Frankenstein's Podcast

Kalid and Joe discuss the vastly different films that happen to fall under the same brand: the 2000 film, Dungeons & Dragons, and the 2023 update, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Joined by two friends and Dungeon Masters, Andy Groth and Grant Leitbrouck, the crew compare and contrast the two films and chat about how well each one captures the spirit of the game. ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! ⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠ Featured Guests: Grant Leitbrouck is a fellow geek and graphic designer who has been a longtime friend of the podcast and friend to both of us.  Andy Groth is another longtime friend, creative artist, and Dungeonmaster who loves video games and D&D. References: 15 Things You Didn’t Know About The Disastrous Dungeons & Dragons Movie - Screenrant The Practical Effects Wizardry of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - Stan Winston School “Dungeon & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” VFX Team on the Owlbear, Talking Corpses & More - Motion Picture Association The Fantastical, Faithful, Fun VFX of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - VFX Voice Behind the Scenes with the Director and Cast of Dungeons & Dragons - IGN Dimension 20: Fantasy High Critical Role Dungeons & Dragons: Honor among Thieves Rolls a Natural 20 - Twin Cities Geek The Legend of Vox Machina Sitcom D&D Ghosts (CBS) The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz Shogun (FX/Hulu) D&D Module: The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

We're off this week so we're sharing one of our Patreon episodes in which we rank our favorite tropes in genre fiction! If you like this episode, please ⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon for more Frankenbits like this! *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

Kalid and Joe are joined by one of the original Friendensteins, Ryan Mintz, to talk about the ultimate showdown between Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Devil set against the backdrop of Y2K. That’s right, we’re chatting about the 1999 Peter Hyams film, End of Days! ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! ⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠ Featured Guest: Ryan Mintz is a fellow geek, massive Baseball fan, and one of the original friends of the podcast who coined the now beloved term, ‘Friendenstein!’ References: VIFX will do effects for ‘End of Days’ - Variety Spawning the Satan beast for End of Days at Stan Winston Studio Harbinger of the End - Monster Legacy The Zone of Interest Dragon Ball (manga) by Akira Toriyama Music League (app)

Kalid and Joe take a trip back into the realm of Empire Pictures! This time, the crew is joined by friend of the podcast (and real-life friend), Amber Amundson to chat about the 1986 horror/fantasy flick,Troll, from director John Carl Buechler.  ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! ⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠ Featured Guest: Amber Amundson is a fellow school teacher and friend of the podcast. She’s a longtime horror fan who brings a formative knowledge to the genre and how it can foster connection. References: Troll (1886) Trivia - IMDB Filmmakers Claim ‘Harry Potter' Lifted Ideas From Their 1986 Film Troll - Horror Wiki Blue Lips - Schoolboy Q Home Goods Drive Away Dolls Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein Heaven and Earth Grocery Store James McBride

Kalid and Joe break from (fictional) monsters for a conversation with writer and editor, Basma Ghalayani, about how genre fiction and speculative fiction can be seen as a tool to reflect on the traumas of the past and present as well as explore the hopes for the future. Specifically, we discuss the short-story collection, Palestine + 100: Stories from a Century after the Nakba, which Ghalayani edited. *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! Featured Guest: Basma Ghalayini is an editor, writer and Arabic translator and interpreter currently working with Comma Press - a publishing house out of Manchester, UK. She edited the book Palestine+100 which asks twelve Palestinian writers: what might your country look like in the year 2048 - a century after the tragedies and trauma of what has come to be called the Nakba? She has written for the New York Times (check out her essay," A Gazan’s View on Hamas: It’s Not Complicated") and was born and grew up in the Gaza Strip. References: Ma Wara' al-Tabi'a (novels) from Ahmed Khaled Towfik Motaz Azaiza Bisan Lama Jamous Mansour Shouman Angie Marie Lisa Frankenstein (Joes review for Twin Cities Geek) Star Trek: The Next Generation

