Grace Lee is here to talk about the movie that does Hellraiser in Space better than Hellraiser in space, Event Horizon! This Paul W.S. Anderson classic features an anti-eyeball agenda, poking a pen through paper to explain space travel, fun phrases like "gravity drive core" and much more! Don't miss out!  PLUS: Check out the BLHHiP Patreon to get all kinds of bonus episodes!

Funny Man likes Funny Games - because Clay Tatum is here to pitch the 2008 shot for shot remake done by the Han-Man himself as the best horror movie ever made! We're talking about Funny Games as interpreted by Michael "Mikey Boy" Haneke himself - and that means joker moments galore, the Funny Games to Ad Astra moon colony pipeline, the Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat and much more. These characters try to communicate with us from across the black hole of fiction... but can they succeed?! Find out, only on the Best Little Horror House in Philly! FROM THE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT: The name of the movie that we couldn't pull is "Forgetting Sarah Marshall". SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL: the directors roundtable that Clay references  Check out the BLHHiP Patreon to get all kinds of bonus episodes PLUS A 15% OFF COUPON for the BLHHiP poster!  Speaking of which - The BLHHiP poster! It's rad as heck. Check them out here but please note this is a limited run, especially for the Intermediate and Reds variants. 

Sisters are doin' it for themselves this week, and 'it' is getting murdered by cave goblins, because Clare Cutler is here to pitch The Descent as the best horror movie ever made! We're cave diving into secret main characters, having perfect segues, being #teamjuno and much more! Enjoy! Check out the BLHHiP Patreon to get all kinds of bonus episodes PLUS A 15% OFF COUPON for the BLHHiP poster!  Speaking of which - The BLHHiP poster! It's rad as heck. Check them out here but please note this is a limited run, especially for the Intermediate and Reds variants. 

Bustin' makes us feel good, and Kuroneko makes us feel even better, because Zed Cutsinger is here to pitch it as the best horror movie ever made! We're talking about the way this Japanese classic influenced everything from Ju-on to The Crow, protesting the French government, if ghosts have to deal with entrapment laws and much more!! Don't miss out!   From the updates department: I have read Galapagos and Breakfast of Champions and Cats Cradle to boot. All bangers!  Check out the BLHHiP Patreon to get all kinds of bonus episodes PLUS A 15% OFF COUPON for the BLHHiP poster!  Speaking of which - The BLHHiP poster! It's rad as heck. Check them out here but please note this is a limited run, especially for the Intermediate and Reds variants. 

We're playing Horror House this week, because Lennon Parham is here and talkin' Invasion of the Body Snatchers! We get into the flexibility of the narrative, the noir roots, the scares that scorched her mind and much more! Don't miss out!    Check out the BLHHiP Patreon to get all kinds of bonus episodes PLUS A 15% OFF COUPON for the BLHHiP poster!  Speaking of which - The BLHHiP poster! It's rad as heck. Check them out here but please note this is a limited run, especially for the Intermediate and Reds variants. 

Miles Klee is in the horror house this week, but that's no podcast in your ear... it's the ravings of the invisible man! We're talking about the James Whale classic from 1933, a 71 minute movie about a nasty little freak you can't see going full sicko mode. Jack Griffin braves hypothermia by running around the English countryside in the nude. He has an immense kill count. He even represents the duel between the enlightenment and superstition?! All this and more! check it out! FROM THE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT: the Alfred Hitchcock silent movie I was thinking of is called "the Lodger" not "the Tenant". I think I've literally made that same mistake on the show before. Oh well.  Check out the BLHHiP Patreon to get all kinds of bonus episodes PLUS A 15% OFF COUPON for the BLHHiP poster!  Speaking of which - The BLHHiP poster! It's rad as heck. Check them out here but please note this is a limited run, especially for the Intermediate and Reds variants. 

