Podcast
Monster Hour
Monster Hour is an narrative-driven actual play podcast that combines equal parts comedy and horror with crisp production value and original scoring. We are currently launching our third season playing City of Mist, by Son of Oak Games. Our season one campaign featured Monster of the Week, by Michael Sands, and our second season featured Absurdia, by Quinn Majeski.
- Episodes
- 180
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Typical length
- 1 hr 10 min
- On air since
- 2019
- Latest episode
- 22 hours ago
Episodes
180 episodes, newest first
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1 hr 18 min
Off Hours: Dragon Reactor Pt 3 Bonus
Show notes
The pilots reach the heart of the Cenobium station, and discover the true price of peace.
Content warnings: warfare themes, indoctrination, body horror, hallucinations, blood, violence, death
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Dragon Reactor by Dinoberry Press and 200 Proof Games.
Primary editing by Lucas & Michelle. Additional editing by Quinn Majeski.
Title: "Finding Life"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Title: "Breathable Atmospheres"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Title: "Space Whales"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Title: "Failed Space Fold"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Title: "Malevolent Life"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Title: "Gas Giants"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Title: "Surfing Methane Waves on Titan"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Title: "Star Destroyer"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Title: "Artificial Emotions"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Title: "Mining Gold on 16 Psyche"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Title: "Ganymede Invasion Party"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Title: "Cosmic Desolation"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Title: "Muon Luge"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"radio_static" by CZghost, Freesound.org
"Interference Ambience.wav" by GeorgeEvans, Freesound.org
"Tada!" by Yoshicakes77, Freesound.org -
1 hr 13 min
Off Hours: Dragon Reactor Pt 2 Bonus
Show notes
The pilots board the Cenobium in search of the distress singal's origin. But the mysteries only deepen as they delve into the station's depths.
Content warnings: psychological horror, hallucinations
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Dragon Reactor by Dinoberry Press and 200 Proof Games.
Primary editing by Lucas & Michelle. Additional editing by Quinn Majeski.
Title: "Finding Life"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Title: "Breathable Atmospheres"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Title: "Pulsars"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Title: "Space Echoes"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Title: "Cosmic Meditations"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Title: "Space Whales"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Title: "Artificial Emotions"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sound effects from Freesound.org:
"phone-intercom-noise-ep.flac" by Timbre
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1 hr 13 min
Off Hours: Dragon Reactor Pt 1 Bonus
Show notes
In an unending war amongst the stars, the Cenobium station embodies the solitary struggle for peace. Following a cryptic emergency distress signal, a trio of dragon pilots are dispatched to investigate.
Content warnings: medical trauma, warfare themes, graphic violence, death
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Dragon Reactor by Dinoberry Press & 200-Proof Games
Primary editing by Lucas & Michelle. Additional editing by Quinn Majeski.
Title: "Pulsars"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Title: "Streetsweeping in Space"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Title: "Simple Space Score"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Title: "The Arrival"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Title: "Navigating the Asteroid Field"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Title: "Dark Matter"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Title: "Gas Giants"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Title: "Artificial Emotions"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Title: "Finding Life"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Title: "Teraforming Mars is Hard"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ -
1 hr 36 min
Off Hours: Field of Screams Pt 2 Bonus
Show notes
Terror reigns as misfortune manifest descends on the Merchant Marines’ stadium. Sal hits a grand slam. Bonky find his better half. Sandy discovers the true magic of baseball.
Content warnings: sports trauma, supernatural violence, delusions, possession
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Monster of the Week by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Games.
Primary editing by Lucas & Michelle. Additional editing by Quinn Majeski.
"District Four" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Supernatural Radio A" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Gonna Start v2" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Shiny Tech" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Hustle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Wagner Bridal Chorus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sound effects from Freesound.org:
"Rain stick 2.wav" by beskhu
"Record Scratch #6" by musicvision31
"BaseballHitAndCrowdCheer.mp3" by AmishRob
"CrowdPanic.mp3" by belthazarus
"Low Pitched Boom Noise" by soapybubl
"Fire - Short - Swoosh Reverse 07.wav" by GregorQuendel -
1 hr 34 min
Off Hours: Field of Screams Pt 1 Bonus
Show notes
Helllooooo sports fans! Your Merchant Marines are looking to salvage yet another losing season as they square off against the Yonkers Bonkers. After so many years in the cellar, you have to wonder if the franchise is simply is simply doomed to fail.
