Jeff Owens, co-host of the podcast, joins Derek this week to take a . . . um . . . look at the 1940 film The Invisible Man Returns (dir. Joe May). When Jeff isn't working on his own podcast with his co-host (and long-time Monster Kid Radio friend Rich Chamberlain), he's running his site , or writing for or , he's been dreaming of the day he'll get to play the Classic Five on Monster Kid Radio. Lucky for Jeff, we get to do that this week, too! Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Boom Ho...
May 11, 2017•1 hr 32 min
Longtime friends of Monster Kid Radio Christopher R. Mihm and Mitch Gonzales return to the show to talk about the latest and greatest news from the Mihmiverse. There's a new movie in production right now - - and Derek can't wait to hear all about it from the Mitch and Mihm Connection (while avoiding spoilers). Plus, feedback from the 's Joe Eiden about recent podcast episodes and Mystery Science Theater 3000. Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Saint Euphoria - The Online Home of the F...
May 04, 2017•1 hr 35 min
Animator, filmmaker, monster kid Mark Bailey joins Monster Kid Radio this week to talk about, among other things, the . This incredible project spotlights a number of monster movies (and video games, comics, etc.!) that take the Big Apple and turn it into a giant monster playground. Mark tells Derek (and the listeners) about his background, and they even play a round of the Classic Five. Also in this episode, we have some feedback from fellow Rod Barnett, and we take a look at this year's winner...
Apr 28, 2017•1 hr 28 min
Clearly, Mystery Science Theater 3000 is copying Monster Kid Radio . . . right? Okay, not really. But it IS a happy (?) accident that MST3k covered The Beast of Hollow Mountain (dir. Edward Nassour, Ismael Rodríguez) and released their episode to Netflix right around the same time Anthony Wendel joined Derek on the podcast to talk about the movie! Anthony is a long-time fan of all things monstrously large, and he's putting his experience and expertise to good use with the release of his book , w...
Apr 20, 2017•1 hr 21 min
Film historian and author Troy Howarth (, , , etc.) joins Derek this week for a look at a poverty row horror film featuring one of the patron saints of Monster Kid Radio - Bela Lugosi. The movie? 1943's The Ape Man (dir. William Beaudine). Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Don't forget to vote in the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards - Vince Rotolo for Monster Kid Hall of Fame - Troy Howarth on Amazon - "The Universal Monster Universe Isn’t Going to Be Like the MCU or the DCEU" - (....
Apr 13, 2017•1 hr 27 min
Derek rides shotgun as Scott Morris takes him on a ride to check out the 1977 film The Car (dir. Elliot Silverstein). This casual chat was originally recorded earlier this year, and now that Monster Kid Radio has fully recovered from its recent hard drive failure, we can get this show out of the shop and into your ears. Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Don't forget to vote in the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards - Vince Rotolo for Monster Kid Hall of Fame - The Car Game - Die Cast...
Apr 06, 2017•1 hr 51 min
What is it about the Bride character that makes her so iconic and included in the line-up of classic Universal monsters even though she only has a few minutes of screen time? Cort Psyops joins Derek this week on Monster Kid Radio to discuss this and more when they talk about one of the best sequels of all movie-dom - Bride of Frankenstein (dr. James Whale). Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Listener Survey - Don't forget to vote in the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards - Vince Rotol...
Mar 29, 2017•1 hr 45 min
Seb Godin is a filmmaker who likes monster movies . . . and slime, so he's a perfect guest to join Derek this week on Monster Kid Radio to discuss the 1963's The Slime People (dir. Robert Hutton). Seb's taking that love of monsters and slime and directing the upcoming film Lycanimator, so we'll get to hear about that as well. Along the way, we learn what scared Seb as a kid and what movie truly chills him (it's probably not what you think!). After recording with Seb, Derek later discovered why T...
Mar 22, 2017•2 hr
Not even a Kong-sized head cold can stop this week's epic episode of Monster Kid Radio! Kong: Skull Island (dir. Jordan Vogt-Roberts) has stomped its way across movie screens, and the monster kids were there to see it! Tom Daufel joined Derek for an afternoon screening of the film, and after you hear his thoughts on the movie, settle in, because Paul McComas returns to MKR to break down the film in more ways than one! After all that, if you still have room in your ears, you can hear what some li...
Mar 17, 2017•2 hr 26 min
Monster kid Greg Starrett returns to Monster Kid Radio this week to join Derek for a conversation about the 1928 film The Man Who Laughs (dir. Paul Leni). One of them has never really watched the movie before, and since Greg is one of the people behind and even published a zine devoted to Conrad Veidt when he was a kid, it's probably not Greg who's not seen The Man Who Laughs. Greg even dressed up as Gwynplaine when he was younger . . . multiple times. Also, courtesy of Greg and the rest of Veid...