Kalid and Joe are joined by the immensely cool and talented Nyla Innuksuk to discuss her recent sci-fi/horror film, Slash/Back! *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! Featured Guests: Nyla Innuksuk is a director, writer, producer, and creator in the realm of VR and mixed media through her company, Mixtape VR. She co-created the Inuk superhero, Snowgard, for Marvel Comics, and her recent film, Slash/Back is currently available to buy or stream on Hulu. References: Slash/Back official website Citations Needed (podcast) Hazbin Hotel (Prime) True Detective: Night Country (Max)

This week, Kalid and Joe dig into the many themes and big ideas from the 2021 South Korean series, Hellbound, currently streaming on Netflix! ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! ⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠ References: Hellbound Monsters Explained - Den of Geek Hellbound: VFX Breakdown by mofac - Art of VFX Hellbound - Cyclo Kid Cudi - Insano Mythical Beast Investigator by Koichiro Hoshino

Kalid and Joe interview horror writer, Shane Hawk, about writing dark Indigenous fiction! The crew get into his short story work and the state of Indigenous horror and genre fiction in pop. culture. *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! Featured Guests: Shane Hawk is a history teacher and horror writer based out of San Diego. His short fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies and his debut short story collection, Anoka, is currently available. He recently co-edited the Indigenous dark fiction anthology, Never Whistle at Night. References: Stephen Graham Jones - Mapping the Interior Shane’s short story, “Behind Collin’s Eyes” on Tor.com Blood Quantum Mohawk Slash/Back Stephen Graham Jones - Mongrels Tiffany Morris’ short story “'Night in the Chrysalis” on Gizmodo Bryce O’Connor - Child of Daystar Holding Absence - The Greatest Mistake of my Life

This week, Kalid & Joe layer on the cheese and dig into two gems from Charles Band’s Empire Pictures heyday of the 1980s! We chat about the 1984 fantasy anthology, The Dungeonmaster (aka “Ragewar”) and the 1989 sci-fi/sports drama, Arena. ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! ⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠ References:

Kalid and Joe are joined by another round-table of guests to dissect David Cronenberg’s 1979 divorce drama/therapy thriller, The Brood! *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouk for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! ⁠⁠Support us on Patreon! Featured Guests: Joe Mischo is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker who enjoys trail running, subversive cinema, and day trips with his 1975 Honda motorbike “Jade.” Corrin Evans is a filmmaker exploring shadow integration, eroticism, death and the supernatural. Wife of the podcast and real-life scientist, Nicole Praska, is our recurring ‘ghost host’ who always brings a new perspective to our topics. She currently co-hosts the semi-regular Star Trek podcast, ⁠⁠⁠Deep Space Love⁠⁠⁠! References: Why I Love…The Brood - BFI Birthing from Within: On Teaching Monstrous Birth in Cronenberg’s The Brood - Films for the Feminist Classroom The Brood: Separation Trials - The Criterion Collection Broodlings - Monster Movie wiki The Making of David Cronenberg’s The Brood We Only Talk About Real Shit When We’re Fucked Up by Bas The Long Kiss Goodnight Hannibal (series) Your local library! Richard Ramirez Died Today of Natural Causes by Sun Kil Moon Saltburn

Kalid and Joe welcome the team behind the new song celebrating the classic Universal Monsters, “Children of the Night.” to the show! Jason Ginsburg, Eduardo García Rascón and Brette Alana, pop on to chat about their new song as well as the 2004 Universal Monster mash-up film starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale, Van Helsing, from writer/director Stephen Sommers! ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! ⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon! Featured Guests: Jason Ginsburg is a former Universal Studios tour guide, creator of the Fake Theme Park twitter account, and lifelong fan of classic monsters. He recently wrote the film Age of Stone and Sky: The Sorcerer Beast. Eduardo García Rascón is a musician and composer for video games and television shows. Check out his site, 8-bit Studio. Brette Alana is an international award winning vocalist and musician. Check out her recent endeavor into creating personalized holiday music at Musical Charms. References: It takes computer effects to make movie monsters -- but elbow grease helps - SFGate Van Helsing creatures - Below the Line New Blue Sun - André 3000 Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders Quiz Lady on Hulu Fortune and Glory a Treasure Hunter’s Playbook by David A. McIntee Dungeons & Dragons Electric Christmas Playlist on Spotify

