Forget milkshakes, because we're talking about David Durston's I Drink Your Blood! G.G. Graham is here to school us on both the origins of grindhouse cinema and new examples like Hobo With a Shotgun and Devil's Rejects, chat about the power of a dance background, and discuss all the trashy goodness that comes with b-movie territory. Don't miss it!

This week Kevin Cole (Haque, Pretend Friends, Space Kings) and I go on an emotional roller coaster - he picked Slither, but upon rewatch, wasn't sure he actually felt it was the best?! We go through the movie together and by the time we've broken it down, we got there in the end; Slither is in fact, the best horror movie ever made.  Plus we had fun chatting about it and his tastes in horror at large as a late bloomer to the genre, horror video games, and more! Don't miss out!

We're working with our friends at Film Rage on the All The Horror charity drive - an October event that raises money for the Scares that Care charity (scaresthatcare.org). To that end, since it was a repeat visitor, we decided to talk about a movie that I love, and since they're from the great white north, we decided to talk about my favorite Canadian horror movie - Cube, from 1997! We also talk about their love for the Cronenbergs, if you'd rather get bitten by a zombie that was your friend or a stranger, and of course, much much more. Check it out! (PS: I just appeared on their show as well! Go check it out to hear me lament two of the worst horror movies I've ever seen, Verotika and The Devil's Revenge. And they made me watch both in one week... trying to kill me, I think.)

Hot off having one of his own movies, Last Shift, picked as the best horror movie ever made.... Anthony DiBlasi is here to set the record straight and say that the correct answer is actually the beefcake bloodbath from 1987, Predator! We talk about his passion for horror and what he likes to create vs watch, then talk about the alternate timeline where Rick Baker designed the Predator, the incredible pacing, Jesse "The Body" "the Mind" "the Sexual Tyrannosaurus" Ventura and so much more! Don't miss it! Become a Patron at patreon.com/littlehorrorphl to support the show, get bonus episode, and much more!

Glen Matthews is visiting BLHHiP this week to talk about the hit mockumentary with pangs for fangs, What We Do in the Shadows! Glen has plenty of experience with vampires having written and directed the short film Teething, recently nominated for Best Short Film by the Director's Guild of Canada! We're getting into the tropes, the homages, and the laugh out loud comedy of this film, plus check in on the status of We're Wolves, the much-anticipated sequel... sink your teeth into this one today!

Brittni Martin joins us from Montreal to talk about Canadian horror classic Ginger Snaps! We discuss a bevy of icons from the great white north including the Goosebumps TV show, Final Destination, Supernatural, and of course, the actors Katherine Isabelle and Emily Perkins, then get into this werewolf wonder that manages to subvert and honor its predecessors. Don't miss out! Become a patron at Patreon.com/LittleHorrorPHL to support the show, get bonus episodes, and more!

Fresh from Fantasia Fest, Quinn Armstrong is in the Horror House this week to talk about their pick for the best horror movie ever made - Peter Tscherkassky's 1999 short Outer Space! We also get into the Lynchian horror of the mundane, his feature debut Survival Skills, and the way experimental film challenges its viewers. You aren't going to want to miss this one, and the whole short can be found on Youtube! Sign up to become a patron at patreon.com/littlehorrorPHL to support the show, get bonus episodes and more! Warning: Outer Space may trigger photosensitivity disorders.

When this episode released it was election week, and here at the Best Little Horror House in Philly we felt it was appropriate to celebrate the horrific state of American politics with a governmentally inclined episode about the movie Kubrick himself called a "nightmare-comedy", Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. We talk about what makes it so horrific, how it holds up today, the incredible performances and much more in an effort to signal boost the satire and hopefully get people to vote for a more peaceful future. Enjoy, and vote progressive!

A stranger has blown into town... and it's the delightful Joan Haley Ford, here to talk about her pick for the best horror movie ever made, The Witches of Eastwick! We talk about the improvements from the book, the progressive themes, and wax poetic about how great Veronica Cartwright is even among a cast featuring Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer and Jack Nicholson! Don't miss this one!

