The Tome of Monsters Podcast

Chapter 28 King Kong: The 8th wonder of the world

Join the guys this week as they go back to 1933 to bring the eighth wonder of the world. Listen as the boys break down how influential King Kong has been, learn about the movie magic behind the movie plus so much more on this weeks episode.
Sources used for this episode can be found below:
https://www.businessinsider.com/successful-products-that-were-originally-intended-for-a-completely-different-purpose-2016-3#play-doh-was-first-used-as-a-wallpaper-cleaner-11
 
https://medium.com/@zett_51423/the-legacy-of-king-kong-1933-when-a-giant-ape-roared-into-cinema-history-bd332b758ffd
 
https://videoartlex.wordpress.com/2014/03/12/how-did-they-do-it-king-kong-1933/
 
https://time.com/4696931/king-kong-franchise-special-effects/
 
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/49113/king-kong-turns-80-10-things-know-about-groundbreaking-film

Chapter 27 Universal Monsters Pt 2: Wolfman, Creature from the Black Lagoon and The Bride of Frankenstein

Join the guys this week as they go back in time to bring you MORE of that Universal Studios spookiness with another batch of three monsters. Listen to the boys talk about what stops a wolfman from being a horror movie icon, why the bride of frankenstein made him cry and about the genius of the creature of the black lagoon plus so much more on this jammed packed monster episode.
sources/articles used/mentioned on this episode can be found below:
 
https://monster.fandom.com/wiki/Bride_of_Frankenstein
 
https://sinfoniagulfcoast.org/10-frighteningly-fun-facts-about-the-bride-of-frankenstein/#:~:text=Elsa%20Lanchester%2C%20who%20plays%20both,tickets%20online%20at%20SinfoniaGulfCoast.org.
 
https://ksh.roma.it/romanticism/1816
 
https://medium.com/@bjcolangelo/the-repulsive-romanticization-of-the-bride-of-frankenstein-s-monster-4191bd79437e

Chapter 26 Space Critters: Starship Troopers, Pitch Black and Life

Join the guys this week as they go into space to bring you this Nightmare Fueled episode. Listen as the boys talk about all things starship troopers, about one of Vin Diesels early masterpieces and about cummy starfishes plus so much more on this weeks episode

Chapter 25 Nosferatu Pt. 2: The Brilliance of Robert Eggers

Join the guys THIS week as they talk about Eggers latest horror masterpiece NOSFERATU! Listen as Moses passionately declares Nosferatu the greatest vampire movie ever and has receipts to back his clain. Tune in and learn about Eggers attention to detail when it came to Romanian Folklore, the Carmilla Connection and to listen to how much feels about Count Orloks new look!!!!
 
sources can be found below:
https://www.jonathanlack.com/p/review-robert-eggers-nosferatu-is

Chapter 24 Killer Robots: Westworld, Chopping Mall and FnAF

Join the guys this week as they talk about a very bleak part of the future no one likes to talk about, KILLER ROBOTS! Listen as the boys talk about the 1973 Westworld movie, the five dead children possessing a pizzeria's animatronics mascots and a shopping mall overkill approach on mall security

Chapter 23 Evil Dead: Deadites, fun facts and The Necronomicon

Join the guys this week as they make a trip into the woods to read from the book of souls to bring you THE EVIL DEAD! Listen and learn about the Deadites, evil spirits possessing human bodies, the history and characteristics of the Necronomicon PLUS so much more on this weeks episode.
 
Sources used for this episode can be found below:
 
https://evildead.fandom.com/wiki/Necronomicon_Ex-Mortis
https://evildead.fandom.com/wiki/The_Faceless_Man_(Ash_and_the_Army_of_Darkness)
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230406-the-evil-dead-the-horror-shocker-that-set-off-a-culture-war

Chapter 22: Favorite horror films of 2024

Join the boys as they start 2025 off right by talking about their favorite horror movies of 2024!!

Chapter 21 Thanksgiving: Black Friday, Thankskilling & Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County

Join the guys on this weeks very special Holiday episode as the boys bring you THREE monster horror movies revolved around everyones 4th favorite holida. Listen as the boys talk about a necromanced Turkey out to settle a 500 year old score, a movie about a couple of retail workers trapped inside their store as flesh eating parasatic aliens take over the bodies of the customers AND a found footage movie that was so poorly made that news outlet thought it was real Plus so much more on this day of thanks.
sources used for this episode can be found below:
https://fullcirclecinema.com/2021/11/28/black-friday-review/
 
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11649338/reviews/
 
https://www.ign.com/articles/black-friday-review-bruce-campbell-devon-sawa
 
https://www.clarabush.com/thanksgiving-facts/
 
https://www.babyquip.com/blog/thanksgiving-facts
 
https://www.rd.com/article/thanksgiving-trivia/

Chapter 20 Creepy Crawlers: Ticks and Arachnophobia

Join the guys this week this as they shower in bug repellant to bring you TICKS and Arachnophobia. Listen as Moses has his ted talk about Bugs and why hate them. Learn about two surprisingly good movies from the 90's, and while ITS NOT UNUSUAL, learn about a 90's comedy icon before his big break plus more on this weeks episode.
 
sources used for this episode can be found below:
 
https://www.moxieservices.com/blog/why-are-we-afraid-of-bugs/
 
https://horrorpress.com/reviews/6154/review-ticks-1993-is-a-bloodsucking-nightmare/

Chapter 19: Trick R Treat

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! Join the guys on todays festivities as they talk about every ones favorite Halloween Anthology Trick R Treat. Listen as the boys break down the movie, discuss the correct sequence of events, learn about Sam and some of his lore plus some fun facts about the movie.
 
https://geektyrant.com/news/10-fun-facts-about-trick-r-treat
https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Sam_(Trick_%27r_Treat)
https://stacker.com/art-culture/forgotten-charms-15-old-school-halloween-traditions-are-no-longer-practiced
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/halloween-ideas/a35150/halloween-facts/