This week Kalid & Joe discuss the 1985 sci-fi film, Enemy Mine, from director Wolfgang Peterson! ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! ⁠⁠Support us on Patreon! References: Drac - alien species Wiki Revisiting Cinefex (25): Enemy Mine, Der Trickfilm, Fright Night - Graham Edwards Invincible season 2 on Prime The Curse on Paramount+/Showtime SurrealEstate on Syfy

Kalid and Joe discuss the 2023 home-invasion/alien thriller flick, No One Will Save You, from writer/director, Brian Duffield! *Note: It was incorrectly stated that this was Brian Duffield's directorial debut - Duffield DID direct and write the 2020 film, Spontaneous. Apologies for the mixup!* *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! ⁠Support us on Patreon! References: ‘No One Will Save You’ – Brian Duffield Talks Elaborate Alien Mythology and Avoiding Familiar Tropes - Bloody Disgusting The Spoiler Interview: Brian Duffield On NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU - Fangoria No One Will Save Your project page - Mikkel Frandsen Killers of the Flower Moon The Worm and his Kings by Hailey Piper Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4 on Paramount+

This spooky season, Kalid & Joe decide to watch the scariest movie according to science: Scott Derrickson's Sinister! Joined by wife of the podcast, Nicole Praska, we dig into the movie's mythology, themes, and of course, scares. *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! Featured Guests: Nicole Praska is a regular Frankenstein's Podcast guest and she's also a scientist - you can also listen to her discus fingerprint science in a segment on the Brains On! Podcast (⁠⁠Body Bonanza: Yawns, hiccups, goosebumps and more!⁠⁠), an episode of the Double Loop Podcast (⁠⁠2019 IAI Conference – Episode 204⁠⁠), and on the true-crime podcast, Crime Therapy (⁠⁠Episode 27: Koala Fingerprints aka Our First Special Guest⁠⁠). Nicole and Joe also co-host the new Star Trek podcast, ⁠⁠Deep Space Love⁠⁠! References: Interview with Nicholas King Bughuul from Sinister and Sinister 2 - Love Horror How Internet Art Inspired the Monster in Ethan Hawke's Sinister - Gizmodo Bagul wiki page Marvel's Spider-man 2 (game) Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation² (comic)

Kalid and Joe take a trip on the Dracula Boat! This episode we’re diving into the 2023 film, The Last Voyage of the Demeter, from director, André Øvredal.  *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! Support us on Patreon! References: The Last Voyage of the Demeter's Biggest Changes From the Dracula Book - CBR Writer talks ‘Last Voyage of the Demeter’ - Bloody Flicks The Last Voyage of the Demeter is Basically Alien, Just Set in the 1800s on a Ship - SYFY ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ – How Production Designer Edward Thomas Built the Biggest Ship of His Career - Bloody Disgusting Exclusive Interview: “Last Voyage of the Demeter” Makeup Master Göran Lundström - Rue Morgue Why Dracula Looks So Good in 'The Last Voyage of the Demeter' - Collider Gen V on Amazon Prime The Baked Potato (Los Angeles restaurant and lounge) Starplex by Robert J Sawyer Wheel of Time on Amazon Prime

Kalid and Joe interview creature modeler/designer Mikkel Frandsen about the art of modeling monsters! We chat about Mikkel's work in the industry on creatures like the Kikimora from Netflix's The Witcher, the Hunter Predator from Shane Black's The Predator, and Valentine the Zombie Tiger from Zach Snyder's Army of the Dead. Be sure to check out Mikkel's work on his Instagram and on his website! *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! Featured Guests: Mikkel Frandsen is a professional Creature Designer/Modeller with over 10 years of experience. He’s worked with multiple VFX companies. You can see some of his creature work in Zach Snyder’s ‘Army of the Dead,’ ‘The Predator,’ and ‘The Witcher.’ References: Malcolm in the Middle Schitt's Creek Twisted Metal on Peacock Quake II