Mar 09, 2017•1 hr 40 min
Kong: Long Live the King (dir. Frank Dietz, Trish Geiger) is making the festival and convention rounds, and Derek was able to attend the Portland premiere at the . What did Derek think of the documentary? Well, he liked it, but you'll get to hear just HOW MUCH he liked it this week on Monster Kid Radio. After the screening, organizer Greg Hamilton led a Q&A session with Frank Dietz and special effects artist Chris Walas. Also earlier this week, the ballot for the 15th Annual Rondo Hatton Cla...
Mar 02, 2017•1 hr 5 min
Feb 23, 2017•8 min
This week, Monster Kid Radio gets futuristic . . . sort of . . . when Derek is joined by guest Dwight Kemper to discuss the film Frankenstein 1970 (dir. Howard W. Koch). Boris Karloff returns to a Frankenstein movie, but not as the monster. This time, Karloff plays the monster's creator! Listen to this episode to find out why this movie is so important to Dwight and his development as a monster kid. (And when you're done listening to this episode, be sure to check out !) Plus, you'll hear listen...
Feb 16, 2017•1 hr 43 min
Brenda and Derek put 2016's The Autopsy of Jane Doe (dir. André Øvredal) under the knife. SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS! (.mp3s of every episode of Monster Kid Radio and Married With Monsters are available for download at our barebones behind-the-scenes website at http://monsterkidradio.libsyn.com) All original content of Married With Monsters by Monster Kid Radio LLC is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Feb 12, 2017•32 min
Frank Schildiner loves the Frankenstein Monster, and he's on Monster Kid Radio this week to talk about his upcoming book The Triumph of Frankenstein (coming soon from Black Coat Press)! Frank and Derek talk writing, new pulp, classic pulp, a particular vampire hunter character from Marvel Comics . . . and then they finally get into a conversation about their Top Three Frankenstein Foes! Also, Derek has a quick teaser announcement about something a LOT of people have been asking about, and there'...
Feb 09, 2017•1 hr 52 min
Biff! Bam! Pow! Joe Stuber from () returns to Monster Kid Radio this week to discuss the 1967 film Mad Monster Party? (dir. Jules Bass). This Rankin/Bass production has it all – monsters, music, great character design, and Boris Karloff! What more could a monster kid want? Before they get into the movie, though, Derek reviews some recent listener emails. Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Theseus and the Minotaur - Coming Soon from Joshua Kennedy! Monstrous Movie Music - The Beast fro...
Feb 03, 2017•1 hr 53 min
Stephen D. Sullivan takes a break from to join Derek for a conversation about Space Probe Taurus (dir. Leonard Katzman). They both saw the movie thanks to the television channel Comet, and you'll get to hear whether or not it was worth the space it took on their DVRs! Somehow, the conversation turned into a commercial for two of our favorite independent retro filmmakers - and ! Before wrapping up this week's episode, Derek reflects on the Ultraman double feature he recently attended at the Holly...
Jan 26, 2017•1 hr 19 min
Recent film school graduate Joshua Kennedy returns to Monster Kid Radio to talk about his most recent film - The Alpha Omega Man - and the next project in the works - Theseus and the Minotaur. Of course, a couple of monster kids can't get together to talk shop without several tangents turning up in the conversation, so everything from Star Wars to the Universal monster universe comes up as well! Also, Derek hears from a listener over 9000 miles away from Monster Kid Radio Central. Voicemail: 503...
Jan 19, 2017•1 hr 25 min
The himself, Rich Chamberlain, joins Derek this week on Monster Kid Radio for a chat about 1962's Carnival of Souls (dir. Herk Harvey). They get a LITTLE spoiler-y, so you've been warned! There's also some feedback, and some other chatter about other monster kid friendly topics. Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Classic Horrors Club Podcast - Kansas City Cinephile - Classic Horrors Club - (.mp3s of every episode of Monster Kid Radio is available for download at our barebones behind-t...
Jan 12, 2017•1 hr 58 min
Let's start the New Year with a new voice on Monster Kid Radio! This week, Derek is joined by author, Rondo award winner, and monster kid David Schecter. David is the mastermind behind , a label responsible for making all monster kid ears smile with soundtrack releases for some of the best 1950s monster movies around. David is also a writer, a DVD commentarian (is that a word?), and a friend of Julie Adams', so we HAD to have him on the show! Also, we'll find out about an upcoming Monster Kid Ra...
Jan 05, 2017•1 hr 30 min
How do you celebrate 300 episodes of Monster Kid Radio? You invite the best podcast listeners in the world to join the party! In this week's episode of the podcast, several listeners and past guests call in their thoughts on 300 episodes of the podcast devoted to the classic, and sometimes not-so-classic, genre cinema of yesteryear. Derek also shares his Top Ten favorite things that have come out of producing Monster Kid Radio, but that's after he ambushes frequent guest Scott "Podcast Legend" M...
