Podcast
The Monster Rally Podcast
The Monster Rally Podcast explores the legacy of the iconic Universal Monster movies of the 30s, 40s, 50s and beyond.
- Episodes
- 112
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Typical length
- 1 hr 6 min
- On air since
- 2021
- Latest episode
- 1 week ago
Episodes
112 episodes, newest first
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1 hr 30 min
Frankenstein (2025) w/ Jake Noonan
Season 4, Episode 23
Show notes
It's finally happened: the Monstie Men finally talk Del Toro. This week, Frankenfall continues with Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein, and we're joined by Geekscape's own Jake Noonan, co-host of Geekscape's Nerding Out On Neurodiversity, to really get into it...and find out if Frankenstein's Monster is really Santa.
Check out Jake on Instagram, listen to Nerding Out On Neurodiversity, or check out any of his music projects: Danger Club, Cynful Ukes, & The Goodbye Mind.
You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram & check out all of their links here. You can watch James on Geekscape News (usually a couple of times a week) and the Tutorial Guild: a Dungeon Crawler Carl Tunnel, monthly.
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51 min
The Bride (1985)
Season 4, Episode 22
Show notes
We're back with our regularly scheduled Frankenfall with 1985's The Bride, not to be confirmed with 2026's The Bride! You could, however, get it confused with Monster Rally Film's debut title Frankenstein Meets The Circus, and Jennifer Beals & Sting are hot as Hell in it.
You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram & check out all of their links here. You can watch James on Geekscape News (usually a couple of times a week) and the Tutorial Guild: a Dungeon Crawler Carl Tunnel, monthly.
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1 hr 22 min
In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
Season 4, Episode 21
Show notes
It might be Gary's birthday, but do you read Sutter Cane?
You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram & check out all of their links here. You can watch James on Geekscape News (usually a couple of times a week) and the Tutorial Guild: a Dungeon Crawler Carl Tunnel, monthly.
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1 hr 13 min
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) w/ Matt Sloyan aka GreenWitEvil
Season 4, Episode 20
Show notes
Dr. Matthew Sloyan, DDS, the Monster Rally's resident Kaiju Expert, returns for the soft launch of Franken-Fall to talk about Frankenstein vs Baragon...I mean Frankenstein vs. Subterranean Monster Baragon...I mean Frankenstein Conquers the World. Have you seen this one? It's wild. Follow GreenWitEvil on YouTube, Instagram, & Twitter!
You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram & check out all of their links here. You can watch James on Geekscape News (usually a couple of times a week) and the Tutorial Guild: a Dungeon Crawler Carl Tunnel, monthly.
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1 hr 3 min
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (2012)
Season 4, Episode 19
Show notes
This week is the celebration of James's birthday, so Gary "gifted" everybody with the decision of the 100% accurate, seminal Abraham Lincoln biopic where he hunts vampires...and it was sure a choice.
You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram & check out all of their links here. You can watch James on Geekscape News (usually a couple of times a week) and the Tutorial Guild: a Dungeon Crawler Carl Tunnel, monthly.
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1 hr 15 min
Evil Dead Burn (2026)
Season 4, Episode 18
Show notes
Was Evil Dead Burn a real heater? Or did it fizzle out for the Monstie Men? All that and James explains the insane branching timeline lore of the Evil Dead franchise.
You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram & check out all of their links here. You can watch James on Geekscape News (usually a couple of times a week) and the Tutorial Guild: a Dungeon Crawler Carl Tunnel, monthly.
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1 hr 11 min
Evil Dead Rise (2023) w/ Matthew Milligan
Season 4, Episode 17
Show notes
The Monstie Men are joined by fellow Geekscapist & bassist for Wheatus Matthew Milligan to talk about the prequel to Lee Cronin's The Mummy, Evil Dead Rise! What happens when you take the cabin out of the initial Cabin in the Woods series? A high-rise full of gnarliness, it turns out.
You can find Matthew on Instagram& check him out on the Weird Al-Gorithm Podcast or touring this summer!
You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram & check out all of their links here. You can watch James on Geekscape News (usually a couple of times a week) and the Tutorial Guild: a Dungeon Crawler Carl Tunnel, monthly.
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1 hr 5 min
Evil Dead (2013) w/ Demonikayla
Season 4, Episode 16
Show notes
The Monstie Men are joined by horror aficionado & cosplayer Kayla (aka Demonikayla) to talk about 2013's Evil Dead. Is it a sequel? A remake? A reboot? Perhaps it's the original requel. All we know is that maybe it's better than your memory tells you it is.
