#092 – FANGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT

WE’VE ALL SEEN THE VAMPIRES of cinema and pop culture. Caped aristocrats, sparkling teens, monstrous revenants—which of these best corresponds to the real legends of vampires? Richard Sugg returns to talk about his fascinating research into historic vampire cases. He’s uncovered a recurring relationship between outbreaks of vampirism and poltergeist activity, which will be the subject of his next book. Media Links […]

#091 – DEMON PURRSESSION: Tales of Demonically Possessed Cats

Credit: Dr. Paul Koudounaris’s PhotoBucket CAN A DOMESTICATED CAT BE A MONSTER? What if it can talk, fly, predict the future and grow to enormous size? Get ready for some of the strangest lore we’ve ever covered on MonsterTalk as we interview art historian Dr. Paul Koudounaris about demonically possessed cats. Art historian Dr. Paul Koudounaris has written some books that will probably be of […]

#090 – THE ROBOT APOCALYPSE

WHEN THE ROBOTS TAKE OVER, will we all be forced to speak bocce? Author and robotics engineer Daniel H. Wilson visits MonsterTalk to discuss the nature of robots and the risk of a robot apocalypse. Steven Spielberg has purchased the rights to produce a film version of his New York Times bestseller, Robopocalypse. References The Mechanical Turk Big Dog robot Cheetah robot Asimo by Honda Self […]