The Tome of Monsters Podcast (The Tome of Monsters Podcast)

Join the boys this week as they make their way inside the wolves den and talk about werewolves. Listen as the boys talk aboutsome deep cut werewolf movies such as late phases, Blood Manor and Bad moon and learn about the legend about the werewolf and about different ways you can be turned into one PLUS so much more on this weeks episode.

sources used for this episode can be found below:

https://theconversation.com/the-ancient-origins-of-werewolves-104775

https://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+the+epic+of+gilgamesh&oq=what+is+the+epic+of+gilgamesh&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCQgAEEUYORiABDIHCAEQABiABDIHCAIQABiABDIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDIHCAYQABiABDIHCAcQABiABDIHCAgQABiABDIHCAkQABiABNIBCDc5NTFqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

https://www.livescience.com/24412-werewolves.html

http://www.differencebetween.net/language/words-language/difference-between-lycan-and-werewolf/

Join the guys this week as they travel back in time to 1984 to bring you Freddy Krueger. Listen as the boys talk about Springwood's serial child killer and all his nightmare inducing glory. Learn about the legend that is Freddy Krueger as the boys go down his nightmarish movie timeline and talk about everything from inspiration for the look of Freddy Krueger to a few fun facts about the franchise you may not have known about PLUS so much more on this nightmare inducing episode

sources used for this episode can be found below;

Nightmare on Elm Street's Freddy Krueger Is the Best Slasher of All Time 

https://georgetownvoice.com/2023/09/22/a-case-for-the-classics-a-nightmare-on-elm-street-1984/

https://www.cbr.com/michael-myers-vs-jason-voorhees-who-wins/#:~:text=Ultimately%2C%20Jason's%20persistence%20and%20ability,it%20may%20have%20no%20peer.

https://screenrant.com/nightmare-elm-street-freddy-krueger-facts-trivia/#he-s-a-metaphor-for-child-neglect-amp-subconscious-fears

https://screenrant.com/nightmare-on-elm-street-freddy-krueger-trivia-behind-the-scenes/#he-has-his-own-holiday

https://www.shoepalace.com/blogs/all/10-facts-about-a-nightmare-on-elm-street

https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2014/10/a_nightmare_on_elm_street_facts_freddy_krueger.html

music and its license can be found below:

Cinematic Emotions 1 - Creepy by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/12307-cinematic-emotions-1-creepy License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Join the gang as they  bring you everybody's favorite moody hell spawn HELLBOY! Listen as the guys talk about Del Toro's masterpiece, about how BOTH Del Toro AND Mignola both fought for Ron to play our angsty horned detective and Moses breakdown on 2019's reboot. Tune in to listen to him break down everything about the reboot from the soundtrack, to scene choices and a personal incident that may or may not have soured Moses on the reboot before he'd seen even a second of it PLUS so much more on this infernal episode.

Join the guys this week as they bring you this mini statured sized episode about some of our favorite tiny horror icons from the 80's such as the Mogwai from the movie The Gremlins and the Leprechaun from the Leprechaun movie franchise. And Listen as Moises tries to make the claim about one forgotten Halloween classic from the 90's that is sure to scare you stupid. 

sources used for this episode can be found below:

https://www.reddit.com/r/MovieDetails/comments/jckzgi/the_troll_masks_from_ernest_scared_stupid_1991/

https://nerdist.com/article/ernest-scared-stupid-forgotten-kids-halloween-classic/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogwai_(Chinese_culture)

https://www.arrowfilms.com/blog/features/the-80s-little-creatures-craze/

https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3407253/ever-spot-killer-klowns-ernest-scared-stupid/

Join the boys as they start 2025 off right by talking about their favorite horror movies of 2024!!

Join the guys this week as make their way to LV-426 to bring you XENOMORPHS! listen as the boys discuss the phallic extraterrestrial race from the Alien franchise and learn about the many stages of their life cycle, the immaculate alien design of H.R Giger AND some behind the scenes info that'll leave your chest bursting for more!

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music used and its license can be found below:

Der Kristall - Intro by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/12251-der-kristall-intro License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

sources used for this episode can be found below:

https://www.theverge.com/2016/9/14/12921306/alien-1979-monster-design-video-kristian-williams

https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3434324/original-alien-xenomorph-design-wonderfully-absurd/

https://www.slashfilm.com/885284/what-aliens-xenomorph-originally-looked-like/

https://phasrmedia.com/xenomorph-design-sexual-violence/

Join the boys this chapter as they go back to 1922 to relive the fantastic birth of the vampire movie genre! Listen as they deep dive into the chaotic production of Nosferatu and why this iconic rat bastard of a count is more than just a Dracula Knock off plus so much more.

