Nerdoween Week 2: Haunted Hardware & Cursed Cartridges - Frankenstein's Monster, Killer Machines & Real Ghost Stories

Lightning strikes twice for Nerdoween Week 2 as Nate cracks open the next chapter of the Average Joe Nerdcast Monster Manual!This time, it's all about what we build - and what builds itself.From Mary Shelley's storm-born Frankenstein to the chrome skulls of The Terminator, from cursed consoles and lost cartridges to real-life hauntings sent in by listeners, this episode dives head-first into the machines, monsters, and memories that refuse to die.Segments this WeekMonster Manual - Frankenstein's Monster: the fear of ourselves, from Shelley's 1816 vision to AI and digital ghosts.Top 5 Supernatural Villains: demons, curses, and the entities that never stop coming.Halloween of Yesteryear - The 1990s: Hocus Pocus, Goosebumps, and the last great neighborhood Halloween.Consoles of The Crypt: Virtual Boy, Sega Saturn, Dreamcast - the haunted hardware that changed gaming.Creepy Cut Content: the lost games that still haunt the code - Halo CE's Juggernauts, Resident Evil 1.5, PT, Star Wars 1313, and more.Film Fear: cult-classic horror deep-dives - The Thing, Creepshow, Event Horizon, and the VHS nights that made us fans for life.Movie Monster Spotlight: The T800 - from Cameron's nightmare sketch to cinematic perfection and sequel chaos.AJN Draft Night - Survive the Slashers: Nate builds his ultimate horror-survival dream team.Community Checkpoint - True Ghost Stories: three chilling listener tales - The Girl in the Doorway, The Baby in the Blue Onesie, and The Man in the Fisherman Hat.It's part history, part horror, and all heart-the perfect way to celebrate everything that makes Halloween one of the best times of the year!Be sure to Like, Follow, Rate, and Review to keep the algorithm Gods fed so we can continue to build this community and share your own ghost stories: Email [email protected] - your real tales may be featured in one of the following episodes leading up to Halloween!Stay Gold, Nerd Bold...and Stay Spooky!