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MONSTER PARTY

by James Gonis, Shawn Sheridan, Larry Strothe, and Matt Weinhold

What happens when four Comic Con hardened sci-fi/horror fans sit around some microphones, slam down cocktails, and argue about all things monstrous? It's a podcast called Monster Party! You have been warned.

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  1. QUOTE QUAGMIRE 2026!!! With MARK PITTA!

    MONSTER PARTY GIVES YOU ANOTHER TALKING TO!!! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD channel some of their favorite genre stars in this eloquently edifying earful of an episode. It's a word salad with multiple dressings that we're calling… QUOTE QUAGMIRE 2026!!! For the...

  2. GORILLA SUITS!!! With AARON LAPLANTE!

    GO APE AN APE! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD go bananas over those simian slip-ons that have transformed actors into the precocious primates we've always loved. MONSTER PARTY is giving up "furries" for "hairies" as we salute… GORILLA SUITS!!! Most monster kids of a...

  3. CELEBRATING HORROR OLD & NEW!!! With MIKE D McCARTY and JAMES KNIGHT!

    MONSTER PARTY TRAVELS THROUGH TIME… HOPEFULLY WITH NO PARADOXES. JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD throw a party for some of the greatest horror favorites in film history. So put on your party horns and grab a slice of devil's food cake, because we're… CELEBRATING…

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  4. TOPIC FREE-FOR-ALL: SKULLABALOO!!! With KEN DALY!

    BY THE POWER OF MOLD SKULL!!! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD return yet again to the topic that keeps giving birth to more topics. Get ready to cuddle up to this litter of learned levity as MONSTER PARTY presents… TOPIC FREE-FOR-ALL: SKULLABALOO! You know the story,...

  5. ORGANS GONE BAD!!!

    MONSTER PARTY HAS GUTS! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD rush all of you to our audio E.R. for a pulse-pounding procedure. Get ready for some monstrous malpractice as we present you with… ORGANS GONE BAD!!! After Matt Weinhold's recent brush with mortality involving…

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  6. MONSTERPALOOZA 2O26: PART 3!!!

    THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM FOR MONSTERPALOOZA! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD give the last day of their favorite convention all they've got! Can your meaty minds manage the monumental majesty of... MONSTERPALOOZA 2026: PART 3?!!! MONSTER PARTY would like to express our...

  7. MONSTERPALOOZA 2026: PART 2!!!

    After a scarily successful Friday night, JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD return to the Pasadena Convention Center for another day of horror-themed hijinks! If it's Saturday, it's... MONSTERPALOOZA 2026 PART 2!!! The second day of this epic show provided us with…

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  8. MONSTERPALOOZA 2026: PART 1!!!

    MONSTER PARTY RETURNS TO MONSTROUSLY UNCONVENTIONAL CONVENTION! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD storm the gates of the Pasadena Convention Center to once again hold court at their favorite horror expo! Dust off your hockey mask and apply a fresh coat of Art the Clown...

  9. MONSTER EGGS!!!

    THE YOLK'S ON MONSTER PARTY! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD hatch a new episode chronicling the egg-citing, eggs-traordinary, and eggs-tensive history of a unique subcategory of genre delicacies. Scramble to your listening devices and enjoy this audio omelet that...

  10. WHAT'S SO FUNNY ABOUT HORROR, SCI-FI AND FANTASY?!!! With TAMMY GOLDEN!

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  11. LEGAL GEEKING!!! With JOSH GILLILAND!

    MONSTER PARTY TAKES THE STAND! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD submit this new episode into evidence as to why you need to listen to this podcast! Consider yourself amicus curiae as we partake in a bit of… LEGAL GEEKING!!! The world of horror, science fiction, and...

  12. FIRST CONTACTS!!! With SUE MURPHY!

    MONSTER PARTY GETS OFF TO A "ROCKY" START! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD put out the welcome mat for our potential friends and enemies from amongst the stars. Join us for a cinematic close encounter of the audio kind as we celebrate… FIRST CONTACTS!!! With the box...

  13. MONSTER PARTY'S BONE PICKERS!!! With MONSTER PARTY!

    MONSTER PARTY HAS A LIST OF GRIEVANCES. NOW THERE'S A SHOCK!!! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD have a Jason Voorhees-sized axe to grind with a whole series of genre-related annoyances. We're so ticked off that we decided to have a beastly bitch-fest that we're…

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  14. TWISTED BLU-RAY GEMS!!! With ETHAN HULL!

