The Tome of Monsters Podcast

Chapter 18 The Exorcist: The legacy of the exorcist, The case that inspired it all plus the behind the scenes horror.

Join the guys this week as they bring you one of the, if not THEE scariest movie of all time The Exorcist. Listen as the guys talk about the legacy left behind by the movie, all the horrors that happened behind the scenes Plus the exorcism of Roland Doe that inspired the book plus so much more on this horror packed episode.
 
sources used for this episode can be found below:
https://www.college.ucla.edu/2023/10/19/humanities-english-exorcism-henry-ansgar-kelly-2023
 
https://www.atgtickets.com/blog/the-real-life-exorcism-that-inspired-the-exorcist/
 
https://www.google.com/search?q=what+real+life+cases+inspired+the+exorcist&oq=what+real+life+cases+inspired+the+exo&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgBECEYoAEyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigAdIBCTE0MjUxajBqN6gCCLACAQ&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
 
https://artofthemovies.co.uk/blogs/original-movie-posters/the-exorcist-legacy-the-story-of-hollywood-s-strangest-horror-franchise
 
https://www.life.com/arts-entertainment/the-exorcist-the-scariest-movie-ever/#:~:text=Ultimately%2C%20other%20films%20might%20be,the%2050%20best%20movie%20villains.

Chapter 17 Zombies: Zombie types, history of Zombie movies and where the word Zombi came from.

Join the guys this week as they go forth into the night of the living dead to bring you Zombies! Listen as the boys give a crash course on where the word zombie comes from, learn about some of the different types of zombies in media plus a little history on the evolution of the zombie movie genre plus so much more on this weeks episode.
 
sources used for this episode can be found below:
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/12/13/250844800/zoinks-tracing-the-history-of-zombie-from-haiti-to-the-cdc
 
https://www.library.cmu.edu/about/news/2017-10/legacy-dead-history-zombie
 
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/12/13/250844800/zoinks-tracing-the-history-of-zombie-from-haiti-to-the-cdc

Chapter 16 Witches: The Pale Door, Witches and The Last Witch Hunter

Join the guys this season as they're starting off the spooky season with a variety of movies involving an icon of horror, THE WITCH. Tune in and list as the boys cover movies involving different kinds of cinematic witches, with everything from Children's movies to sword and sorcery movies to western dark fantasy movies. Learn about the witches and their lore from these movies PLUS learn about the history of witches with moises's crash course on the subject.
 
sources used for this episode can be found below:
https://the-last-witch-hunter.fandom.com/wiki/The_Chant
https://the-last-witch-hunter.fandom.com/wiki/Witches
https://the-last-witch-hunter.fandom.com/wiki/Witch_Queen
https://the-last-witch-hunter.fandom.com/wiki/The_Witch_Lords
 

Episode 15: Tiny Terrors

Join the guys this week as they bring you this mini statured sized episode about some of our favorite tiny horror icons from the 80's such as the Mogwai from the movie The Gremlins and the Leprechaun from the Leprechaun movie franchise. And Listen as Moises tries to make the claim about one forgotten Halloween classic from the 90's that is sure to scare you stupid. 
 
sources used for this episode can be found below:
 
https://www.reddit.com/r/MovieDetails/comments/jckzgi/the_troll_masks_from_ernest_scared_stupid_1991/
https://nerdist.com/article/ernest-scared-stupid-forgotten-kids-halloween-classic/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogwai_(Chinese_culture)
https://www.arrowfilms.com/blog/features/the-80s-little-creatures-craze/
https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3407253/ever-spot-killer-klowns-ernest-scared-stupid/
 

Episode 14 Godzilla: The Toho Timeline

Join the guys this week as they bring you the biggest, most radioactive episode yet with GODZILLA! Listen as the guys talk about everything from the man in the suit who made Godzilla the iconic monster that he became, the nuclear allegory of godzilla, its entire TOHO time PLUS so much more on this kaiju packed episode.
music used and its licenses can be found below:
Airwaves by Sascha EndeFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/79-airwavesLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
sources for this episode can be found below:
 
https://www.blackgate.com/2017/08/12/haruo-nakajima-the-man-who-was-godzilla/
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oBNEG8kLfQ
 
https://godzilla.com/blogs/movies
 
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/55965/25-fun-facts-about-godzilla
 
https://skeining.wordpress.com/2010/12/04/the-man-in-the-godzilla-suit/

Chapter 13: Hellboy

Join the gang as they  bring you everybody's favorite moody hell spawn HELLBOY! Listen as the guys talk about Del Toro's masterpiece, about how BOTH Del Toro AND Mignola both fought for Ron to play our angsty horned detective and Moses breakdown on 2019's reboot. Tune in to listen to him break down everything about the reboot from the soundtrack, to scene choices and a personal incident that may or may not have soured Moses on the reboot before he'd seen even a second of it PLUS so much more on this infernal episode.