You can find Kayla on Instagram& check out all her rad horror cosplays
You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram & check out all of their links here. You can watch James on Geekscape News (usually a couple of times a week) and the Tutorial Guild: a Dungeon Crawler Carl Tunnel, alongside Katie, Jefferson & Aaron, monthly.
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1 hr 25 min
Jaws 3 (1983) w/ Matt Kelly
Season 4, Episode 15
Show notes
We have an annual tradition here at the Monster Rally where we cover a shark film for our episode closest to the 4th of July. We also have an unwritten rule that Geekscape's own Matt Kelly can only join s to talk about aquatic-based monster movies, so it was an absolute pleasure to have him back to talk Jaws, the worst Jaws movie we've covered (so far...wait until next year).
You can find Matt on Instagram, and check out his many shows, such as Horror Movie Night, Christian Cringe, Christmas 365, One Hit Thunder, & Weird Al-Gorithm - all on the Geekcape Network, all wherever you listen to podcasts.
You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram & check out all of their links here. You can watch James on Geekscape News (usually a couple of times a week) and the Tutorial Guild: a Dungeon Crawler Carl Tunnel, alongside Katie, Jefferson & Aaron, monthly.
Part of the Geekscape Network.
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1 hr 44 min
The Babadook (2014) w/ Tony DiNizo
Season 4, Episode 14
Show notes
Years ago, Netflix screwed up & labeled The Babadook as an LGBTQ+ film. It was quickly adopted by the Community & had been embraced as a gay icon. It is the perfect film to close out our Pride 2026 duology, and there was nobody that would be a better guest for it than Tony DiNizo. James & Tony are fully off the rails in this one, and don't worry, you aren't going crazy: the cold open is that long.
You can find Tony on Instagramor, more importantly, on Letterboxd.
You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram & check out all of their links here. You can watch James on Geekscape News (usually a couple of times a week) and the Tutorial Guild: a Dungeon Crawler Carl Tunnel, alongside Katie, Jefferson & Aaron, monthly.
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1 hr 33 min
Jennifer's Body (2009) w/ Red Herring & Alessia Dawn
Season 4, Episode 13
Show notes
There has been queer subtext (or just plain text) in monster/horror stories going back for centuries, and it is only more prevalent since thew advent of cinema (looking directly at you, Dracula's Daughter), so it's high time we celebrate Pride. In this episode, the Monstie Mommies combine their powers for the first time to just absolutely steamroll & bully James, as Gary had the forethought to be "sick" this episode, and they talk all about the Karen Kusama/Diablo Cody sapphic classic Jennifer's Body.
You can (sometimes)find Red on Instagram here, and you can probably find Alessia (even less) here.
You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram & check out all of their links here. You can watch James on Geekscape News (usually a couple of times a week) and the Tutorial Guild: a Dungeon Crawler Carl Tunnel, alongside Katie, Jefferson & Aaron, monthly.
Part of the Geekscape Network.
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50 min
Dracula III: Legacy (2005)
Season 4, Episode 12
Show notes
The illustrious Wes Craven presents Dracula 2000 saga concludes here! If you're looking for Dracula to, you know, be present throughout the movie, you'll find this movie lacking. HOWEVER! If you're looking to see Roy Batty fight a priest who knows his kung fu, you could do far worse than Dracula III: Legacy.
You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram & check out all of their links here. You can watch James on Geekscape News (usually a couple of times a week) and the Tutorial Guild: a Dungeon Crawler Carl Tunnel, alongside Katie, Jefferson & Aaron, monthly.
Part of the Geekscape Network.
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1 hr
Dracula II: Ascension (2003)
Season 4, Episode 11
Show notes
As it turns out, this is the 100th episode of the Monster Rally Podcast (including bonus episodes)! We have done *nothing* to celebrate it.
We're back to Drac, who looks like a low rent Billy Idol, or lower rent Spike, and not, at all, like Gerry Butler in the sequel to Dracula 2000 that you never knew about. If you're hoping for a greater investigation of the lore of Dracula Iscariot, you'll be sorely mistaken, but at least there's an awesome vampire hunting kung fu priest.
You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram & check out all of their links here. You can watch James on Geekscape News (usually a couple of times a week) and the Tutorial Guild: a Dungeon Crawler Carl Tunnel, alongside Katie, Jefferson & Aaron, monthly.
