Ageism is the number one leading cause of mad scientists. Learn this and other amazing things this week when Beth and Derek tackle 1959's The Wasp Woman (dir. Roger Corman)! Plus Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review (the final episode of Ultraman Ace)! Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: Monster Kid Radio on Patreon - Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark MatzkeSmall Town Monsters - Ray Harryhausen:...
Aug 18, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Don't get caught with static in your attic! Dig this episode and catch Christopher Page talking with Derek about Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow (dir. William J. Hole Jr.)! Plus Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review (Ultraman Ace)! Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: Monster Kid Radio on Patreon - Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark MatzkeSmall Town Monsters - Follow Christopher PageOrphaned Entertainmen...
Aug 11, 2025•1 hr 15 min
Sharon Smyth Lentz appeared at Sarah Collins in the original "Dark Shadows" TV show, and she appeared at this past summer's Monster Bash! Plus Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review (Ultraman Ace)! Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: Monster Kid Radio on Patreon - Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark MatzkeSmall Town Monsters - Ray Harryhausen: Miniature Models of the Silver Screen - Gathering of the...
Aug 04, 2025•49 min•Season 2Ep. 37
A recording from this past summer's Monster Base featuring a Q&A with the daughter of the Creature from the Black Lagoon? Yes, please! Please Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review (Ultraman Ace)! Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: Monster Kid Radio on Patreon - Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark MatzkeSmall Town Monsters - Ray Harryhausen: Miniature Models of the Silver Screen - Gathering of ...
Jul 28, 2025•54 min•Season 2Ep. 36
KaiJuly 2025 continues as Robert L. Kelly introduces Derek to a new-to-him movie - 1970's Voyage Into Space (dir. Minoru Yamada). Can they keep up with Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot? Please Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review (Ultraman Ace)! Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: Monster Kid Radio on Patreon - Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark MatzkeSmall Town Monsters - Follow Robert Kelly Re...
Jul 21, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 35
KaiJuly 2025 continues as Godzillafest's Bob Johnson joins Derek to discuss the upcoming film festival and convention (and they even play the Classic Five!). Plus Hall of Famer Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review (Ultraman Ace)! Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: Monster Kid Radio on Patreon - Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark MatzkeSmall Town Monsters - Follow Bob Johnson Godzillafest - Plane...
Jul 14, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 34
KaiJuly 2025 begins with Beth and Derek taking a look at 1996's Rebirth of Mothra (dir. Okihiro Yoneda), plus some special announcements, Listener Feedback, and Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review (Ultraman Ace)! Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: Monster Kid Radio on Patreon - Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark MatzkeSmall Town Monsters - Ray Harryhausen: Miniature Models of the Silver Screen ...
Jul 07, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 33
With Full Moon June behind us, it's time for Bride of Monster Kid Radio to catch its breath - Listener Feedback and Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review (Ultraman Ace)! Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark MatzkeSmall Town Monsters - Ray Harryhausen: Miniature Models of the Silver Screen - Deth Designs - Classic Horror Film Board - Executive Producer: "" provided...
Jun 30, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 32
David Heath joins Derek and Beth to tackle a bona fide classic - Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (dir. Roy William Neill). Plus Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review (Ultraman Ace), and Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland! Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark MatzkeSmall Town Monsters - Follow David Heath People's Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos - Wasabi Con PD...
Jun 23, 2025•1 hr 31 min
Oliver Reed as a werewolf? Really? YES! REALLY! Bride of Monster Kid Radio continues its look at lycanthropic cinema when Matt Rashleigh joins Derek for a look at The Curse of the Werewolf (dir. Terence Fisher). Plus Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland! Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Ray Harryhausen: Miniature Models of the Silver Screen - Deth Designs - Cla...
Jun 16, 2025•1 hr 14 min
Full Moon June continues when Derek and Beth take on Paul Naschy's first turn as a lycanthrope in the movie Frankenstein's Bloody Terror (dir. Enrique Lopez Eguiluz). Plus the Classic Five with BadShark Blackhand, Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland, and Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review (Ultraman Ace)! Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: Phoenix Fan Fusion - Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Fol...
Jun 10, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Bride of Monster Kid Radio kicks off a month of werewolf movies by inviting author Mark Finn to discuss 1981's An American Werewolf in London. Plus Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland and Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review (Ultraman Ace)! Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: Phoenix Fan Fusion - Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark MatzkeSmall Town Monsters - Follow Mark Finn The North Tex...
Jun 02, 2025•1 hr 36 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Lucha de Mayo 2025 concludes as Beth and Derek discuss 1965's The Diabolical Axe (dir. José Díaz Morales). Plus Listener Feedback and Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review (Ultraman Ace)! Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: Phoenix Fan Fusion - Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark MatzkeSmall Town Monsters - Deth Designs - Classic Horror Film Board - Executive Producer: "" () provided courtesy of Br...
May 26, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Lucha de Mayo 2025 continues! This week, Kenny from Ol' Mexico returns to the podcast as he and Derek explore the roots of Blue Demon with Blue Demon: El Demonio Azul (dir. Chano Urueta). Plus Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review (Ultraman Ace)! Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark MatzkeSmall Town Monsters - Deth Designs - Classic Horror Film Board - Executive P...
May 19, 2025•1 hr 13 min
Lucha de Mayo 2025 continues! This week, podcaster/author/musician Robert Kelly joins Derek to ride the range with Santo vs. the Riders of Terror (Santo contra los jinetes del terror) (dir. René Cardona). Plus Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review (Ultraman Ace)! Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark MatzkeSmall Town Monsters - Follow Robert KellyWolf Cub of Coma...
