Monster Kid Radio revisits a classic when artist Michael Mastermaker joins Derek for a trip back to The Old Dark House (dir. James Whale). Plus Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland and Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review! Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark Matzke Monster Study Group - Small Town Monsters - Follow Michael Mastermaker Monste...
Apr 02, 2022•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 566
Who else but Derek - and probably a number of you - would get excited about seeing Larry Buchanan's Creature of Destruction on the big screen? Plus Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland and Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review! Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark Matzke Monster Study Group - Small Town Monsters - Monster Kid Radio Amazon Wish...
Mar 26, 2022•40 min
It's FINALLY time! It's time to announce (some of) this year's ballot for the , and as is tradition, we do it with author Stephen D. Sullivan! Plus Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmlands, Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review, and Mail Call! Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Rally Retro Awards - Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - The Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards - Follow Ma...
Mar 18, 2022•1 hr 59 min•Season 1Ep. 564
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Mar 15, 2022•4 min
Every movie is somebody's favorite, and while "favorite" might be too strong a word in this case, Dominique Lamssies sure does enjoy Mesa of Lost Women (dir. Ron Ormond, Herbert Tevos). Plus Mail Call, Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland, and Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review! Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - The Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award...
Mar 05, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 563
Award-nominated author Frank Schildiner joins Derek this week to discuss a somewhat notorious Hammer Film To the Devil...A Daughter (dir. Peter Sykes). Plus Mail Call, Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland, and Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review! Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - The Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards - Robert E. Howard Foundation Aw...
Feb 25, 2022•2 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 562
It can take YEARS to complete a stop motion animated film. Fortunately, it doesn't take that long for a stop motion animator to appear on a podcast. This week, Ryan Lengyel joins Derek to discuss a movie from Mexico - Swamp of the Lost Monster (dir. Rafael Baledón). Plus Mail Call, Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland, and Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review! Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on...
Feb 19, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 561
Mail call! Dinosaurs! Weird Wednesday! And Jeffs! This week, Derek returns to the Joy Cinema in Tigard, OR, for the return of Weird Wednesday. He had no idea what was playing - it was an "Owner's Surprise" kind of night! Was it a good surprise? Listen to this episode to find out! Plus Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland and Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review! Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio ...
Feb 12, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 560
Michael Gough sure knows how to chew the scenery . . . and we all love it when he does! How does Gough hold up against a giant ape . . . ? Chimpanzee . . . ? Some sort of monkey-gorilla monster . . . ? We'll find out when Record All Monsters' Robert Kelly joins Derek this week to discuss 1961's Konga (dir. John Lemont). Plus Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland and Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review! Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster...
Feb 04, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 559
Let's take a trip to and talk about 1959's Curse of the Undead with the Cinema's proprietor Todd Brown. This unique vampire film from Universal hides a few surprises in its saddlebags. Plus Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review! Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark Matzke Monster Study Group - Small Town Monsters - Follow Todd BrownThe Haunted Cinema...
Jan 29, 2022•1 hr 13 min
This week, we head to the 1970s for a dose of Don Dohler when The Diecast Movie Podcast's Steve Turek introduces Derek to . . . The Alien Factor! This is an old favorite of Steve's, but it was a first-time (and-a-half) viewing for Derek. Do host and guest agree or disagree about the movie? Plus Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland, and Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review begins a new series - Ultraseven! Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Mons...
Jan 22, 2022•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 557
On deck this week is a look at some dancing women . . . and a vampire! Record All Monsters' Robert Kelly joins Derek this week for a look at The Vampire and the Ballerina (dir. Renato Polselli, 1960). Plus Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland, and a very special Beta Capsule Review from Mark Matzke! (And check out Season 2, Episode 3 of Record All Monsters when Derek joins Robert to discuss The X From Outer Space (dir. Kazui Nihonmatsu, 1967) Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: ...
Jan 16, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 556
After several months (and nearly as many technical difficulties), Derek can finally bring to the podcast the strangest story ever told - Jack Hill's Spider Baby. Podcaster Chris Franklin joined Derek for this discussion of this Lon Chaney - dare we say - classic, as well as tell us about his annual podcast tradition, the House of Franklin-stein. Plus, Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland tells us more about the great Creighton Chaney, and Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review is winding down ...
Jan 07, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 555
Before we put it behind us, let's take a look at the year that was 2021, and what it meant to this monster kid. Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark Matzke Monster Study Group - Small Town Monsters - Derek's Divorce Registry / Wednesday's Virtual Housewarming - Derek's Amazon Wishlist - Monster Kid Radio on TeePublic - Next week on Monster Kid Ra...
Jan 01, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 554
If you had used your extrasensory perception, you'd already know that this week's episode of Monster Kid Radio features author Stephen D. Sullivan joining Derek for a discussion about the 1970s television show "The Sixth Sense." Plus, Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland and Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review. Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follo...
Dec 25, 2021•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 553
Invaders from Mars (dir. William Cameron Menzies) has been on Derek's To-Watch list for a LONG time, and finally . . . FINALLY he's watched the film and is joined by Chris McMillan to discuss the film on this week's Monster Kid Radio. Plus Kenny's Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland (complete with spoilers!), and Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review. Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - - Mons...
Dec 18, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 552
The DieCast Movie Podcast's Steve Turek stepped in while Derek has been settling into his new home, and to thank him, Derek asked Steve to be on the podcast AGAIN, but this time as a guest. The two of them continue their kinda-sorta "movies-we-haven't-seen-but-can-see-easily-online" series with 1956's The Gamma People. Derek-as-host isn't the only return this week as Kenny is back with his Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland. And unwavering in his support and presence of the podcast, Mark Matzke...
Dec 10, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 551
The DieCast Movie Podcast's Steve Turek pitch hits one more time as Monster Kid Radio's guest host, and this week he brings Rich Chamberlain to the show to discuss the Hammer Film These Are the Damned (dir. Joseph Losey). And even though Derek isn't putting in his normal appearance on this week's show, Mark Matzke certainly is with his Beta Capsule Review. Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch!...
Dec 02, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 550
The DieCast Movie Podcast's Steve Turek has been instrumental in making sure there's always a new episode of Monster Kid Radio while Derek has been settling into his new home. This week, Steve teams up again with author/illustrator Alistair Hughes to discuss 1974's Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell (dir. Terence Fisher). And of course, it wouldn't be an episode of Monster Kid Radio without Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review! Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Kid Radio's D...
Nov 25, 2021•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 549
Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review kicks off this week's episode with an Ultra Bang! On this week's Monster Kid Radio, the DieCast Movie Review's Steve Turek steps in again as guest host, and he brings fellow podcaster Jeff Owens on board to take a trip in The Atomic Submarine (dir. Spencer Gordon Bennet). Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark Matz...
Nov 19, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 548
Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review kicks off this week's episode with an Ultra Bang! On this week's Monster Kid Radio, the DieCast Movie Review's Steve Turek steps in as guest host, and he brings author/illustrator Alistair Hughes to tackle the 1970 film Scars of Dracula (dir. Ray Ward Baker). Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark Matzke Monster St...
Nov 11, 2021•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 547
Mad science and mayhem abounds this week on Monster Kid Radio! As Derek settles into his new place and is unable to produce a regular episode of the show, Stephen D. Sullivan's Atomic Tales comes to the rescue! Also this week, another ultra-cool installment of Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review! Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark Matzke Monster ...
Nov 04, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 546
Derek dives back into the crypt of recordings that haven't made it to an actual episode of Monster Kid Radio, and emerges with this recording from a Q&A with the one-and-only Victoria Price from 2019. This took place after a screening of the classic House on Haunted Hill at the Hollywood Theatre. Also this week, another ultra-cool installment of Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review! Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - ...
Oct 22, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 545
It's going to take more than another computer glitch or two to keep Monster Kid Radio down! Derek dug into the archives and found a recording from Fandom PDX 2020 featuring David Heath and Chris McMillan in which they talk about Classic Sci-Fi for Modern Audiences in front of a live crowd. Plus Kenny's Look at Famous Monster of FIlmland and Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review! Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster K...
Oct 14, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 544
's Tom Gurganus takes Derek to the beach to spend some time with The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (dir. Don Weis). And even though interrupted the conversation, it was fun to spend just a few more lingering moments at the beach with Boris Karloff. Plus Listener Feedback, Kenny's Look at Famous Monster of FIlmland and Mark Matzke's Beta Capsule Review! RIP Tommy Kirk (1941-2021). The Queer Coffin of Dracula's Daughter - Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Se...
Oct 07, 2021•1 hr 51 min•Season 1Ep. 543
Sep 30, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 542
LISTENER FEEDBACK! Need we say more? How about we mention that Mark Matzke delivers an Ultra punch with this week's Beta Capsule Review, and Kenny keeps the monster love going with his look at Famous Monsters of Filmland? Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark Matzke Monster Study Group - Small Town Monsters - Dracula and Frankenstein Double Featur...
Sep 23, 2021•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 541
There's a certain thrill Derek gets when he gets to watch a movie he's never seen before, and when it's directed by the likes of William Castle, he knows he's in for a treat! Steve Turek from the suggested they discuss Castle's Let's Kill Uncle, and it was a lot of fun. How fun? Listen to this episode to find out! And stick around for Kenny's Look at Famous Monster of FIlmland and Mark Matzke' Beta Capsule Review! Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server -...
Sep 16, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 540
Do you remember when Derek co-produced a podcast called 1951 Down Place? Did you know that there was an episode recorded that was never released? Did you know that - after three years - that episode will finally be set free into the podosphere? This week, Derek is joined by Scott Morris (and a kidney stone?) to discuss the 1971 film Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (dir. Roy Ward Baker), and this episode features all the old 1951 Down Place segments - the James Bond Connections, the Disney Connections...
Sep 09, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 539
Coffee and Cthulhu! 's Chris McMillan joins Derek this week for a recording-in-the-wild over coffee to discuss their Top Three Favorite Lovecraft Film Adaptations. Can you handle this madness? Can Kenny with his Look at Famous Monsters of Filmland? Can Mark Matzke with his Beta Capsule Review? Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657) Email: Monster Kid Radio's Discord Server - Monster Kid Radio on Reddit - Monster Kid Radio on Twitch! - - Monster Kid Radio on YouTube - Follow Mark Matzke Monster S...
Sep 02, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 538
