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The Frankencast
The Frankencast is a podcast about Frankenstein, and so much more. Join Anthony Bowman and Eric Velazquez every week as they discuss one Frankenstein movie, recapping the plot, analyzing the cultural relevance, and obsessing over Spinning Science Wheels and Flappy Bats. And just generally having a lot of fun along the way.
Episodes
The FrankencastPatreon Preview: The Resonator episodes 5 & 6
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The Frankencast112. Jung_E (2023) dir. Sang-ho Yeon
This year has been a great year for interpretations of Frankenstein, and early on we got this interesting Korean take on a Frankensteinian AI story. Join us as…
The Frankencast111. Man Made Monster (1941) dir. George Waggner
We're headed back to our roots this week with a lesser-known original Universal Pictures film. The gang's all here! Lon Chaney Jr., Lionel Atwill, well, just…
The FrankencastPatreon Preview: The Munsters episodes 37 & 38
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The FrankencastPatreon Preview: The Resonator episodes 3 & 4
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The Frankencast110. Monster High 2 (2023) dir. Todd Holland
It's back to school season, and this week we're going back to Monster High. And we're finding that things have gotten a little too real when it comes to…
The FrankencastPatreon Preview: Halloween Horror Roundup 2023
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The Frankencast109. The Creator (2023) dir. Gareth Edwards
Imagine, if you will, a world where the United States is bad... This week we're taking you to this fanciful sci-fi world where there's lots of discrimination…
The FrankencastPatreon Preview: The Munsters episodes 35 & 36
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The Frankencast108. Birth/Rebirth (2023) dir. Laura Moss
This week we're excited to discuss this new film that we've been eagerly waiting to get our eyes on. Join us as we get up to some truly weird science in the…
The FrankencastPatreon Preview: The Resonator episodes 1 & 2
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The Frankencast107. Frankenstein (2004) dir. Marcus Nispel
We've been having a lot of fun here, folks, but seriously, as the World's Pre-Eminent Frankenstein Podcast, every now and then, we need to watch a movie simply…
The FrankencastPatreon Preview: The Munsters episodes 33 & 34
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The Frankencast106. Depraved (2019) dir. Larry Fessenden
We're finishing up our Larry Fessenden double-feature with this film which is more explicitly Frankensteiny, but thankfully a little less depressing. But just…
The FrankencastPatreon Preview: The Creature Commandos (1980) part 2
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The Frankencast105. No Telling (1991) dir. Larry Fessenden
As we say over and over on this show, a Frankenstein movie can be just about anything, if a creator sets their mind to it, and this week really shows that to…
The FrankencastPatreon Preview: The Munsters episodes 31 & 32
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The Frankencast104. Frankenstein Reborn (2005) dir. Leigh Scott
It's time for Frankenstein to get Reborn... again! Join us this week for Asylum Pictures' take on Frankenstein before they formed a symbiotic relationship with…
The FrankencastPatreon Preview: The Creature Commandos (1980) part 1
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The Frankencast103. Frankenstein Reborn! (1998) dir. David DeCoteau
We're back with another Full Moon Entertainment film! This time it's part of their short-lived kid-friendly Filmonsters series. Join us as ruin our girlish…
The FrankencastPatreon Preview: The Munsters episodes 29 & 30
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The Frankencast102. Elizabeth Harvest (2018) dir. Sebastian Gutierrez
We're harvesting surprises this week! This movie kept us on our toes and we ended up having a lot to say about it. We're talking about scissor fetishes…
The FrankencastBONUS: "Frank" (2020) dir. Starina Johnson
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The Frankencast101. The Creeps (aka Deformed Monsters) (1997) dir. Charles Band
We're ready to give you The Creeps with this surprisingly tame, but still quite entertaining film from Full Moon Pictures! Join us as we have inappropriate…
The FrankencastPatreon Preview: Frankencast After Dark 6: More Neurodivergence Talk
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The Frankencast100. Mary Shelley (2017) dir. Haifaa Al-Mansour
We made it to 100 episodes, fiends! Thanks so much for your support, we couldn't have gotten here without you all. And to celebrate, we had to go back to the…
The FrankencastBONUS: Betsy Phillips - "Frank"
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The Frankencast99. Transylmania (2009) dir. David & Scott Hillenbrand
We're continuing our Patrick Casey/Josh Miller double feature with this significantly more uneven film, part of National Lampoon's Dorm Daze series. Join us…
The FrankencastPatreon Preview: The Munsters episodes 27 & 28
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The Frankencast98. I Was A Teenage Frankenstein's Roommate (2002) dir. Josh "Worm" Miller
A few weeks ago, we met a teenage Frankenstein, and now, we meet his roommate! I think we should all just do what Matthew would have wanted, which in this case…
The FrankencastPatreon Preview: Frankenstein Jr. episodes 13-18
