Beyond The Trope
We're a podcast for nerds, dedicated to exploring the deeper side of genre fiction, popular art, comics, and movies.
Episode 208 What Makes a Good Monster with Laurence MacNaughton
This week Laurence MacNaughton is back for a roundtable discussion on what it takes to make a good monster.
Mentioned in this episode:
A Monster in Paris (Movie)
Netflix
Stephen King
CHRISTINE by Stephen King
FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley
Dexter Morgan thrillers (Book Series) by Jeff Lindsay
Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers
Denver Comic Con (now Denver Pop Culture Con)
Alien (Movie)
Aliens (Movie)
Crowley from Supernatural (TV Show)
Sulley from Monsters Inc (Movie)
Shrek (Movie)
Stranger Things (TV Show)
H. P. Lovecraft
CALL OF CTHULHU by H. P. Lovecraft
Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu (Board Game)
Arkham Horror (Board Game)
Jim Butcher
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Show)
Terry Pratchett
Hagrid from the Harry Potter book series by J. K. Rowling
Dodge Demon
NO SLEEP TILL DOOMSDAY by Laurence MacNaughton
https://laurencemacnaughton.com
To get a free copy of Laurence MacNaughton's new book, NO SLEEP TILL DOOMSDAY, send him an email from his Contact form at https://laurencemacnaughton.com/contact/ and let him know you listened to this episode. The winner will be chosen in the beginning of November.
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