One, Two, Matt and Jacob are coming for you! That’s right, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the iconic series, the Spooky Boys are heading to Elm Street to talk everything Freddy Krueger! Join us as we run down all seven original movies in an episode that’s been a long time coming. So brew some coffee, booby trap your house, and settle in for t…

In Space Nobody Can Hear You Podcast. Matt and Jacob return to discuss the highs and mediums of one of our most consistently entertaining franchises! What makes the Alien franchise tick? What did we think of Alien Romulus? Are we Prometheus-heads or not? Listen and find out! Click the icon below to listen. Related Stories A Nightmare on Elm Street …

Check in to the latest episode of Monsters Never Die where the spooky boys, Matt and Jacob, are covering all of the horrors of Bates Motel. We get our first Hitchcock on the show and capture a shockingly good batch of sequels and a shockingly bad remake. Click the icon below to listen. Related Stories A Nightmare on Elm Street Special Alien Special…

It’s the episode you’ve all been waiting for! The return of Jacob! That’s right, the Spooky Boys are together again and this month they’re going over their favorites that they watched during Spooky Season 2023. From vampires to Edgar Allan Poe, Matt and Jacob sure watched a lot and they’re excited to tell you all about it. Click the icon below to l…

As Jacob (@jacob_denobel) continues his personal journey Matt (@TheRealMattC) has recruited Max (@ODSTSpartan) for a commentary for Ernest Dickerson’s underrated Bones from 2002. Ever want to see Snoop Dogg play a mixture of 70s gangster, Freddy Krueger, and Pinhead? Well then Bones will most definitely be your jam. Listen along as Matt & Max have …

This month Matt (@TheRealMattC) finds himself stranded on LV-426 without a Jacob (@Jacob_Denobel) in sight! That’s right, while Jacob is out on paternity leave, Matt is on a quest to find someone to talk to! This month Matt is joined by Diego Crespo (@thediegocrespo) in an attempt at an insightful look at Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi horror film Alie…

This month Jacob and Matt are going back! Back to the shack that is, with a look at the extra goopy Evil Dead series! From its low budget beginnings to an exceptional sequel to medieval times, we go wild for Raimi’s original trilogy. Also discussed is 2013’s Delightful Blood Carnival of a remake by Fede Alvarez and the latest installment Evil Dead …

Get your bloody tap shoes on, because Matt and Jacob are taking a deep dive into everyone’s favorite genre blend, Horror Musicals. Find out what Jacob’s first-ever movie was, listen to Matt’s Sweeney Todd theatrical experience, and learn about one or two new cult hits for you to discover. This episode is toe-tapping fun! Click the icon below to lis…

The Spooky Boys are back and they’ve visited the local doll factory! Join Jacob and Matt as they hang out with ventriloquist dummies, Rip Torn, and take dancing lessons with the latest in AI. It’s another fun episode and will be sure to make playtime a joy. Click the icon below to listen. Related Stories A Nightmare on Elm Street Special Alien Spec…

The Spooky Boys are back and it’s mighty chilly outside, so they’re taking a look at Snowbound Horror! Join them as they look back at Alaskan vampires, isolated researchers, crazed cannibals, and two Stephen King adaptations! The weather might be cold but the conversations are hot in the latest episode of Monsters Never Die! Click the icon below to…

The Spooky Boys are back with a holiday treat for your ghouls. Halloween! That’s right, Monsters Never Die has returned from Jacob’s honeymoon with a special episode recorded back in October. Listen to Matt and Jacob and Marcelo as they discuss all 13 entries in the wild Halloween franchise from the Meat ‘n Potatoes Halloween 4 to the wild swings o…

The Spooky Boys are celebrating 200 films covered on Monsters Never Die with a look back at their faves, least faves, underground gems and everything in between. Follow along with their Letterboxd list and check your stats against the show. Have you seen all 200? If so, Jacob will buy you a free $5 footlong! Click the icon below to listen. Related …

Is Monsters Never Die back to cover Spielberg’s dinosaur opus and its five sequels? You bet jurassic is. Matt (TheRealMattC) and Jacob (Jacob_deNobel) are here to take you through every blood-curdling monster showdown while arguing about whether dinosaur feathers are cute or dopey, whether Colin Treverrow has any idea what he’s doing behind a camer…

