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Midwest Monsters
by Midwest Monsters
Three guys from Indiana talking about all things horror
Episodes
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Midwest Monsters Episode 286 - Generational Horrors : A Nightmare on Elm Street
We’re baaaccck and this time with a new idea and voice! We thought it would be fun to examine the differences in generational experiences with film, specifically movies made and remade in different eras through the eyes of multiple generations. We were joined by Venomous Vinny’s son Harrison...
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Midwest Monsters Episode 285 - Horror Side Characters
Horror movies are frequently better because of their side characters. Whether they’re scary, bizarre or hilarious, they frequently make the scares better or deliver much needed comedic relief in between terror and suspense. On this episode we were joined by McRib who presented this topic and we…
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Midwest Monsters Episode 284 - The Monster Mash 69
We are back with another Mash and this time we are joined by McRib again. Listen in as we discuss “The Incredible Melting Man” (1977 - Vinny) “Cheap Thrills”(2013 – Grizz), “A Bay Of Blood”(1971-Professor) and “The Clovehitch Killer (2018 – McRib). Available now on Spotify, Apple podcasts and our...
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Midwest Monsters Episode 283 – The Critters Franchise (A Revisit Special)
It’s been a bit since we tackled a franchise so we decided to revisit the Critters Franchise! Even more time has passed since we first discussed these movies, to the point where cohosts are different and the franchise grew. Listen in as we discuss these furry balls of chaos and we hope you have…
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Midwest Monsters Episode 282 – A Tale of Two Conventions – A Roundtable Discussion on Conventions
Recently we sat down to discuss horror conventions and their evolution since we began going to them. We discuss changes to the landscape, good and bad and really focus in on two different shows we recently attended. Listeners, please note that we recorded this not even two weeks before the…
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Midwest Monsters Episode 281 – A Conversation with Count Gore de Vol
Dear listeners, as we navigate this chapter with challenging schedules, we still like to get content out where we can and this fun detour was a way to do so! Live on the floor at Cinema Wasteland in Cleveland, Vinny sat down with longtime horror host Count Gore de Vol to talk about his career...
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Midwest Monsters Episode 280 – The Monster Mash 68
Spring is returning and so are we with another installment of the Monster Mash. You fine listeners all know the format well by now, but you haven’t heard it get quite this weird before. Lend us your ears as we mash together chaos and sort it out in three very unusual films in “Sante Sangre” (1989…
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Midwest Monsters Episode 279 – Horror Documentaries 8
Dear listeners we’re back with a new episode for you recorded in the heart of Muncie Indiana. We jumped back into a favorite genre of ours in Documentaries and this time we are taking a look at fandom and what-ifs in “The Sci-Fi Boys” (2006 – Vinny), “George A. Romero’s Resident Evil” (2025 –...
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Midwest Monsters Episode 278 – The Monster Mash 67
Happy New Year! We return with our next mash and this time we are looking at “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?” (1962 – Vinny), “Amsterdamned” – (1988 – Professor) and “The Substance” (2024 – Grizz). Available now on apple podcasts, Spotify and our blog. Thanks for listening!
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Midwest Monsters Episode 277 – Dead End Sequels IV
Season’s Greetings dear listeners! We hope you find yourself enjoying these final weeks of 2025 and we are delighted to be a small part of that with a new episode for your ears. On this episode we revisited dead-end sequels, which is exactly like what it sounds like. A sequel that was the quick…
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Midwest Monsters Episode 276 - The Monster Mash 66
We hope your October has been as great as ours so far and we hope to join your last stretch of it with this new episode. We are back with another mash and this time we are covering “The Primevals” (2023 – Vinny), “Haunt”(2019- Grizz) & “Teen Wolf”(1985-Professor). Available now on Spotify, Apple...
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Midwest Monsters Episode 275 - 31 for 31 - A Halloween Calendar Special
Halloween season is back and so are we! Together in person after a busy summer, we are here with a new episode and this time we are talking Halloween calendars. We discuss our individual picks for a different category for each day of the month. Listen in to hear our picks and why we made them and...
