Episodes

  • CURSE OF FRANKENPOD (AFD)
    Apr 2 2025

    OUT WITH DRAC, DOWN WITH THE MONSTER!

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    42 mins
  • Bonus Episode: Nosferatu (2024)
    Feb 19 2025

    Josh Link takes the reigns and bids welcome to writer OF Cieri. The duo go indepth on Robert Egger's remake of NOSFERATU.

    They discuss the film, behind the scenes of the film, folklore, and more!


    You can find OF's work here

    o f cieriFind Josh link here

    joshlink.substack.com





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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • Holmwood Foundation Kickstarter
    Nov 11 2024

    A brief summary of the Holmwood Foundation horror fiction podcast Kickstarter campaign. Time is running out!


    The Holmwood Foundation | podcast The Holmwood Foundation by Georgia Cook — Kickstarter

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    3 mins
  • Season Two Finale: Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
    Oct 31 2024

    BELA IS BACK


    Russell and Josh close out season two with the grand finale of the Universal Monster cycle. Comedy duo Bud Abbott & Lou Costello take on Frankenstein's Monster, The Wolf Man, and of course, Count Dracula!

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Episode 3: House of Frankenstein (1944) & House of Dracula (1945)
    Oct 22 2024

    EDITOR'S NOTE: Russ used the wrong microphone and didn't realize until after the episode. Rather than scrapping the episode all together, we're putting it out as is. Russell and Josh return with the penultimate episode of season two. House of Frankenstein and House of Dracula are the last gasps of the Universal Monsters. How does our guy Drac fair? Find out!


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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • Episode 2: Son of Dracula (1943)
    Oct 11 2024

    Russ and Josh are back with a look at the next Dracula offering from Universal Pictures, and this one is a bit of a head scratcher.


    Coming off the success of The Wolf Man, Lon Chaney Jr. dons the Count's cape for this truly bizarre swamp stomp of a film.


    Plus, in a side tangent, Russ and Josh discuss their thoughts on the Halloween franchise, particularly the sequels


    Hosts

    Russell and Josh


    Edited by

    Russell


    Find Josh on his Substack

    A Link to the Masses | Josh Link | Substack

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    54 mins
  • Episode 1: Dracula's Daughter (1936)
    Oct 1 2024

    TASTE THE POD OF DRACULA RETURNS

    Russell and Josh are back from the grave to discuss the "direct" sequel to 1931's Dracula with Dracula's Daughter

    What does Countess Zaleska bring to the lore of Dracula?

    What's in store for Von Helsing...hey, wait a minute, VON!?

    All that and more on this SEASON PREMIERE


    Hosts

    Russell Moran

    Josh Link


    Edited by

    Russell Moran


    Opening title

    Swan Lake (taken from the 1931 Dracula)


    Closing title

    MUSIC BOX - Tchaikovsky Swan Lake | Royalty Free Music by neuf Music


    This episode, and this season is dedicated to the memory of David J Skal


    Find Josh Link at...

    A Link to the Masses | Josh Link | Substack And check out Russell's other shows

    Tomes of Evil

    Predator & pREY

    Gamma Charge: The Strongest Podcast There Is

    Ghost Stories w/ David Pepose

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    51 mins
  • Season Finale: Dracula (1931)
    Oct 31 2023

    HAPPY HALLOWEEN


    Russ and Josh bring the first season of Taste the Pod of Dracula to an end with a review of the undeniably iconic DRACULA (1931) by Tod Browning starring Bela LUGOSI


    The hosts also discuss meeting in person for the first time and their experience at the ScareFest in Lexington, KY

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    1 hr and 10 mins