About this podcast
The world is ripe with monsters, and when you have a monster problem, you need the professionals. Unfortunately, the best you're going to get is the VanHellmans family. Join us as we play Monster of the Week by Evil Hat Productions in this TTRPG Actual Play Podcast.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 39 episodes
- Hiatus Update · 2 min · Season 1 Episode 34Rain AKA Moss gives a brief update on the status of our hiatus. Hopefully we will resume release in early 2027!
- Hiatus Announcement and Editor Change · 1 min · Season 1 Episode 34As our current editor departs the network and a new editor steps in to fill his shoes, the show needs to go on a hiatus until the new editor is up to speed. We look forward to…
- Hunt 33: The VanHellmans Legacy · 1 h 19 min · Season 1 Episode 33Burn bright blue, Boo Hag. Our Cast: Justin as The Keeper Rainy as Daisy VanHellmans Jim as Daphne VanHellmans Rye as Destiny VanHellmans Monster Cafe is a TTTRPG actual play…
- Hunt 32: Paint The Town Blue · 1 h 2 min · Season 1 Episode 32Some of the family takes to the realization that monsters are real better than others. Our Cast: Justin as The Keeper Rainy as Daisy VanHellmans Jim as Daphne VanHellmans Rye as…
- Hunt 31: Skin Takers · 47 min · Season 1 Episode 31Getting arrested runs in the family, it seems. But can these new family members actually do the impossible and make something positive come out of being granted access to a…
- Hunt 30: The New VanHellmans · 1 h 2 min · Season 1 Episode 30Whelp, all the old family is exploded. Time for some new fresh faces. Our Cast: Justin as The Keeper Rainy as Daisy VanHellmans Jim as Daphne VanHellmans Rye as Destiny…
- Hunt 29: Package Delivery · 1 h 4 min · Season 1 Episode 29Mt. Rainier has exploded and vampires swarm Seattle while the VanHellmans just have to hunker down and bide time until the DUI sends help in the form of a mysterious package. Our…
- Hunt 27: The Vampire Front · 1 h 21 min · Season 1 Episode 27Guided by mysterious and frustrating phone calls, the family arrives in Seattle Washington, ready to deal with whatever vampire problem they are having, only to get stuck at a…
- Hunt 26: From Utah With Love (And Vampires) · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 26As Archie, Gigi, and Dom make their stand while the mansion is overrun by vampires disguised as DUI agents, the rest of the family absconds in the newly upgraded RV heading…
- Hunt 25: The Death of Darren Falstaff · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 25Can't we just have ONE normal cookout without something trying to kill us? Our Cast: Justin as The Keeper Izzy as Ariana Quell VanHellmans Tensei as David VanHellmans Stephanie…
- Hunt 24: String Cheese Theory · 59 min · Season 1 Episode 24The family reunites in Hell and meets up with The Devil. Well he says he's not The Devil. But he is at least a devil. He tries to convince David to do a colony drop. Our Cast…
- Hunt 23: The Ferryman · 1 h 24 min · Season 1 Episode 23Things immediately take a left turn, literally, when the VanHellman's plane gets rerouted. Also Ari orders fast food. Our Cast: Justin as The Keeper Izzy as Ariana Quell…
- Hunt 22: David's Initiation · 59 min · Season 1 Episode 22It's time! Little David has been the baby of the family for too long. Now it's his turn to lead a hunt. At least it's an easy one this time. Probably. Our Cast: Justin as The…
- Hunt NaN: Pedro Pascal Lost Arc · 35 minWe lost 4 episodes. Oops. Monster Cafe is a TTTRPG actual play podcast, playing Evil Hat Productions' "Monster of the Week" brought to you by Dragon Master Games and viewers like…
- Hunt 21: Odinfall · 1 h 10 min · Season 1 Episode 21The ritual to renew the people's belief in Odin begins, and it involves sacrificing a bunch of criminals? That Paul tries really hard to convince the family to kill for some…
- Hunt 20: Jǫlfǫðr · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 20Santa has been a naughty Yule Father, what with all the kidnapping and wanting to start a Christmas Cult. The family breaks into Santa's Workshop to put an end to things before…
- Hunt 19: Christmas Town · 1 h 4 min · Season 1 Episode 19It was the Summer of '69 and the VanHellmans are spending this nicest of seasons in the frigid cold of North Pole, Alaska, and maybe learn a little bit about photo development…
- Hunt 18: Incarceration · 1 h 41 min · Season 1 Episode 18The gang gets arrested and comes face to face with the consequences of decades of destruction in the name of protecting the populace from monsters. Money can't save you this…
- Hunt 17: Fatal Pheromones · 1 h 23 min · Season 1 Episode 17Things at The Big Cheesy take a shitty turn. That's the whole episode. Our Cast: Justin as The Keeper Izzy as Ariana Quell VanHellmans Nick as Jason VanHellmans Stephanie as…
- Hunt 16: The Big Cheesy · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 16With the confusing events of the biker bar behind them, the family returns to their actual mission: eating and judging grilled cheeses. Our Cast: Justin as The Keeper Izzy as…
