Camp Kaiju: Monster Movie Podcast

<p>Surprise! Kaiju events abound this summer and we want you to know about them! Camp faves Beth and Chris swing by to give <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://buskirkchumley.org/events/godzilla-weekend-mothra-madness-film-festival-june-13-2026/">the deets on Godzilla Weekend: Mothra Madness</a> and our upcoming panels at GFest 2026. Then don't forget <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ticketing.useast.veezi.com/purchase/6543?siteToken=3408r7zh5fyw2jpcrakzvh6mp0">our special screening of <em>Alligator </em>(1980) in Minneapolis</a>! Plus, we're giving you a sneak peek into next week's episode all about <em>The War of the Worlds</em>. So get ready for 90 minutes of monster mayhem!</p><p>Thank you all for listening to this special episode. Follow us on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.patreon.com/campkaiju">patreon.com/campkaiju</a>, leave a rating and review, follow on Instagram, send an email at [email protected], or enter the ANSWERING MACHINE ZONE at<strong> ⁠⁠⁠(612) 470-2612⁠⁠⁠. </strong>And do make sure to follow Beth, Chris, and their ventures - links below!</p><p></p><p>We'll see you next time for <em>The War of the Worlds </em>(1953)</p><p><strong>TRAILERS AND CLIPS </strong>Mothra (1961); Alligator (1980) Destroy All Monster (1968); Mothra vs. Godzilla, aka Godzilla vs. The Thing (1964); The War of the Worlds (1953)</p><p><strong>SHOUT OUTS &amp; SPONSORS</strong></p><ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://substack.com/@matthewcolelevine">Substack </a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://substack.com/@matthewcolelevine">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Film Criticism by Matthew Cole Levine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0CPKXX8VF/allbooks?ingress=0&amp;visitId=0f33e6b5-9700-44b5-b2ba-53de568e3379&amp;ref_=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1">Plays by Vincent S. Hannam</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://buskirkchumley.org/events/godzilla-weekend-mothra-madness-film-festival-june-13-2026/">Godzilla Weekend: Mothra Madness</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.g-festcon.com/">GFest 2026</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tattookaiju.com/">Tattoo Kaiju</a></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Godzilla Weekend Sponsors &amp; Partners</strong>:<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pillararts.org/"> Pillar Arts</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://mediaschool.indiana.edu/index.html">Indiana University Media School</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://easc.indiana.edu/index.html">Indiana University East Asian Studies</a>, Upland Brewing Co., Pizza X, Camp Kaiju: Monster Movie Podcast, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://buskirkchumley.org/events/godzilla-weekend-mothra-madness-mothra-1961-june-12-2026/">The Buskirk-Chumley Theater, </a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tattookaiju.com/">Tattoo Kaiju</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ticketing.useast.veezi.com/purchase/6543?siteToken=3408r7zh5fyw2jpcrakzvh6mp0"><strong>Alligator (1980) at The Heights Theater</strong> <strong>in Columbia Heights, Minnesota - Tickets Here!</strong></a></p><p></p><p>Camp Kaiju: Monster Movie Podcast. Godzilla Festivals, Alligator Screening, Mothra Madness, GFest and More! Feat. Beth Bredlau &amp; Chris McVillain. Hosted by Vincent Hannam, Matthew Cole Levine © 2026 Vincent S. Hannam, All Rights Reserved.</p>

