the film, Train to Busan, and its animated prequel, Seoul Station.
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Episode 26: What Do You Do Samurai Crab? [The Mist]
October 22nd, 2017 | Season 1 | 1 hr 35 mins
kingdom death monster, monster, the mist
We discuss the film, The Mist, and have a little chat about a board game before hand.
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Episode 25: Wendigo the Musical
October 14th, 2017 | Season 1 | 1 hr 6 mins
monster, until dawn, wendigo
We discuss the folklore behind the Wendigo, as well as the contrasts representing it in popular culture.
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Episode 24: Godzilla is THICC
October 4th, 2017 | Season 1 | 1 hr 38 mins
godzilla, kaiju, monster
We're back with Kaiju, discussing the film, Shin Godzilla.
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Episode 23: Too Many Soths Not Enough Yog [Weird Tales]
October 1st, 2017 | Season 1 | 55 mins 45 secs
lovecraft, monster, the dunwich horror
We discuss the H.P. Lovecraft story, The Dunwich Horror.