Do you miss back in season one, where the Monstie Men talked about the diminishing returns of those lower budget Universal sequels, where the son of the previous Frankenstein does the exact same thing? Well buckle up! You can find the Monstie Men on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠. Buy some merch on ⁠⁠⁠⁠TeePublic⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠all of their links here⁠⁠⁠⁠. Part of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Geekscape Network⁠⁠⁠⁠ (check out the new website here). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Fall of the Fly is upon us, Lil Monsties, so your friendly neighborhood Monstie Men are delivering up a hot, fresh episode about the original 1958 classic, starring VIncent Price. Do we talk a lot about James Bond in this one? Sure, BUT THERE ARE REASONS! You can find the Monstie Men on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠. Buy some merch on ⁠⁠⁠⁠TeePublic⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠all of their links here⁠⁠⁠⁠. Part of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Geekscape Network⁠⁠⁠⁠ (check out the new website here). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Monstie Men are once again dipping their toes into the ocean that is Kaiju Movies, so there's only one thing to do: call in friend of the show & Doctor of Kaiju Studies, Matthew Sloyan aka GreenWitEvil. Two of these guys love this movie, while one (rightfully) loathes it. Buckle up for a wild one! Follow GreenWitEvil on ⁠YouTube⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠, & ⁠Twitter⁠! You can find the Monstie Men on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠. Buy some merch on ⁠⁠⁠⁠TeePublic⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠all of their links here⁠⁠⁠⁠. Part of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Geekscape Network⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well, it's Gary's birthday, so James picked out a true banger for the Monstie Men to celebrate. Demon Knight is the first of a potential trilogy of Tales from the Crypt movies, but don't let that make you think it doesn't rule. This movie stars William Sadler, Billy Zane, & CCH Pounder (ever heard of them?) so you know it's gooing to be certified gold. You can find the Monstie Men on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠. Buy some merch on ⁠⁠⁠TeePublic⁠⁠⁠. Check out ⁠⁠⁠all of their links here⁠⁠⁠. Part of the ⁠⁠⁠Geekscape Network⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Between birthday episodes, the Monstie Men talk about the underrated Eddie Murphy vampire film Vampire in Brooklyn, a movie they both borrowed from the library at way too young an age. You can find the Monstie Men on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠. Buy some merch on ⁠⁠TeePublic⁠⁠. Check out ⁠⁠all of their links here⁠⁠. Part of the ⁠⁠Geekscape Network⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's (close to) James's birthday, so Gary dove deep into the movie closet to dust off this hidden gem of a somewhat Monster Rally comedy starring Jeff Goldblum, Ed Begley Jr, & Geena Davis. Are there some wildly cancelable men in this? Yup. Are they absolutely hilarious in it? Unfortunately, also yes. You can find the Monstie Men on ⁠Instagram⁠. Buy some merch on ⁠TeePublic⁠. Check out ⁠all of their links here⁠. Part of the ⁠Geekscape Network⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Monstie Men wrap up Hot Blob Summer by talking about 1988's Chuck Russell/Frank Darabont remake of the Steve McQueen original, where Johnny Drama & Jigsaw's Heir team up to save their one-horse town from a government superweapon gone bad! You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram. Buy some merch on TeePublic. Check out all of their links here. Part of the Geekscape Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Geekscape's Katie Hampton joins the Monstie Men to talk about Beware! The Blob, and yes...that is the proper pronunciation. We delve into Larry Hagman's (yes, that Larry Hagman) only feature film directing credit for the sequel to the Steve McQueen classic. Haven't heard of this one beofre? Yeah, that tracks. Here's the Simpsons clipped mentioned in the episode. Follow Katie on Instagram, check out her podcasts Napping Through Happy Hour and Christian Cringe, and check out her weekly YouTube show Internet Supreme Court on GeekscapeTV. Check out all of the Monstie Men's links here, including social media & our TeePublic shop. Part of the Geekscape Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Monstie Men are joined by the great, multi-hyphenated, Allie Goertz to talk about the 1958 classic alien invasion monster movie The Blob! Talking points include Steve McQueen being the world's least believable teen in the world, why Glen Powell should star in our modern-day sequel as The Blob, and how Allie became a muse for Nerf Herder. You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram. Make sure to subscribe to their newsletter, the Monstie Manual. Buy some merch on TeePublic. Check out all of our links here. Part of the Geekscape Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Monstie Men are joined again by Geekscape's Podfather, Matt Kelly, as they talk about Jaws 2. Conversation points include Jaws: The Ride, the fact that this is a slasher movie, the total downgrade of Mayor Larry Vaughn's wardrobe, and, relatedly, the importance of voting in local elections. Just because you can't enjoy Jaws: The Ride down in Florida anymore, doesn't mean you can't still enjoy it here. Get all of Matt's links here, but make sure you check out his podcasts, including Horror Movie Night, Weird Al-Gorithm, Christmas 365, & Christian Cringe. You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram. Make sure to subscribe to their newsletter, the Monstie Manual on SubStack. Buy some merch on Teepublic. Check out all the links here. Part of the Geekscape Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey, do you remember that they made a movie starring Aaron Eckhart where he plays Frankenstein's Monster in the present day? And do you remember that he's stuck in the middle of a war between the armies of Heaven & Hell? But most importantly, do you remember that the army of Heaven is comprised