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The Frankencast

The Frankencast

The Frankencast is a podcast about Frankenstein, and so much more. Join Anthony Bowman and Eric Velazquez every week as they discuss one Frankenstein movie, recapping the plot, analyzing the cultural relevance, and obsessing over Spinning Science Wheels and Flappy Bats. And just generally having a lot of fun along the way.

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All Episodes

01:25:31

195. Freaked (1993) dir. Alex Winter & Tom Stern

The Frankencast ·

2025/06/26

This week, we're getting TOTALLY 90s , as we watch this MTV freak-out from so many of the people behind the Bill and Ted films. It's a weird, wild film that at first poses as an equal-opportunity offender, but is actually kind of stealthy in it's progressiveness? Join us as we meet a sophisticated worm-guy with some hygiene problems, a living sock puppet, and trans-rights Mr. T, among others. Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future

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00:56:40

194. Mistress Frankenstein (2000) dir. Zachary Snygg

The Frankencast ·

2025/06/19

Um, we're sorry? This week we're talking about what we can only describe as an anti-comedy/anti-porn surrealist attack on the senses. Join us as we discuss the fantastic Frankenstein makeup, the ridiculous guys in the horse costume, some of the most unpleasant sex scenes we've come across, and Karlstadt: a village full of Karls.Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installments. Join us on Patreon

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00:53:06

193. The Cutter's Club (2025) dir. Charles Band

The Frankencast ·

2025/06/12

This week's film is a surprise release from Full Moon Features that we could not resist talking about. It's a "lost" film starring Tony Todd that Charles Band has "graciously" dug up and finished in the wake of the actor's recent passing. Join us as we meet Jack and Jill, who metaphorically fetch (perform horrific surgery on) a pail of water (two cats). We'll also meet Slinky, the two-hearted cat, the dreaded Weas-odile, and Two-Head the guy with two heads

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01:04:34

192. Lilo & Stitch (2002) dir. Dean DeBlois

The Frankencast ·

2025/06/05

In honor of Disney's recent live action reimagining of Lilo & Stitch, we've decided to take a look back at the original, which is TOTALLY a Frankenstein story. Join us as we talk about mosquito preserves, mutated koalas, and alien record players. Oh, and Eric reveals that is a first time watch for him!Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installments. Join us on Patreon

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01:39:22

191. Frankenstein General Hospital (1988) dir....

The Frankencast ·

2025/05/29

This week, Eric takes a break, as we're joined by guest host Hayden Orr (from Last Book on the Shelf) for a tour of Frankenstein General Hospital. Join us as we talk excessive running gags, TV movie vibes, and SO MUCH BDSM.Find more from Hayden and Last Book on the Shelf at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/last-book-on-the-shelf/id1604416407Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installments. Join us on Patreon

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01:08:40

190. The Last Matinee (2020) dir. Maximiliano Contenti

The Frankencast ·

2025/05/22

This week, we're going to the movies! And wait, that movie looks awfully familiar... Didn't we just watch that last week? Join us as we discuss awkward first dates, hiding behind the seats to watch scary movies, and selective subtitling. Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installments. Join us on Patreon

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00:55:34

189. Frankenstein: Day of the Beast (2011) dir....

The Frankencast ·

2025/05/15

The Frankencast is getting back to its roots, baby! We got a movie with Frankenstein in the title, we got the Delacey family, we got Victor and Elizabeth Frankenstein on their wedding night. We got it all. Oh, but we also have a wildly animalistic and totally MONSTROUS monster. That's kinda new. Join us as the Monster kills basically everybody in increasingly brutal ways. Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installments. Join us on

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00:59:30

188. Brain of Blood (1971) dir. Al Adamson

The Frankencast ·

2025/05/08

This week we're Blood Island dreaming, but technically back in the US. Join us for Al Adamson's bizarre banana republic Frankenstein brain swap freak-out, featuring many of our friends from Dracula vs. Frankenstein. We're discussing cars full of explodium, confusing cultural appropriation, and the world's most naive doctor.Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installments. Join us on Patreon

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00:52:05

187. Beast of Blood (1970) dir. Eddie Romero

The Frankencast ·

2025/05/01

We're still on Island Time over here at the Frankencast, fiends! Join us for the next installment of the Blood Island series, and the first one to actually have some continuity from the previous film. So, we're catching up with doctor frenemies Dr. Foster and Dr. Lorca and the plucky reporter who comes between them, not to mention the decapitated and yet still living beast who got a serious special effects budget glow-up since the last movie. Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be

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01:02:57

186. Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1968) dir. Gerardo...

