A history of the evolution of modern humanity, with its branches and twists and weirdness, and of the modern understanding of it, with its almost incomprehensible wrongness! Running apes of the ancient savannah! The giant brains of Neandertals! Maybe humans evolved from bears! (Spoiler alert: They sure didn't!) twitch.tv/ReverendMatt!

Liver-eating forest monsters and other Ojibwe creatures! Babe the Blue Ox and other beasts of Paul Bunyan’s lumber camp! And did you know that William Thomas Cox, Minnesota’s first State Forester, wrote a book called “Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods,” all about the outlandish animals that pioneers would make up to amuse themselves? Discover the …

“Lizards From the Dawn of Time (and Elsewhere)” is a complete history of the reptilian monsters of Doctor Who – from Silurians and dinosaurs and Ice Warriors to Leaf Dragons (which are cooler than they sound) to Chelonians (which are…not as cool as they sound), and everything in between! twitch.tv/ReverendMatt!

An approach to cryptozoology not in terms of the plausibility of sightings, but the plausibility of ecology. How would bigfoot survive the winter? Is there enough food in Loch Ness for a monster? And sea serpents and goat-suckers and more besides! twitch.tv/ReverendMatt!

So! You find yourself being attacked by a dinosaur. It happens to all of us at one time or another. The first thing you need to do: panic! The second thing: stop panicking. Number three: remember all of the helpful tips, tricks and techniques that you learned from “What To Do In Case Of Dinosaur …

Everything you ever wanted to know about the monsters of 80s movies and TV! Let's be real here - almost certainly a great deal more than you wanted to know about the monsters of 80s movies and TV. Gremlins! Skeksis! Alf! "Benji, Zax, and the Alien Prince," do you remember that, no, well, watch this …

The triumphant return of the Monster Science Livestream - now a monthly event! This month - the fantasy and horror of the movies and TV of the 80s! From the best dragon ever filmed to a great shapeshifter movie ruined by its soundtrack; from classic slashers to a film about scientists fighting ghosts that you …

The surprisingly well-populated history of monsters in Wisconsin - from liver-eating Ojibwe undead to Rhinelander's Hodag to the Beast of Bray Road! A co-production of the Dunn County Historical Society! Call the museum at 715 232 8685 to purchase your ticket - Zoom link will be provided then!

A special Monster Science Halloween show - a grim and terrifying guide to the denizens of Hell, and similar nightmarish underworlds from cultures all over the world. The creatures that are the exciting and picturesque consequences of a life of iniquity! Thursday, October 29th, 8pm, twitch.tv/reverendmatt

Reverend Matt finally does a show about his favorite prehistoric animals (and hence some of his favorite things in the world) - the pterosaurs! Majestic and bizarre and probably sometimes rideable, learn about the paleontology of these extinct flying creatures, and about their many gonzo appearances in modern media! Come and see! 8pm CST, Thursday, …

The monsters and fantastic creatures of the holiday season. From the resurgently popular Krampus to elves at the North Pole to snow golems animated into a grotesque mockery of life by enchanted headgear, to say nothing of the connection of a mystery ape from the Himalayas to the spirit of Christmas, all of these will …

The Reverend Matt origin story! Incredible true tales of one boy's hunt for bigfoot, the neighborhood jackalope, and huge giant eagles he made up, plus trips in adulthood to famed monster sites! A unique (for Monster Science) evening of personal stories! Come and see! twitch.tv/reverendmatt

Everything you ever wanted to know about the science fiction monsters of 80s movies and TV! Let's be real here - almost certainly a great deal more than you wanted to know about the monsters of 80s movies and TV. Gremlins! Alf! "Benji, Zax, and the Alien Prince," do you remember that, no, well, watch …

A history (with jokes!) of the fascinating monsters of Norse mythology! From colossal wolves to serpents that gnaw at the roots of the World Tree, to squirrels that bring nasty messages to and from giant eagles, learn about the fascinating and imaginative creatures of the vikings! Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 8 PM CDT, twitch.tv/reverendmatt!

A history of Medusa, and basilisks, and cockatrices, and Baba Yaga, and other monsters that kill you by your merely looking at them! Learn the basilisk's startling origin, Medusa's remarkable transformation over the centuries, and more besides! Plus: Jokes! Streaming simultaneously on Twitch and on Matthew Kessen's YouTube channel!

Let Reverend Matt be your guide to your many vacation getaway options in out-of-the-way, hidden paradises, in the liminal spaces at the edge of civilization itself, where order breaks down and misshapen abominations dwell, seeking only to invade the world of humanity and slaughter us all! Visit prehistoric valleys where primordial monsters still walk! Or …

The monsters of H.G. Wells! Cool and unsympathetic Martians and the beast folk of Dr. Moreau and debased Eloi and many other things besides, all from the works that have been absolutely generative to the science fiction genre! Another of your pal the Reverend's favorites, and those are always fun. Streaming simultaneously on twitch and …

For spooky season: a complete history of the most powerful and enduring monster of the modern age. From its origins as a dream-fueled invention by a teenage girl genius to its countless portrayals in pop culture, Rev. Matt examines the ever-changing permutations and meanings of Frankenstein and his monster. Plus jokes! And PowerPoint! Streaming simultaneously …

A magical, star-studded gala evening of the very best in horrifying monstrosities of 2021! Join Reverend Matt and Elora Riley as they recognize all of the greatest achievements in monster creation and discovery of the year. Best Paleontology! Best Monster Toy! Best Kaiju Material! Best Cryptozoology! And many more! Plus - awards will be accepted …

Monster Science First Thursdays returns to the Bryant-Lake Bowl with “Music of Monsters of Music!” It’s an evening of hilarious and factual presentations by the award-winning Reverend Matt’s Monster Science on the subject of mythical monsters from around the world with musical themes - from Russian sirens to Japanese animated instruments, and much more besides! …

Start your Halloween season off right with an epic team-up between Reverend Matt’s Monster Science and There’s a Crack in Everything! An evening of the facts you need about the monsters of horror, with extraordinary songs about those monsters and about various sundry terrors besides! Monster Science First Thursdays meets the ongoing There’s a Crack …

Reverend Matt’s Monster Science returns to the Twin Cities Horror Festival with two biographies (on alternating days) of the greatest creators of horror amphibians. Learn the exciting, tragic story of Milicent Patrick, the forgotten designer of the Creature from the Black Lagoon, and about the monsters of Guillermo del Toro, the greatest living monster creator. …

Monster Science’s second appearance at the Thinking Spot - a really extraordinary new science and education bookstore - features an all-new piece perfect for starting your Halloween weekend: “Nightmarology” - the real science behind the monsters of horror! The ideas that inspired Frankenstein! The real diseases that helped create vampire stories! The evolutionary horror of …

I'm doing "Screampunk: What the Victorians Were Scared Of" at the Hennepin History Museum! Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th! Here, let them tell it: "What made a monster in the late 19th century? What did people believe or fear? And what is the connection between Harry Hayward and Dracula? Hear about the “Minneapolis …