Dec 29, 2016•1 hr 22 min
We're celebrating two events this week on Monster Kid Radio! December 22nd is the birthday of director Freddie Francis, and he's the man in the director's chair of 1972's Tales from the Crypt . . . which just so happens to have a Christmas-themed story in it, so . . . Merry Christmas? Larry Underwood (Dr. Gangrene) joins Derek to tackle this classic Amicus film. Also, some listeners of Monster Kid Radio share their holiday greetings and plans. Happy Holidays from Monster Kid Radio! Voicemail: 50...
Dec 23, 2016•1 hr 34 min
FINALLY! joins Derek for the fifth and final installment in the original "Planet of the Apes" film franchise! This isn't a war - this is Battle for the Planet of the Apes (dir. J. Lee Thompson). This Apes-journey has taken a long time to complete here on Monster Kid Radio. Was it worth the wait? Listen to find out! Also Paul McComas calls in with a response to a response left in response (as a response?) to the feedback about Episodes and - the two part king-sized Kongversation about King Kong! ...
Dec 15, 2016•1 hr 39 min
Fifty Years . . . fifty years of Manos! We're celebrating fifty years of Manos: The Hands of Fate (dir. Harold P. Warren) by welcoming back Jackey Raye Neyman Jones to Monster Kid Radio. Jackey's been busy producing the sequel Manos Returns (dir. Tonjia Atomic), promoting her book Growing Up with Manos: The Hands of Fate: How I was the Child Star of the Worst Movie Ever Made and Lived to Tell the Story, and just spreading the word of all-things Manos. After talking with Jackey, Derek welcomes St...
Dec 08, 2016•2 hr 19 min
The Kong-versation Kong-tinues this week on Monster Kid Radio and Derek and guest Paul McComas talk more about the 1976 King Kong (dir. John Guillermin) and how it Kong-pares to the original film and the 2005 remake. They also address the assertion made by 1976 Second Unit Director William Kronick when he said, "Kong is a fantastic beast and audiences have more affinity for him than they do for Frankenstein or other screen monsters." MKR Listeners also send in their thoughts on the films and Kon...
Dec 01, 2016•1 hr 55 min
This week begins a truly epic Kong-versation with returning guest Paul McComas. It will only take you a few minutes into the conversation to realize Paul really enjoys the 1976 King Kong (dir. John Guillermin), but all three versions of King Kong will get their due as well. It wasn't planned this way, but since Derek and Paul had such a great, in-depth conversation, this is only Part One of their exploration of the films. Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Paul McComas - Super Mates P...
Nov 24, 2016•1 hr 23 min
Was Doctor Strange magical, despite having the director of the 2008 remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still (dir. Scott Derrickson) at the helm? Derek and Brenda want to find out! (.mp3s of every episode of Monster Kid Radio and Married With Monsters are available for download at our barebones behind-the-scenes website at http://monsterkidradio.libsyn.com) All original content of Married With Monsters by Monster Kid Radio LLC is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDeriv...
Nov 21, 2016•51 min
This week, an old friend returns to the podcast. Larry Underwood, also known as the horror host , brings Derek a handful of cats in the form of 1977's The Uncanny (dir. Denis Héroux). Thankfully, none of Derek's cats (Smoke, Lovee, and Sam) got any ideas from their spoiler-filled discussion about this portmanteau film! There's also some listener feedback (and, again, there are some spoilers, this time about the latest Godzilla film). Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Weresquito: Nazi...
Nov 17, 2016•1 hr 42 min
The spirit of October is alive and well at Monster Kid Radio, and it will be for you, too, when we take you back October 29th and 30th. The faithful descended on on October 29th for the 2016 Scare-A-Thon! There, Derek introduced five movies throughout the day - Creature from the Black Lagoon (dir. Jack Arnold), King Kong vs. Godzilla (dir. Ishirō Honda), Count Yorga, Vampire (dir. Bob Kelljan), The Evil Dead (dir. Sam Raimi), and Blacula (dir. William Crain). Before and between the movies, Derek...
Nov 10, 2016•2 hr 2 min
Halloween may be behind us, but the monsters are always here on Monster Kid Radio! This week, takes a brief vacation from the Twilight Zone to join Derek to discuss 1958's Monster on the Campus (dir. Jack Arnold). This movie came near the end of Universal's run of science fiction monsters. Does this movie cycle go out with a bang, or does it need to go back to school? Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: monsterkidradio@gmail.com (.mp3s of every episode of Monster Kid Radio is available...
Nov 03, 2016•1 hr 14 min