This week we're going across the pond to chat with English youtuber Dan from TYTD Reviews, and then hopping our seaplane to Summerisle and reviewing his pick for the best horror movie ever made, The Wicker Man (1973)!  We break down the long road to getting this movie made and released, talk about the incredible performances and Christopher Lee's passion for this project, and much more in this super-sized episode! Don't miss it! Become a patron at patreon.com/littlehorrorphl to support the show, get bonus episodes, and more!

Get me one cigarette and a bottom of Dom Perignon, because Kelly McAndee is in the Horror House to talk about the Stephen King classic that grounds the terror in his own psyche, Misery!  We talk about alternate casting choices, the death of Richard Bachman, and break the case wide open on if James Caan's role in Elf was secretly Paul Sheldon. Don't miss out, and join the patreon to support the show, get bonus episodes and more!

Ryan Goldsberry returns after his Legal Thriller episode appearance on the Patreon, fired up enough to say that not only is 2002's Panic Room the best David Fincher movie but it is in fact, the best horror movie ever made! We're breaking down this technical and aesthetic marvel that was almost completely different, including the class stratification, the alternate casting choices, and the cinematography choice that tore a creative team apart! Don't miss out! Also, remember that this is the last episode of the free feed in 2020, but if you're looking for more, the Patreon has several great bonus episodes and more!

Elizabeth Noland is in the Horror House and we're exploring the past... an alternate past, that is, where Max Schreck was secretly a real vampire and Nosferatu aligned with F.W. Murnau's descent into madness! That's right, we're talking about Shadow of the Vampire, E. Elias Merhige's vampiric classic starring Willem Dafoe and John Malkovich - who could ask for more? NOBODY, because it's the best horror movie ever made! Become a patron at Patreon.com/littlehorrorphl to support the show, get bonus episodes, and more!

Kelly Hughes (2-Bit Horror, Grungesploitation.com) and George are talking about The Suckling AKA Sewage Baby, a 1990 monster movie with its roots deep in the hygiene films of the early exploitation era! We come up with a plan for a sequel, admire some questionable fashion, and pay homage to the cooking of director Francis Teri's mother - and much much more! Don't miss out! Become a patron at Patreon.com/littlehorrorphl to support the show, get bonus episodes and more!

The Best Little Horror House is back from the dead... or at least, hiatus, thanks to the power of Re-Animator! George is joined by Jefferson Dutton (Sloppy Boys, Birthday Boys) to discuss this powerhouse of practical effects, Jeffrey Combs and his Anthony Perkins comparisons, lament the lack of a cast recording for Re-Animator: The Musical, and much much more! Don't miss out! Become a patron at patreon.com/littlehorrorphl to support the show, get bonus episodes and more!

The host of the Spark Parade is here to tell us why the french extremist horror film Martyrs is what sparks his passion this week in the Horror House! We talk about the shocking violence, the difference between a movie like this and "torture porn" like Hostel, the twists and turns, and the thought-provoking message in the ambiguous ending! Just a heads up though - if you haven't seen this movie already, consider this a serious content warning for abuse and self-harm. It's powerful and integral to the movie, but hard to watch. Become a patron at patreon.com/littlehorrorphl to support the show, get bonus episodes and more!

A candy-colored clown they call Joe Saunders tip-toes to the horror house every night just to sprinkle stardust and to whisper "Blue Velvet is the best horror movie ever made" Joe Saunders (Solar Opposites, Comedy Bang! Bang!, The Breadcast) is here and we're talking about the one and only David Lynch's surrealist horror-noire, Blue Velvet! We're getting into the the layered meanings, the incredible performances from actors like Laura Dern, Kyle McLaughlin, and Dennis Hopper, and a hyper-specific painting reference that might just be in my own head! Who knows! Check out the ep and find out!   Become a patron at Patreon.com/littlehorrorphl to support the show, get bonus episodes and more! 