Illustrator, podcaster and Swan Boy... Branson Reese is in the Horror House this week and we found a huge nest in the attic, because he's pitching Q The Winged Serpent as the best horror movie ever made! We're digging deep into why MST3K works, dealing with pedants, directors who gotta pay rent, and more! Don't miss out! Check out the BLHHiP Patreon to get all kinds of bonus episodes PLUS A 15% OFF COUPON for the BLHHiP poster!  Speaking of which - The BLHHiP poster! It's rad as heck. Check them out here but please note this is a limited run, especially for the Intermediate and Reds variants. 

Betty and Rita are in the Dream Factory this week... or is it George and Jess in the Horror House? However you interpret it, we're talking about David Lynch's Mulholland Drive this week! That means dream logic, coopted identities, and a terror behind the Winkies - aka just another day in Hollywood! Don't miss this one... we're diving all the way in! Check out the BLHHiP Patreon to get all kinds of bonus episodes PLUS A 15% OFF COUPON for the BLHHiP poster!  Speaking of which - The BLHHiP poster! It's rad as heck. Check them out here but please note this is a limited run, especially for the Intermediate and Reds variants. 

The Best Little Horror House in Philly is back for 2022, and call it a plus one, because the guest brought The Guest! Chase Mitchell, writer for Inside Job and the Tonight Show, is here to talk about the Adam Wingard/Simon Barrett helmed follow-up to their hit You're Next - so we're getting into the homaging and subversion of 80s robotic killers, the intimacy of a mix CD, and pointing out friend of the pod Chase Williamson! Don't miss out!   Check out the BLHHiP Patreon to get all kinds of bonus episodes PLUS A 15% OFF COUPON for the BLHHiP poster!  Speaking of which - The BLHHiP poster! It's rad as heck. Check them out here but please note this is a limited run, especially for the Intermediate and Reds variants. 

Plutember (and BLHHiP's 2021 episodes) concludes with a very special Suspiria (2018) ep, featuring ALL the We Heard About Pluto hosts at the same time!   We're talking about a witch's one weakness (knife to the throat), if there's a supernatural element to this movie (yes, actually) and Tilda Swinton's Oscar-worthy performance as Ball of Light plus MUCH MUCH MORE! Don't miss out, it's a hoot! Also, watch the movie!    FROM THE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT: it was the Dust Brothers who did the Fight Club score, but there is an Aphex Twin song on the soundtrack.    Check out the BLHHiP Patreon to get all kinds of bonus episodes PLUS A 15% OFF COUPON for the BLHHiP poster!  Speaking of which - The BLHHiP poster! It's rad as heck. Check them out here but please note this is a limited run, especially for the Intermediate and Reds variants. 

Plutember continues with fellow additional host of We Heard About Pluto joining me to talk about one of the biggest movies of all time and certainly the best horror movie ever made - The Blair Witch Project! We talk about how this movie came to be, how it exploded into the zeitgeist, and also, how it's honestly still pretty spooky! Don't miss out!  Check out the BLHHiP Patreon to get all kinds of bonus episodes PLUS A 15% OFF COUPON for the BLHHiP poster!  Speaking of which - The BLHHiP poster! It's rad as heck. Check them out here but please note this is a limited run, especially for the Intermediate and Reds variants. 

It's Plutember, so the gang from We Heard about Pluto will be making their way to visit the Best Little Horror House in Philly - starting with my pal and yours, Mike Regan! We're talking about Ernest Scared Stupid and all that comes with it... the terrible parents, the great troll costume, and we just might kick off the Jim Varnaissance! Check it out! Check out the BLHHiP Patreon to get all kinds of bonus episodes PLUS A 15% OFF COUPON for the BLHHiP poster!  Speaking of which - The BLHHiP poster! It's rad as heck. Check them out here but please note this is a limited run, especially for the Intermediate and Reds variants. 