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The Frankencast97. Boltneck (aka Teen Monster, aka Big Monster on Campus) (2000, or maybe 1998) dir. Mitch Marcus
The world has forgotten Ryan Reynold's turn as a teen Frankenstein monster, but not your friends here at The Frankencast. We're here to get Justice For…
The FrankencastPatreon Preview: The Munsters episodes 25 & 26
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The Frankencast96. The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster (2023) dir. Bomani J. Story
This week your Horror Hosts are joined by Very Special Guest Sophia Lee to discuss this brand new interpretation of the Frankenstein story. Join us as we go…
The FrankencastPatreon Preview: Frankenstein Jr. episodes 7-12
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The Frankencast95. Dr. Frankenstein on Campus (aka Flick) (1970) dir. Gilbert W. Taylor
Frankenstein is getting groovy, baby! Yeah! And we're going back to college. Join us we get expelled from school for the weakest duel of all time, get wasted…
The FrankencastPatreon Preview: The Munsters Episodes 23 & 24
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The Frankencast94. How To Make A Monster (1958) dir. Herbert L. Strock
We're back with the weird, meta, behind-the-scenes sequel to I Was A Teenage Frankenstein (and I Was A Teenage Werewolf). Join us as we explore the bizarre…
The FrankencastPatreon Preview: Frankenstein Jr. episodes 1-6
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The Frankencast93. I Was A Teenage Frankenstein (1957) dir. Herbert L. Strock
It's been a while, but we're finally back to a more traditional Frankenstein classic. This one is the main Frankenstein film to come out between the Universal…
The FrankencastBONUS: Tim Kirk Returns!
We're so happy to welcome friend of the show Tim Kirk back! This time around, we discuss several of Tim's non-Frankenstein related projects, past, present, and…
The FrankencastPatreon Preview: After Dark 5: Frankenstein vs. the Justice System
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The Frankencast92. Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania (2022) dir. Derek Drymon & Jennifer Kluska
We're back with one last Hotel Transylvania. And this one feels like a bit of a missed opportunity. There's a good idea here, buried in a lazy execution. But…
The FrankencastPatreon Preview: The Monstrous and The Neurodivergent
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The Frankencast91. The Human Centipede 3 [Final Sequence] (2015) dir. Tom Six
It's time for the horrific conclusion to the Human Centipede franchise. Again, CW: Everything. If anything makes you uncomfortable, probably skip this movie…
The FrankencastPatreon Preview: The Munsters Episodes 21 & 22
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The Frankencast90. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) dir. Genndy Tartakovsky
We're back at the Hotel Transylvania! Or, maybe not. We're on summer vacation FROM the Hotel Transylvania, on a cruise ship, which is basically just a hotel on…
The FrankencastPatreon Preview: Horror Rundown 2023 Jan - Jun
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The Frankencast89. The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) (2011) dir. Tom Six
CW: Like, basically everything. We're back with more Human Centipede, like it or not. This one ratchets up the unpleasantness of the first film exponentially…
The FrankencastPatreon Preview: Frankenbook Club: Kiersten White - The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein Pt. 4
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The Frankencast88. Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) dir. Genndy Tartakovsky
We're back at the Hotel Transylvania, baby! Join us as we montage through six years like it's nothing, then travel to the gentrified spooky forest, a vampire…
The FrankencastPatreon Preview: League of Frankenstein Pts. 5-8
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The Frankencast87. The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2009) dir. Tom Six
Welp, here we are, folks. In the surgically scrubbed basement of a weirdly modern home deep in the woods of Germany, presumably somewhere near a dance club…
The FrankencastPatreon Preview: Frankenbook Club: Kiersten White - The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein Pt. 3
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The Frankencast86. Hotel Transylvania (2012) dir. Genndy Tartakovsky
It's time to Zing, fiends! We're going all the way to Hotel Transylvania, where we'll all definitely fit in and not have to disguise ourselves at all. Join us…
The FrankencastPatreon Preview: League of Frankenstein Pts. 1-4
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The Frankencast85. Lady Frankenstein (1971) dir. Mel Welles
It's Frankenstein, but for ladies! This week your Horror Hosts have brought in Special Guest Ryan Nanni to discuss this surprisingly smart and decidedly…
The FrankencastPatreon Preview: Frankenbook Club: Kiersten White - The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein Pt. 2
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The Frankencast84. The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein (1973) dir. Jesús Franco
This is ostensibly a sequel to last week's film. It has easily twice as much nudity and violence, and yet still has a more coherent plot. It also has a blind…
The FrankencastPatreon Preview: Alice Cooper - "Teenage Frankenstein" & "Feed My Frankenstein"
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