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sources used for this episode can be found below:

https://www.publicbooks.org/blood-brothers-dracula-vs-nosferatu/#:~:text=Nosferatu%20not%20only%20lacks%20the,his%20impulses%20into%20a%20game.

https://morbidlybeautiful.com/horror-history-nosferatu/

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/you-can-now-watch-1922s-nosferatu-with-sound/

Join the guys THIS week as they talk about Eggers latest horror masterpiece NOSFERATU! Listen as Moses passionately declares Nosferatu the greatest vampire movie ever and has receipts to back his clain. Tune in and learn about Eggers attention to detail when it came to Romanian Folklore, the Carmilla Connection and to listen to how much feels about Count Orloks new look!!!!

sources can be found below:

https://www.jonathanlack.com/p/review-robert-eggers-nosferatu-is

Join the guys this week as they bring you one of the, if not THEE scariest movie of all time The Exorcist. Listen as the guys talk about the legacy left behind by the movie, all the horrors that happened behind the scenes Plus the exorcism of Roland Doe that inspired the book plus so much more on this horror packed episode.

sources used for this episode can be found below:

https://www.college.ucla.edu/2023/10/19/humanities-english-exorcism-henry-ansgar-kelly-2023

https://www.atgtickets.com/blog/the-real-life-exorcism-that-inspired-the-exorcist/

https://www.google.com/search?q=what+real+life+cases+inspired+the+exorcist&oq=what+real+life+cases+inspired+the+exo&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgBECEYoAEyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigAdIBCTE0MjUxajBqN6gCCLACAQ&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

https://artofthemovies.co.uk/blogs/original-movie-posters/the-exorcist-legacy-the-story-of-hollywood-s-strangest-horror-franchise

https://www.life.com/arts-entertainment/the-exorcist-the-scariest-movie-ever/#:~:text=Ultimately%2C%20other%20films%20might%20be,the%2050%20best%20movie%20villains.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! Join the guys on todays festivities as they talk about every ones favorite Halloween Anthology Trick R Treat. Listen as the boys break down the movie, discuss the correct sequence of events, learn about Sam and some of his lore plus some fun facts about the movie.

https://geektyrant.com/news/10-fun-facts-about-trick-r-treat

https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Sam_(Trick_%27r_Treat)

https://stacker.com/art-culture/forgotten-charms-15-old-school-halloween-traditions-are-no-longer-practiced

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/halloween-ideas/a35150/halloween-facts/

Join us on this special episode as you get to learn about your hosts as Moses quizzes Luis and Fernando about all things horror movies. Listen as they talk about everything from their favorite horror movies to the one horror movie that started it for them plus so much more.

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Join the guys this week as they travel down the uncanny valley to bring you movies about humanoid monsters. Listen as Luis and Fernando star gaze to bring you 2009's sci fi thriller PANDORUM and their space Mutants while Moises does the unthinkable and goes spelunking back to 2005 to bring you THE DESCENT! Learn about the crawlers and listen to Moises once again find a way to bring this back to lovecraft PLUS so much more on this weeks episode.

music used and their licenses can be found below:

Star Citizen - Titans by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/12301-star-citizen-titans License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Cinematic Emotions 1 - Creepy by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/12307-cinematic-emotions-1-creepy License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

listen to the lurking fear by following the link below:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7i48shFkjTwWQCHSCDNfhO?si=b9509c41c3714fcd

follow the link to watch the descent 2

https://soaper.tv/movie_1eGMXj9gY9.html

sources for this episode can be found below:

https://movieweb.com/the-descent-movie-facts-trivia/

This Is What Takes ‘The Descent’ From Scary to Terrifying.

https://builtin.com/robotics/uncanny-valley-examples

https://absolutehorror.fandom.com/wiki/The_Lurking_Fear

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Descent

https://collider.com/the-descent-personal-horror/#:~:text=But%20the%20claustrophobic%20aspect%20isn,flares%20to%20light%20the%20cave

Join the guys this week as they make a trip into the woods to read from the book of souls to bring you THE EVIL DEAD! Listen and learn about the Deadites, evil spirits possessing human bodies, the history and characteristics of the Necronomicon PLUS so much more on this weeks episode.

Sources used for this episode can be found below:

https://evildead.fandom.com/wiki/Necronomicon_Ex-Mortis

https://evildead.fandom.com/wiki/The_Faceless_Man_(Ash_and_the_Army_of_Darkness)

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230406-the-evil-dead-the-horror-shocker-that-set-off-a-culture-war

Join the guys this week as they make their way to Derry to bring you Pennywise. Listen as they take you down a cosmic wormhole to learn about Pennywise' strengths, his time on earth and why moses considers Pennywise to be a lovecraftian monster PLUS so much more on this weeks episode.

