The Frankencast

Mar 13 2025 260 ep. 50 mins 6

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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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180. The Fly (1986) dir. David Cronenberg

Mar 13 2025 74 mins

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

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

Mar 06 2025 64 mins

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 P

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

Feb 27 2025 43 mins

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

177. The Fly (1958) dir. Kurt Neumann

Feb 20 2025 62 mins

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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠�

176. Leena Meets Frankenstein (1993) dir. Scotty Fox

Feb 13 2025 32 mins

Happy Valentines, fiends! We decided to celebrate the season of love with some cheap adult trash from 1993. You're welcome? Join us as we learn what a cross between a bat and a wolf is, meet the chad/nerd hybrid son of Van Helsing, and get a little anxious every time the color returns to our screens. It's a scream of a different kind!Please rate, review, and tell your fiend

175. House of the Wolf Man (2009) dir. Eben McGarr

Feb 06 2025 60 mins

We're getting retro this week, fiends! Join us as we go to an Old Dark House, and meet a cast of Haunted Hill style trope characters, who are all being menaced by Lon Chaney Jr.'s grandson, Ron (obvs). We're talking about the classic eye-cutout paintings, some unfortunate racial caricatures, (and how to fix it), and gushing over a truly awesome MONSTER FIGHT! Please rat

174. This Ain't The Munsters XXX (2008) dir. Anton Slayer

Jan 30 2025 49 mins

Look at what we do for you people. Yes, we seriously sat down and took notes while watching the 2008 Hustler Munsters parody. It's... surprisingly good? Join us as we get weirded out by Marilyn's mysterious boyfriend, spoil the secret of what's in the tube, and unexpectedly turn into Roxy Deville superfans. Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subsc

173. The Substance (2024) dir. Coralie Fargeat

Jan 23 2025 104 mins

This week, we're finally talking about the now award-winning zeitgeisty dark-comedy body-horror sensation, The Substance. And we recruited return guest Alex Heichelbech to help us mansplain this fable on the plight of women in America (and specifically Hollywood) as they age. Join us as we talk about turning the camera on the male gaze, the many mirrors of Frankenstein, and the

172. The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) dir. Victor Erice

Jan 16 2025 75 mins

This week, we're getting a little serious with this arthouse drama made during the tail-end of Franco-fascist rule in Spain. It's a bittersweet, slice-of-life drama about a family on the verge of falling apart in a small village on the Castilian Plains. Oh, and it's got a Frankenstein, baby! Join us for one of our most thoughtful discussions yet. Please rate, review, a

171. Baby Frankenstein (2018) dir. Jon Yon Kondy

Jan 09 2025 71 mins

Surprise, we're back! And, surprise, this movie is good actually? Somehow this Wild Eye Releasing film about a little person Frankenstein is not at all insensitive and is actually a nostalgic twist on ET, but possibly even better? Gasp! Join us as we gush about Andre Gower, get really mad about jerk boyfriends, and get choked up at a little Frankenstein eating trick or treat candy.