Part of the Geekscape Network.
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44 min
Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026)
Season 4, Episode 10
Show notes
The Monstie Men take a break from the Dracula 2000 Trilogy for a trip to the cinema! there's a new mummy movie out, so you know that they had to rush to the theater to cover it. Plus, they'll be covering Lee Cronin's other Hollywood film this summer, so it was a no brainer. Oh, is this an Evil Dead movie?
You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram & check out all of their links here. You can watch James on Geekscape News (usually a couple of times a week) and the Tutorial Guild: a Dungeon Crawler Carl Tunnel, alongside Katie, Jefferson & Aaron, monthly.
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38 min
The Yeti (2026) & an Interview with William Sadler Bonus
Season 4, Episode 9
Show notes
In a special edition of the Monster Rally, James had the opportunity to interview the great William Sadler (who we've talked about previously in our Tales from the Crypt episode) during his press tour for his new monster movie, The Yeti, so we're bringing that to you here. PLUS! The Monstie Men do a spoilerific review of the film.
Get info on where to watch The Yeti here.
You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram & check out all of their links here, and you can watch James on Geekscape News (usually a couple of times a week).
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1 hr 7 min
Dracula 2000 (2000)
Season 4, Episode 8
Show notes
Gary is fresh out of horny jail and ready to dive into one of the wildest, boldest, most nothing-est takes on Dracula in Dracula 2000, a movie that Wes Craven kind of presented. Gerry Butler as sexy Dracula? We're in!
You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram & check out all of their links here. You can watch James on Geekscape News (usually a couple of times a week) and the Tutorial Guild: a Dungeon Crawler Carl Tunnel, alongside Katie, Jefferson & Aaron.
Part of the Geekscape Network.
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51 min
Jules (2023) w/ Katie Hampton
Season 4, Episode 7
Show notes
EDITOR'S NOTE: In the time between the recording & posting, the Disney/OpenAI deal was scrapped, so don't "@" us.
Friend of the show & Geekscape pillar Katie Hampton is back on the show with Jules, a movie starring Ben Kingsley and filmed in the gorgeous & proud state of New Jersey. It's *kind of* an alien invasion flick that Katie tricked James into thinking was a monster movie.
You can follow Katie on Instagram. Check out her shows Napping Through Happy Hour and Christian Cringe wherever you listen to podcasts, and you can watch Katie & James on Geekscape News (usually a couple of times a week) and the Tutorial Guild: a Dungeon Crawler Carl Tunnel, alongside Jefferson & Aaron.
You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram & check out all of their links here.
Part of the Geekscape Network.
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41 min
Castle Freak (2020) w/ Alessia Dawn
Season 4, Episode 6
Show notes
EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to circumstances out of our control, the audio may not be as crisp as it normally is, but at least the entire record wasn't scrapped.
James & Alessia loved everything about the original Castle Freak. How does the remake from 2020, a year that was totally chill & nothing bad happened, hold up?
You can follow Alessia on Instagram and Letterboxd. She's no longer afraid of the internet.
You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram & check out all of their links here.
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54 min
Castle Freak (1995) w/ Alessia Dawn
Season 4, Episode 5
Show notes
James & Alessia fully let their (castle) freak flags fly in this one, Lil Monsties. This is a series of firsts, and certainly won't be the last, of us covering Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Stuart Gordon, HP Lovecraft, Full Moon Features, or any combination thereof, we promise. Castle Freak is a gnarly, bizarre, and horny movie that is just a little bit perfect, not despite its flaws, but because of them.
You can follow Alessia on Instagram and Letterboxd. She's no longer afraid of the internet.
You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram & check out all of their links here.
Part of the Geekscape Network.
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1 hr
Christine (1983) w/ Alessia Dawn & the Jersey Ghouls
Season 4, Episode 4
Show notes
Fan-favorite Alessia Dawn fills in for Gary as she & James are joined by fellow Geekscapers, the Jersey Ghouls, as they delve into the John Carpenter X Stephen King classic car collaboration! This was a blind spot in Carpenter's body of work for James, and even though they're both huge King fans, it's very funny that the Ghouls were brought on to talk about his bro-iest film adaptation.
Follow the Jersey Ghouls on Instagram& listen to their show here.
You can (now) follow Alessia on Instagramand Letterboxd.
You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram & check out all of their links here.
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