Content warnings: sports trauma, supernatural violence
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Monster of the Week by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Games.
Primary editing by Lucas & Michelle. Additional editing by Quinn Majeski.
"District Four" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Hustle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Midnight Meeting" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Dreamlike" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sound effects from Freesound.org:
"BaseballHitAndCrowdCheer.mp3" by AmishRob
"Pop sound" by deraj -
1 hr 51 min
Off Hours: 100 Rats Devour a Tavern Bonus
Show notes
The Onion Sack has long been a haven for people of all stripes looking for a good meal and a good time. But those furless bipeds have grown soft and complacent in their luxury. The Age of Men is over. The Time of the Rat has come!
Content warnings: rats, discussions of food, alcohol use, violence, dismemberment, death
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One Hundred Rats Devour a Tavern by Ravensridge Press
Primary editing by Lucas & Michelle. Additional editing by Quinn Majeski.
"One-eyed Maestro" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Pop!.wav" by kwahmah_02, Freesound.org
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1 hr 54 min
S3 E31 - The Case of the Siren's Memory
Season 3, Episode 31
Show notes
The gang returns to some familiar ground. Duff rows a boat, Bo takes a swim, Archie zigs and zags.
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City of Mist by Son of Oak Games
Primary editing by Lucas & Michelle. Additional editing by Kyle Levien.
"Arborealis," and other music by Kyle Levien
Season 3 Logo by Rachael Uyeno
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1 hr 20 min
S3 E30 - The Case of the Familiar Faces
Season 3, Episode 30
Show notes
Seems like we've been here before. Bo meets some old friends, Archie eats a cookie, Duff hosts in his mind palace.
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City of Mist by Son of Oak Games
Primary editing by Lucas & Michelle. Additional editing by Kyle Levien.
"Arborealis," and other music by Kyle Levien
Season 3 Logo by Rachael Uyeno
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2 hr 1 min
Off Hours: Triangle Agency Bonus
Show notes
ATTN: The Agency has identified the emergence of a new anomaly: an etymologism with unknown morphological and morphemetic qualities, hereby known as "Lexicon." Field agents Houlihan, Tempo, and Umbra have been deployed to apprehend. Please note that KPIs will be reviewed for compliance with perfomance management expectations.
Content warnings: horrors within your comprehension, corporate jargon, weaponized therapy speak, body horror (inside out bodies), mortuary work, sensory overload, migraines, discussion of kidnapping, brief mention of activity resembling self harm (cutting; 1:35:30), death, vocal distortion (1:44:55 -1:51:30), misophonia
This episode features:
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Cap as Penn Umbra
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Drea as Alder Tempo
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Jess as Harriet Houlihan
Triangle Agency by Caleb Zane Huett and Sean Ireland
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"One Sly Move" Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com/)
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Comfortable Mystery" Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com/)
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Orion 300XB" Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com/)
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sound effects from https://freesound.org/:
"computergibberish.wav" by lysander darkstar
"Call Signal Announ" by melliug
"phone telephone ring office nice iconic close to speaker.wav" by kyles
"plastic phone pick up and hang" by ventousawins
"The girl from near Ipanema, (in elevator).flac" by Timbre
"dial_tone.wav" by hyderpotter
"UI_Seatbelt signal similar(Sytrus,Eq,chrs,flngr,xctr,rvrb).wav" by newlocknew
"UI Completed Status Alert Notification SFX001.wav" by Headphaze
"Spooky Sucking Air" by hykenfreak
"Short Success Sound Glockenspiel Treasure Video Game.mp3" by FunWithSound -
45 min
S3 E29 - The Case of the Lost Bison
Season 3, Episode 29
Show notes
Things are really starting to heat up! Archie does a science, Duff checks a door, Bo picks up a dog.
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City of Mist by Son of Oak Games
Primary editing by Lucas & Michelle. Additional editing by Kyle Levien.
"Arborealis," and other music by Kyle Levien
Season 3 Logo by Rachael Uyeno
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1 hr 25 min
S3 E28 - The Case of the Dramatic Misunderstanding
Season 3, Episode 28
Show notes
Sometimes you're just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Bo speaks dog, Archie takes a stroll, Duff says Hello.
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City of Mist by Son of Oak Games
Primary editing by Lucas & Michelle. Additional editing by Kyle Levien.