of Gargoyles? Don't worry, the Monstie Men did remember that last one, either. You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram. Make sure to subscribe to their newsletter, the Monstie Manual on SubStack. Buy some merch on Teepublic. Check out all the links here. Part of the Geekscape Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As promised, Alessia Dawn rejoins the Monstie Men to talk about the final(?) entry in the Underworld series. This is a wild one, but at the end of the day, we all learned one thing: if Alessia is extremely confident about something, it may be beneficial to do just a little check to verify. As always, don't look for Alessia online. You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram. Make sure to subscribe to their newsletter, the Monstie Manual on SubStack. Buy some merch on Teepublic. Check out all the links here. Part of the Geekscape Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Monstie Men awaken into a whole new world in this Underworld sequel. Spoiler alert: it rules. Featuring a 5-word review by Underworld superfan Alessia Dawn! You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram. Make sure to subscribe to their newsletter, the Monstie Manual on SubStack. Buy some merch on Teepublic. Check out all the links here. Part of the Geekscape Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Monstie Men go back to the beginning of the Underworld Saga, because those Lycans have got to rise! This one may be a bit devise for Gary & James, but they can defintiely agree on one thing: Michael Sheen is a saint & a prince of a man. And Alessia Dawn joins us for a five-word review & rating. You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram. Make sure to subscribe to their newsletter, the Monstie Manual on SubStack. Buy some merch on Teepublic. Check out all the links here. Part of the Geekscape Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Monstie Men are back to talk about the second movie in the Underworld series, but also (and most importantly) Steven Soderbergh. Sequels are always supposed to be bigger, but is this one better? And even though she couldn't join us on the episode, Alessia Dawn joins us for a five-word review & rating. You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram. Make sure to subscribe to their newsletter, the Monstie Manual on SubStack. Buy some merch on Teepublic. Check out all the links here. Part of the Geekscape Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Werewolf Winter may be over, but the Monstie Men certainly aren't done talking about Lycans. Alessia Dawn returns to the show to talk more about her favorite actress, Kate Beckinsale. The energy is high in this episode about Romeo & Juliet by way of vampires & werewolves! As always, do NOT try to find Alessia online (unless you need to get your hair done in Austin). You can find the Monstie Men on Instagram. Make sure to subscribe to their newsletter, the Monstie Manual, on SubStack. Buy some merch on TeePublic. All links are available here. Part of the Geekscape Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Toronto's favorite chaos gremlin. the great Red Herring, makes her return to the show to chat with the Monstie Men about 2021's Werewolves Within, a horror comedy whodunnit starring Sam Richardson & Milana Vayntrub and directed by Josh Rubin. Get ready for a wild ride, as Red educates the guys about the symbolism of werewolves & we all learn about Gary's love of gut health. You can follow Red on Instagram or her other, spicier sites Join the Monstie Men on social media, buy some merch, or find all of their links on their Linktree Part of the Geekspace Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a Monstie Baby episode! We're breaking the format with the premiere episode of Monster Rally Top 5, a countdown bonus series where the Monstie Men are joined by a guest & rank their Top 5 favorites of a given topic. There's nobody we're happier to have join us for this special episode than author, writer, & podcaster-extraordinaire: Jordan Morris! Make sure you head on down to your Local Comic Shop and pick up a copy of Jordan's newest comic, Web of Spider-verse: New Blood, where he pens a tale about a vampire-slaying Mary Jane Watson hunting a vampiric Spider-Man set in the 80's. And while you're already at your LCS, ask them to pre-order a copy (or 10) of Jordan's next comic, Godzilla vs LA, which will benefit charities helping to rebuild LA after the horrific fires that ravaged the city earlier this year. As always, follow the Monster Rally on Instagram, and you can buy merch, follow the Monstie Men on Letterboxd, or link to the Monstie Manual (the Monster Rally SubStack) on our Linktree. Part of the Geekscape Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fist fights! Bullying! Pranks! Crisp 7-Up! Mad science! A Teenage Werewolf eating a Playboy Playmate! The Monstie Men are joined by author Tyler Mattis (100 Years of Universal Monster Movies & Disney's Live-Action Movie Bombs, 1979-2019) to continue Werewolf WInter with the 1957 classic I Was A Teenage Werewolf. And yes, Highway to Heaven's Michael Landon does kill a Playboy Playmate in this one. Follow Tyler on Instagram & YouTube. Buy 100 Years of Universal Monster Movies & Disney's Live-Action Movie Bombs, 1979-2019 on Amazon. The Monstie Manual on Substack Follow the Monstie Men on Instagram Buy some Monster Rally Merch Get all of our links here and remember to rate & review the show Part of the Geekscape Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes, the consensus is that the sequel is actually better than the movie (see The Empire Strikes Back, Godfather Part II, For A Few Dollars More, The Winter Soldier, Evil Dead 2, Wrath of Khan, or Paddington 2 for examples), and now that we're in the back half of Werewolf Winter, let's find out how the Jason Bateman-led Teen Wolf Too stacks up against the original. Surely, they wouldn't just try to cash in on a *monster* hit, would they? Behold, the greatest scene in any film ever. One might say it's RAD. The Monstie Manual on Substack Follow the Monstie Men on Instagram Buy some Monster Rally Merch Get all of our links here and remember to rate & review the show Part of the Geekscape Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices