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How I Met Your Monster

Zach Wincik, Danny Salemme, Casey Brewer

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How I Met Your Monster is the horror-comedy podcast that explores the introductions of your favorite movie monsters! Join Zach, Danny, and Casey as they break down how iconic monsters — from Freddy and Jason to Leatherface and Chucky — made their terrifying first impressions on screen. In each episode, we dive into the art of the perfect horror debut that turned these horror movie monsters into cinematic legends. Whether you’re a hardcore horror buff or just here for the fun, How I Met Your ...
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Wrapping up our ROTTEN EGGS triple feature, special guest Sarah Clingenpeel from Terror Films joins us as we follow an adorable, but audacious billionaire to a private island in Costa Rica to meet his caravan of cretaceous carnivores in Steven Spielberg’s JURASSIC PARK, starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Wayne Knig…
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Continuing our ROTTEN EGGS triple feature, we’re investigating the remains of an extraterrestrial ghost town to meet a family of phallic-headed flesh-feeders and their cosmic Queen, commonly known as BITCH, in James Cameron’s ALIENS, starring Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Paul Reiser, Bill Paxton, Jenette Goldstein, Al Matthews,…
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Kicking off our ROTTEN EGGS triple feature, we’re screwed six ways to Easter Sunday as we meet an extraterrestrial infestation of Krites in Mick Garris’ CRITTERS 2, starring Scott Grimes, Liane Curtis, Terrence Mann, Don Keith Opper, Roxanne Kernohan, Lin Shaye, Sam Anderson, and Tom Hodges. Reddit Article: HOW CRITTERS 2 IS A TRANSGENDER NARRATIVE…
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Wrapping up our UNLUCKY F*CKS triple feature, we sit down with musician Candi Carpenter to set off some doom-infused chain reactions and meet the Rube Goldberg of Grim Reapers in James Wong’s FINAL DESTINATION, starring Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, Chad Donella, Sean William Scott, Kristen Cloke, Amanda Detmer, and Tony Todd. Candi Carpenter…
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Continuing our UNLUCKY F*CKS triple feature, we’re praying to St. Patrick for good fortune (and a good shot at survival) before meeting the greedy, gold-obsessed Lubdan in Mark Jones’ LEPRECHAUN, starring Warwick Davis, Jennifer Aniston, Mark Holton, Robert Hy Gorman, and Ken Olandt. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube For bonus conte…
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Kicking off our UNLUCKY F*CKS triple feature, we’re building up an appetite for pancakes and guzzling down the local water supply to meet a skin-crawling, flesh-eating virus in Eli Roth’s CABIN FEVER, starring Rider Strong, Jordan Ladd, Joey Kern, James DeBello, Cerina Vincent, and Giuseppe Andrews. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube…
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Wrapping up our HIGH OCTANE KILLS triple feature, we’re popping our collars and spiking our mullets to meet Skynet’s body-building, face-shooting Cyberdyne cyborg, The T-800, in James Cameron’s THE TERMINATOR, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Earl Boen, and Bill Paxton. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spo…
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Continuing our HIGH OCTANE KILLS triple feature, we're headed back to the 1800s with Timur Bekmambetov’s blood-soaked revisionist history hemoglobin-hungry hellscape. The political stakes are high, the wooden stakes are bloody, and honest Abe is honestly a badass as we twirl our axe and rewrite facts to meet an army of Confederate vampires in ABRAH…
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We're opening THE CRYPT for Patreon members to re-visit (or experience for the first time) the first 50 episodes of How I Met Your Monster, starting with a re-release of Episode 5 on John Carpenter's THE THING! In celebration of this week's live stream of The Thing, we're looking back on the days when Casey was not yet a host, but a recurring guest…
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Kicking off our HIGH OCTANE KILLS triple feature, we’re cocking our metallic uzis and throwing caution to the crimson wind to meet the masochistic Martian, Big Daddy Mars, in John Carpenter’s GHOSTS OF MARS, starring Ice Cube, Natasha Henstridge, Jason Statham, Pam Grier, Clea DuVall, Joanna Cassidy, Liam Waite, and Richard Cetrone. Subscribe on Ap…
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Here’s a preview of our A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET commentary episode — available on Patreon for Maniac Tier Patrons. If you wanna listen, find How I Met Your Monster on Patreon and become a member! https://patreon.com/howimetyourmonster Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube For bonus content and commentaries, check out our Patreon Follo…
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Here’s a preview of our TERRIFIER 2 commentary episode — available on Patreon for ALL MEMBERS. If you wanna listen, find How I Met Your Monster on Patreon and become a member! This episode does not require a paid membership. https://patreon.com/howimetyourmonster Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube For bonus content and commentaries, …