The Spooky Boys Matt (TheRealMattC) and Jacob (Jacob_deNobel) are back and there’s something weird nipping at their ankles! That’s right, this month they tackle the varied iterations of Gremlins Knock-Offs! From Critters, to Ghoulies, to Munchies, and back to the Gremlins themselves, the Spooky Boys have a blast and a half talking about these weird…

The Spooky Boys, Matt (@TheRealMattC) and Jacob (@Jacob_DeNobel), have a question to ask: What’s your favorite scary movie? If the answer is a Scream movie, you’re in luck! They’re joined by Scream Expert Carlo DiMicco (@micco3006) to discuss everything from Scream to Scream! From Wes Craven’s Scream Quadrilogy to the new re-quel by Radio Silence; …

Give the spooky boys Matt (@TheRealMattC) and Jacob (@Jacob_DeNobel) a hand…in fact, give them nine, because they’re back to talk about the best evil hand movies of all time. Hear about 45 fingers of fright as they discuss Mad Love, The Hands of Orlac, The Beast with Five Fingers, The Crawling Hand, Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors, …And Now the Screa…

The Spooky Boys, Jacob (@Jacob_deNobel) and Matt (@TheRealMattC) return to close out 2021 with another Covid Christmas. Most years we’d all be spending the holidays at a big family gathering, but 2021 yet again brought some trouble our way. So the Boys decided to spend the Holidays with the Sawyer Family and take a look at the long running, and utt…

The spooky boils, Matt and Jacob (@TheRealMattC & @Jacob_DeNobel), come together for their second anniver-scary to talk about the bone, the only, Tales from the Crypt! Take a deep dive into EC comics history as we talk about Tales from the Crypt, The Vault of Horror, Demon Knight, Bordello of Blood, and Ritual, as well as take a terrible tour throu…

Matt (@TheRealMattC) and Jacob (@Jacob_deNobel) finish off their Big-G coverage with the fourth and final episode of their Godzilla series. Listen to their takes on the much-maligned ‘Zilla from Roland Emmerich’s film, hear them try and determine which of the Legendary series best captures the Big Boy, and thrill as Matt argues that Shin Godzilla i…

They’re baaaaaaack! Giant monster time never stops at Monsters Never Die as Matt (@TheRealMattC) and Jacob (@Jacob_deNobel) return to talk about the Big-G’s Millenium period. Godzilla bones! Alien invasions! Muppets! This episode’s got them all as the Spooky Boys take you from Godzilla 2000 all the way through Godzilla Final Wars. How does the Mill…

The Spooky Boys return with another kaiju-packed episode! This month they tackle the Heisei Era which spans 1984-1995 with seven films that feature some of the Big G’s most formidable opponents from classic fan favorites like Mothra and King Ghidorah to new challengers like the Godzilla/Flower/Dead Daughter (you read that right) hybrid Biollante. T…

Everyone’s favorite large lad is back on theater screens and the Spooky Boys are here to take you back to the Big-G’s origins! Matt and Jacob are joined by Movie Dumpster host Joe LaScola to discuss each of the 15 movies that make up Godzilla’s Showa era of films (‘54-’75). Who’s Godzilla’s best frenemy? How many alien invasions can King Ghidorah b…

Look who just moved in next door! Matt and Jacob are the boys who cried vampire in the latest episode of Monsters Never Die. This month, they cover the Fright Night franchise, including the original, a theatrical sequel, a remake, a direct-to-video sequel AND a foreign remake. Who’s the hotter Jerry, Colin Farrell or Chris Sarandon? Would you hang …

Matt (@TheRealMattC) and Jacob (@Jacob_DeNobel) go ape in this special King-sized episode of Monsters Never Die! The boys–the ninth and tenth wonders of the world–are talking King Kong this month, hitting the big guy’s travels from Skull Island to Manhattan to Japan and back again. Which of the King Kong remakes lives up to the original? What legal…

Matt and Jacob have made it through 2020 in one piece, and they’re celebrating the end of another year of Monsters Never Die! by tackling your listener questions! Hear about their favorite discoveries of the year, examine what monsters did to entertain themselves during quarantine, and figure out the horror sequels that will populate future movie s…

It’s Thanksgiving and the Monsters Never Die! boys are here to celebrate with the world’s deadliest cranberry sauce The Blob! Thrill as Steve McQueen tries to shave a decade off his weathered face. Sing along to Burt Bacharach’s classic theme song! And try your best not to get sucked into the gloopiest, gooeyiest, grossest monster this side of the …

