We're back for revenge! Or, just for more Marvel comic nonsense with everybody's favorite skull t-shirt wearing anti-hero. This week, we're reading through the middle 1/3 of the Franken-Castle graphic novel. Join us as we learn about Manphibian biology, give the magic vengeance rock to the vengeance guy, and meet a group of i...
2024-08-12 21:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostWell, it finally happened, fiends. We just completely lost audio for Eric's side of our conversation about episode 3 of Creature, which was supposed to come out today. I believe we will be re-recording the episode tomorrow afternoon, so hopefully it should be available tomorrow night.
I am incredibly bummed that this h...
2024-08-05 21:43:46 +0000 UTC View PostHey Fiends,
We've gotten a couple messages recently from people on Patreon wanting access to our Discord server. We definitely had originally intended to make one, and as such, it is listed in our Patron rewards, but we never actually made one. Oops. If we actually made one, would y'all actually use it? We talk a lot ab...
2024-08-02 18:46:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Several of you have requested that we discuss that one time in 2009 when the Punisher got turned into a Frankenstein for a while, so here we are, doing that. Join us as we meet our cast of characters, set up the stakes, and go through the standard Punisher recruitment arc as we read through the first 1/3 of the Franken-Castle...
2024-07-29 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThis week we're talking about a delightful little short film telling a lost story of the Frankenstein Monster and his odd encounter with a well-dressed (and weary) stranger. Watch the film below, and then join us for a chat!
2024-07-15 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Are you ready for a whole new dimension in terror?? Well, probably look elsewhere. But, if you're ready for a comedy short that MGM put together as a demo reel for 3D technology in 1935, featuring a version of Frankenstein that looks suspiciously cribbed from Universal's design from just a few years earlier, well, have we got...
2024-07-01 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Just the Mad Scientist here this week, folks. We're playing catch up this week, but I thought it might be nice to talk about Frankenstein as it relates to queer issues. Join me for my thoughts on monsters and queerness. And please reach out if you have thoughts, or just need someone to talk to. Happy Pride, fiends!
2024-06-17 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostI don't know why it's taken us so long to get to this one. This play is basically the ur-text of Frankenstein adaptations, coming out so early that it predates Mary Shelley's famed 1831 rerelease of the Frankenstein novel. In fact, we know from her letters and journals that Mary actually attended a performance of the play, an...
2024-06-10 21:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostI recently recovered an old box of childhood books from my mom's garage. It was mostly Goosebumps books, but I did also find two different abridged for children versions of Frankenstein. This week, sit back and relax as I read you a bedtime story. This is the Random House Bullseye Chillers version of Frankenstein, adapted by ...
2024-06-03 20:24:58 +0000 UTC View PostHey fiends,
Seems like there's new Frankenstein related news coming every day, and we thought it would be nice to just sit down and chat about some of the things on our radar, particularly the two big budget films coming out next year from Guillermo del Toro and Maggie Gyllenhaal. We talk about what we know, what we're ...
2024-05-20 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostSo, I accidentally stumbled upon this delightful abridged interpretation of Frankenstein performed with paper bag puppets and was surprised to discover it was created here in the Frankencast's hometown of Louisville, KY by the Louisville Free Public Library. So of course we had to share this with you all.
Check out the...
2024-05-06 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostWe did an April Fools a few weeks ago, and we kinda wanted to take the bandages off and talk about the process. Why we did it, what we learned, and will we do it again? Find out all that and more in this post-mortem chat.
2024-04-22 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHey, since this week's episode is pretty short, here's a poll for y'all as well.
We're nearing the end of The Munsters Today season 1. There are 3 total seasons of Munsters Today, and we've also still got the 2nd season of the original Munsters. But also, maybe y'all are getting tired of the Munsters?
What should ...
2024-04-15 21:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostJust be cool, y'all.
See you next week.
2024-04-15 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostDoctor Who? We just watched Ken Russell's Gothic, so we thought it seemed appropriate to take a look at the time that The Doctor met Mary Shelley, and it was kind of underwhelming. Join us as we somehow never see the TARDIS, completely ignore Mary Shelley to focus on Percy, and then kind of not really pay much attention to Pe...