    MONSTER PARTY IS GOING TO DRIVE YOUR BLU-RAY PLAYER MAD!!! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD plunge into the depths of delightful depravity as they seek to dig up the world's most unusual cinematic treasures. Whether it's a birthday, Valentine's Day, or an anniversary,...

  15. ARE YOU A BIGGER NERD NOW?!!! With JIMMY PARDO!

    MONSTER PARTY MAKES A PARDO PROGNOSIS! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD make a virtual housecall to check on the status of a past guest's geek standing. It's an episode that begs the question… ARE YOU A BIGGER NERD NOW?!!! Approximately ten years ago, the hosts of...

  16. MONSTER PARTY'S GENRE COMFORT FOOD!!!

    MONSTER PARTY WANTS YOU TO LAY BACK AND CUDDLE WITH A GOOD FILM. AND YES, WE MEAN THAT LITERALLY. JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD, share a banquet of horror, sci-fi, and fantasy films that always give them a case of the warm and fuzzies. Get ready to dig in as we...

  17. ANYTHING GOES: THE QUEST FOR PEACE!!! With SCOTT ROGERS!

    MONSTER PARTY GOES FOR IT! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD return to a show format that could quite possibly end all wars! Well, at least the one with your inner monster kid. It's a cavalcade of clever conversation, we're calling... ANYTHING GOES: THE QUEST FOR...

  18. ROBOTS REBOOTED!!! With NGAIO BEALUM!

    MONSTER PARTY POWERS UP AN OLD TOPIC! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD revisit one of their earliest talking points! It's a celebration of mechanics, synthetics, and cybernetics, certified to scramble your circuitry called… ROBOTS REBOOTED!!! During the first year of...

  19. EYES!!! With MARC HERSHON!

    ALL EYES ARE ON MONSTER PARTY! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD put on their protective goggles for an episode of true vision. Join us for this pulse-pounding podcast praising petrifying and provocative peepers that we're proudly promoting as … EYES!!! A few months...

  20. OVERRATED & UNDERRATED: THE HOLIDAY EDITION!!! With DANA GOULD!

    DING DONG MERRILY ON HIGH! MAYBE TOO HIGH? JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD toast and roast the seasonal cinematic chestnuts that have been served to genre fans over the years. Not even The Grinch can stop… OVERRATED & UNDERRATED: THE HOLIDAY EDITION! Every holiday...

  21. THE MONSTER PARTY HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2025!!! With KEVIN SMITH!

    MONSTER PARTY SAYS, "PUT DOWN THAT TURKEY LEG AND GO SHOPPING!" JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD once again put together the ultimate yuletide wishlist. What better way is there to prepare for a seasonal shopping spree than with… THE MONSTER PARTY HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE...

  22. MONSTER PARTY'S MEAL AND A MOVIE!!! With JASON LENZI!

    MONSTER PARTY PRESENTS A PSYCHOTIC CINEMATIC FEAST! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD invite you (and possibly a fictitious lady friend) to a multi-course, film-themed dinner party that is guaranteed to cause a confrontation with the chef! Get ready for some monstrous...

  23. THE MONSTER PARTY HALLOWEEN SPECIAL PRESENTS: MONSTER TEETH

    THIS HALLOWEEN, MONSTER PARTY IS GIVING YOU A MOUTHFUL! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD, celebrate All Hallows' Eve with a pulse-pounding potpourri of petrifying pearly whites! Can your orthodontist stand the gum-numbing terror of… MONSTER TEETH!!!? For many of us...

  24. '90s HORROR VOL. 2!!! With DAVID WEINER!

    MONSTER PARTY REVISITS THE ERA OF ROLLERBLADING, BEANIE BABIES, THE MACARENA… AND TERROR!!!! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD honor the last part of a decade that brought us so many seminal films. If you thought our previous '90s HORROR episode was "da bomb," you're...

  25. TOXIC FANDOM!!! With KEN DALY!

    MONSTER PARTY WANTS EVERYONE TO THE CALM THE F**K DOWN! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD, wave an olive branch to all those monstrous malcontents of the nerdverse! It's time to lower the temperature of the raging dumpster fire that is… TOXIC FANDOM!!! To most genre...

  26. TAGLINE TIRADE!!! With MARK PITTA!

    MONSTER PARTY GETS BELLICOSE WITH BLURBS! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD, experience a description conniption as they revisit a much-loved topic/party game. Just when you thought it was safe to read a movie poster, MONSTER PARTY goes off on a… TAGLINE TIRADE!!!...