This week Andrew Stanton is here to help me befriend Frankenstein so we can form a MONSTER SQUAD, BABY! We're talking about this amazing homage to the Universal classics from Fred Dekker and Shane Black - and that means breaking down if Stephen King rules, can wolfman drive a car, the beauty of swiss canesmanship, and so much more. Bats, rats, and dracs abound, so listener beware... you're in for a scare! Check out the BLHHiP Patreon to get all kinds of bonus episodes PLUS A 15% OFF COUPON for the BLHHiP poster!  Speaking of which - The BLHHiP poster! It's rad as heck. Check them out here but please note this is a limited run, especially for the Intermediate and Reds variants. 

Manfred Mann's Earth Band once said, "Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun,  but Mama, that's where the Best Horror Movie Ever Made is!"  He was talking about Sunshine, the 2007 heater from Alex Garland & Danny Boyle - and so is today's guest, Alex Schmidt (Secretly Incredibly Fascinating, Cracked). We're dispensing business tips, admiring the emotional moments around falling into the fickle sun, and much much more!  I also play fast and loose with the name Pinbacker, calling him Pinbaker a bunch. Oops. Listen to this episode and return to the dust! Check out the BLHHiP Patreon to get all kinds of bonus episodes PLUS A 15% OFF COUPON for the BLHHiP poster!  Speaking of which - The BLHHiP poster! It's rad as heck. Check them out here but please note this is a limited run, especially for the Intermediate and Reds variants. 

The Mortuary Collection's Ryan Spindell is here and we're talking about Peter Jackson's transition from splatter comedies to hobbits, the dynamic duo of the always delightful Jeffrey Combs and Michael J Fox, and what made making an anthology movie so appealing! Don't miss out. Also, I'm on vacation next week so no main feed episode for the 15th, but patrons will be getting a Doki Doki Literature Club spotlight episode so go sign up and check that out!!

Happy Halloween... and also past Valentine's Day?!  This week it's a look behind the paywall and it turns out what's back there is SPACE. AND EMOTIONAL TURMOIL. below is the original episode description: "Paul Ritchey (Goosebuds, Continue?) makes his triumphant return this Valentine's Day as we discuss one of MY picks for the best horror movie ever made, Andre Tarkovsky's 1972 response to Kubrick, Solaris!  And folks, we get into it - the fetishization of technology. Humanity's desire for progress at all costs. If knowledge of others is even possible, and what the implications of that are on love.  Basically, a nice, light episode! Check it out!" If you enjoy it, check out the patreon where you'll find more spotlights just like this!

This week on BLHHiP: Portrait of a Podcast Host, Kait Thompson (Aw Crap: A Hellboy Podcast) is here with her pitch for the best horror movie ever made, and it's Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer! It's punk as hell, it's grody as all get out, there's simply nothing else like it! Don't miss this episode, our 100th movie covered as "the best"! Plus check out the patreon for bonus episodes and more, including a brand new episode where we're ranking our top 5 shorts from the first 10 seasons of the Simpsons Treehouse of Horrors! 

“Even a movie that's 80 years old, And says its prayers by night, May become "the best" when the wolfbane blooms, And BLHHiP is full and bright.” That's right folks, Patrick Cotnoir is here to talk about our first Universal classic from the Golden Age of Monsters - the Wolf Man (1941)! We're talking about the Muppets Haunted Mansion, Lon Chaney Jr & the incredible makeup, what tropes stuck around versus the ones that didn't, and much more! Don't miss out, and check out the patreon for bonus episodes and more!

Comedian Joe Moore joins us from New Jersey to pitch Cemetery Man, aka Dellamorte Dellamore, as the best horror movie ever made - so we're talking about the surrealist black comedy, the definition of giallo and this directors work with icons like Mario Bava and Dario Argento, the philosophical implications of this movie and much more in this episode! Don't miss out! Plus: check out the patreon for bonus episodes and more! 

Haunted houses and period pieces... two great tastes that taste great together?! Jessica Jean Jardine is here so we're talking about having Betsy Sodaro as the ultimate horror sherpa, ghosts that are sneaky, cheeky & know what they want, and all the slickness that makes James Wan's The Conjuring her pick for best horror movie ever made! Check it outttt! Also check out the patreon for bonus episodes like the recent Resident Evil 2 (1998/2019) one, the recording of the live Legal Thriller, and much more! 