2024-04-04 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostWhat a nostalgia trip this was! Join us for this silly Frankensteinian claymation comedy special from the guys behind the California Raisins and Anthony's childhood obsession Dinosaurs! It gets silly, but it's a lot of fun. Plus, vintage commercials! Always a treat.
You can watch the version we watched here:
We've been visiting a lot of classic Saturday morning cartoons lately, and here's one that is maybe a little less well-known, but is absolutely seared into the brains of your Horror Hosts.
We're talking about a few segments from the classic Mario animated series. Long before Chris Pratt and Jack Black faced off as...
2024-03-04 22:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostWell, we finally finished reading the 2000 run of Creature Commandos. No one can say we didn't. We came (to Terra Arcana), we saw (a bunch of pointless nonsense), we conquered (our desire to put down this series and walk away). Join us as we meet some goofy gnomes, and uhhhh... Something else? Surely something else happened i...
2024-02-19 22:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostIs... is The Munsters Today good actually? After the last two really solid episodes, this week we have two more bangers. And this time they even kinda feel like classic Munsters plots, first with a silly cameo in "Herman the Astronaut" (real-life astronaut Gordon Cooper. You know, Gordon Cooper, the astronaut we all know and ...
2024-02-12 22:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostInspired by Philip J. Reed's book The Wolf Man, from DieDie Books, we had to check out this strange curiosity from the days of live television "playhouse"-style programs. This live adaptation of Frankenstein starring Lon Chaney Jr. near the end of his life has a bit of a reputation among genre fans.
Join us as we ...
2024-02-05 22:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe Munster Today is getting really good? Maybe we're just getting acclimated to the vibes, but we had a pretty great time with episodes 6 & 7, "Farewell Grandpa" & "Corporate Munsters".
Join us as the Munsters face off against the most incompetent INS agents, and then Herman takes the fight to corporate A...
2024-01-29 22:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, we've got a little something out of the ordinary. Join Mad Scientist Anthony Bowman for this solo episode/announcement. We're sending love to you all here in the New Year.
2024-01-22 22:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWe've got something a little unusual this week for you. I'm sure most of you are familiar with the famous "Dark Side of Oz" phenomenon where people sync up The Wizard of Oz with Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. Well, I recently on a whim decided to try to do the same with Frankenstein., using the album Selenography by Loui...
2024-01-15 00:06:43 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a nice holiday break, we're back at the hard work of reading some edgy late 90s comics. This week we're reading issues 3, 4, and 5 of the 8-part mini-series. And unfortunately it hasn't gotten much better. Join us as we buy some good ol' fashioned American guns for our multiversal conquest, have trouble displaying our M...
2024-01-08 22:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Holidays, fiends! We're taking a bit of a break this year, but for your listening and viewing pleasure, we present storytime! Listen along as the Mad Scientist Anthony Bowman reads you the charming Christmas storybook, "Frankenstein's Fright Before Christmas". Enjoy!
2023-12-25 06:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWe had so much fun with the original run of DC's Creature Commandos that we thought we'd check out the reboot from the year 2000. Spoiler alert: we're having a lot less fun with this version. But all our old favs are back, especially "Lucky" Taylor, aka Patchwork, the edgy late-90s hero name that our perpetually sad hero need...
2023-12-18 22:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostWe've returned with more of The Munsters Today, and it feels like they're all still kinda getting the hang of things. We're a little better off that in the previous episodes, but they still haven't recaptured the magic of the original series. We're still holding out hope though. This week Grandpa makes a dumb decision, then d...
2023-12-11 22:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostIn our quest to watch all Re-Animator related materials, we found ourselves watching this adult parody from Burning Angel. Join us as we discuss breaking character, product placement, and give you important health and safety tips about what bodily orifices sugar goes in, and discuss the secret anatomical marvel that is the me...
2023-12-04 22:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostWe've returned with the thrilling conclusion of Full Moon's Resonator mini-series, and finally Herbert West gets his time in the spotlight. But don't worry, there's still plenty of Crawford and Wallace rivalry nonsense, our favorite sexy squid lady, and the least mysterious death of all time.
2023-11-20 22:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostAfter the particularly strong showing of the last two episodes, The Munsters once again let us down with these two final episodes of season one. We've got a little racist stereotyping, some sexism from grandpa, and some serious stranger danger here in "Herman's Raise" and "Yes, Galen, there is a Herman Munster". Join us as we...
2023-11-13 22:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
