DING DONG MERRILY ON HIGH! MAYBE TOO HIGH?

JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD toast and roast the seasonal cinematic chestnuts that have been served to genre fans over the years. Not even The Grinch can stop… OVERRATED & UNDERRATED: THE HOLIDAY EDITION!

Every holiday season, we Monster Partiers celebrate with an expansive and diverse playlist of winter wonder films. Whether made for film or TV, the entertainment industry has not been shy in churning out a Santa's sleigh-bag of holiday-themed horror, sci-fi, and fantasy fare. Ranging from beloved animated TV specials like Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, and A Charlie Brown Christmas, to Christmas classics like It's A Wonderful Life, March of The Wooden Soldiers, and White Christmas, and even offbeat and often controversial viewing like Silent Night Deadly Night, Gremlins, Fatman, The Thing, and Batman Returns, it's relatively safe to say that there's something for every taste.

But are all these so-called classics as good as everyone thinks? And should some films and TV specials have a better reputation than they currently hold? Whatever your opinions, we guarantee that this episode will present challenging arguments that only MONSTER PARTY could inflict.

Joining us for this canticle of criticism is a long-time friend of MONSTER PARTY, and our answer to Kris Kringle. He's a brilliantly talented comedian, actor, writer, producer, and podcaster, who has worked on or created such genre-friendly projects as THE SIMPSONS, SUPER ADVENTURE TEAM, THE GEX TRILOGY, TED, CREEPSHOW: THE SERIES, TALES OF HALLOWEEN, STAN AGAINST EVIL, and HANGIN ' WITH DR. Z. Please welcome back, the Christmas miracle that is… DANA GOULD!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, MONSTER PARTIERS! AND HAVE A CUP OF EGG NOG, IF ONLY TO ANNOY LARRY.

MONSTER PARTY SAYS, "PUT DOWN THAT TURKEY LEG AND GO SHOPPING!"

JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD once again put together the ultimate yuletide wishlist. What better way is there to prepare for a seasonal shopping spree than with… THE MONSTER PARTY HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2025?!!!

Having trouble finding the perfect holiday gift for that obsessive, persnickety genre geek? Well, fear not, bewildered buyers, for MONSTER PARTY has a collection of holiday presents that will challenge even the most talented of Santa's elves.

This year, we present a 2025 sleighful of out-of-the-ordinary ornaments, must-read classic sci-fi, kaiju-sized coffee table books, shocking monster action figures, tried-and-true travel packages, creature candy dispensers, one-of-a-kind wonders, rock n' roll trick or treaters, conjoined twin treasures, record relics, Blu-ray bonanzas, heartfelt hand-me-downs, the stuff of 3-D printed dreams, and more! And by more, we mean PBR.

If, after listening to this episode, you still can't find a present for that special nerd in your life…you may already be dead!

Joining us for this stocking full of fun is a return guest who is the glue that holds THE MONSTER PARTY HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE together. He's an extremely talented artist/sculptor/toy designer/librarian who has worked with such sofubi legends as MAD WORLD TOYS, OCTEEL, and SPIRAL TOY. If you collect his collectibles, you'll know him as the artist, SLUGBAT, but we'll always think of him as the smooth young intern who won our hearts. Please welcome back the forever jolly… KEVIN SMITH!

MERRY MERCHANDISE MONSTER PARTIERS!

MONSTER PARTY PRESENTS A PSYCHOTIC CINEMATIC FEAST!

JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD invite you (and possibly a fictitious lady friend) to a multi-course, film-themed dinner party that is guaranteed to cause a confrontation with the chef! Get ready for some monstrous Michelin star mayhem as we present… MONSTER PARTY'S MEAL AND A MOVIE!!!

Watching a great horror, sci-fi, or fantasy film is an event, and it deserves more than just the standard theater fare of stale popcorn, soggy hot dogs, and flat sodas. It suddenly dawned on us that if you really want to do these movies justice, they need to be served with a spread that fits the atmosphere they're trying to evoke. So as fast as you could ask "What wine goes well with Soylent Green?" we rushed to our mics and started pairing genre films with thematically consistent delicacies. The result was a series of culinary curiosities that are bound to push your palate to its breaking point. And let's be honest, we've been trying to break your palette for years!

Joining us for this cinematic smorgasbord is a beloved guest of MONSTER PARTY, who is also one of our most generous benefactors! He's an immensely talented actor, voice artist, producer, podcaster, and entrepreneur who possesses an almost godlike knowledge of pop culture. And if that were not enough, he helped fill your empty shelf space by founding the company BIF BANG POW! TOYS Please welcome back the moody foodie… JASON LENZI!

BON APPE-TOMB!!!