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music used and their license can be found below:

Game Music Series 002 [mysterious beasts] by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/12211-game-music-series-002-mysterious-beasts License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Join the guys this week this as they shower in bug repellant to bring you TICKS and Arachnophobia. Listen as Moses has his ted talk about Bugs and why hate them. Learn about two surprisingly good movies from the 90's, and while ITS NOT UNUSUAL, learn about a 90's comedy icon before his big break plus more on this weeks episode.

sources used for this episode can be found below:

https://www.moxieservices.com/blog/why-are-we-afraid-of-bugs/

https://horrorpress.com/reviews/6154/review-ticks-1993-is-a-bloodsucking-nightmare/

Join the guys this week as they bring you the biggest, most radioactive episode yet with GODZILLA! Listen as the guys talk about everything from the man in the suit who made Godzilla the iconic monster that he became, the nuclear allegory of godzilla, its entire TOHO time PLUS so much more on this kaiju packed episode.

music used and its licenses can be found below:

Airwaves by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/79-airwaves License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

sources for this episode can be found below:

https://www.blackgate.com/2017/08/12/haruo-nakajima-the-man-who-was-godzilla/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oBNEG8kLfQ

https://godzilla.com/blogs/movies

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/55965/25-fun-facts-about-godzilla

https://skeining.wordpress.com/2010/12/04/the-man-in-the-godzilla-suit/

Take a trip down memory lane and join the guys this week as they go back to the beginning and bring you UNIVERSAL MONSTERS! Listen as the guys Talk about the first official debuts of Dracula, The Mummy and Frankenstein. Learn about some of the behind the scenes magic, about the legality of our monsters more famous versions PLUS so much more on this horror packed episode.

music used and their licenses can be found below:

Haunting Prelude by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/12288-haunting-prelude License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

sources used for this episode can be found below:

https://collider.com/universal-monsters-horror-dracula-mummy-timeless-love-explained/

https://variety.com/2018/artisans/features/universal-1931-dracula-1202683151/

https://morbidlybeautiful.com/horror-history-dracula-1931/

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Trivia/Dracula1931

https://screenrant.com/best-dracula-lugosi-lee-comparison/

Join the guys this week as they go into space to bring you this Nightmare Fueled episode. Listen as the boys talk about all things starship troopers, about one of Vin Diesels early masterpieces and about cummy starfishes plus so much more on this weeks episode

Join the guys on this weeks very special Holiday episode as the boys bring you THREE monster horror movies revolved around everyones 4th favorite holida. Listen as the boys talk about a necromanced Turkey out to settle a 500 year old score, a movie about a couple of retail workers trapped inside their store as flesh eating parasatic aliens take over the bodies of the customers AND a found footage movie that was so poorly made that news outlet thought it was real Plus so much more on this day of thanks.

sources used for this episode can be found below:

https://fullcirclecinema.com/2021/11/28/black-friday-review/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11649338/reviews/

https://www.ign.com/articles/black-friday-review-bruce-campbell-devon-sawa

https://www.clarabush.com/thanksgiving-facts/

https://www.babyquip.com/blog/thanksgiving-facts

https://www.rd.com/article/thanksgiving-trivia/

Join this guys this week as they make their way to the icy north to bring you the different adaptions of the 1938 science fiction novela "WHO GOES THERE". Tune to learn more about 1951 classic which John Carpenters THE THING was a remake of and the not so great 2011 prequel. Listen as they talk about the many different abilities, appearances, as well as the differences between shapeshifting creatures from another world that discovered that man is the warmest place to hide.

Join the guys this week as they make their way deep into the Labyrinth to brings you everything you need to know about Guillermo Del Toro's most influential work. Listen as the guys break down what each of the monsters represent plus bring to light some fun facts about the movie, you might now have known plus so much more. 

music used and their licenses can be found below:

Pensive piano piece by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/22-pensive-piano-piece License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Piano Sessions - Part 1 by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/42-piano-sessions-part-1 License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

sources used for this episode can be found below:

https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/hollywood/why-guillermo-del-toro-film-pans-labyrinth-isnt-typical-fairy-tale-7560221/

https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueFilm/comments/y9v9bv/why_is_pans_labyrinth_held_in_such_high_critical/

https://www.tor.com/2011/05/25/the-darkness-of-pans-labyrinth/

Join the guys this week as they talk about a very bleak part of the future no one likes to talk about, KILLER ROBOTS! Listen as the boys talk about the 1973 Westworld movie, the five dead children possessing a pizzeria's animatronics mascots and a shopping mall overkill approach on mall security

Join the guys this week as they go back in time to bring you MORE of that Universal Studios spookiness with another batch of three monsters. Listen to the boys talk about what stops a wolfman from being a horror movie icon, why the bride of frankenstein made him cry and about the genius of the creature of the black lagoon plus so much more on this jammed packed monster episode.