The Frankencast ·

2025/04/24

Welcome back to Blood Island, fiends! We're not sure why you just keep arriving and leaving by the same boat, but we're glad to see you again. This week, enjoy a green blood cocktail. It helps with the vertigo caused by the extreme zoom effects of the moss monster. Just don't forget to say the oath!Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installments. Join us on Patreon

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01:04:38

185. Brides of Blood (1968) dir. Gerardo de Leon

The Frankencast ·

2025/04/19

This week, we return to our new favorite vacation spot, Blood Island, for the second (or first) film in the Blood Island series/trilogy/cycle/etc, Brides of Blood, AKA Brides of Blood Island, AKA Island of Living Horror, AKA Jungle Fury. Join us as we meet a couple with a very progressive relationship that they feel very conflicted about, a Socialist community organizer, and an "American" ex-pat with a very peculiar affliction...Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to

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00:02:28

BONUS: Donald F. Glut's "Frankenstein: A Poem"

The Frankencast ·

2025/04/17

Hey fiends! We're running a little late with this week's episode. It should be out later this weekend. But, in the meantime, to hold you all over, please enjoy this (overly) dramatic reading of "Frankenstein: A Poem" by our good friend Donald F. Glut from the Tales of Frankenstein story collection, part of his The New Adventures of Frankenstein series.

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01:00:51

184. Terror is a Man (1959) dir. Gerardo de Leon

The Frankencast ·

2025/04/10

Alright fiends, summer's almost here. It's time for an island getaway. Let's go to Blood Island! Pay no mind if you happen to notice the taped-up Blood Island sign has fallen down, revealing a sign that says "Island of Dr. Moreau" beneath it. Join us as we talk about William Fitzgerald's secret job, a variety of island escape methods, and go on a long side-tangent about the recent dire wolf de-extinction non-news. Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to

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00:55:14

183. April Fool's Fright (2020) dir. Tim Sherman

The Frankencast ·

2025/04/01

We enjoy a good April Fool's Day prank as much as the next podcast, but this year, we've decided to skip the pranks and just enjoy a little bit of family-friendly animated comedy from the people who brought us Frankenstein Ruins Halloween. Join us to find out if Frankenstein also ruins April Fools Day. Also, we'll be discussing bats in bell-fries, just what exactly is the name of that zombie guy, and what happens when you try to start trouble with Santa Claus...Please rate, review, and

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01:20:36

182. Companion (2025) dir. Drew Hancock

The Frankencast ·

2025/03/27

This week, we're discussing the newest zeitgeisty sexbot film. Not our first sexbot film, and almost certainly not our last. Join us as we spoil the dozens of clever twists, crank our intelligence to 100%, and choose our meet-cute from a drop-down of adorkable options. Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installments. Join us on Patreon

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01:14:28

181. The Fly II (1989) dir. Chris Walas

The Frankencast ·

2025/03/20

It's time for 2 Fly 2 Furious, baby! Join us as we get a classic '80s sequel that loses basically the entire original cast for what would seem like a lazy cash-grab, but is in fact a really good film that handles generational trauma in an '80s way to compare to the original '50s/60s series. Join us as we decide ACAB includes science facility security guards, make a body horror cactus, and get really emotional over a mutant dog puppet.Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be

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01:14:09

180. The Fly (1986) dir. David Cronenberg

The Frankencast ·

2025/03/13

Wait, didn't we just watch The Fly? Uh-oh, looks like episode 177 teleported all the way to episode 180... and it got, like, REALLY messed up in the process. Lets all gather 'round with our freshly liquified cheeseburgers and talk about the Poetry of the Flesh.Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installments. Join us on Patreon

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01:04:31

179. Curse of the Fly (1965) dir. Don Sharp

The Frankencast ·

2025/03/06

And so the saga of the Delambre family ends with more teleportation, so much generational trauma, an uncomfortable amount of gaslighting, and, surprisingly, very few flies. Join us as we discuss how the Philipe Delambre Trilogy comes to a thrilling conclusion. Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installments. Join us on Patreon

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00:43:34

178. Return of the Fly (1959) dir. Edward Bernds

The Frankencast ·

2025/02/27

Cue up The Misfits, fiends! It's time for The Fly to return, baby! Join us as we hang out with Vincent Price (for the fourth time... oops!), his nephew Fly-lipe, and his friend Alan (if that even is his real name). Oh, and so many different cops it's hard to keep them straight. Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installments. Join us on Patreon

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01:02:31

177. The Fly (1958) dir. Kurt Neumann

The Frankencast ·

2025/02/20

Before Hot Girl Summer comes Weird Fly Spring? Uh, sure, we'll go with that. Join us as we teleport into the cat ether, drink a bowl of milk and rum, and get casually sexist about our mom.Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installments. Join us on Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/thefrankencast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find all of our

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