<p>Chaos in Tokyo when two Gargantuas battle for the soul of a nation. Or at least dibs on dessert. Because that's right - the BAD Gargantua EATS people and the GOOD Gargantua tries to stop him. And guess what else? They're BROTHERS! AND they're technically mutated bits of Frankenstein DNA! AND... AND... you'll just have to see for yourself in this kaiju flick featuring the combined powers of Honda, Tsuburaya, and Ifukube. BUT IS IT WORTH THE OVERUSE OF ALL-CAPS?! That's the battle right there. Plus, Russ Tamblyn vs. Nick Adams, the International vs. the U.S. dub, Gargantuas vs. Frankensteins, Peter Lorre, the Answering Machine Zone, Bugs Bunny, and much more in this gargantuan episode!</p><p></p><p>Thank you all for listening. Follow us on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.patreon.com/campkaiju">patreon.com/campkaiju</a>, leave a rating and review, follow on Instagram, send an email at [email protected], or enter the ANSWERING MACHINE ZONE at<strong> ⁠⁠⁠(612) 470-2612⁠⁠⁠.</strong></p><p></p><p>We'll see you next time for <em>The War of the Worlds </em>(1953)</p><p></p><p><strong>TRAILERS AND CLIPS </strong>The War of the Gargantuas (1966); Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965); Gidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964); Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965); Hair-Raising Hare (1946); Yog, a.k.a. Space Amoeba (1970)</p><p><strong>SHOUT OUTS &amp; SPONSORS</strong></p><ol><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://substack.com/@matthewcolelevine">Substack </a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://substack.com/@matthewcolelevine">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Film Criticism by Matthew Cole Levine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0CPKXX8VF/allbooks?ingress=0&amp;visitId=0f33e6b5-9700-44b5-b2ba-53de568e3379&amp;ref_=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1">Plays by Vincent S. Hannam</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.zlinder.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zack Linder &amp; the Zack Pack ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weslpress.org/9780819500410/ishiro-honda/">Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film from Godzilla to Kurosawa by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://buskirkchumley.org/events/godzilla-weekend-mothra-madness-film-festival-june-13-2026/">Mothra Day &amp; Festival</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.g-festcon.com/">GFest 2026</a></li></ol><p>Camp Kaiju: Monster Movie Podcast. The War of the Gargantuas (1966) Movie Review. Hosted by Vincent Hannam, Matthew Cole Levine © 2026 Vincent S. Hannam, All Rights Reserved.</p>

<p>Behold the first big-budget dinosaur flick! Before King Kong, these dinos romped and stomped their way into our stop-motion hearts. With adventure, romance, and comedy what's not to love? Ooohh, right, right right right right... the terribly-outdated-and-offensive-racial-depictions-of-a-century-old-movie. Right...well...um... it all makes for meaningful conversation! Plus, the miraculous restoration work on the film, O'Brien's early dino shorts, the concept of time, demons in the Answering Machine Zone and more! It's an action packed episode worthy of THE LOST WORLD.</p><p>Thank you for listening! Follow us on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.patreon.com/campkaiju">patreon.com/campkaiju</a>, leave a rating and review, follow on Instagram, send an email at [email protected], or enter the ANSWERING MACHINE ZONE at<strong> ⁠⁠⁠(612) 470-2612⁠⁠⁠.</strong></p><p></p><p>We'll see you next time for <em>The War of the Gargantuas </em>(1966) </p><p></p><p><strong>TRAILERS AND CLIPS </strong>The Lost World (1960), King Kong (1933), Mighty Joe Young (1949), The Black Scorpion (1957), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) </p><p><strong>SHOUT OUTS &amp; SPONSORS</strong></p><ol><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://substack.com/@matthewcolelevine">Substack </a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://substack.com/@matthewcolelevine">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Film Criticism by Matthew Cole Levine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0CPKXX8VF/allbooks?ingress=0&amp;visitId=0f33e6b5-9700-44b5-b2ba-53de568e3379&amp;ref_=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1">Plays by Vincent S. Hannam</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.zlinder.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zack Linder &amp; the Zack Pack ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://maxs-blogo-saurus.com/2025/02/08/the-complete-history-of-the-lost-world-1925-100th-anniversary-special-part-1/">The Complete History of the Lost World</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.eastman.org/lost-world-0">Eastman Museum - The Lost World</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://leonardmaltin.com/before-king-kong-a-lost-world-found/">Leonard Maltin - Before King Kong: A Lost World Found</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://buskirkchumley.org/events/godzilla-weekend-mothra-madness-film-festival-june-13-2026/">Mothra Day &amp; Festival</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.g-festcon.com/">GFest 2026</a></li></ol><p>Camp Kaiju: Monster Movie Podcast. The Lost World (1925) Movie Review. Hosted by Vincent Hannam, Matthew Cole Levine © 2026 Vincent S. Hannam, All Rights Reserved.</p>