Monsters Never Die, and neither does Jason Voorhees! Matt and Jacob celebrate a year of podcasting together with this deep dive into Crystal Lake. Join the boys and special guest Rora Leah (instagram.com/aerithgainsbro) as they travel from New Jersey to Hell, up to space, and out to Elm Street. It’s a slashing good time! This episode is brought to …

Don’t fall asleep, the internet’s most monstrous show returns for a special PODcast covering each and every adaptation of Jack Finney’s classic novel “The Body Snatchers.” In this episode Matt (@TheRealMattC) & Jacob (@Jacob_deNobel) (or is it their pod doubles?!) tackle anti-Communism, banjo-playing dog men, the military industrial complex, and th…

Just when you thought it was safe to listen to a podcast again, the Spooky Boys Matt (@TheRealMattC) & Jacob DeNobel (@Jacob_deNobel) are back to dive into Jaws knock-offs and cash-ins! Their heads are like a shark’s fin as they’re joined by Stephanie Crawford (@scrawfish) and Joe La Scola (@moviedumpster) to talk Orcas, Mako sharks, piranha, and g…

The beaches are open and we’re gonna need a bigger podcast. Thankfully, we’ve got one, because your spooky hosts with the mosts Matt (@TheRealMattC) and Jacob (@Jacob_DeNobel) are joined this month by Marcelo (@MarceloJPico), Talk FIlm Society EiC, and Trace (@TracedThurman), host of the Horror Queers podcast, to talk about the Jaws franchise! Take…

The podcast that everyone’s buzzing about is back for a deep penetrating dive into the plasma pool of Fly films. In this episode of Monsters Never Die! Matt (@TheRealMattC) and Jacob (@Jacob_DeNobel) cover 40 years of sequels and remakes to The Fly. Thrill as guinea pigs, cats, people, and of course flies, are transported through space with often h…

It’s WrestleMania weekend, and Monsters Never Die is diving through the ropes to tackle horror films starring professional wrestlers. But it’s going to take more than Jacob (@Jacob_DeNobel) and Matt (@TheRealMattC) to cover the highs and lows of wrestling-cinema, so they’ve tagged in some partners to help them survive the night. It’s a high-impact …

Top of the mornin’ to ya, Monsters Never Die! fans. Jacob (@Jacob_DeNobel) and Matt (@TheRealMattC) have returned for Saint Patrick’s Day to take you on a journey to Space, to the Hood and back with everyone’s favorite tour guide The Leprechaun. Follow this franchise as it falls from theaters to DTV to the Syfy Channel, as your faithful hosts cover…

Monsters Never Die, but do they love? Your sweethearts Jacob (@Jacob_DeNobel) and Matt (@TheRealMattC) try to answer this probing question in a special Valentine’s Day episode of everyone’s favorite spooky podcast. Snuggle up with a loved one and a box of chocolates (maggots optional) as Monsters Never Die covers four Valentine’s Day-themed slasher…

‘Tis the season to be scary! Your spooky hosts Jacob (@Jacob_DeNobel) and Matt (@TheRealMattC) are back with part two of the Monsters Never Die Holiday Horror Special! In this edition they highlight some Christmas Slasher movies, some which may or may not feature a killer Santa Claus. In this episode they go caroling at the local orphanage with 198…

‘Tis the season to be scary! That’s right, your spooky hosts Jacob (@Jacob_DeNobel) and Matt (@TheRealMattC) are back from the dead to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year. In this first part of their Holiday Horror Special they dare to feed their new pets after midnight and discuss some of the most famous and infamous Christmas monsters. …

Monsters Never Die and neither do podcast hosts! The limited series might be over, but your horrifying hosts Matt (@TheRealMattC) and Jacob (@Jacob_deNobel) are back to answer your listener questions in this bonus episode. Hear the boys rank the Universal Monsters by sexiness, choose their actors for modern day updates, and answer all those burning…

It’s all come to this, your hosts Matt (@TheRealMattC) and Jacob (@Jacob_deNobel) take a trip to the Black Lagoon for the final episode of the first season of Monsters Never Die. That’s right, this week we jump ahead to the 1950s when atomic horror and sci-fi was king and everyone fell in love with the Gill-Man! They tackle the original 1954 The Cr…