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Wrapping up our SEASON’S CREEPINGS triple feature with Peter Hyam’s 1999 century-capping showdown of good vs. evil. The balls are dropping, the pee is exploding, and Arnold Schwarzenegger is once again going toe-to-toe with holiday monsters as we party like it’s 1999… and panic like it’s Y2K… to meet New York’s most eligible — and evil — Beelzebubi…
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Continuing our SEASON'S CREEPINGS triple feature, we're celebrating the holidays with Guillermo del Toro's 1993 bloody, buggy, and moderately festive debut feature film. The clocks are ticking, the cockroaches are scattering, and it's immortality vs. humanity as we pop on some 16th century soul-sucking swag to meet a 400-year-old vampire bug in CRO…
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Kicking off our SEASON’S CREEPINGS triple feature, we’re stocking up on Black Friday deals, death, and denial with special guest Brooke Surgener to meet the vengeful plastic-masked John Carver in Eli Roth’s THANKSGIVING, starring Patrick Dempsey, Nell Verlaque, Gina Gershon, Rick Hoffman, Gabriel Davenport, Jalen Thomas Brooks, Karen Cliche, and Ti…
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Wrapping up our MASKED UP triple feature, we’re trading in chilling chase scenes for savage strolls to meet the monster known only as Johnny in Chris Nash’s IN A VIOLENT NATURE, starring Ryan Barrett, Andrea Pavlovic, Lauren-Marie Taylor, Cameron Love, Reece Presley, Liam Leone, and Charlotte Creaghan. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouT…
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Over the past year, we’ve been meeting monsters. Now… it’s time to rank ‘em. We’ve collected the data, synthesized insights, and conducted hours of analysis. By that, we of course mean we ranked all the monsters we’ve met since *last* Halloween. If you’re more of a visual person, it’s kinda like we took our three individual lists, put them through …
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In this episode of How I Met Your Monster, we continue our Masked Up triple feature with Mike Flanagan’s 2016 horror thriller Hush, starring Kate Siegel. As horror fans, we couldn’t resist sinking our teeth into this tension-packed thriller, where silence plays just as big a role as the masked killer. But don’t worry, we’re here to lighten the mood…
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Kicking off our MASKED UP triple feature, we’re seeking bloody revenge on creative exploitation and musical sanitation as we look to the neon theater rafters to meet the tragic antihero in Brian De Palma’s PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE, starring William Finley, Paul Williams, Jessica Harper, Gerrit Graham, and George Memmoli. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts,…
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Wrapping up our DOG DAYS OF SUMMER triple feature, we’re strolling through the foggy woods of a nondescript European village with Chris Cooney from DEAD NOISE to meet the creature formerly known as Larry Talbot in George Waggner’s THE WOLF MAN, starring Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains, Evelyn Ankers, Maria Ouspenskaya, and Bela Lugosi. Find DEAD NOISE…
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Continuing our DOG DAYS OF SUMMER triple feature, we’re ignoring the warnings to stick to the road and keep off the moors — all so we can meet a naked balloon thief-turned-werewolf in John Landis’ AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, starring David Naughton, Griffin Dunne, Jenny Agutter, John Woodvine, David Schofield, Lila Kaye, and Brian Glover. Subsc…
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Kicking off our DOG DAYS OF SUMMER triple feature is Stephen King’s SILVER BULLET. This 1985 werewolf coming-of-age tale, based on “Cycle of the Werewolf”, was directed by Daniel Attias and stars Corey Haim and Gary Busey. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube For bonus content and commentaries, check out our Patreon Follow the show on …
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Wrapping up our BUGGING OUT triple feature, we’re putting our telepathic bug detective murder-solving superpowers to good use as we meet a malformed, maladjusted serial murderer in Dario Argento’s PHENOMENA, starring Jennifer Connelly, Donald Pleasance, Daria Nicoldi, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Federica Mastroianni, and Patrick Bauchau. Subscribe on Apple …
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Continuing our BUGGING OUT triple feature, we’re getting lost inside an abandoned Lower East Side subway tunnel to meet giant, genetically-engineered cockroaches in Guillermo Del Toro’s MIMIC, starring Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Charles S. Dutton, Giancarlo Giannini, Josh Brolin, Alix Koromzay, Alexander Goodwin, and F. Murray Abraham. Subscribe…
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Celebrating SHARK WEEK the best way we know how - with genetically-enhanced super sharks in DEEP BLUE SEA. Joining us to chat about killer sharks with massive frontal lobes is Mark J. Parker, host of the RELEASE DATE REWIND podcast! Is Deep Blue Sea the best shark movie? How does it stack up against Jaws? Does Samuel L. Jackson reprise his role as …