Chapter 12: Humanoids

Join the guys this week as they travel down the uncanny valley to bring you movies about humanoid monsters. Listen as Luis and Fernando star gaze to bring you 2009's sci fi thriller PANDORUM and their space Mutants while Moises does the unthinkable and goes spelunking back to 2005 to bring you THE DESCENT! Learn about the crawlers and listen to Moises once again find a way to bring this back to lovecraft PLUS so much more on this weeks episode.
 
music used and their licenses can be found below:
 
Star Citizen - Titans by Sascha EndeFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/12301-star-citizen-titansLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Cinematic Emotions 1 - Creepy by Sascha EndeFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/12307-cinematic-emotions-1-creepyLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
listen to the lurking fear by following the link below:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7i48shFkjTwWQCHSCDNfhO?si=b9509c41c3714fcd
follow the link to watch the descent 2
https://soaper.tv/movie_1eGMXj9gY9.html
 
 
sources for this episode can be found below:
https://movieweb.com/the-descent-movie-facts-trivia/
 
This Is What Takes ‘The Descent’ From Scary to Terrifying.
 
https://builtin.com/robotics/uncanny-valley-examples
 
https://absolutehorror.fandom.com/wiki/The_Lurking_Fear
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Descent
 
https://collider.com/the-descent-personal-horror/#:~:text=But%20the%20claustrophobic%20aspect%20isn,flares%20to%20light%20the%20cave

Chapter 11: Werewolves

Join the boys this week as they make their way inside the wolves den and talk about werewolves. Listen as the boys talk aboutsome deep cut werewolf movies such as late phases, Blood Manor and Bad moon and learn about the legend about the werewolf and about different ways you can be turned into one PLUS so much more on this weeks episode.
 
sources used for this episode can be found below:
https://theconversation.com/the-ancient-origins-of-werewolves-104775
https://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+the+epic+of+gilgamesh&oq=what+is+the+epic+of+gilgamesh&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCQgAEEUYORiABDIHCAEQABiABDIHCAIQABiABDIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDIHCAYQABiABDIHCAcQABiABDIHCAgQABiABDIHCAkQABiABNIBCDc5NTFqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
 
https://www.livescience.com/24412-werewolves.html
 
http://www.differencebetween.net/language/words-language/difference-between-lycan-and-werewolf/
 

Chapte 10: Freddy Krueger

Join the guys this week as they travel back in time to 1984 to bring you Freddy Krueger. Listen as the boys talk about Springwood's serial child killer and all his nightmare inducing glory. Learn about the legend that is Freddy Krueger as the boys go down his nightmarish movie timeline and talk about everything from inspiration for the look of Freddy Krueger to a few fun facts about the franchise you may not have known about PLUS so much more on this nightmare inducing episode
sources used for this episode can be found below;
Nightmare on Elm Street's Freddy Krueger Is the Best Slasher of All Time 
 
https://georgetownvoice.com/2023/09/22/a-case-for-the-classics-a-nightmare-on-elm-street-1984/
 
https://www.cbr.com/michael-myers-vs-jason-voorhees-who-wins/#:~:text=Ultimately%2C%20Jason's%20persistence%20and%20ability,it%20may%20have%20no%20peer.
 
https://screenrant.com/nightmare-elm-street-freddy-krueger-facts-trivia/#he-s-a-metaphor-for-child-neglect-amp-subconscious-fears
 
https://screenrant.com/nightmare-on-elm-street-freddy-krueger-trivia-behind-the-scenes/#he-has-his-own-holiday
 
https://www.shoepalace.com/blogs/all/10-facts-about-a-nightmare-on-elm-street
 
https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2014/10/a_nightmare_on_elm_street_facts_freddy_krueger.html
music and its license can be found below:
Cinematic Emotions 1 - Creepy by Sascha EndeFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/12307-cinematic-emotions-1-creepyLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Chapter 9: Universal Monsters

Take a trip down memory lane and join the guys this week as they go back to the beginning and bring you UNIVERSAL MONSTERS! Listen as the guys Talk about the first official debuts of Dracula, The Mummy and Frankenstein. Learn about some of the behind the scenes magic, about the legality of our monsters more famous versions PLUS so much more on this horror packed episode.
music used and their licenses can be found below:
Haunting Prelude by Sascha EndeFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/12288-haunting-preludeLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
sources used for this episode can be found below:
 
https://collider.com/universal-monsters-horror-dracula-mummy-timeless-love-explained/
 
https://variety.com/2018/artisans/features/universal-1931-dracula-1202683151/
 
https://morbidlybeautiful.com/horror-history-dracula-1931/
 
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Trivia/Dracula1931
 
https://screenrant.com/best-dracula-lugosi-lee-comparison/