  27. ARE YOU GODZILLA-CURIOUS?!!! With AARON NEUWIRTH and TERENCE JOHNSON!

    MONSTER PARTY HAS A KAIJU QUERY? JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD pose a question that speaks to monster kids of every generation! We just gotta know… ARE YOU GODZILLA-CURIOUS? Since he first stomped onto the screen in 1954, Godzilla has had a lasting presence in pop...

  28. JAWS: 50 YEARS OF FRIGHTS AND BITES!!! With PAT JANKIEWICZ!

    JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO LISTEN TO MONSTER PARTY! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD revel in the legacy of a shark named "Bruce." Get a bucket of chum, and find yourself a bigger boat, as MONSTER PARTY presents… JAWS: 50 YEARS OF FRIGHTS AND BITES!!! In…

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  29. THE SUPERMAN LEGACY!!! With DAN BRERETON!

    MONSTER PARTY BRINGS YOU THE ONLY KRYPTO YOU CAN TRUST! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD, salute what is arguably the most famous superhero of all time. Join us as we pry open the doors of The Fortress of Solitude to examine the meta-human miracle that is... THE…

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  30. MONSTER PARTY: THE 300TH EPISODE!!! WORST MONSTERS STRIKES BACK!

    WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT WE COULD DO IT? WE DID!!! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD celebrate an astounding anniversary of earth-shattering importance! Behold, the triumphant tricentennial that's anything but a trifle… MONSTER PARTY: THE 300TH EPISODE!!! WORST MONSTERS...

  31. JOHN STANLEY'S CELEBRITY ONSLAUGHT!!!

    MONSTER PARTY INVADES THE V.I.P. SECTION! A beloved past guest returns to help us rub virtual elbows with some of showbiz's best and brightest! Lay down the red carpet and brace yourselves as MONSTER PARTY presents… JOHN STANLEY'S CELEBRITY ONSLAUGHT!!! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE,...

  32. MONSTERPALOOZA 2025: PART 2!!!

    PASADENA WAS SO PETRIFYING... WE CAME BACK FOR MORE!!! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD, present more frightful fun from the Pasadena Convention Center! Don't look behind you because you may discover you are being stalked by... MONSTERPALOOZA 2025: PART 2!!! As our…

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  33. MONSTERPALOOZA 2025: PART 1!!!

    SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES... TO PASADENA!!! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD, return to the hallowed halls of the Pasadena Convention Center for another 3-day round of monstrous merriment! Better schedule your back surgery now because your spine is about to be...

  34. TOPIC FREE-FOR-ALL: SKULL-POCALYPSE!!! With JOHN MATTA & G. CHARLES WRIGHT!

    THE SKULL IS BACK! AND WITH LESS MOLD THAN EVER! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD bring back the topic, which is all topics! Can your ill-equipped nerves handle the raw intensity and bone-chilling randomness that is... TOPIC FREE-FOR-ALL: SKULL-POCALYPSE!!! For the...

  35. QUOTE JAM 2025!!! With TOM SAWYER!

    IT'S OUR PARTY AND WE'LL QUOTE IF WE WANT TO! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD, choose their words carefully for one of Monster Party's most beloved games. We're taking the stage for another round of genre film dialogue karaoke that we're calling... QUOTE JAM 2025!!!...

  36. WRITING HORROR WITH RICHARD CHRISTIAN MATHESON!!!

    MONSTER PARTY TOASTS A MODERN MASTER OF THE MACABRE! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD sit at the knee of a literary juggernaut to learn the delicate art of spine-tingling storytelling! Join us as we take a creepy crash course in... WRITING HORROR WITH RICHARD…

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  37. BOB GURR: TO DISNEYLAND AND BEYOND!!! With FRANK WOODWARD & BOB GURR!

    MONSTER PARTY SALUTES THE LIFE AND CAREER OF A CREATIVE VISIONARY! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD celebrate the legendary artist who designed many of the most iconic attractions at Disneyland Theme Parks. But as you'll soon learn, his work and legacy far surpass the...

  38. THE FUTURE OF SUPERHEROES!!! With BRIAN COPELAND!

    MONSTER PARTY GETS TIME STONED! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD use THE EYE OF AGAMOTTO to predict the fate of the current trend of meta-human films. It's a cacophony of caped crusading conjecture, presenting the question, "What is ... THE FUTURE OF SUPERHEROES!!!"…

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  39. GENRE ODDITIES!!! With THE MONSTER PARTY GANG!

    NO TOM JONES, SOME THINGS ARE UNUSUAL! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD, take a lesson from the recently featured film, INCUBUS, and delve deeper into the fun-filled world of off-beat horror, sci-fi, and fantasy films. So join us, won't you, as we uncover... GENRE...