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Kicking off our BUGGING OUT triple feature, we’re going on a wilderness retreat into blood-sucking, bug-boiling bedlam as we meet a horde of giant, hallucinogenic ticks in Tony Randel’s TICKS, starring Seth Green, Alfonso Ribeiro, Virginya Keehne, Clint Howard, Peter Scolari, and Rosalind Allen. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube For…
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Wrapping up our WRITER’S SHOCK triple feature, we’re taking a weekend getaway into madness, monsters, and the unhinged nature of creative chaos that gave us Frankenstein, Dracula, and more in Ken Russell’s GOTHIC, starring Gabriel Byrne, Natasha Richardson, Julian Sands, Timothy Spall, and Myriam Cyr. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTu…
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Continuing our WRITER’S SHOCK triple feature, we’re seeing how long we can last through a ​​mind-melting exercise in fear, faith, and five-star hotels as we meet an evil hotel room in Mikael Håfström’s adaptation of Stephen King's 1408, starring John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack, Jasmine Jessica Anthony, and Tony Shaloub. Subscribe on …
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In this special BONUS episode, Zach and Danny journey beyond the nightclubs of Shanghai, over the Himalayans, and past the village of Mayapore to meet Mola Ram and his Thuggee cult in Steven Spielberg’s INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM, starring Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan, Amrish Puri, Roshan Seth, Philip Stone, and Roy Chiao. Sub…
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Kicking off our WRITER’S SHOCK triple feature, we’re taking a mind-altering road trip through alternate dimensions to meet Sutter Cane and his army of cosmic monsters in John Carpenter’s IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, starring Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jürgen Prochnow, Frances Bay, John Glover, and David Warner. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Y…
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Wrapping up off our HALFWAY TO HALLOWEEN triple feature, we’re lighting the black flame candle on hallowed ground to meet the Sanderson Sisters in Kenny Ortega’s HOCUS POCUS, starring Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, Sarah Jessica Parker, Omri Katz, Vinessa Shaw, Thora Birch, and Doug Jones. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube For bonus co…
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Continuing our HALFWAY TO HALLOWEEN triple feature, we’re hitting up an All Hallow’s Eve after party with Art the Clown in Damien Leone’s TERRIFIER, starring David Howard Thornton, Samantha Scaffidi, Jenna Kanell, and Catherine Corcoran. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube For bonus content and commentaries, check out our Patreon Foll…
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Kicking off our HALFWAY TO HALLOWEEN triple feature, we’re playing ding dong ditch on Death’s doorstep and coming face-to-face with the ghosts of our past in Joel Schumacher’s FLATLINERS, starring Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, Julia Roberts, William Baldwin, Oliver Platt, Kimberly Scott, and Hope Davis. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Y…
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Wrapping up our “Under the Influence” triple feature, we’re going viral — in the most demonic sense imaginable — with Danny and Michael Philippou’s (aka RackaRacka’s) TALK TO ME, starring Sophie Wilde, Joe Bird, Alexandra Jensen, Zoe Terakes, and Miranda Otto. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube For bonus content and commentaries, che…
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Continuing our “Under the Influence” triple feature, we’re getting wiiiicked daaaahhhhk with floating demonic doppelgangers, the trials and turmoil of caregiving, and Lipstickgate in Bryan Bertino’s THE DARK AND THE WICKED, starring Marin Ireland, Michael Abbott Jr., Julie Oliver-Touchstone, and Xander Berkeley. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify…
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"Angela is having a party. Jason and Freddy are too scared to come. But you'll have a hell of a time." Angela must have known that we are celebrating our 100th episode because she threw us an awesome party! It's got the three things that every 80's Halloween party should have - beer, music, and demonic possession. We're kicking off our Under the In…
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Released just two months before Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" and showcasing just as much shock value, 1960's "Peeping Tom" explores fear, voyeurism, and the shame that society puts on our basic human needs. In this episode, we meet our monster MARK LEWIS in London and discuss his upbringing, the appropriate age to enjoy a glass of milk, and the igno…
