The final week of Dancember 2019 sees Derek joined by author (Dr. Cushing's Chamber of Horrors, , , etc.) to explore the mysteries of The Norliss Tapes (dir. Dan Curtis). This 1973 TV movie was originally a pilot for a potential television series, and the fact that it wasn't picked up as a TV show isn't the only horror Steve and Derek discuss this week. Additionally, Derek recognizes three podcasts/podcasting teams for the accomplishments and milestones they've hit this month. ' Bill Mize has so...
Dec 25, 2019•1 hr 55 min•Season 1Ep. 451
Derek hasn't met anyone who's as big a fan of Dark Shadows as Dominique Lamssies, and this week, to continue celebrating Dancember 2019, she joins the podcast to discuss the second Dark Shadows feature film, Night of Dark Shadows (dir. Dan Curtis). Plus Professor Frenzy's Bedtime Story and Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland. Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Dominique Lamssies Online Santa Clause Conquers Manos: The Hands of Fate Kickstarter - ...
Dec 19, 2019•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 450
Dan Curtis has always loomed large in filmmaker Ansel Faraj's life, and during Week Two of Dancember 2019, he and Derek discuss the man's work, the relationships he's formed with some of the Dark Shadows players, the Dan Curtis film Burnt Offerings, and his own new movie Loon Lake (now available on and ). Plus Professor Frenzy's Bedtime Story and Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland. Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Hollinsworth Productions - Ri...
Dec 12, 2019•2 hr
For Week One of Dancember 2019, author Jim Beard joins Derek to discuss Jim's new book Kolchak: The Last Temptation. In addition to discussing this official Kolchak novel, Jim and Derek talk about Dark Shadows, Dan Curtis, the upcoming Musing on Monsters book, and more. Plus, Professor Frenzy's Bedtime Story and Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland. Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Santa Clause Conquers Manos: The Hands of Fate Kickstarter - Pro...
Dec 05, 2019•1 hr 23 min
This week, Monster Kid Radio takes a trip to 1970 when Frank Dietz joins Derek to discuss a movie starring Joan Crawford. Yes. Joan Crawford. THAT Joan Crawford. Don't get too excited, or maybe do get excited because this week's movie is Trog (dir. Freddie Francis). Plus Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland, Professor Frenzy's Bedtime Stories, and a very special trip to Dr. Tongue's World of Monster Collectibles. Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: monsterkidradio@gmail.com Mons...
Nov 28, 2019•1 hr 57 min
What is it about Manos: The Hands of Fate (dir. Harold P. Warren) that continues to fascinate and inspire us monster kids? Is it because so many people call it "the worst film of all time"? (It's not.) Is it because somewhere inside that film is actually a really creepy story? (Maybe.) Is it because Torgo should have gone down as one of the best monsters EVER in all of monster movie-dom? (Probably not.) In this episode of Monster Kid Radio, authors Stephen D. Sullivan (, ) and Anthony Wendel (, ...
Nov 21, 2019•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 446
We here at Monster Kid radio love horror hosts, and Mr. Lobo's one of the best! This week, Mr. Lobo joins Derek to discuss his recent Forry Life Achievement Award, his new DVD deal with Alpha Video, OSI74, and more! Plus Dr. Tongue's World of Monster Collectibles, Professor Frenzy's Bedtime Story, and Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland. Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Billy G & Dr. T Present The Toys That Made Us Season 3 - Professor Fren...
Nov 14, 2019•1 hr 46 min
It took Derek long enough to finally finish Monster Kid Radio's look at Toho's "Bloodthirsty Trilogy," but hopefully it will be worth the wait! 's Todd Brown joins the show to discuss 1974's Evil of Dracula (dir. Michio Yamamoto). This recording has been sitting in the MKR vault for months, and we'd normally say something like, "This recording has aged like a fine wine," but we also know that Dracula does not drink . . . wine. But is the vampire in this movie REALLY Dracula? We'll find out! Plus...
Nov 07, 2019•1 hr 32 min
Monster Kid Radio's Derek M. Koch hosted and introduced the five films shown at this year's Scare-A-Thon at the Joy Cinema in Tigard, OR . . . and if you were there, you know it was a good time. But if you weren't, MKR has you covered as Derek brought his portable recorder along! You'll get to hear the film introductions, chats with Dominique Lamssies and Jeff Polier, and announcements about the future of the and where Monster Kid Radio will turn up next! Dr. Tongue is back with a trip to the Wo...
Oct 31, 2019•1 hr 49 min
This week, Derek checks in with the Physician of Fright, the one and only Dr. Gangrene (aka Larry Underwood) before exploring horrors From Beyond the Grave (dir. Kevin Conner). This 1974 portmanteau film features one of Monster Kid Radio's favorite Peters, and Derek and Larry can't stop gushing about the Cushing. Also, in the grand comic book tradition of crossovers, this week's episode of MKR crosses over with the most recent episode of Disney, Indiana, when Derek chats with DI's Tracey and Sco...