Neil Campbell (Comedy Bang! Bang!, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) is in the horror house to talk about The Host, Bong Joon-ho's monster movie from 2006! We're diving into curating the ultimate horror marathon, the incredible genre blending of South Korean cinema, Song Kang-ho's brilliance and just what makes this movie so dang good! Use offer code BEST20 at Tuck-Ins.com for 20% off your order.

This week, A.T. Pratt is back from his triumph as the fastest horse in the valley in You Are A Dolphin to talk about David Lynch's Philadelphia Story without Jimmy Stewart - the iconic Eraserhead! We talk about David's history in Philadelphia, how he found himself making movies at the American Film Institute, and what the cursed baby that was the 5 year filming of his first feature! Don't miss out! Use offer code BEST20 at Tuck-ins.com for 20% off your order.

Rosa Parra is visiting the horror house from Latinx Lens, and we're putting that lens squarely on the affecting and important 2019 film from Guatemala, La Llorona.  We talk about the history that led to this movie's creation, the incredible visuals, and the fantastically grounded update of a classic ghost story - plus much much more. Don't miss out!  This weeks episode is brought to you by the BLHHiP Patreon Member Drive. Sign up at the $8 tier this March at Patreon.com/LittleHorrorPHL to not only get all the tier rewards, but also get a free BLHHiP pin.

Polygon Film/TV editor and co-host of Filmspotting's Next Picture Show podcast Tasha Robinson is in the horror house today and we covered in a sickly green light - because we're talking about Gore Verbinski's 2002 hit, The Ring!  We cover the history of the series and comparisons to the original Ringu, the way hissing "seven days!" soaked into the culture, and the boom of import horror it kicked off in the 2000s... don't miss this one!    Sign up for bonus episodes and more at Patreon.com/LittleHorrorPHL

The Best Little Horror House in Philly is a beach house this week, because Tim Kalpakis (The Sloppy Boys, Birthday Boys, Comedy Bang! Bang!) is here and we're gonna party with the very first blockbuster, Jaws!  We're talking about little-known director Steven Spielberg, subverting Joseph Campbell's "hero's journey", the troubled shoot and so much more! DON'T MISS THIS ONE! 

You'll want to get IN the Best Little Horror House in Philly this week, because Cody Ziglar is here to pitch Jordan Peele's Get Out as the best horror movie ever made! We're talking about the sunken place, Peele's seamless transition from comedy to horror, and hey, XTRO even gets a little time in the sun! What are you waiting for!?  Sign up for the Best Little Horror House In Philly Patreon to get bonus episodes and more!

This week the Best Little Horror House is putting the murder in "murder of crows", because Lacey Smith is here to pitch Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" as the best horror movie ever made! We're talking about the incredible performances by Tippi Hedren, Hitchcock's cruelty, and the incredible technical filmmaking that went into creating this proto-slasher! Don't miss out!

The Best Little Horror House in Philly is back and badder than ever, thanks to Mabel Harper (Don't Do It, Neil, The Sky Left Us) pitching Wes Craven's New Nightmare as the best horror movie ever made! We're talking about a creator's relationship to their art, Heather Langenkamp bringing authenticity to the role of Nancy Thompson, and so much more. Check it out! 

We're gonna need a bigger garage at the Best Little Horror House in Philly, because Popbreak co-founder and editor Bill Bodkin is riding in on the Porkchop Express so we can talk about Big Trouble In Little China! We're discussing the influence of VHS, Kurt Russell as a charisma machine, and if anyone could replicate this for a Big Trouble reboot! Don't miss it!

The dead rise again at the Best Little Horror House in Philly - because Chad Quandt (Goosebuds, Trollhunters, Tales of Arcadia: Wizards) is here to pitch the Dawn of the Dead remake from 2004 as the best horror movie ever made! We're talking about how it smartly diverges from the original, chasing after dogs in the apocalypse, Zack Snyder and James Gunn combining two great tastes that taste great together, and so much more. Don't miss this one! Thanks to the Morbidly Beautiful podcast network for their support of the show. 