  40. SOUNDTRACKS: THE SONGS!!! With DANIEL SCHWEIGER!

    MONSTER PARTY HAS A SONG IN ITS HEART. NOW WE'LL NEVER GET IT BACK IN ITS JAR! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD, get their toes a tappin' for this monstrous music festival of an episode. Follow the bouncing ball as we present… SOUNDTRACKS: THE SONGS!!! Soundtracks are...

  41. THE TWISTED JOURNEY OF INCUBUS!!! With DAVID J. SCHOW!

    MONSTER PARTY TAKES AN ESPERAN-TOUR INTO CINEMATIC OBSCURITY! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD explore the difficult history of a little-known genre film gem. Join us as we embark on... THE TWISTED JOURNEY OF INCUBUS!!! In 1966, members of the creative team behind the...

  42. WHY AREN'T YOU A BIGGER NERD? VOL. 2!!! With DANIELLE KOENIG & KRISTINE KIMMEL!

    MONSTER PARTY PRESENTS ANOTHER GEEK INTERVENTION! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD return to a topic they only tackled once before, when their guest was comedian/podcaster, JIMMY PARDO. So, why revisit it now? Because our newest test subjects are pure perfection!...

  43. THE MAD MOVIE SMACKDOWN: A.D. 2025!!! With ED GRANT!

    THE SMACKDOWN IS BACK! AND NOT A MINUTE TOO SOON! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD, start the year with a game that is really just an excuse for genre film nerds to read more. Can your inflated sense of film trivia entitlement handle... THE MAD MOVIE SMACKDOWN A.D....

  44. MONSTER PARTY HOLIDAY MEMORIES!!!

    MONSTER PARTY PRESENTS A TANNENBAUM TIME MACHINE! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD summon the ghosts of Christmas past, to relive seasonal stories that will enlarge the Grinchiest of hearts. It's an audio trip down the chimney that we're aptly calling... MONSTER PARTY...

  45. WHO WOULD WIN? VOL. 8: THE WINTER EDITION!!! With JASON LENZI!

    MONSTER PARTY WANTS TO DECK YOU IN YOUR HALLS! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD invite you once again to experience a series of cage matches in our audio octagon. But this time, these fights of fancy have a seasonal sting! Can your headphone-bruised cauliflower ears...

  46. THE MONSTER PARTY HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2024!!! With KEVIN SMITH!

    THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, MONSTER PARTY ENCOURAGES YOU TO BUY OUR LOVE! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD, have Christmas stockings that are just screaming to be filled! And what they want, you want! So get ready to go into even deeper debt, as you check off the items in......

  47. THE WORLD OF H.M. WYNANT!!! With H.M. WYNANT & STEVEN PEROS!

    MONSTER PARTY SALUTES A GLORIOUS EIGHT-DECADE CAREER! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD, celebrate the works of one of the most talented and prolific character actors of our age. Take a journey with us into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination.…

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  48. HALLOWEEN HIJINKS!!! With DANA GOULD!

    MONSTER PARTY IS HIGH ON BEN COOPER MASK FUMES! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD, celebrate their favorite holiday with another tomb-burner of an event! Hang that crappy spiderweb stuff, put the giant Home Depot skeleton on the front lawn, and get ready for some......

  49. '90S HORROR!!! With DAVID WEINER!

    FORGET YOUR FURBIES, YOUR SLAP BRACELETS, AND YOUR POGS! MONSTER PARTY WANTS YOU TO FIRE UP THE VCR AND GET READY FOR SOME CHILLS! SHAWN SHERIDAN, JAMES GONIS, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD, revisit that strange, transitional, hard-to-define decade of film that produced so many fright…

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  50. HANNA-BARBERA!!! With GREG EHRBAR!

    MONSTER PARTY GETS... WAY OUT! WAY OUT! SHAWN SHERIDAN, JAMES GONIS, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD, pack their audio pic-a-nic baskets, for a journey through animation history! Join us for a wacky race into the exciting world of... HANNA-BARBERA! WILLIAM HANNA and JOSEPH BARBERA were the...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

What happens when four Comic Con hardened sci-fi/horror fans sit around some microphones, slam down cocktails, and argue about all things monstrous? It's a podcast called Monster Party! You have been warned.

HOSTED BY

James Gonis, Shawn Sheridan, Larry Strothe, and Matt Weinhold

Produced by Matt Weinhold

CATEGORIES

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What happens when four Comic Con hardened sci-fi/horror fans sit around some microphones, slam down cocktails, and argue about all things monstrous? It's a podcast called Monster Party! You have been warned.

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