"Arborealis," and other music by Kyle Levien
Season 3 Logo by Rachael Uyeno
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1 hr 10 min
S3 E27 - The Case of the Missing Artifact
Season 3, Episode 27
Show notes
Let's give a little praise to the young detectives on the case! Duff checks the rules, Archie bullies a mirror, Bo does her job - no the other one.
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City of Mist by Son of Oak Games
Primary editing by Lucas & Michelle. Additional editing by Kyle Levien.
"Arborealis," and other music by Kyle Levien
Season 3 Logo by Rachael Uyeno
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59 min
S3 E26 - The Case of This One Great Tune
Season 3, Episode 26
Show notes
Ok, but it's going to change your life! Duff surfs, Bo pines, Archie corrects.
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City of Mist by Son of Oak Games
Primary editing by Lucas & Michelle. Additional editing by Kyle Levien.
"Arborealis," and other music by Kyle Levien
Season 3 Logo by Rachael Uyeno
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1 hr 18 min
S3 E25 - The Case of the EP Release
Season 3, Episode 25
Show notes
Leave me alone, I have a show to catch! Archie flashes his smile, Bo considers a career pivot, Duff brings the muscle.
Content Warnings: supernatural violence, discussion of blood, crowds in a small space, gunshots (22:37, 25:07, 37:05)
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City of Mist by Son of Oak Games
Primary editing by Lucas & Michelle. Additional editing by Kyle Levien.
"Arborealis," and other music by Kyle Levien
Season 3 Logo by Rachael Uyeno
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1 hr 10 min
S3 E24 - The Case of Transcendence
Season 3, Episode 24
Show notes
What's that? Did Timmy fall down the well? Duff reaches out, Archie does rad stunts, Bo looks for candles.
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City of Mist by Son of Oak Games
Primary editing by Lucas & Michelle. Additional editing by Kyle Levien.
"Arborealis," and other music by Kyle Levien
Season 3 Logo by Rachael Uyeno
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1 hr 18 min
Off Hours: Event Planning in Zero G
Season 1
Show notes
A rag tag team of galactic party planners gets the gig of the millennia, and definitely not because of nepotism! Will their tight schedule and even tighter budget be up for the task?
Event Planning in Zero G by Jenn Martin.
Primary editing by Lucas & Michelle. Additional editing by Kyle Levien.
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Music usued from Epidemic Sound
"Spacesuit Suite" - Stationary Sign
"Abandoned Shopping Mall" - Stationary Sign
"The Hidden Ones" - Ennio Máno
"Disco Robots" - OTE
"Space Whales" - Stefan Ekström -
1 hr 9 min
S3 E23 - The Case of Shifting Priorities
Season 3, Episode 23
Show notes
Live. Laugh. Learn. Archie gets a phone call, Duff is challenged, Bo does some real detective work.
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City of Mist by Son of Oak Games
Primary editing by Lucas & Michelle. Additional editing by Kyle Levien.
"Arborealis," and other music by Kyle Levien
Season 3 Logo by Rachael Uyeno
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1 hr 9 min
S3 E22 - The Case for Self Reflection
Season 3, Episode 22
Show notes
Can you make amends for one life's opportunity misused? Bo sips a marg, Duff gets a compliment, Archie starts a business.
Content warnings: reliving ones past, hospital and medical scenes, supernatural gore, discussion of blood
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City of Mist by Son of Oak Games
Primary editing by Lucas & Michelle. Additional editing by Kyle Levien.
"Arborealis," and other music by Kyle Levien
Season 3 Logo by Rachael Uyeno
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1 hr 13 min
S3 E21 - The Case of the Hard Choice
Episode 53
Show notes
What to do once you've caught your quarry? Archie sets the table, Bo gets in touch with her feelings, Duff looks to the future.
Content warnings: supernatural violence, vampires, zombies, discussion of blood, moral quandaries
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City of Mist by Son of Oak Games
Primary editing by Lucas & Michelle. Additional editing by Kyle Levien.
"Arborealis," and other music by Kyle Levien
Season 3 Logo by Rachael Uyeno
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1 hr 22 min
S3 E20 - The Case of the Goths
Season 3, Episode 20
Show notes
Our Friends face their Franken-foe. Bo practices survival skills, Duff takes safety seriously, Archie increases payroll.
Content warnings: supernatural violence, vampires, zombies, discussion of blood
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City of Mist by Son of Oak Games
Primary editing by Lucas & Michelle. Additional editing by Kyle Levien.
"Arborealis," and other music by Kyle Levien
Season 3 Logo by Rachael Uyeno
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