We're building a nursery in the horror house this week because Matt Kowalick of the Birthday Boys is here to talk about Rosemary's Baby! We're talking about dream sequences, loving the incredible performances that anchor the movie, and telling Roman Polanski to go fuck himself! Check it outtttttt! Also head to the patreon for bonus episodes, video of the recordings, and much more! 

The Best Little Horror House on Haunted Hill?! Luke Field is here to talk about this instant classic collaboration between William Castle and Vincent Price - and we dive deep into the parallels between Hitchcock and Castle, the gimmickry that made him famous, and much more! Don't miss out!    Check out the patreon for bonus episodes on topics like Resident Evil 2 (1998/2019), Solaris (1972), and much more!

We're takin' it easy as George recovers from a busy week with another Mailbag episode! Don't forget to send your questions, comments, hypotheticals and more to [email protected] and you just might hear yours on the next one!    Also check out the Patreon for bonus episodes and more - including an upcoming special live (virtual) Legal Thriller this September 22nd! 

We made it to episode 100! Thank you so much to everyone who has supported the show to this point, and I figured what better way to celebrate this landmark than with the man who helped shape the taste for horror even while I was still terrified of it, my dad!  We're talking about the Carpenter/King killer car collab, Christine - and this is one that is near and dear to my heart, so I hope you all enjoy!  Check out the Patreon for video and bonus episodes, plus get em early - and more! We just released a new spotlight on Resident Evil 2 (1998/2019) that was a lot of fun, and might be the best horror movie ever made? 

Two Jessicas in a row! How about that. We're talking about the Haunting, a true classic based on Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House - plus Mike Flanagan's adaptation bringing the story back into the public eye, the striking cinematography, the iconic Theo and more! Check out the Patreon for bonus episodes and more - a brand new episode about Resident Evil 2 (1998 / 2019) just dropped and our guest is pitching a video game as the best horror movie ever made for the first time! 

Every show needs a musical episode right? Jessica Ross is here and we're talking about the Frank Oz masterpiece of puppetry, the musical with Moranis, the mean green mother from outer space - that's right it's the Little Shop of Horrors! Come hear us talk about the theater kid to horror fan pipeline and much more - plus check out the patreon to get video of the recordings, bonus episodes, and more! 

This week Austin is here from Knoxville's Central Cinema to talk about the scariest movie about a mode of transit since The Lumiere Brothers, it puts the loco in locomotion - Terror Train! We're getting into the queer subtext, the challenges of filming on a train, and I wear Groucho glasses for a bit! Check it out!

This week Russell and I are talking about the UK TV movie Threads, which depicts the collapse of civilization after nukes are exchanged! Cheery stuff! We're getting into avoiding a war of the worlds situation, what the greatest crime of all is, and for a fun drinking game, take a drink every time I say bleak! (Don't actually do this you'll die.) Check out the Best Little Horror House in Philly on Patreon for bonus and early episodes!

Sean Perry is here and we've bitten off more than we can chew... because we're talking about Ravenous, the wendigo movie with a truly unique score and more fun than you can shake an old timey stick at!  Here's the youtube link to the soundtrack, as promised. Check out the BLHHiP patreon for bonus episodes and more! 

Another week, another classic zombie movie! Greg Anderson joins us from the Weekly Podcast Massacre to discuss one of the 1985 crown jewels, Return of the Living Dead and the jokes, brains, and optimistic nihilism that goes with it. Check it out!

They're coming to get you, BLHHiPheads... And by "they" I mean myself and the always hilarious Joey Clift, and by "get" I mean "talk about the Night of the Living Dead remake in your ears"! We're discussing the reasons this remake exists, making the most of small roles, keeping zombies fresh, and as a bonus, my cats are loud as hell in this one! Check it ouuuuuut. 

