Explore every episode of the podcast Monster Movie Happy Hour
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| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 160, Crossover with Castle of Horror Podcast, del Toro's "Frankenstein" | 13 Nov 2025 | 01:56:17 | |
In our 160th episode (and the beginning of season 7) we were happy to be guests on the Castle of Horror Podcast to talk with those dear friends about the most lavish version of Frankenstein to grace the big and small screen.
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| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 159, "Final Destination" | 29 Oct 2025 | 01:33:11 | |
The crew FINALLY watch the first of the Final Destination movies. It took long enough, right??? Dave is a self-professed snob, so . . . "The Flight 180" cocktail 1 1/2 oz. white rum 1 oz. apple cider 1 oz. sour apple schnapps 1/2 oz. lemon juice 1 apple slice, for garnish
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker, and shake over ice until very cold. Strain into a martini glass and garnish the rim with an apple slice. Enjoy! Visit our website: Chat with us on Facebook: Music created by Kevin MacLeod. | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 150, "Attack of the Beast Creatures" | 23 Apr 2025 | 01:21:02 | |
The crew celebrate their 150th episode by watching a . . . gem. "Attack of the Beast Creatures" is . . . erm . . . whew . . . a noble attempt at . . . film making? Scott's cocktail was tasty, however! “Red Demon” cocktail 1/3 cup Raspberry sherbet 3 oz Regular ginger ale, raspberry ginger ale or 7up. 3 oz Cran-Raspberry juice. 2 oz white or coconut rum. 3-4 drops red food coloring (optional)
In large coup glass, combine juice, ginger ale, rum and optional food coloring. Stir. Add 1/3 cup raspberry sherbet. Stir again. Consume! Visit our website: | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 62, "Burnt Offerings" | 20 Oct 2021 | 01:27:49 | |
The crew are joined by Dr. Tom Challman, Mary's dear father, and take a long look at the 1976 Dan Curtis movie, "Burnt Offerings". | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep.61, "Slither" | 06 Oct 2021 | 01:35:40 | |
The crew get slimy watching James Gunn's 2006 science fiction/horror/black comedy, "Slither", and Scott's (Mary Challman - strength) cocktail packs an intergalactic punch. | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 60, "White Zombie" | 22 Sep 2021 | 01:13:58 | |
Mary, Scott and Dave watch 1932's certified classic, White Zombie, and, once again (with HAL Jr sleeping) the crew sneak out of the Deep Dark Lounge and record in what appears to be a backyard, complete with simulated road and air traffic sounds. | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 59, "War of the Gargantuas" | 08 Sep 2021 | 01:32:08 | |
The crew introduce Mary to this classic 1966 kaiju film, and end up talking about "Tombstone" and Westerns . . . go figure. | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 58, "Dead Silence" | 25 Aug 2021 | 01:14:58 | |
The crew return from their summer vacation and watch 2007's "Dead Silence", lubricated by Dave's sweet Scotch and Soda variation. Their murderous computer HAL Jr tries to sabotage the recording right towards the end, but the gang manages to pull it off. Enjoy. | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour Summer Vacation | 05 Aug 2021 | 00:00:52 | |
Attention all Mutants! | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 57, "Ravenous" | 28 Jul 2021 | 01:26:13 | |
The crew trek into the wilderness with 1999's "Ravenous", a western/cannibal/black comedy/horror film with an awesome soundtrack.
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| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 56, "Black Sabbath" | 14 Jul 2021 | 01:29:53 | |
The crew show their love for Mario Bava's 1963 anthology"Black Sabbath", starring Boris Karloff. Scott briefly becomes a bandleader; Dave inadvertently gives a brief history lesson regarding a Mexican officer at the Siege of the Alamo; Mary offers up a tasty cocktail, her riff on the Bellini. | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour Ep. 55, "Monstrous Musings with Christopher Mihm" | 07 Jul 2021 | 00:52:48 | |
The crew (minus their dear Mary Challman) chat with the delightfully pleasant Minnesota filmmaker Christopher Mihm, creator of "new, old, good, bad" movies. | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 54, "End of the World" | 23 Jun 2021 | 01:15:34 | |
In an effort to expand their horizons - and perhaps view a movie they might NOT fall in love with - the crew watch 1977's "End of the World", starring Christopher Lee. | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 149, "Ghostwatch" with Alex Taylor. | 02 Apr 2025 | 02:06:01 | |
Our dear friend and guest host Alex Taylor joins the crew to talk about his childhood trauma caused by 1992's GHOSTWATCH. Join us for the therapy session! "The Screaming Cat" cocktail 2 oz light rum 1 oz blood orange juice ½ oz Lime juice ¾ oz simple syrup Shake vigorously with ice, strain into a coupe glass, garnish with blood orange peel. Enjoy! Visit our website: | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 53, "The Haunted Palace" | 09 Jun 2021 | 01:14:46 | |
Who knew that Roger Corman and Vincent Price did a LOVECRAFT movie in 1963??? Most of our crew did not, until just this last week, when we sat down and watched "The Haunted Palace" and imbibed Mary's "Arkham Special". | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 52, "The Mummy (1959)" | 26 May 2021 | 01:15:35 | |
The crew travel to Egypt for Scott's birthday and uncover 1959's Hammer classic horror film, "The Mummy". 2 oz. Gin .5 oz. vermouth (dry) .5 oz. vermouth (sweet) Lemon peel & maraschino Cherry garnish.
