Monster Dear Monster
A Podcast Exploring Monsters in Popular Culture
Episodes
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Episode 57: Welcome to Puppet World, Hmmm [The Dark Crystal]
September 29th, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 38 mins
dark crystal, gelfling, skeksis
We take a look at the 1982 film, The Dark Crystal in this first part of our coverage.
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Episode 56: That's Not Your Mom, It's a Tiger! [Mountain Spirits]
September 15th, 2018 | Season 1 | 55 mins 49 secs
changsanbom, monster, tiger
We return to Korean folklore with the film, The Mimic (Changsan Bom).
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Episode 55: Big Puppet Energy [Unicorns]
September 1st, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 52 mins
monster, osamu tezuka, unico, unicorn
We discuss Unicorns in a pair of films, The Fantastic Adventures of Unico, and Unico in the Island of Magic. Is this Dark Souls?
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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).