There's plenty of things that go bump in the night at The Best Little Horror House in Philly, and comedian Matthew Schmid (The Incredible Shrinking Matt and Jacquie, The Flat Earth) is here to warn us that we should take them seriously! He's pitching Paranormal Activity as the best horror movie ever made, and we get into toxic masculinity, Spielberg himself getting freaked out, the fantastic nano-budget filmmaking and so much more! DON'T MISS IT! 

We're getting jiggy with it in the Best Little Horror House in Philly this week! No, not the fresh prince - Laura Haase is here to talk Saw! We dig into the ethics of jigsaw, Leigh Whannell and James Wan making this movie happen through sheer grit, and the greatest crime of all, taking away Billy the Puppet's little bowler hat! DON'T MISS OUT! Thanks to the Morbidly Beautiful Podcast network for their support - check out their other great shows and horror coverage at morbidlybeautiful.com. 

The Best Little Horror House in Philly is a real circus this week - Kaelyn Newton is here to talk Killer Klowns from Outer Space! We're talking about the corrupt cops of Crescent Cove, making shakespeare jokes, determining the proper usage of a crazy straw, and eyeballing those sweet sweet fudgey-wudgey bars! What are ya gonna do with those podcasts, boys? Don't miss out!    Also there is the slightest of audio issues where sometimes Kaelyn would get cut off a bit, because we were still figuring out the long distance stuff! No big deal, but just for anyone who was wondering! 

This week in the Horror House Ryan Murphy is here to talk dangerous magic - because his pick for the best horror movie ever made is the overlooked Clive Barker classic Lord of Illusions!  We're talking about this neo-noir that actually investigates, giving props to Teddy the Mandrill, discussing edgy back tattoos and pitching The Continuing Adventures of Harry D'Amour! Plus, if you're wondering why I say I haven't watched The Invitation yet in this episode, it's because they're released out of order! Secret's out! Enjoy the ep! 

It’s another Choose Your Own Adventure Bonus episode, and the cartoon tycoon himself is here – A.T. Pratt! We’re taking a trip through You Are A Shark – find out if, in fact, we are! Also, I tried to sound mysterious as the monk, and just sounded like I was dying, so there's that, a timely reference to Tiger King, and Call of the Wild is in fact now on VOD! Enjoy!

This week the Horror House is a Hell House?! Mike Stone from Rotted Reviews is here to talk about the spooky haunted house movie that treats you like an adult, 1973's The Legend of Hell House! We're also talking about the Youtube boom and the pain of revisting your first episodes, Zak Bagans faking it till he makes it, and one skincare trick doctors hate! Spoiler: it's locking yourself in a hermetically sealed chamber!  

This podcast is now clean! DC Pierson (Stay for Dinner with DC, Crap Kingdom, Derrick Comedy) is in the Best Little Horror House in Philly to talk about why Poltergeist is the best horror movie ever made! We're digging into the childhood fears, discussing Stephen Spielberg's influence, and David Christian Pierson becomes our sworn enemy! DON'T MISS OUT!

I'm letting the right ones in, and they're Jim and Bryce from Film Rage! We're talking about the incredible Swedish vampire movie Låt Den Rätte Komma In, raging about Renfield incompetence, and wondering just how much money it takes to buy a nuclear power plant! Plus: listen to how many different ways I can mispronounce the name Hakan! All this and more, on the Best Little Horror House in Philly! 

Today in the Horror House - we're not just talking about monsters, we are one! Doug Preston from the Geekery comic book shop in Matawan, NJ and the Geekery Radio Hour is here as we take you into the theatre of the mind. This book is replete with action, adventure, and wondering what a transom is! Don't miss out!