Pour contents into shaker with ice, shake vigorously. Strain contents into martini glass. Garnish w/ lemon peel and 1-2 maraschino cherries. | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 51 "Pontypool" | 12 May 2021 | 01:26:48 | |
Dave remembers to hit the record button and the crew get a chance to talk about the 2008 Canadian atmospheric horror movie, "Pontypool". The cocktail is a Canadian-inspired unintentional variation on the Old Fashioned.
Stir ingredients in mixing glass with ice Pour into Old Fashioned glass with large ice cube Garnish and enjoy! | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 50, "The Bride of Frankenstein" | 28 Apr 2021 | 01:13:51 | |
Mary, Scott and Dave watch "The Bride of Frankenstein" and celebrate the recording of their 50th episode by . . . forgetting to hit the record button. Seriously. Dave failed to hit the button. | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour Ep. 49, "Cronos" | 14 Apr 2021 | 01:27:51 | |
The crew play around with Guillermo del Toro's impressive 1993 debut feature film, "Cronos" and manage to survive all the bloody goodness they find there. Visit our website: | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour/Castle of Horror Crossover -Ep. 48, "The Mummy (1932)" | 07 Apr 2021 | 01:46:50 | |
In October of 2020, to celebrate the First Anniversary of the Monster Movie Happy Hour, Scott and Dave spent a lovely evening chatting with our dear friends over at the Castle of Horror podcast. The subject - the original Universal "The Mummy", from 1932. .5oz. vanilla flavored vodka .5oz. hazelnut flavored liqueur 4 oz. half and half Combine ingredients in mixing glass Pour over ice in Old-Fashioned glass.
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| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 47, "Colossal" | 24 Mar 2021 | 01:21:35 | |
The crew watches 2016's "Colossal" and ask themselves two questions that have plagued humankind since the beginning of recorded time, "What IS a monster movie?" and "Does a monster movie have to be scary?" Visit our website:
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| Monster Movie Happy Hour Ep. 46, "The Witch" | 10 Mar 2021 | 01:25:39 | |
Step back to the 1630's as our intrepid crew head into the Massachusetts wilderness and encounter Robert Egger's 2016 film, "The Witch". Visit our website: | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour/Castle of Horror, Ep. 45 - "House of the Long Shadows" | 03 Mar 2021 | 02:23:30 | |
The crew were guests on the Castle of Horror podcast and had a blast chatting about 1983's "House of the Long Shadows". We love those folks, and couldn't stop talking . . .