It's just you and me now, sport.... because we're profiling Michael Mann's Manhunter, man!   Author of Lad: the Homecoming and the commissioner of cozy Umar Ditta is here and we're discussing Mann's expressionist approach to rejecting realism, Heat being the Paddington 2 of 1995, David Lynch's potential direction and wondering... what if Bane was in Manhunter? This and more only on the Best Little Horror House in Philly!   Check out the patreon at Patreon.com/littlehorrorphl to get bonus episodes and more, and send in questions and the like to [email protected]!

The thrilling conclusion to the Sloppy Boys trilogy of episodes - Mike Hanford is in the Horror House and our freakin' recording got haunted because we were talking about the 2020 lockdown breakout, Host! We're talkin' about the unique timeliness, the creativity on a budget, and modernizing tired haunted house tropes! Plus the beauty of sneezing, and more! Check it ouuuuuuut! Don't forget to send questions, comments, etc to [email protected], and check out the Best Little Horror House in Philly patreon!

When you open a basket at the Best Little Horror House, you're not likely to find a picnic! Zak Greene is here to talk about Frank Henenlotter's exploitation icon, Basket Case - and we're getting into the hidden depths and Shakespearean allusions while also making time to discuss Belial's cloaca! That's called range.    Zak also wanted to mention, but forgot, that Basket Case and another wonderful Henenlotter hit, Brain Damage, are playing as a double feature at Connecticut's Strand Theater in Seymour on August 21st! If you're in the area, why not support a local venue and see some fantastic flicks?

Hello BLHHiP-heads... I'd like to play a game. For years you have been ignoring the later Saw installments, dismissing them as simple gore for gore's sake. But now you have a chance to redeem yourself - all you have to do is listen to Brodie Reed from The Dark Weeb Podcast talk about his pick for the best horror movie ever made, Saw VI. Do you have what it takes to make it through us pitching The Big Saw? Or will the discussion of misleading your audience with the Kuleshov Effect be too much? You must decide. Your time starts now. 

The Best Little Horror House in Philly is back with a doozy of a movie... and it's another joint pick! Tori and Garrett are here from the Killer Bs podcast and we're naming Garrett's next ska album, spotting hitchcock cameos, and wondering if Norman ever stood a chance while discussing the fantastically fun puzzle of Psycho II! BTW: I say in the episode I haven't seen Psycho III, but between then and now, I have! It's good!  Ok, enjoy, and check out the Best Little Horror House in Philly Patreon for early and bonus episodes plus much more! Also send questions and whatnot to the mailbag, [email protected]!

Friend of the pod Dustin Krefft returns to fly solo and talk about the fantastic City of the Dead from 1960, also known as Horror Hotel! We break down a lotte plotte, the glowering of Christopher Lee, and weird coincidences in the 1960's horror field that draw comparisons to Psycho and Black Sunday.  Check out Dustin's show Nerds, Geeks and the Kitchen Sink! It's good!  Also the Best Little Horror House in Philly patreon! That's good too! Bonus & video episodes, X-Files community discussion, and more! 

Will Hines is here and screw it, we're just gonna talk about the best horror movie ever made... A Dark Song, the directorial debut of Liam Gavin! Emotionally, this low-budget movie packs a punch - plus powerful performances and a tight script make this today's pick for the best ever. We also talk about horror comics and making a thriller from the obsessive rogues galleries of heroes likes Spider-man, plus much more.   Sign up for the Best Little Horror House in Philly patreon to get early & bonus episodes, video of the recordings, plus community watchalongs!

It's no dream... or 'nam flashback... or even purgatory... Justin Kiley is here, fresh from his performance on the recent Charity Doughathon, and we're talking about Jacob's Ladder - plus the bad trip that inspired it, trying to fake out a train, and waiting a minute, mister postman! Don't forget to check out the BLHHiP Patreon, and submit questions for the next mailbag episode to [email protected]!

Brad Henderson doesn't just know your favorite B-movies.... He's one of the guys who put a lot of them on blu-ray! Brad is here from Vinegar Syndrome to talk about the importance and process of archival work and working for a boutique label, where he got his love of film, and why Halloween 2 (1981) is his pick for the best horror movie ever made. Check it out! Sign up for the BLHHiP patreon now to receive bonus episodes and more!

