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info_outline Bonus - Chaosium and The Malleus MonstrorumMonsterTalk
In this bonus episode, we're talking with Mike Mason of Chaosium, the gaming company that makes the role-playing system Call of Cthulhu. Mike is here to talk about the newest version of Chaosium's monstrous bestiary, which is called the Malleus Monstrorum, for the seventh edition of the classic game ecosystem based on the works of HP Lovecraft, and all kinds of Lovecraft-adjacent horror.
info_outline 8/1/2021 - MonsterTalk Live - 8 pm ETMonsterTalk
Hey folks, we'll be doing another "MonsterTalk Live" event tonight, discussing psychic mediums. You can catch it at our YouTube channel and participate in the chat. Hope to see you there! 8/1/2021 - 8 pm ET - http://youtube.com/monstertalk -Blake
info_outline 233 - Bigfoot: America's Abominable SnowmanMonsterTalk
On July 18, 2021 the AiPT SciPhiFest Conference included a 45 min segment of my interview with author and comic-book artist Stephen R. Bissette (who is probably best known for his work on the Alan Moore run of the DC comic Swamp Thing). The interview is about Stephen's book CRYPTID CINEMA (http://bit.ly/CryptidCinema) with a special focus on the little-known touring film used by Roger Patterson to promote (and profit from) his famous alleged Bigfoot film.
info_outline 232 - BacteriaMonsterTalk
They're everywhere. They're inside you. You can't escape them - and can't live without them: Bacteria!
info_outline AIPT Presents SciPhi Fest 2021MonsterTalk
The online convention starts at 10 am and I'll be participating in a couple of ways if you're interested. At noon, I've got a special interview with Stephen R. Bissette. You might know him as a key artist on Alan Moore's run of Swamp Thing in the 80s - but if you've been subscribing to BIG FOOTAGE the Patreon bonus cast, you'll know him as the author of CRYPTID CINEMA.
info_outline 231 - Asian Monsters with Sapphire SandaloMonsterTalk
Sapphire Sandalo is the host of the web series Stories with Sapphire. She's a writer, animator, podcaster, TV personality, and part-time university instructor. Her series tells stories with distinctive music and animation and has a strong representation of many monsters, ghosts and creatures that come from Asian folklore from multiple cultures and stories submitted by her audience.
info_outline Progress Report - June 23, 2021MonsterTalk
Hey there MonsterTalkers. We're not dead and I'm not on vacation. I'm happy to report that I've got a new job and have spent the past couple of weeks working on a software project that is nearing its first release. In the meantime Karen and I have been recording interviews, but those require edits and I haven't had time to get everything done to my level of satisfaction. But episodes are coming! I should be able to get our next one out this weekend and another by the end of the month. I'm doing some work on managing our workflow that I hope will put us ahead. In a...
info_outline 230 - Otter King & Other ThingsMonsterTalk
Karen and Blake are joined by the hosts of MonsterFuzz, Eamonn O'Neill and Rob Billington, to discuss monsters and folklore of Ireland. Well, that's what we were supposed to talk about but we wandered a bit because it was obvious we all loved talking about monsters.
info_outline 229 - Watertown 2: Eclectic Boo-GalooMonsterTalk
Blake Smith has uncovered the uncropped "Watertown Ghosts" photo, lost to the public for more than fifty years, plus more discoveries about this famous alleged ghost photo.
info_outlineWarning: If you're bothered by gore and dismemberment in your horror, this movie ain't for you. But, if you want to watch the film (before or after listening to my coverage) you can find it "uncut" in two places that I was able to locate:
On YouTube (when I posted this)
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In this episode, I'm taking a look at perhaps the most controversial Bigfoot movie ever released to big screens.
Here's a recipe for Night of the Demon:
1 lb of finely chopped 1980s slasher movie
1 lb of 1970s Bigfoot movie
1 qt softcore porn
3 gallons of fake blood
a full head of urban legend
and add just a soupçon of Lovecraftian cult magic
Mentioned in this episode:
Interview with Michael Cutt (Professor Nugent) with interesting details behind the scenes.
Night of the Demon listing on IMDB
All 72 films on the British Video Nasty list.
Evil Dead 2 (Amazon Streaming)
Eventually We Find Our Way track by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross