{"id":108,"date":"2026-04-08T16:28:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3guysandaflick.com\/?p=108"},"modified":"2026-05-14T16:35:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T23:35:20","slug":"podcast-257-the-monster-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/3guysandaflick.com\/?p=108","title":{"rendered":"Podcast 257: The Monster Squad"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"108\" class=\"elementor elementor-108\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e789d1a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e789d1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-185a382d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"185a382d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"636fed90-a47b-44cc-9b73-8f2ea8e314ac\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5-thinking\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full dark markdown-new-styling\"><p data-start=\"73\" data-end=\"480\"><strong data-start=\"73\" data-end=\"89\">Movie Title:<\/strong> The Monster Squad<br data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"110\" \/><strong data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"127\">Release Date:<\/strong> August 14, 1987<br data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"146\" \/><strong data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"158\">Runtime:<\/strong> 82 minutes<br data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"172\" \/><strong data-start=\"172\" data-end=\"185\">Director:<\/strong> Fred Dekker<br data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"200\" \/><strong data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"226\">Screenplay Written By:<\/strong> Shane Black and Fred Dekker<br data-start=\"254\" data-end=\"257\" \/><strong data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"270\">Based On:<\/strong> Original screenplay using pastiche versions of classic monster archetypes associated with Dracula, Frankenstein\u2019s monster, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and the Gill-man.<br data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"438\" \/><strong data-start=\"438\" data-end=\"458\">Is it a remake?:<\/strong> No<\/p><p data-start=\"73\" data-end=\"480\"><strong data-start=\"464\" data-end=\"478\">Main Cast:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"691\"><li data-section-id=\"1lzqxzw\" data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"496\">Andre Gower<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1iy8e0u\" data-start=\"497\" data-end=\"512\">Robby Kiger<\/li><li data-section-id=\"s2mtxm\" data-start=\"513\" data-end=\"530\">Stephen Macht<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1edib78\" data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"548\">Duncan Regehr<\/li><li data-section-id=\"19wyi4x\" data-start=\"549\" data-end=\"563\">Tom Noonan<\/li><li data-section-id=\"ck6ubx\" data-start=\"564\" data-end=\"577\">Stan Shaw<\/li><li data-section-id=\"ub6p2l\" data-start=\"578\" data-end=\"594\">Ryan Lambert<\/li><li data-section-id=\"199mwdu\" data-start=\"595\" data-end=\"615\">Michael Faustino<\/li><li data-section-id=\"bf3ix0\" data-start=\"616\" data-end=\"631\">Ashley Bank<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1fr7q3t\" data-start=\"632\" data-end=\"648\">Brent Chalem<\/li><li data-section-id=\"11mkcnr\" data-start=\"649\" data-end=\"668\">Leonardo Cimino<\/li><li data-section-id=\"18nsa58\" data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"691\">Mary Ellen Trainor<strong data-start=\"693\" data-end=\"704\">Budget:<\/strong> Approximately $14 million<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"693\" data-end=\"750\"><strong data-start=\"733\" data-end=\"748\"><br \/>Box Office:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"751\" data-end=\"801\"><li data-section-id=\"y4doj\" data-start=\"751\" data-end=\"775\">Domestic: $3,769,990<\/li><li data-section-id=\"18cmuuo\" data-start=\"776\" data-end=\"801\">Worldwide: $3,771,779<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"816\"><strong data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"814\"><br \/>Awards:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"817\" data-end=\"1199\"><li data-section-id=\"g03t3p\" data-start=\"817\" data-end=\"994\">Saturn Award nominations: Best Horror Film, Best Supporting Actor for Duncan Regehr, Best Performance by a Younger Actor for Andre Gower, and Best Music for Bruce Broughton.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"2v5fei\" data-start=\"995\" data-end=\"1061\">Young Artist Awards nominations for younger cast performances.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1yuoolb\" data-start=\"1062\" data-end=\"1199\">Later home-video\/cult revival recognition includes the 20th Anniversary DVD winning a Saturn Award for Best Classic Film DVD Release.<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1201\" data-end=\"1401\"><br \/>Core credits, runtime, release date, budget, box office, and awards cross-checked through IMDb, Box Office Mojo, AFI Catalog, Wikipedia, and IMDb awards listings.<br \/><br \/><\/p><hr data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1406\" \/><h2 data-section-id=\"cng3nq\" data-start=\"1408\" data-end=\"1430\">Short Plot Summary:<\/h2><p data-start=\"1431\" data-end=\"1835\">A group of monster-obsessed kids discover that Count Dracula has returned and is gathering classic monsters to help him take over the world. With help from Frankenstein\u2019s monster, a translated Van Helsing diary, and plenty of improvised kid logic, the squad tries to stop Dracula before a supernatural portal opens. The film mixes 1980s kids-on-bikes adventure, horror-comedy, and classic monster homage.<br \/><br \/><\/p><hr data-start=\"1837\" data-end=\"1840\" \/><h2 data-section-id=\"j5o1hd\" data-start=\"1842\" data-end=\"1856\">Key Quotes:<\/h2><ul data-start=\"1857\" data-end=\"2061\"><li data-section-id=\"1m4mqhu\" data-start=\"1857\" data-end=\"1892\">\u201cWolfman\u2019s got nards!\u201d \u2014 Horace<\/li><li data-section-id=\"m85j19\" data-start=\"1893\" data-end=\"1937\">\u201cScary German guy is bitchin\u2019!\u201d \u2014 Horace<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1id4t2t\" data-start=\"1938\" data-end=\"1971\">\u201cMy name is Horace!\u201d \u2014 Horace<\/li><li data-section-id=\"fe7skj\" data-start=\"1972\" data-end=\"2018\">\u201cGive me the amulet, you bitch!\u201d \u2014 Dracula<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1jywoxr\" data-start=\"2019\" data-end=\"2061\">\u201cCreature stole my Twinkie!\u201d \u2014 Patrick<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2063\" data-end=\"2186\"><br \/>Quotes verified against IMDb quote listings and widely circulated film quote records.<br \/><br \/><\/p><hr data-start=\"2188\" data-end=\"2191\" \/><h2 data-section-id=\"16tullg\" data-start=\"2193\" data-end=\"2202\">Trivia<\/h2><ul data-start=\"2204\" data-end=\"9322\"><li data-section-id=\"15bql8c\" data-start=\"2204\" data-end=\"3016\"><h3 data-section-id=\"1wj7ob0\" data-start=\"2206\" data-end=\"2219\">Director:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"2222\" data-end=\"3016\"><li data-section-id=\"1oy543j\" data-start=\"2222\" data-end=\"2484\">Fred Dekker directed the film shortly after <em data-start=\"2268\" data-end=\"2289\">Night of the Creeps<\/em>, with Shane Black co-writing before Black\u2019s breakout screenwriting success with <em data-start=\"2370\" data-end=\"2385\">Lethal Weapon<\/em>. IMDb and Wikipedia both credit Dekker and Black as writers.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"kvvtp1\" data-start=\"2487\" data-end=\"2794\">The movie developed from Dekker\u2019s interest in mixing classic monster mythology with a kid-gang adventure structure. Wikipedia\u2019s production summary connects the idea to Dekker thinking about <em data-start=\"2679\" data-end=\"2718\">Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein<\/em> and the Universal Monsters tradition.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1qjp9fc\" data-start=\"2797\" data-end=\"3016\">AFI notes that the production cost was reported at $14 million and that the film was considered a commercial disappointment on release before gaining a substantial cult following.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1dndhg3\" data-start=\"3018\" data-end=\"4019\"><h3 data-section-id=\"sznbhv\" data-start=\"3020\" data-end=\"3039\">Cast \/ Casting:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"3042\" data-end=\"4019\"><li data-section-id=\"1kxrp5r\" data-start=\"3042\" data-end=\"3219\">Andre Gower plays Sean, the monster-club leader whose group becomes the town\u2019s accidental defense against Dracula and his monster lineup.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"e8w6a4\" data-start=\"3222\" data-end=\"3494\">Duncan Regehr plays Count Dracula, with Wikipedia noting that he narrowly beat a then little-known Liam Neeson for the role. Treat the Liam Neeson detail as secondary-source trivia rather than studio-confirmed casting documentation.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1snpow4\" data-start=\"3497\" data-end=\"3678\">Tom Noonan plays Frankenstein\u2019s monster. Wikipedia notes that Noonan chose the film over <em data-start=\"3588\" data-end=\"3599\">Near Dark<\/em> because of its more lighthearted nature.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"117dozt\" data-start=\"3681\" data-end=\"3864\">Leonardo Cimino plays the \u201cScary German Guy,\u201d whose Holocaust-survivor reveal gives the film one of its unexpectedly serious emotional moments.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1jjo3x8\" data-start=\"3867\" data-end=\"4019\">Brent Chalem, who played Horace, did not live to see the film\u2019s later cult revival; he died in 1997 at age 22.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"exqpxg\" data-start=\"4021\" data-end=\"4762\"><h3 data-section-id=\"kx4tg7\" data-start=\"4023\" data-end=\"4046\">Soundtrack \/ Score:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"4049\" data-end=\"4762\"><li data-section-id=\"bkz9dg\" data-start=\"4049\" data-end=\"4211\">Bruce Broughton composed the score. IMDb, Wikipedia, and soundtrack reporting identify Broughton as the film\u2019s composer.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1gsq8sl\" data-start=\"4214\" data-end=\"4324\">Broughton\u2019s score received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Music.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1ux3fvq\" data-start=\"4327\" data-end=\"4466\">Paramount Music released a digital soundtrack album in 2023 featuring Broughton\u2019s original score.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"9egnah\" data-start=\"4469\" data-end=\"4762\">The film also includes Michael Sembello\u2019s end-title song \u201cRock Until You Drop,\u201d which helped give the movie its very specific late-1980s adventure-comedy flavor. Source verification for full song placement beyond soundtrack databases should be checked before using in a published fact sheet.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"r8jz5b\" data-start=\"4764\" data-end=\"5560\"><h3 data-section-id=\"1n3totd\" data-start=\"4766\" data-end=\"4779\">Location:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"4782\" data-end=\"5560\"><li data-section-id=\"tkjik9\" data-start=\"4782\" data-end=\"4903\">AFI\u2019s catalog notes that the end credits state: \u201cFilmed at The Culver Studios.\u201d<\/li><li data-section-id=\"vpdjo6\" data-start=\"4906\" data-end=\"5186\">Wikipedia\u2019s production notes list exteriors at Warner Bros. Studios, the Warner\/Columbia Ranch in Burbank, Universal Studios in Universal City, and locations around the Los Angeles metropolitan area, with many interiors at Culver Studios.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"kak1y5\" data-start=\"5189\" data-end=\"5446\">Because much of the film takes place at night and the cast included young actors, Wikipedia notes that the child actors filmed first in the early evening, while the rest of the crew often worked deep into the night.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"138ftht\" data-start=\"5449\" data-end=\"5560\">The finale reportedly required roughly ten nights of production work.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"qm9ovm\" data-start=\"5562\" data-end=\"6177\"><h3 data-section-id=\"ie9yt7\" data-start=\"5564\" data-end=\"5574\">Act 1:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"5577\" data-end=\"6177\"><li data-section-id=\"2iytiy\" data-start=\"5577\" data-end=\"5748\">The film opens with Van Helsing\u2019s failed attempt to stop Dracula, establishing that the story is built around old-world monster mythology resurfacing in a modern suburb.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1fxwe2i\" data-start=\"5751\" data-end=\"5894\">The squad\u2019s clubhouse, monster debates, and \u201cmonster club\u201d identity set the film up as a kid adventure from the point of view of horror fans.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"j36j7o\" data-start=\"5897\" data-end=\"6075\">Sean receives Van Helsing\u2019s diary, but the group cannot read it because it is written in German, leading them to the \u201cScary German Guy.\u201d<\/li><li data-section-id=\"h3o4sg\" data-start=\"6078\" data-end=\"6177\">Dracula begins recruiting the major monsters, giving the film its classic-monster-team structure.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1qrlf3p\" data-start=\"6179\" data-end=\"6960\"><h3 data-section-id=\"ie9ys8\" data-start=\"6181\" data-end=\"6191\">Act 2:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"6194\" data-end=\"6960\"><li data-section-id=\"1rlerdm\" data-start=\"6194\" data-end=\"6317\">Frankenstein\u2019s monster becomes sympathetic and bonds with Phoebe, flipping the expected \u201cmonster equals villain\u201d formula.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"dnmldn\" data-start=\"6320\" data-end=\"6488\">The Scary German Guy translates Van Helsing\u2019s diary, and his number tattoo quietly reveals that he has survived real-world horror beyond the movie\u2019s fantasy monsters.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1txkhbi\" data-start=\"6491\" data-end=\"6725\">Stan Winston Studio handled the creature effects. Stan Winston School notes that Winston designed each character to evoke the original monsters while still being legally and visually distinct.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"19cwjkf\" data-start=\"6728\" data-end=\"6960\">AFI notes that the monster department had to alter each character\u2019s appearance because of rights concerns around the famous Universal versions, especially the Gill-man\/Creature-style design.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1jfsxkx\" data-start=\"6962\" data-end=\"7543\"><h3 data-section-id=\"ie9yux\" data-start=\"6964\" data-end=\"6974\">Act 3:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"6977\" data-end=\"7543\"><li data-section-id=\"1n9qo10\" data-start=\"6977\" data-end=\"7096\">The climax centers on opening a portal to Limbo and using Van Helsing\u2019s ritual to pull the monsters out of the world.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"32iqjs\" data-start=\"7099\" data-end=\"7215\">The amulet becomes the key object of the finale, with Dracula trying to stop the squad from completing the ritual.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"oh94pm\" data-start=\"7218\" data-end=\"7333\">Phoebe\u2019s bond with Frankenstein\u2019s monster gives the finale an emotional beat before he is pulled into the portal.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"3buv2b\" data-start=\"7336\" data-end=\"7543\">The vortex\/portal effects were part of the film\u2019s larger visual-effects work; Wikipedia credits Boss Film Studios and Richard Edlund with visual effects supervision.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1c7r8y9\" data-start=\"7545\" data-end=\"8372\"><h3 data-section-id=\"qt9n5q\" data-start=\"7547\" data-end=\"7563\">Easter Eggs:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"7566\" data-end=\"8372\"><li data-section-id=\"xpox6v\" data-start=\"7566\" data-end=\"7744\">The film\u2019s poster tagline, \u201cYou know who to call when you have ghosts. But who do you call when you have monsters?\u201d, clearly riffs on the cultural dominance of <em data-start=\"7728\" data-end=\"7742\">Ghostbusters<\/em>.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1t9uhp3\" data-start=\"7747\" data-end=\"7985\">The monster lineup functions as a greatest-hits remix of Dracula, Frankenstein\u2019s monster, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and the Gill-man\/Creature tradition, without using the official Universal designs.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"5z26lt\" data-start=\"7988\" data-end=\"8191\">\u201cWolfman\u2019s got nards!\u201d became the movie\u2019s defining cult line and later provided the title for the documentary <em data-start=\"8100\" data-end=\"8121\">Wolfman\u2019s Got Nards<\/em>, about the film\u2019s fan legacy.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"9jn8yr\" data-start=\"8194\" data-end=\"8372\">The \u201cScary German Guy\u201d line becomes more meaningful after the film reveals his Holocaust-survivor tattoo, tying the kids\u2019 fantasy-monster worldview to a real historical horror.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"vwtqvu\" data-start=\"8374\" data-end=\"9322\"><h3 data-section-id=\"73beyw\" data-start=\"8376\" data-end=\"8385\">Misc:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"8388\" data-end=\"9322\"><li data-section-id=\"suewsn\" data-start=\"8388\" data-end=\"8557\">Box Office Mojo lists the film\u2019s domestic opening weekend at $1,920,678 from 1,280 theaters and a domestic total of $3,769,990.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"mjbtca\" data-start=\"8560\" data-end=\"8757\">AFI describes the film as receiving mixed reviews and being considered a commercial disappointment, while also noting its later substantial cult following.