Your spooky hosts Matt (@TheRealMattC) and Jacob (@Jacob_deNobel) head to the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera House to discuss the most lovelorn of the Universal Monsters, The Phantom of the Opera. From the silent Lon Chaney original to the Joel Schumacher helmed 2004 musical, your Angels of Music guide you through the storied history of this inf…

Your hosts Matt (@TheRealMattC) and Jacob (@Jacob_deNobel) are back with their hairiest episode yet as they discuss The Wolf Man! That’s right, this week they get down with the classic 1941 Lon Chaney Jr. original as well as its sequels which include a WWE style showdown with Frankenstein’s Monster! We even talk the ‘80s classics The Howling, An Am…

Your spooky hosts Matt (@TheRealMattC) and Jacob (@Jacob_deNobel) vanish without a trace this week as we get into James Whale’s classic 1933 picture, as well as its sequels! We discuss Invisible Men, Women, Agents, plus their various Returns and Revenge! From there your intrepid hosts tackle some of the worst films from both John Carpenter and Paul…

Another week and Matt (@TheRealMattC) and Jacob (@Jacob_deNobel) are all wrapped up in bandages and ready to talk The Mummy! In this week’s Monsters Never Die, your spooky hosts travel to ancient Egypt to bring you tales of revenge from beyond the grave! We even talk The Mummy’s Hand, Ghost, Tombs, and Curse as well as the Actually Perfect 1999 Ste…

Your spooky hosts Matt (@TheRealMattC) and Jacob (@Jacob_deNobel) stumble into this week’s Monsters Never Die much like the titular monster. Yep, they’re talking reanimated corpses this time around, as well as their Brides and Sons! The original James Whale classic as well as the initial sequels are discussed, leading up to Kenneth Branagh’s absolu…

Your spooky hosts Matt (@TheRealMattC) and Jacob (@Jacob_deNobel) take you on a spooky journey through the spooky films of the Universal Monsters! First up, Dracula, the original! They talk about how it holds up, plus they talk about the multiple versions of the caped vampire through the years. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57e05e534402434…

In what feels like forever, ANIME has arrived once again and the boys, Matt (@TheRealMattC) and Owen (@OwenKennelly), are back to learn you a few things as things get HOT in Neon Genesis Evangelion. Spoilers for Episodes 10 and 11 of Evangelion within. http://static1.squarespace.com/static/57e05e534402434aa0f846c2/t/5d51b7d7ff619f0001b2f109/1565636…

After a one week hiatus ANIME IS BACK AND HERE TO STAY BABY. This week the boys, Matt (@TheRealMattC) and Owen (@OwenKennelly), talk about the horrible tragedy of Kyōto Animation to start the show. From there, Evangelion is getting hot and heavy as Asuka shows up and, golly gee, does she make an impression! Some dancing and alien murder happens. Ov…

Talk Film Society Presents: Anime A-Go-Go: Neon Genesis Evangelion IS BACK BABY. For their one monthiversary the boys Matt (@TheRealMattC) and Owen (@OwenKennelly) decide to talk some anime that’s not Evangelion, as well as Evangelion! Weird! Also for some reason the version of Evangelion that the boys are watching has different episode titles than…

Talk Film Society Presents: Anime A-Go-Go: Neon Genesis Evangelion IS BACK. For this third episode, your gracious hosts through anime, Matt (@TheRealMattC) and Owen (@OwenKennelly) are knee deep in Evangelion. To be one hundred percent honest about how knee deep they are, if you were to do an equation they would be almost 1/5th into the show! That,…

Talk Film Society Presents: Anime A-Go-Go: Neon Genesis Evangelion – An Anime Podcast is back with episode two. Crazy right? Battle lines are drawn, not only for Shinji and all those crazy people at Nerv, but also for Matt (@TheRealMattC) and Owen (@OwenKennelly) as they talk trash on hiking and how to properly use a urinal! This episode contains s…

Welcome to Talk Film Society presents Anime-A-Go-Go: Neon Genesis Evangelion – An Anime Podcast! In this new series, Matt (@TheRealMattC) and Owen (@OwenKennelly) dive into the legendary anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion (now on Netflix!) by watching the very first episode. They lay the groundwork for the series and they talk about their feeling…