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| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 44, "The Dunwich Horror" | 24 Feb 2021 | 01:46:19 | |
The crew takes a LONG, strange trip through 1970's, "The Dunwich Horror", starring Sandra Dee and Dean Stockwell and a lot of psychedelic imagery. | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 148, "The Vourdalak" | 19 Mar 2025 | 01:45:00 | |
The crew celebrate Dave's belated birthday by watching 2023's "The Vourdalak", a French film based on the Russian novella, "The Family of the Vourdalak". This movie has it all; a French noble, a beauty mark, a dysfunctional Serbian family with lots of issues and . . . a freaky marionette! Scott's cocktail was damned tasty. "The Vourdalak Cocktail" 1.5 oz Rum 1.5 oz White Chocolate Liqueur .5 oz Luxardo Maraschino or Maraschino liqueur ⅛ tsp Vanilla Extract White Chocolate Shavings & Maraschino Cherry, for garnish. Combine and shake ingredients (except chocolate shavings) w/ice. Pour into a chilled martini glass using a strainer. Grate white chocolate over top, add a cherry (optional) and serve! Visit our website: | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 43, "The Tomb of Ligeia" | 10 Feb 2021 | 01:09:51 | |
The crew stumbles through the corridors of the Deep Dark Lounge and visits 1964's "Tomb of Ligeia", the last of the Roger Corman/Vincent Price Poe adaptations. | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 42, "Altered States" | 27 Jan 2021 | 01:28:31 | |
Scott, Mary and Dave take a freaky retro-trip down the rabbit hole that IS Ken Russell's 1980 Sci-Fi film, "Altered States". | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour Ep. 41, "The Mortuary Collection" | 13 Jan 2021 | 01:41:43 | |
The crew dive into one of the more recent films to come out, 2019's anthology starring Clancy Brown - "The Mortuary Collection". They have a LOT to say about it - and other things. Are you surprised? | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour Ep. 40, "The Curse of Frankenstein" | 30 Dec 2020 | 01:43:25 | |
It's Hammer Time in the Deep Dark Lounge! | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 39, "Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter" | 16 Dec 2020 | 01:36:49 | |
The gang step back to the mid-1800's and watch "Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter". 2 oz. rum or whiskey 6 oz. cold milk 5 drops of orange bitters
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| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 38, "Terrified" | 02 Dec 2020 | 01:41:17 | |
Mary, Scott and Dave head WAY south of the border and are unnerved by the 2017 Argentinian horror movie, ("Aterrados")"Terrified". When not being scared out of their minds, they spend a LOT of time talking about adult toys. Hmmm . . . | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 37, "Brotherhood of the Wolf" | 18 Nov 2020 | 01:14:03 | |
The crew test out their French language skills and watch 2001's, "Brotherhood of the Wolf". They ask themselves the ages-old question, "When can we start dressing in 1760's costuming?" | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 36, "The Thing from Another World" | 04 Nov 2020 | 01:31:57 | |
The crew start season 2 with a look at the 1951 Sci-Fi classic, "The Thing from Another World", and launch their state-of-the-art 10 shot-glass movie rating system . . . all without the help or interference of their murderous computer, HAL Jr. 1 Egg White (1 oz.) 1/2 oz. Lemon Juice – Dave used 1/4 oz. 1/2 oz. Maraschino – Dave used 3/4 oz. 1 oz. Gin Shake with ice and strain into cocktail glass. Top with whipped cream. Serve in a Cocktail Glass. | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 35, "Bram Stoker's Dracula" | 21 Oct 2020 | 01:24:51 | |
Mary, Scott and Dave wrap up their first season with a look at Coppola's "Bram Stoker's Dracula" and Mary introduces the "Red Dress" cocktail. Yum! | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 34 "Beast from 20,000 Fathoms" | 06 Oct 2020 | 01:36:49 | |
The crew watch 1953's iconic "Beast from 20,000 Fathoms", featuring the amazing stop-motion effects of Ray Harryhausen and a pretty cool 1950's apartment interior. | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 147, Monstrous Musings #20, with Drew Edwards and David Bowles | 27 Feb 2025 | 01:13:05 | |
Dave is joined by comic creators Drew Edwards and David Bowles to chat about their upcoming "The Matron" comic, a wild hybrid of Slasher meets Slavic myth in Central Texas. At the time of this posting, the project has a Kickstarter campaign, with very cool perks, below: | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 33, "Cold Skin" | 20 Sep 2020 | 01:18:10 | |
The crew virtually heads south to the edge of Antarctica, where they spend time fending for themselves and watching 2017's lighthouse horror film, "Cold Skin". The murderous computer HAL Junior has once again confined everyone to their chambers, so a Zoom recording was necessary. | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour Ep. 32, "It - The Terror From Beyond Space" | 09 Sep 2020 | 01:22:35 | |