This week, Kalid & Joe welcome Marshall Julius & Howard Berger on the pod to lend their expertise to a discussion on the classic 1954 film, 'Creature from the Black Lagoon!' We also talk about Marshall & Howard's new book, Masters of Make-Up Effects: A Century of Practical Magic⁠, and take several, enlightening conversational detours down many different monster movie rabbit holes. *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! Featured Guests: Marshall Julius is a writer, broadcaster, quizmaster and professional Geek who wrote the Vintage Geek ultimate quiz book for geeks! Howard Berger is a special make-up effects creator & co-founder of KNB EFX. He has worked on over 400 film and television projects. He won an Academy Award for best makeup for his work on the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and an Emmy for his work on The Walking Dead. Marshall and Howard's new collaborative book, Masters of Make-Up Effects: A Century of Practical Magic, is available now! References: 24x36: A Movie About Movie Posters Ben Chapman Interview - Chaos Control The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O'Meara Bottoms Claymore by Norihiro Yagi Meg 2: The Trench Cinema Speculation By Quentin Tarantino The Wild Bunch

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: XENOMANIA! - a series in which we take a deep dive into each entry into the Alien universe, one film at a time with special guests along the way.  Kalid and Joe wrap up the XENOMANIA series with a bang! In this episode, we double-feature the two AvP films - the first, Alien vs. Predator, from 2004 directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, and its follow-up, Alien vs. Predator: Requiem, from 2007 directed by the Strause brothers. *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! References: The Hunt Begins: The Early Days of Peter Briggs’ Alien vs. Predator - AvP Galaxy Aliens versus Predator versus The Terminator comic Aliens vs Predator: Requiem's "Predalien" by Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.- Stan Winston School StarBeast — Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem, the Predalien - Monster Legacy

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: XENOMANIA! - a series in which we take a deep dive into each entry into the Alien universe, one film at a time with special guests along the way.  This episode we’re moving away from the films and digging into the Alien extended universe! The franchise is incredibly expansive at this point, and we touch on quite a bit, but our focus is on the most recent novels as we have a very special conversation with the voice of many of these books, audiobook narrator & voice actor, Shiromi Arserio! *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! Featured Guest: Shiromi Arserio is an award-winning audiobook narrator & voice actor. At this point, she has narrated close to 250 audiobooks! She is particularly known as an 'accent chameleon' in her work. She is also an avid Alien fan and board game geek. Follow Shiromi on Instagram @Shiromi.arserio and be sure to visit her website to stay up to date on all her works! References: Aliens: Defiance (comic) Alien: Isolation (game) Nemesis Lifeform Alien: Fate of the Nostromo Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps Aliens: Bug Hunt Alien: The Cold Forge by Alex White Alien: Into Charybdis by Alex White Alien: Colony War by David Barnett Alien: Enemy of my Enemy by Mary SanGiovanni Loki's Ring by Stina Leicht Project Greenlight: A New Generation Vengeance (Prime) Ghosts (UK version)

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: XENOMANIA! - a series in which we take a deep dive into each entry into the Alien universe, one film at a time with special guests along the way.  This episode we’re making our way to the end (so far...!) of Ridely Scott's Alien prequel era Alien film series with his 2017 entry, Alien: Covenant. *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! Featured Guest: Sarah Welch-Larson is a film critic, writer, and host of the Seeing & Believing podcast. She regularly writers for Bright Wall/Dark Room and has also written for RogerEbert.com and Tor.com. Her book (which we dig into) Becoming Alien: The Beginning and End of Evil in Science Fiction’s Most Idiosyncratic Franchise is available from Cascade Books now! Be sure to check out Sarah's latest piece for Bright Wall/Dark Room: No Way Out: The Elusive Borders of Jafar Panahi’s No Bears References: Here’s what would’ve happened had Shaw been in Alien: Covenant - JoBlo ‘Alien: Covenant’: How the Xenomorph Continues to Horrify Audiences Decades Later - The Hollywood Reporter ALIEN – COVENANT: Charley Henley – Production VFX Supervisor – MPC - Art of VFX The Neomorphs – Alien: Covenant’s New Aliens! - AvP Galaxy Ridley Scott: Inspiration for Alien: Covenant's Neomorph - IGN (YouTube) Alien: Covenant’ VFX Team Hatches New Neomorph, Xenomorphs - The Hollywood Reporter Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets - Prime Video AvP Galaxy Perfect Organism Podcast Trigun Stampede - Hulu/Crunchyroll