sources/articles used/mentioned on this episode can be found below:

https://monster.fandom.com/wiki/Bride_of_Frankenstein

https://sinfoniagulfcoast.org/10-frighteningly-fun-facts-about-the-bride-of-frankenstein/#:~:text=Elsa%20Lanchester%2C%20who%20plays%20both,tickets%20online%20at%20SinfoniaGulfCoast.org.

https://ksh.roma.it/romanticism/1816

https://medium.com/@bjcolangelo/the-repulsive-romanticization-of-the-bride-of-frankenstein-s-monster-4191bd79437e

Join the guys this season as they're starting off the spooky season with a variety of movies involving an icon of horror, THE WITCH. Tune in and list as the boys cover movies involving different kinds of cinematic witches, with everything from Children's movies to sword and sorcery movies to western dark fantasy movies. Learn about the witches and their lore from these movies PLUS learn about the history of witches with moises's crash course on the subject.

sources used for this episode can be found below:

https://the-last-witch-hunter.fandom.com/wiki/The_Chant

https://the-last-witch-hunter.fandom.com/wiki/Witches

https://the-last-witch-hunter.fandom.com/wiki/Witch_Queen

https://the-last-witch-hunter.fandom.com/wiki/The_Witch_Lords

Join the guys this week as they go back to 1933 to bring the eighth wonder of the world. Listen as the boys break down how influential King Kong has been, learn about the movie magic behind the movie plus so much more on this weeks episode.

Sources used for this episode can be found below:

https://www.businessinsider.com/successful-products-that-were-originally-intended-for-a-completely-different-purpose-2016-3#play-doh-was-first-used-as-a-wallpaper-cleaner-11

https://medium.com/@zett_51423/the-legacy-of-king-kong-1933-when-a-giant-ape-roared-into-cinema-history-bd332b758ffd

https://videoartlex.wordpress.com/2014/03/12/how-did-they-do-it-king-kong-1933/

https://time.com/4696931/king-kong-franchise-special-effects/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/49113/king-kong-turns-80-10-things-know-about-groundbreaking-film

Join the guys this week as they make their way into the animal kingdom to bring you not 1 not 2 but THREE creature features. Listen as the guys each pick and discuss 3 terrifying animals from horror cinema, The Rabid Saint Bernard from CUJO, the blood thirsty Great White Shark from Jaws and the bone crushing boa from Anaconda.

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sources used for this episode can be found below:

https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/anaconda-jon-voight-serone-wink-25-years-later

https://www.latestly.com/socially/entertainment/hollywood/anaconda-reboot-paul-rudd-and-pedro-pascal-in-talks-to-star-in-remake-of-jennifer-lopezs-creature-flick-reports-5173395.html#:~:text=An%20Anaconda%20reboot%20that%20was,a%20huge%20box%20office%20hit.

https://halloween-year-round.com/2022/04/11/25-fun-facts-about-anaconda/

https://screenrant.com/anaconda-film-behind-scenes-unknown-facts/#casting-paul-serone

https://www.cbr.com/anaconda-underappreciated-monster-movie/

Join the guys this week as they've made their way into a Central American Rainforest to bring you the deadly Predator! Learn as the guys talk about Lore behind the character, fun facts about creating the legendary monster plus so much more on the science fiction action horror packed episode.

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sources used for this episode can be found below:

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2022/09/ten-reasons-why-predator-is-awesome/

https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/09/14/predator-is-the-most-subversive-action-movie-of-the-1980s

https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/what-makes-action-movies-iconic/

https://collider.com/best-80s-action-movies/#silverado-1985

https://www.alltherightmovies.com/feature/30-interesting-facts-about-predator/

Join the guys this week as they go forth into the night of the living dead to bring you Zombies! Listen as the boys give a crash course on where the word zombie comes from, learn about some of the different types of zombies in media plus a little history on the evolution of the zombie movie genre plus so much more on this weeks episode.

sources used for this episode can be found below:

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/12/13/250844800/zoinks-tracing-the-history-of-zombie-from-haiti-to-the-cdc

https://www.library.cmu.edu/about/news/2017-10/legacy-dead-history-zombie

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/12/13/250844800/zoinks-tracing-the-history-of-zombie-from-haiti-to-the-cdc

Join the boys this week as they continue their voyage into the void to talk about explorers from the further regions of experience. Demons to some, angels to others! Yes were covering Clive Barkers royalty of the macabre, CENOBITES! Listen as the boys talk about their Origins, Barkers inspirations for his disgustingly beautiful preachers of the obscene and about Hulu's latest entry into the long list of Hellraiser movies Plus so much more!

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https://a.co/d/bWCrjyA