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Join us in 1980s NYC for some dinner, drinks, and murder as we attempt to tackle the psyche of an AMERICAN PSYCHO. In the second feature of our SILVER SCREEN SLASHERS triple feature, we're meeting Patrick Bateman - a yuppie with good taste in music but bad taste in life choices - played wonderfully by Christian Bale in Mary Harron's 2000 dark comed…
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To kick off our “Silver Screen Slashers” triple feature, we’re testing the limits of an R-rating with Lars von Trier’s twisted serial killer odyssey, THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, starring Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz, Uma Thurman, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Sofie Gråbøl, and Riley Keough. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube For bonus content and …
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In Part 2 of this double feature, Zach, Danny, and Casey explore a twisted spin on the lore of Ol’ St. Nick, RARE EXPORTS, starring Jorma Tommila, Onni Tommila, Peeter Jakobi, and Tommi Korpela. They discuss the Finnish legend of Santa Claus, the magic of candy canes, the heated differences between Coke and Pepsi, and much more. Subscribe on Apple …
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In Part 1 of this double feature, horror hosts Zach, Danny, and Casey are joined by special guest Ben Davis as they tackle the unapologetically cynical, chaotically capitalist comedy JINGLE ALL THE WAY, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Rita Wilson, Jake Lloyd, and Phil Hartman. They discuss director Ben Davis' new short film The Jellyfish Ma…
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Wrapping up our “Folk Around and Find Out” triple feature, join us as we brave the Stonerich Cavern in Ken Russell’s loose (in more ways than one) adaptation of Bram Stoker’s pagan horror novel, THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM, starring Peter Capaldi, Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant, Sammi Davis, and Catherine Oxenberg. The film is a surreal and visually stu…
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Our "Folk Around and Find Out" triple feature continues much like the ongoing cycle of toxic masculinity. So join us as we meet The Green Man in Alex Garland's "MEN". Make sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or anywhere you get your podcasts. Want to support the show and save 20% on Fangoria? Visit shop.fangoria.com/howimetyourmonster and…
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To kick off our “Folk Around and Find Out” triple feature, we’re trading burnt humans for a successful harvest in Robin Hardy’s sun-worshiping, hare-raising horror masterpiece, THE WICKER MAN, starring Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, and Britt Ekland. We visit Summerisle for May Day (Beltane) to celebrate the halfway point between …
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How I Met Your Monster’s FIRST Halloween Movie Monster Ranking is a special BONUS episode, celebrating and reflecting on a year’s worth of all things morbid, monstrous, and macabre. To ring in a new year of fresh (or, in some cases, decomposed) monsters, Zach, Danny, and Casey are ranking all of the monsters they met (and discussed) this past year …
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Dr. Hannibal Lecter and Buffalo Bill take FBI trainee Clarice Starling on a journey in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. Our "Hunger Pains" triple feature wraps up with the 1991 classic starring Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, and Ted Levine. We'll discuss everything from real life serial killers and FBI profiling, to ASMR and the hidden connection between …
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The ICE CREAM MAN delivers in part 2 of our "Hunger Pains" triple feature, with special guest Brooke Surgener! The musician and cosplayer chats with us about the creativity of adult film titles, the legend of the Pied Piper, the inner workings of cheap motels, why Clint Howard's ice cream was always melted, and much more. Make sure to subscribe on …
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To kick off our “Hunger Pains” triple feature, we’re chowing down on Larry Cohen’s flesh-eating, body-invading yogurt alien creature feature, THE STUFF, starring Michael Moriarty, Garret Morris, Andrea Marcovicci, Scott Bloom, and Paul Sorvino. Make sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or anywhere you get your podcasts. Want to support the…
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We take a journey into Jack Clayton’s 1961 film The Innocents, an adaptation of Henry James’ chilling novel The Turn of the Screw, and argue whether the film is a classic ghost story or a deep dive into Miss Giddens’ psyche. We’ll discuss Truman Capote’s contribution, the controversies surrounding the release, and the modern remakes of the story fr…
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The next feature in our OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS series is a doozy. We're taking on the LAST SHIFT in a soon-to-be-closed police station that may or may not be haunted by an insidious cult leader. Visit Fangoria.com and enter promo code HOWIMETYOURMONSTER for 20% off your entire order! Make sure to RATE and SUBSCRIBE to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spot…
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