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Midwest Monsters Episode 274 - The Beetlejuice Franchise
Listeners, as we continue to navigate a busy year with challenging schedules, we appreciate you sticking with us! Today we are back and this time with familiar friends, as McRib and Brent Terhune join us to take a look at the Beetlejuice Franchise. We briefly touch on the cartoon and dig into the...
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Midwest Monsters Episode 273 – Creator Spotlight – An Interview with Brian Blair of Pumpkin Pulp
Dear listeners, we hope you are enjoying your summer and we thank you for sticking with us as we navigate a busy chapter that has challenged our schedules! While we are not back on track yet, we do like to keep checking when possible and this time we have a discussion with Brian Blair. Brian runs...
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Midwest Monsters Episode 272 – Horror Host Spotlight – An Interview with Dr. Gangrene
Listeners we are back with a new episode and some fun company this time! Join in as Grizzly Abner and Venomous Vinny have a fun conversation with Tennessee-based horror host Dr Gangrene! Available now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and our blog. Thanks for listening!
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Midwest Monsters Episode 271 - True Crime 20 - The Wonderland Murders
Dear listeners, lend us your ears for another trip into real life horror with another true crime episode. We are looking at the seedy “Wonderland Murders” this time, aka “The Four on the Floor” and the movie “Wonderland” (2003). John Holmes at one time was a mega star of the golden age era of…
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Midwest Monsters Episode 270 - Top 10s - The 1970s
We are back to rank our last decade and we saved arguably the toughest for last. The 1970s were a transformative decade for film, especially the horror genre. Whether big budget blockbusters or seminal indie terrors, the 1970s delivered copious amounts of memorable horror for moviegoers. Listen…
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Midwest Monsters Episode 269 - The Candyman Franchise
It has been nearly a decade since we talked about the Candyman franchise and a lot has changed since then, so we decided it was time to revisit the classic film and the small franchise that it birthed. Available now on spotify, apple podcasts and our blog. Thanks for listening!
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Midwest Monsters Episode 268 - The Top 5s - 1920s & 2020s
Your favorite cohosts are back together in-person and we’re doing some more rankings by the decade. On this episode we did a hybrid of the 20s and….the 20s, so listen in as we pick 5 from the 1920s and then 5 from the 2020s. Available now on spotify, apple podcasts and our blog. Thanks for...
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Midwest Monsters Episode 267 - The Monster Mash 65
We are back with a new episode and this time we are looking at “The City of the Dead” (1960-Vinny), “Consecration” (2023- Grizz) and “Evilspeak” (1981-Professor). Dear listeners, as we navigate busy 2025 schedules, we will continue to check in with random episodes when possible. As always, we...
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Midwest Monsters Episode 266 - The Monster Mash 64
Surprise dear listeners! Although we are not quite back on our usual schedule, after a brief break, we are at least back with a new episode today. Join us as we jump into another Mash episode and this time we are talking about “Wind Chill” (2007 – Professor), “Werewolves Within” (2021 – Grizz)…
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Midwest Monsters Episode 265 - Horror for the Holidays - A Roundtable Discussion
As another year comes to a close, we are taking some time to have a festive look back at Holiday horrors. Listen in as we have a roundtable discussion on some Thanksgiving and yuletide terror, the highs and lows and some of our personal favorites. Available now on Apple podcasts, Spotify and our...
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Midwest Monsters Episode 264 - Top 10s - The 1940s
Halloween season has come to an end but the hobby never stops, so join us now as we rank our favorite movies of the 1940s! The 1940s boomed with Horror offerings as franchises grew, while prestige and poverty row studios alike both got in on the party as well. Available now on Apple podcasts,...
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Midwest Monsters Episode 263 - Top 10s - The 1960s
The 1960s were a decade filled with transition and boundary pushing as old Hollywood met the new. Listen in as we work our way through this decade with lots of laughs and jabs, as we discuss our favorites from the swinging 60s! Available now on Apple podcasts, Spotify and our blog. Thanks for...