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"k36x7c\" data-start=\"8760\" data-end=\"8933\">The 2006 Alamo Drafthouse screenings helped spark a fan-driven revival that contributed to the film\u2019s 20th Anniversary DVD release.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"28tecf\" data-start=\"8936\" data-end=\"9113\">Andre Gower later directed and co-produced the documentary <em data-start=\"8997\" data-end=\"9018\">Wolfman\u2019s Got Nards<\/em>, which examines the film\u2019s cult status and fan impact.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1fe1khm\" data-start=\"9116\" data-end=\"9322\">A remake was discussed in the late 2000s and early 2010s, including involvement from Platinum Dunes, but the project was later reported as no longer in development.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><hr data-start=\"9324\" data-end=\"9327\" \/><h2 data-section-id=\"pserta\" data-start=\"9329\" data-end=\"9346\">Sources Cited:<\/h2><ul data-start=\"9347\" data-end=\"10086\"><li data-section-id=\"1auc9oj\" data-start=\"9347\" data-end=\"9394\">IMDb: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0093560\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"9355\" data-end=\"9392\">https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0093560\/<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"wmysya\" data-start=\"9395\" data-end=\"9471\">IMDb Full Cast &amp; Crew: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0093560\/fullcredits\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"9420\" data-end=\"9469\">https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0093560\/fullcredits\/<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"lqgyek\" data-start=\"9472\" data-end=\"9533\">IMDb Quotes: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0093560\/quotes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"9487\" data-end=\"9531\">https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0093560\/quotes\/<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1phrb9o\" data-start=\"9534\" data-end=\"9595\">IMDb Awards: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0093560\/awards\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"9549\" data-end=\"9593\">https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0093560\/awards\/<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"dtxm3d\" data-start=\"9596\" data-end=\"9658\">Wikipedia: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Monster_Squad?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"9609\" data-end=\"9656\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Monster_Squad<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"jft8ub\" data-start=\"9659\" data-end=\"9726\">Box Office Mojo: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/title\/tt0093560\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"9678\" data-end=\"9724\">https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/title\/tt0093560\/<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"17vdxuz\" data-start=\"9727\" data-end=\"9795\">AFI Catalog: <a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.afi.com\/Film\/57736-THE-MONSTERSQUAD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"9742\" data-end=\"9793\">https:\/\/catalog.afi.com\/Film\/57736-THE-MONSTERSQUAD<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"30cf70\" data-start=\"9796\" data-end=\"9907\">Stan Winston School: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanwinstonschool.com\/blog\/the-monster-squad-behind-the-scenes-creature-fx?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"9819\" data-end=\"9905\">https:\/\/www.stanwinstonschool.com\/blog\/the-monster-squad-behind-the-scenes-creature-fx<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1jl2urg\" data-start=\"9908\" data-end=\"10026\">Film Music Reporter: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/filmmusicreporter.com\/2023\/10\/06\/the-monster-squad-digital-soundtrack-album-released\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"9931\" data-end=\"10024\">https:\/\/filmmusicreporter.com\/2023\/10\/06\/the-monster-squad-digital-soundtrack-album-released\/<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"eive3t\" data-start=\"10027\" data-end=\"10086\">Wolfman\u2019s Got Nards Documentary: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thesquaddoc.com\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"10062\" 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