There is no escaping death... or the fact that Final Destination 2 is the best horror movie ever made (according to our guest, at least)! Patrick Dangermond joins us to talk about one of my favorite franchises and all the goofy fun, over the top set pieces and Rube Goldberg Machines of death that go with it! To learn more about Food Not Bombs, visit FoodnotBombs.Net. Sign up for the Best Little Horror House in Philly Patreon to get bonus episodes and more!

Alana Johnston AKA THE KNIFE from Self Esteem Party is in the horror house and the only thing we had to fear on the placid waters of Philadelphia is that reality might intrude... or that someone might disagree about Cape Fear (1991) being the best horror movie ever made! We laugh a whole bunch in this one and hopefully you will too. Enjoy! Don't forget to send any questions you might want answered in the next mailbag episode to [email protected]! Sign up for the BLHHiP Patreon for bonus, ad-free and video episodes, plus much more!

Hi, I'm Georgie, wanna play?!  Mike Mitchell is here from Doughboys to break down what makes Child's Play the best horror movie ever made - along with talking about his love for Romero movies, spending time at Child World growing up, and what makes this movie so dang scary to him! Don't miss out!   Join the Best Little Horror House in Philly Patreon for early, ad-free, and bonus episodes! 

We're saying hello to Mary Lou and Prom Night 2, because Betsy Sodaro is in the horror house! We're talking about loving trash, being in Hubie Halloween and what horror franchise is next, putting Prom Night 2 squarely in the Big Grande's Teacher's Lounge-iverse, and much more! Don't miss this one, it's a great one! Join the Best Little Horror House in Philly Patreon to get early, ad-free, video and even bonus episodes - plus take part in the X-Files watchalong, merch giveaways, and more! 

Get ready for goop, because we're talking about a Croney Classic today! Joe Wengert is in the house to chat about The Fly remake from David Cronenberg, and all the Goldblum workouts, baboon anecdotes, and practical effects that go with it! Don't miss this one folks. Join the Best Little Horror House in Philly Patreon to get early, ad-free, and even bonus and video episodes, plus fun things like merch giveaways, an X-files watchalong, and more! 

Cody Ziglar (Dark Weeb Podcast, Rick and Morty, Siege Society Vol. 1) makes his triumphant return to the horror house, shifting from Oscar-winning fare Get Out to bodacious B-movie Xtro 2! Get you a podcast guest who can do both! This episode is a preview of the spotlight episodes on the Best Little Horror House in Philly Patreon. For early, ad-free, and bonus episodes, plus much more, sign up today! Thanks to everyone who is already a patron. 

Woah yes, wait a minute Mr. Postman... is there a letter is your bag for me? We're hitting the mailbag today and answering burning questions like:  What one-off slasher should have had a franchise? How would I take down Gritty in a horror movie? How much time goes into the show every month?  and several more!  If you want this to happen again, let me know by sending an email with your questions to [email protected]! Thanks to everyone who submitted, and sign up for early, ad-free, and even bonus episodes by at Patreon.com/Littlehorrorphl! 

All hands on deck for the Trustees meeting - today's episode features a panel of nine guests plus myself to discuss one of my favorite and earliest watched horror movies, Friday the 13th Part II!  We're talking about all the big moments from Friday the 13th 2 - the frog boys, the rat, the brown underwear, plus the cut footage and more! Don't miss this one!  The panel is comprised of "Trustees", or members of the With Gourley and Rust discord; as you've probably heard me say before, that show was a huge influence in my decision to begin podcasting, and not only is the show wonderful but the community is as well.  P.S. I did my best but editing 10 audio tracks together was a little beyond my pay grade - hopefully you will be gentle on any audio hiccups that may have arisen. I tried! Special thanks to Matt Gourley, Paul Rust, and the great group of people they've helped come together over in the Trustees discord.  Become a patron at patreon.com/littlehorrorphl to get early, ad-free, and even bonus episodes!