<p>Giant scorpions erupt from the bowels of the earth to disembowel men, women, and children in this big bug B-movie from Willis O'Brien (*ahem* King Kong). You'll marvel at the special effects, laugh at the cheesy one-liners, and wish the annoying little kid would just get eaten already. Plus, more connections to King Kong, MST3K talk, love for Bruce Campbell, updates on GFEST, and an actual listener voicemail! ¡Epa! Bust out the tequila!</p><p>Thank you for listening! Follow us on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.patreon.com/campkaiju">patreon.com/campkaiju</a>, leave a rating and review, follow on Instagram, send an email at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at<strong> ⁠⁠⁠(612) 470-2612⁠⁠⁠.</strong></p><p>We'll see you next time for <em>The Lost World </em>(1925) as we continue our Willis O'Brien double feature. This time with giant dinosaurs!</p><p><strong>TRAILERS AND CLIPS </strong>The Black Scorpion (1957), Them! (1954), Rodan (1956), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Harry and the Hendersons (1987)</p><p><strong>SHOUT OUTS &amp; SPONSORS</strong></p><ol><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://substack.com/@matthewcolelevine">Substack </a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://substack.com/@matthewcolelevine">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Film Criticism by Matthew Cole Levine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0CPKXX8VF/allbooks?ingress=0&amp;visitId=0f33e6b5-9700-44b5-b2ba-53de568e3379&amp;ref_=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1">Plays by Vincent S. Hannam</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.zlinder.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zack Linder &amp; the Zack Pack ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://scifist.net/2024/02/21/the-black-scorpion/">A Journey in Science Fiction Movies - The Black Scorpion</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://rondoaward.com/rondoaward.com/blog/">Vote for us! Rondo Award voting instructions</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://buskirkchumley.org/events/godzilla-weekend-mothra-madness-film-festival-june-13-2026/">Mothra Day &amp; Festival</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.g-festcon.com/">GFest 2026</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/QZusQgpmb4Y?si=oOEmbqFLbpApiyLK">Pete Peterson Found Test Footage! </a></li></ol><p>Camp Kaiju: Monster Movie Podcast. The Black Scorpion (1957) Movie Review. Hosted by Vincent Hannam, Matthew Cole Levine © 2026 Vincent S. Hannam, All Rights Reserved.</p>

<p>Coffin Joe's his name, pluckin' eyeball's his game. Brazil's first horror movie gives Freddy Kreuger a run for his money as a sadistic undertaker terrorizes the townspeople. But will Coffin Joe's evil plans succeed, or will he break a nail trying? We answer these questions and more! Plus, conversations on philosophy, cult horror, and the meaning of taste. Coffin Joe has some ideas. Yikes. So grab your leg-of-lambs, top hats, and tarantulas and meet us in the graveyard!</p><p>Special thanks to Frank for joining, and special thanks to YOU for listening! Follow us on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.patreon.com/campkaiju">patreon.com/campkaiju</a>, leave a rating and review, follow on Instagram, send an email at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at<strong> ⁠⁠⁠(612) 470-2612⁠⁠⁠.</strong></p><p>We'll see you next time for <em>The Black Scorpion (1957)</em> - an American kaiju film from the stop-motion master, Willis O'Brien!</p><p><strong>TRAILERS AND CLIPS </strong>At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul (1964); Black Sunday (1960); Suspiria (1977); The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966); A Bucket of Blood (1959)</p><p><strong>SHOUT OUTS &amp; SPONSORS</strong></p><ol><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://substack.com/@matthewcolelevine">Substack </a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://substack.com/@matthewcolelevine">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Film Criticism by Matthew Cole Levine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0CPKXX8VF/allbooks?ingress=0&amp;visitId=0f33e6b5-9700-44b5-b2ba-53de568e3379&amp;ref_=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1">Plays by Vincent S. Hannam</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.zlinder.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zack Linder &amp; the Zack Pack ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://thegoodsreviews.com/at-midnight-ill-take-your-soul-1964/">The Goods, Film Reviews - At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2017/1967/this-night-ill-possess-your-corpse/">Senses of Cinema - This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://revistapesquisa.fapesp.br/en/horror-brazilian-style/#:~:text=The%2520Coffin%2520Joe%2520character%2520played,dem%25C3%25B4nio%2520%2528Embodiment%2520of%2520Evil%2529">Revista Pesquisa Fapesp - Horror, Brazilian Style</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://rondoaward.com/rondoaward.com/blog/">Vote for us! Rondo Award voting instructions</a></li></ol><p>Camp Kaiju: Monster Movie Podcast. At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul (1964) Movie Review. Hosted by Vincent Hannam, Matthew Cole Levine, Frank Olson © 2026 Vincent S. Hannam, All Rights Reserved.</p>