Oct 24, 2019•2 hr 24 min
Where's that time machine? Derek wants to go back in time to go to an honest-to-goodness spook show! Until he finds that time machine, though, he'll settle for talking about the cultural phenomenon that was the spook show with fellow enthusiasts Lisa Petrucci (), Howie Pyro (), and Mark Pederesen (). Kenny asks a familiar question during his Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland, and Professor Frenzy tucks us in with a Bedtime Story. Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Kid Radio ...
Oct 17, 2019•1 hr 45 min
Monster Kid Radio has been tackling some 1970s monster movies lately, and since Derek misses the bonafide classics, it's time to howl at the moon with Stephen D. Sullivan as they discuss The Wolf Man (dir. George Waggner). One of the icons of classic Universal monsters, Lon Chaney's portrayal of Larry Talbot is affecting and effecting, and Steve and Derek just can't enough. Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland shows us how that magazine covered The Wolf Man. Professor Frenzy has a Bedtime...
Oct 10, 2019•2 hr 12 min•Ep. 440
Is it too easy of a joke to say the 1970s . . . sucked? Get it? Because . . . vampires? Nevermind. This week on Monster Kid Radio, Derek is joined by filmmaker Sébastien Godin (, , Ouija Mummy) to talk about vampire movies of the 70s. They go over their own personal Top Three 1970s Vampire Movies lists, but that's not all. Seb is exploring his love of vampire films with his upcoming film . There are a few days left to contribute to this film's crowdfunding campaign, and this week, Seb tells us a...
Oct 03, 2019•1 hr 42 min
We're getting our kaiju on again this week on Monster Kid Radio when 's Pete Quint joins Derek to discuss the 1970 film Space Amoeba (dir. Ishirō Honda). The film's also know as Yog, or if you want to get fancy (or Japanese), it's also Gezora, Ganime, Kameba: Kessen! Nankai no daikaijû. Not only is Derek excited to talk about the film, but he's also excited because it's almost October, and with October comes all kinds of exciting Halloween-y things . . . that Derek will babble on about in this e...
Sep 26, 2019•1 hr 54 min
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Sep 20, 2019•18 min
Everyone's B-Movie BFF, Kelly Hogaboom, joins Derek on Monster Kid Radio this week to discuss the 1973 film Terror in the Wax Museum (dir. Georg Fenady). There just aren't enough wax museum horror movies, and in this episode, Kelly and Derek determine just where this movie falls on the wax museum scary scale. And since we're just over three weeks away from the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival, it's time for Derek to start to get more and more excited for one of THE October events of the year. Plus,...
Sep 19, 2019•1 hr 48 min
Podcaster/author/filmmaker Jonathan Inbody joins Derek this week to take on 1958's Giant from the Unknown (dir. Richard E. Cunha). This movie was relatively unknown to Derek before he watched it specifically for this episode of Monster Kid Radio, but it won't be unknown to you by the time this episode is over! (And, oooOOOOHHHH! Exciting! Derek and Jonathan even nerd out over copyright law for a bit in this episode! WOW!) And, check this out - author Dwight Kemper reads his short story "Dysfunct...
Sep 12, 2019•2 hr 7 min
It's not Monster Kid Radio. It's Manster Kid Radio this week as artist and ceramist joins Derek to discuss the 1959 film The Manster (dir. George Breakston). There's just something about two-headed-monster movies that's flat out creepy cool (and apparently Sam Raimi thought so, too - listen to this episode to get that reference!). You'll be able to see Jim at the upcoming convention in Burbank, CA, and you won't be able to miss him. He's the only man there with two heads! Okay, not really, but h...
Sep 05, 2019•1 hr 23 min
In this week's episode of Monster Kid Radio, Derek takes us back once again to the June 2019 Monster Bash. This time - thanks to MKR listener Michael Ramsey who captured the audio - you'll get to hear the amazing presentation "I Woke Up Screaming With Laird Cregar" by the equally amazing . Take a look at Mank's bibliography, and you'll know he's a monster kid who knows his stuff. Take a listen to this presentation, and you'll come away knowing more than you ever did about an severely underrated ...
Aug 29, 2019•1 hr 46 min
Author David Annandale joins Derek this week to take on the film The Devil Commands (dir. Edward Dmytryk). David spends a lot of time in the , but can even that prepare him for the cosmic horror of this 1941 Karloff classic? And are Jeff Polier and Dominique Lamssies tall enough to ride the rides at the Carnival of Souls (dir. Herk Harvey) on Weird Wednesday at the Joy Cinema? Find the answers to these questions after listening to Professor Frenzy's Bedtime Story. And don't forget Kenny's Look a...
Aug 22, 2019•1 hr 41 min
Recent winner descends on Monster Kid Radio this week . . . to take a dip in the lake. He joins Derek to jump into 1971's Lake of Dracula (dir. Michio Yamamoto). Along the way, Ken and Derek talk about Lugosi's Dracula, Lee's Dracula A.D. 1972, , and a number of other Dracula-y topics. Kenny asks, "Whatcha waitin' for, Derek?" with his Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland, and Professor Frenzy takes us in for a check-up with this week's Professor Frenzy's Bedtime Story - Doctor of Horror. Derek a...