Garrett Smith from I Like 2 Movie Movie is in the horror house 2 Mandy Mandy! We're waxing poetic about Spectrevision, the perils of leaving yourself open to box-cuttering, chainsaw battles in the firelight and the unexpected melancholy of Panos Cosmatos' heavy metal cagefest! 

It’s another Choose Your Own Adventure Bonus ep, and fan favorite Darcy Armstrong from The Movie Likers Guild is back to choose her own adventure! We’re navigating the perils of Blood on the Handle by R. A. Montgomery, using several modes of transportation. Come for the silly voices, stay to see if we ever find out the deal with the bobcat on the cover! (Spoiler alert we do not.)

Mookie B is in the Horror House, and we're talking about one of the pillars of the found footage subgenre, 2007's [REC]! Don't miss out as we talk about why this subgenre works, the benefit of having a sherpa like Paul Rust and Neil Campbell to foster your taste, and so much more! 

The Best Little Horror House in Philly is headed down under to talk with Min-Taec Kim about the micro-budget gross-out horror-comedy that's also a stark look at the dehumanizing effects of capitalism, Cheap Thrills! Not the only mouthful in the episode, as we discuss the ethics of the movie and also if it's better to eat your own finger or someone else's! What are you waiting for? 

This week in the Horror House - our first duo?! That's right, Haley and George from Godzilla vs Podcast Zero are so convinced that Shin Godzilla is the best horror movie ever made that all three of us are talking about it! We're talking about kaiju history, the movie's incredible timeliness, and the true terror of staring down the king of the monsters! All this and more, so don't miss out!

It's the inaugural episode of a bonus series honoring many kid's gateway to horror, Choose Your Own Adventure books! We're gonna be taking a run through some of the classics that have a horror or sci-fi theme, with guests from the past and even some new ones. Today's episode features Joe Crowell as we join the Space Patrol - and possibly even put the star in hollywood superstar?!

This week in the Horror House! Alex Marcus is here from the Cinema Joes podcast to talk about the kid's movie that's more than a kid's movie, Paranorman! We're talking about the passion for horror, incredible animation and deep themes found in this Laika production, so check it out!

No need for rage - this week Jon Mackey is moving from the Teacher's Lounge to the Horror House! He's here to tell us why 28 Days Later is the best horror movie ever made, and maybe this should have been episode 28, but I don't think that far ahead!  Also, quick content warning - there's a really intense attempted rape scene in the movie, and we talk about it from 49:30 - 50:02 if you'd rather not hear that part. ENJOY THE EP! 

ǝƨυoH ɿoɿɿoH ǝʜɈ ni ʞǝǝw ƨiʜT! Leslie Lee III and I are talking reflections, the embodiment of evil, and all that HP Lovecraft goodness with John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness! Only a mild knowledge of quantum physics required to help us stop the terrible future of 1999 from coming to fruition.

Take a ride to the Horror House with this week's pick, Lost Highway! Paul Ritchey from Goosebuds, Pretend Friends and Continue? is here to talk about the surreal nightmare only David Lynch could bring us, and all the childhood trauma that comes with it. Time is meaningless - might as well start listening now!

BONUS EP II, PANDEMIC BOOGALOO ----more---- In case you hadn't noticed, we switched to a new audio setup that sounds much better. However, we have several episodes already in the can that were a blast to record, and I wasn't willing to just cast them aside! TO THAT END: I am gonna try and get as many of them out as possible as bonus episodes! So keep an eye out.  Today's best little bonus features Chris from the Channel 83 podcast here talking about Larry Cohen's "It's Alive", a movie about a killer baby that (luckily for us) doesn't feature a scrap of irony, but does feature plenty of disdain for authority! Check it out!

Hi everybody, George here. This week James and I are talking about Ju-On 2: the Grudge, but more importantly, the X-Men came up TWICE and both times I forgot to shout out to my X-Men fans. So here you go. You get the whole description. Shout out to my X-Men fans, and thanks for listening!