May 12, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 25
It's that time of year! It's Lucha de Mayo 2025! To kick off this month-long celebration of all-things luchador movies, Derek and Beth take a look at 1974's The Revenge of the Crying Woman (dir. Miguel M. Delgado), aka La venganza de la llorona, aka the wacky adventures of Santo and his boxer friend Mantequilla Nápoles! Plus Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review (Ultraman Ace)! Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on T...
May 05, 2025•51 min•Season 2Ep. 24
It's been nearly a year since Monster Kid Radio Irregular Stephen D. Sullivan has been on the show . . . so let's correct that! Steve joins Derek this week for a casual catch up chat where they talk about comics, gaming . . . and monsters, of course! Plus Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review (Ultraman Ace)! Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark MatzkeSmall Town ...
Apr 28, 2025•1 hr 34 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Just because one of the filmmakers caught pneumonia while making Attack of the Giant Leeches (dir. Bernard L. Kowalski) means you have anything to worry about when you listen to this week's episode with Derek and special guest Matt Rashleigh! Plus Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review (Ultraman Ace)! Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark MatzkeSmall Town Monsters...
Apr 21, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 22
It's time to dip back into kaiju-infested waters (mountains?) as Beth continues her giant monster journey. Derek shows her Rodan (dir. Ishirô Honda) for the very first time this week. Plus your answers to the previous Kaiju Query, BadShark Black Hand's review of The Invincible Czar's presentation of The Phantom of the Opera, and Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review (Ultraman Ace)! Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio ...
Apr 14, 2025•1 hr 29 min
Steve Turek and Penny Dreadful enter the House of Dark Shadows (dir. Dan Curtis)
Apr 07, 2025•1 hr 17 min
It's time to determine the Top Ten Best Classic Universal Monster Movies according to YOU, the listeners of Bride of Monster Kid Radio. Plus Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review (Ultraman Ace), Jeff Goes to the Movies (The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (dir. Pete Browngardt)), and Listener Feedback. Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark MatzkeSmall...
Mar 31, 2025•48 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Not even the eruption of Mount Vesuvius can stop the Curse of the Faceless Man (dir. Edward L. Cahn), and it can't stop Alan Tromp from joining Derek on the podcast to discuss this 1958 film. Plus Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review (Ultraman Ace). Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: HELP US DECIDE THE BEST CLASSIC UNIVERSAL MONSTER MOVIES! - Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark MatzkeSmall Town...
Mar 24, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Finally, Derek and Beth sit down to watch The Hideous Sun Demon (dir. Robert Clarke). Plus, Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review (Ultraman Ace), and Listener Feedback. Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark MatzkeSmall Town Monsters - Small Town Monsters: Celebrating 10 Years - Deth Designs - Classic Horror Film Board - "" () provided courtesy of Bride of Monster...
Mar 17, 2025•1 hr 9 min
Will Beth finally watch The Hideous Sun Demon (dir. Robert Clarke)? Find out as she returns to the show and catches up with Derek. Plus, Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review (Ultraman Ace), and Listener Feedback. Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark MatzkeSmall Town Monsters - Small Town Monsters: Celebrating 10 Years - Deth Designs - Classic Horror Film Board ...
Mar 10, 2025•52 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Can the roots of modern tokusatsu be traced to 1966's The Golden Bat (dir. Hajime Satô)? Matt Rashleigh joins Derek this week to find out! Plus, Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review (Ultraman Ace)! Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark MatzkeSmall Town Monsters - Small Town Monsters: Celebrating 10 Years - "" () provided courtesy of Bride of Monster Kid Radio is...
Mar 03, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Returning to the podcast is long-time friend of the show Larry Underwood, aka Dr. Gangrene. He catches up with Derek, letting us know about what he's been up to, what he's got coming up, and his thoughts on the 1962 John Agar film Hand of Death (dir. Gene Nolan). Plus, Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review (Ultraman Ace)! Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: monsterkidradio@gmail.com The Classic Horror Film Board - https://classichorrorfilmboard.com/ Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - https://discord....
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 14
From Monster Bash, we have a recording of a Q&A session with Monster Bash Guest of Honor Caroline Munro! Plus, Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review (Ultraman Ace)! Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark MatzkeSmall Town Monsters - Small Town Monsters: Celebrating 10 Years - Follow Monster BashCreepy Classics - Monster Bash Summer 2025 - "" () provided courtes...
Feb 17, 2025•51 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Beth continues her kaiju catch-up this week when she joins Derek to watch and discuss 1955's Godzilla Raids Again (dir. Motoyoshi Oda). (Beth raids again?) Plus, Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review (Ultraman Ace). Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark MatzkeSmall Town Monsters - Visit the Classic Horror Film Board "" () provided courtesy of Bride of Monster Kid...
Feb 10, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Author Micah Swanson Harris cites the original King Kong as one of his favorite films, so it only felt natural that he would turn his film scholarship talents toward writing King Kong - The Evolving Narrative: The Annotated Novelization. He joins Derek this week for a chat about the book, the author of the original novel, and much more. Plus, Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review (Ultraman Ace), and Jeff's Weird Wednesday Report. Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server -...
Feb 03, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 11
In 1967, a group of 20-somethings released The Equinox...A Journey Into the Supernatural (dir. Dennis Muren, Mark Thomas McGee). In 1970, the film was re-released as Equinox (adding dir. Jack Woods) thanks to producer Jack H. Harris. In 2025, longtime friends Derek and Matt discuss both films on Bride of Monster Kid Radio. Plus, Mark Matzek's Beta Capsule Review (Ultraman Ace), Listener Feedback, and a tribute to fallen monster kids by Captain Billy. Voicemail: (360) 524-2484 Email: Monster Kid...
Jan 27, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 10