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Midwest Monsters Episode 262 - The Monster Mash 63
Let us be the first to wish you a Happy October! ‘Tis the season to do the Monster Mash now, so join us as we take a look at “Monsters Wanted” (2013 – Grizz), “The Mutilator (1984 – Professor) and “Theater of Blood” (1973 – VenVin). Available now on Apple podcasts, Spotify and our blog. Thanks…
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Midwest Monsters Episode 261 - Top 10s - The 2010s
The next installment of our ranking decades series is here and, on this episode, we are discussing the best of the 2010s. Listen in to what we think turned out to be a really great conversation. Available now on Apple podcasts, Spotify and our blog. Thanks for listening!
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Midwest Monsters Episode 260 - The Toxic Avenger Franchise
As Summer winds down we revisit what has become our unintended tradition of watching a questionable franchise with our good friend Jason “McRib” McCullough to close out the Summer. Listen in as we navigate 4 films that generate some entertaining banter. Available now on Apple podcasts, Spotify…
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Midwest Monsters Episode 259 - Horror Documentaries 7
We are back after a short summer break and talking about more of what we love - documentaries! Listen in as we look at 4 very different documentaries that generate some fun conversation. Available now on Apple podcasts, Spotify and our blog. Thanks for listening!
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Midwest Monsters Episode 258 – Top 10s – The 1990s
We are back talking about the best of another decade and this time we are ranking the 1990s. Known as a down-period for horror, as straight to video and the excess of the 80s lead to fatigue, the 1990s have carried a legacy of having limited greatness. Listen in to hear if we feel that way or if...
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Midwest Monsters Episode 257 – The Monster Mash 62
Our new episode is now up! On this mash, we inadvertently ended up with 3 overachieving sci-fi horror flicks and boy did we have fun with this triple bill. Available now on iTunes, Spotify, podbean and our blog. Thanks for listening!
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Midwest Monsters Episode 256 – True Crime 19 – Elizabeth Short and “The Black Dahlia”
We last dropped a True Crime episode back in August of 2023, so this next entry is long overdue! Lend us your ears as we cover the infamous and gruesome Black Dahlia murder, as well as Brian De Palma’s 2006 film “The Black Dahlia”. Available now on iTunes, Spotify, podbean and our blog. Thanks…
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Midwest Monsters Episode 255 - The Tales From the Crypt Franchise
Join us as we jump into another small franchise with “Tales From the Crypt” where we discuss the Cryptkeeper’s franchise and its history along with the three movies that were released. This was a fun one and we hope you enjoy as well. Available now on itunes, spotify, mixcloud and our blog.…
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Midwest Monsters Episode 254 - Monsterpiece Theater 7
It is time for another Monsterpiece Theater where we showcase two movies fitting of the spotlight and this episode is certainly honoring that description. Listen in as discuss Wes Craven’s “The People Under the Stairs” (1991) and then the remake horror musical “Little Shop of Horrors” (1986)....
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Midwest Monsters Episode 253 - Top 10s - The 1930s
We now continue with our Top 10 series, where each co-host curates their own personal top 10 for the decade and this time we are looking at the 1930s which helped lay the foundation for the horror genre for decades! We had a great time talking about some pretty iconic films along with some…
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Midwest Monsters Episode 252 -Dead End Sequels III
We have returned with another installment of our Dead End Sequels series and this time we are discussing “Alligator II: The Mutation” (1991 – Grizz), “Another Wolfcop” (2017 – Vinny) and “The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014- Professor). Available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and our blog.…
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Midwest Monsters Episode 251 - Space Invaders! A Roundtable Discussion
A few years ago, we had a discussion on alien encounter movies but we always planned to widen the scope with looking at alien invasion movies. Well now is that time, so join us as we discuss the different eras of alien invasion cinema, what makes these movies work and some of the better offerings...
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Midwest Monsters Episode 250 - The Psycho Franchise
Over a decade ago we started talking horror movies in front of microphones and somehow, we have now made it to our 250th episode! So, join the party with us and listen in as we discuss the 4 Psycho movies with Anthony Perkins and some of the surprising reactions we had with them. The Psycho...