Aug 15, 2019•1 hr 35 min
Two years ago, author Micah Harris appeared on Monster Kid Radio to discuss Charles Saunders' 1958 film The Woman Eater. Micah and Derek agreed to eventually discuss its kinda-sorta sister film The Man Without a Body (dir. W. Lee Wilder, Charles Saunders), and this week on the podcast, it finally happens! And, man, it's a dozy! SPOILER WARNING, by the way! Also, Dr. Tongue tells us what's new in the World of Monster Collectibles, Professor Frenzy has a Bedtime Story, and Kenny has a new spin on ...
Aug 08, 2019•2 hr 2 min
You think we're done talking about Monster Bash? NEVER! In Monster Kid Radio's unprecedented sixth week of Monster Bash coverage, Derek sits down for a chat with author Dwight Kemper. And since Monster Bash held the US premiere of Joshua Kennedy's House of the Gorgon, we'll hear Joshua introduce the film after answering a few questions about the movie. One of the stars of the film is Veronica Carlson, and she participated in a Q&A at the Bash, so you'll hear this as well. Stephen D. Sullivan...
Aug 01, 2019•2 hr 31 min
Next summer's Monster Bash is 11 months away, and to help tide us over until then, Monster Kid Radio has even more 2019 Monster Bash coverage! This week, you'll hear Derek chat with director Sam Irvin, monster maker Mitch Gonzales, publisher Richard Klemensen, and iconic Hammer actresses Veronica Carlson and Martine Beswick. (And courtesy of Michael Ramsey, we have Martine's Q&A from the Bash, as well!). Plus, you'll hear the Monster Kid Radio mainstays - Dr. Tongue's World of Monster Collec...
Jul 25, 2019•2 hr 20 min
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Derek is joined by Scott Morris () to discuss a film portraying a very different moon landing scenario - Missile to the Moon (dir. Richard E. Cunha). (And, yes, we realized after we wrapped recording that we managed to repeatedly mix up the names of the actors, and the characters they played, when it came to the two escaped convicts.) Scott and Derek do spoil the film, so . . . you've been warned! Also, to help us celebrate the moo...
Jul 20, 2019•55 min
We're STILL not done talking about last month's Monster Bash on Monster Kid Radio! The folks who stopped by Derek's MKR Table for this episode include author Gregory William Mank, storyteller and performer Kuzibah of the Patient Creatures, podcasting legend Scott Morris*, and an actor whose music you better dig - Christopher Neame. This episode also features a recording from the Christopher Neame Q&A, and of course we have Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland. *Scott and Derek make an...
Jul 18, 2019•1 hr 44 min
It's time for MORE MONSTER BASH on Monster Kid Radio as Derek's coverage of the most amazing monster kid convention CONTINUES! Horror host extraordinaire Dr. Gangrene, aka Larry Underwood; Femforce comic book writer and Gooey Films' enthusiast Mark Holmes; and author and presenter Frank J. Dello Stritto all sit down with Derek individually to talk all things monsters and Monster Bash. However, in a Monster Kid Radio FIRST, Derek pulled out all the stops . . . er . . . microphones and had FOUR ho...
Jul 11, 2019•2 hr 47 min
The memories made at Monster Bash 2019 will never fade away . . . since Monster Kid Radio was there to talk with as many people as possible about the important things . . . like monsters! This week, Derek speaks with 's Todd Brown, blogger Tim Durbin, writer/bookseller Jon Kitley, and author Brad A. Braddock (who graciously gave us a reading of an excerpt from his novella "Death Doth Hold Name"). Also, from the Bash, Steve Turek sat down with Derek to (finally!) announce which movie took the top...
Jul 04, 2019•1 hr 50 min
It's that time of year again! It's Monster Bash time! And Monster Kid Radio was there! In our first week of coverage of Monster Bash 2019, Derek sits down with old friends and new to talk about the Bash, monsters, House of the Gorgon, film music, silent films, Boris Karloff, Mary Poppins, and more! This time around, we visit with Reber Clark, Dan Day, Jr., Steven D. Sullivan, Kevin Slick, and Ron MacCloskey. And since monster kids cannot live on Monster Bash alone (although Derek tried real hard...
Jun 27, 2019•2 hr 2 min
I'm living vicariously through Dan Day, Jr. Why? Because he was on set during the production of 2019's House of the Gorgon (dir. Joshua Kennedy). And, not only was he on set, he assisted behind the camera . . . and he appeared on screen with a Hammer legend. He tells us about his amazing experience in this episode of Monster Kid Radio. Also, since House of the Gorgon features four mainstays of classic Hammer, Kenny tells us how these four performers were covered in Famous Monsters of Filmland. N...
Jun 20, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 424