The crew are once again confined to the chambers of the Deep Dark Lounge by their murderous computer, HAL Junior, and spend their time sipping cocktails and watching monster movies. This time out, they watch and chat about 1958's "It - The Terror From Beyond Space" and Scott gives his cocktail recipe a serious testing. A VERY serious testing . . . | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour Ep. 31, Monstrous Musings with "The Unfamiliar" | 25 Aug 2020 | 01:04:14 | |
We have a lovely chat with actors Jemima West and Christopher Dane, as well as director and co-writer Henk Pretorious, about their supernatural horror film, "The Unfamiliar". We enjoy hearing about the filmmaking process, and they graciously gave us plenty of stories from the making of this dark and twisting tale. | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 30, "Suspiria" | 19 Aug 2020 | 01:22:25 | |
A good time was had by all while watching Dario Argento's 1977 "Suspiria" . . . perhaps too good. There are a lot of false starts and endings to our rambling conversation, which encompasses everything from door knockers and "The Last Drive In with Joe Bob Briggs" to (euphemistic) 'night sticks' and . . . the ACTUAL MOVIE. | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 29, "The House of Usher" | 05 Aug 2020 | 01:27:11 | |
The crew watch Corman's 1960 "The House of Usher" from the backyard Drive-In of the Deep Dark Lounge. | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour is on Vacation! | 29 Jul 2020 | 00:01:20 | |
There is no episode this week - we are on vacation!!!!!! | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour Ep. 28, Monstrous Musings with Brent Schoonover | 21 Jul 2020 | 01:09:10 | |
Minnesota illustrator and comic artist Brent Schoonover swings by the Deep Dark Lounge - via ZOOM - to talk about his work in the industry, which includes a LOT of familiar material. Trust us, you have most likely seen his artwork . . . | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 27, "The Horror of Dracula" | 15 Jul 2020 | 01:22:53 | |
From their comfy chairs in the backyard (?) Drive-In of the Deep Dark Lounge, the crew watch Mary's boyfriend, Sir Christopher Lee, in Hammer's 1958 "The Horror of Dracula". Ambient sound from the mosquito-infested above-ground environment includes the occasional passing jet, car or ice cream truck. Yes, you read that correctly. | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 26, Monstrous Musings 5 with Ryan Schaddelee | 08 Jul 2020 | 01:31:19 | |
In this Monstrous Musings episode, Scott, Mary and Dave spend a fun evening chatting, by video, with Minneapolis - based Special make-up FX artist, Ryan Schaddelee. | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 25, "Isle of the Dead" | 01 Jul 2020 | 01:20:11 | |
The crew set up an outdoor theater behind the Deep Dark Lounge and watch Boris Karloff in the underrated 1945 gothic tale, "Isle of the Dead'. This episode also includes an audio recording of the time they discovered a "Book of the Dead" while searching for the murderous computer HAL Junior's hidden control panel. | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 146, "Burn Witch Burn" | 13 Feb 2025 | 02:03:37 | |
The crew watch 1962's "Burn Witch Burn" ( Also known as "Night of the Eagle" ) when Mary is back for a visit to Deep Dark Lounge Midwest. The first attempt at recording was a disaster - cocktails MAY have been responsible. The second recording (after Mary had returned to Deep Dark Lounge East) was MUCH better. Enjoy! "Love Potion" cocktail In a shaker without ice, shake vigorously for 30 -45 seconds, to froth egg white: 4 oz white rum 2 oz Aperol 4 oz pineapple juice 1 egg white
Add ice and shake another 15 seconds.
Strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with rose petals or maraschino cherry. Visit our website: | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 24, "Spring" | 16 Jun 2020 | 01:05:36 | |
For the first time in ages, the murderous computer HAL Junior lets the crew outside for a few hours, and they record a new episode - this time it's all about 2014's romantic body horror film, "Spring". 1.5 oz. gin .5 oz. crème de violette .5 oz. honey Juice of ½ lemon Shake over ice Garnish with candied violets or other edible flowers. | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 23, Monstrous Musings 4, pt. 2 with Drew Edwards. | 09 Jun 2020 | 00:32:00 | |
The crew wrap up their 2-part chat with independent comic creator and cohost of the Castle of Horror Podcast, Drew Edwards. This time around, Drew talks about his life's work, the comic "Halloween Man" and the love of his life, Jamie Bahr. He also offers up a unique non-alcoholic "mocktail" in honor of the occasion. 2 scoops of Ben and Jerry's “Brownie Batter” ice cream Blend together and enjoy! Note - For those who NEED to, you can add a shot of Jameson’s Whiskey and a shot of Baileys Irish Cream. You can follow Drew right here- | |||
| Monster Movie Happy Hour, Ep. 22, "Tarantula" | 27 May 2020 | 00:57:01 | |
From separate chambers in the Deep Dark Lounge, Scott and Dave drag Mary down their own personal memory lanes and introduce her to 1955's classic Big Bug movie, "Tarantula". Their murderous, malfunctioning computer, HAL Jr, seems to be letting down his guard a bit. Hmmm . . . | |||