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Midwest Monsters Episode 249 - The Monster Mash 61
New mash episode is now available and this time we are discussing: "The Lair of the White Worm" (1988 - Grizz), "Gojira" (1954 - Vinny) and "The Wolf of Snow Hollow" (2020 - Professor). Join us for an interesting discussion on diverse films- available now on itunes, Spotify, podbean and our blog....
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Midwest Monsters Episode 248 - Top 10s - The 2000s
We are back to rank more favorites by decade and this time it is the 2000's. Listen in to hear what impacted us heavily and what has aged well for us. Available now on itunes, Spotify, podbean and our blog. Thanks for listening!
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Midwest Monsters Episode 247 - Elvira
Join us as we discuss Cassandra Peterson, her career, fascinating journey and her iconic, beloved Elvira character. Available now on itunes, Spotify, podbean and our blog. Thanks for listening!
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Midwest Monsters Episode 246 – The Silent Night Deadly Night Franchise
‘Tis the season for spending time with friends and of course watching some seasonal horror! So before we take a short break for the holidays we are enjoying both on this Midwest Monsters Family Christmas episode, as we tackle the “Silent Night, Deadly Night” Franchise with good friends of the…
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Midwest Monsters Episode 245 - The Monster Mash 60
It may be Christmas season but its business as usual here with us! We are back with another Monster Mash and this time we are looking at “Ed Wood” (1994 – Vinny), “Barbarian” (2022 – Grizz) and “The Masque of the Red Death” (1964 – Professor). Available now on iTunes, podbean and our blog. Thanks...
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Midwest Monsters Episode 244 - Horror Documentaries 6
We are back with our next installment of Horror Documentaries and this time we are talking about “Haunters” (2014 – Grizz), “Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster” (2022 – Professor) and “At the Drive-In” (2017 – Vinny). Available now on iTunes, podbean and our blog. Thanks for listening!
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Midwest Monsters Episode 243 - Top Tens: The 1950s
Halloween is over but for most of us the season never really ends, so join us as we continue our new top 10 series where we are picking our favorites by decade. This time we are talking about the finest offerings from a decade full of atomic horror, William Castle, Vincent Price, creatures and...
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Midwest Monsters Episode 242 - Monsterpiece Theater 6
As we hit the midway point of October, join us as we discuss two beloved classics in Peter Jackson’s “Dead Alive” (1992) and John Carpenter’s “The Fog” (1980). Available now on iTunes, podbean and our blog. Thanks as always for listening and Happy Halloween!
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Midwest Monsters Episode 241 - The Alien Quadrilogy
Hey everyone! It is October 1st which means we made it to the best time of the year and to get things rolling we are taking a look at a big topic - the original 4 Alien movies. Some of the best filmmaking of all-time is to be discussed and some that, well, is not. So lend us your ears as we talk...
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Midwest Monsters Episode 240 - True Crime 18 - Charles Whitman & ”Targets”
Time for a new episode and this time we are squeezing in one more true crime before the holiday seasons arrive! On this episode we take a look at the 1966 University of Texas Tower shootings in Austin and the wildly unique movie “Targets” that was released two years later. Available now on…
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Midwest Monsters Episode 239 - Werewolves A Roundtable Discussion
Gather round for a beloved topic on this show - werewolves! Listen in for a transformative discussion as we throw out some of the best offerings that this subgenre has had to offer over this years. Available now on iTunes, podbean and our blog. Thanks for listening!
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Midwest Monsters Episode 238 - The Monster Mash 59
Time for a brand new episode but with that old familiar format of the mash! On this episode we take a look at "Speak No Evil" (2022 - McRib), "The Hitcher" (1986 - Grizz), "Summer of 84" (2018 - Professor) and "Matinee" (1993 - Vinny). Available now on iTunes, podbean and our blog. Thanks for...
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Midwest Monsters Episode 237 -- Top Tens : The 1980s
Time for a new episode and a new recurring series of ranking favorites by decade! We are joined by the familiar Jason The McRib McCullough on this episode, as we all rank our top tens for the 1980s. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we did narrowing our lists down. Available now on iTunes,...
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Three guys from Indiana talking about all things horror
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