The Horror Project Podcast

Welcome back to The Horror Project Podcast! This October, Laura and Phil head into the world of Classic Universal Monsters with our Listener’s Choice pick: Phantom of the Opera (1943), chosen by @Lenore1987 AKA Becky! Starring Claude Rains as the tragic ( and decidedly dramatic ) Phantom, this Technicolor classic has it all: opera, romance, murder, Gothic gloom, and one VERY enormous opera house....

Welcome back to the Horror Project Podcast! This week, Laura and Phil finally enter the world of Hell House LLC — because apparently, opening a haunted house comes with a few more risks than expected!  A documentary crew investigates the unexplained tragedy that took place on opening night in 2009, where 15 people lost their lives. What really happened inside Hell House, and why are there still so...

Get ready for some glorious 80s Halloween madness as Laura and Phil take a look at Night of the Demons (1988)! A group of high school students decide to throw a Halloween party in an isolated funeral parlor — because apparently that seemed like a perfectly sensible idea! Things take a turn when a séance accidentally releases a demon from the crematorium, and the partygoers start getting possessed...

Welcome to The Horror Project Podcast! This week, Laura and Phil dive into Sinister (2012) — creepy Super 8 films, a very bad house move, and one seriously unsettling demon. We follow true-crime writer Ellison Oswalt as he moves his family into a murder house and discovers a box of disturbing home movies. Naturally, he decides to investigate rather than run for his life. Sensible! We’re talking Bu...

Welcome back to The Horror Project Podcast! This September, Laura and Phil embrace a glorious “So Bad, It’s Good” theme with our Listener’s Choice pick: Phantom of the Mall: Eric’s Revenge (1989), chosen by @deweypodmonster aka John! A year after a young man seemingly dies in a suspicious house fire while saving his girlfriend, Melody, a shiny new mall rises from the ashes. Then, naturally, the th...

This week, hosts Laura and Phil dive into Verónica (2017) — the chilling tale of a 15-year-old girl in 1991 Madrid who, after a solar eclipse and a disastrous Ouija-board séance meant to contact her late father, unintentionally unleashes a malevolent force upon her home. As terrifying visions, violence, and escalating supernatural chaos unfold, Verónica is forced to confront the demon threatening...

Welcome back to The Horror Project Podcast! This time, Laura and Phil are heading back to Elm Street for, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985) — because apparently Freddy wasn’t finished with us yet! We’re following Jesse as he battles Freddy, who has plans to take over Jesse’s body and bring his nightmare reign into the real world. No pressure, Jesse! We’ll be chatting about the F...

Welcome to The Horror Project Podcast! Join Laura and Phil as they sink their teeth into Jennifer’s Body (2009). When cheerleader Jennifer Check is sacrificed to Satan by a struggling indie rock band, things get… messy. The non-virgin ritual turns her into a flesh-eating succubus, leaving her bookworm best friend Needy to put a stop to her bloody rampage. We get into the film’s razor-sharp dialogu...

Welcome back to The Horror Project Podcast! Laura and Phil introduce August’s Monster Movie theme with Listener’s Choice pick The Monster (2016), chosen by @han.horror_xo aka Hannah! A troubled mother and her teenage daughter find themselves stranded on a deserted country road in the dead of night… with a very angry, very hungry creature lurking nearby. We dig into the complicated and often heartb...

Welcome back to The Horror Project Podcast! Laura and Phil dive into Evil Dead Burn (2026) as grieving Alice finds herself trapped with her utterly delightful in-laws… because nothing says healing like family, isolation and demonic carnage! We discuss where Burn sits in the ever-growing Evil Dead franchise, the CGI, the creepy dilapidated house, dishwashers (yes, dishwashers!), and Alice’s battle...

Welcome back to the Horror Project Podcast! This week, Laura and Phil are getting hands-on with Idle Hands (1999), the wonderfully weird horror-comedy that's equal parts slasher, stoner flick, and '90s time capsule. It's Laura's first watch, so the big question is: does Idle Hands still hold up, or should it have been left in the last millennium? We dig into the iconic '90...

Welcome to The Horror Project Podcast! This week, Laura and Phil are venturing into the eerie world of Backrooms (2026)... and we're pretty sure we'd never make it back out. We follow Clark, a struggling furniture store owner, and his therapist Mary as they discover an endless maze of unsettling liminal spaces hidden beneath his store. We chat about Kane Parsons' incredible journey...

Welcome back to The Horror Project Podcast! This week, Laura and Phil dive into a "Hidden Gem" theme for July with your Listener's Choice pick, The Outwaters (2022), chosen by @zombie__Simon, aka Simon. What starts as a simple trip to the Mojave Desert to film a music video quickly spirals into one of the most chaotic, surreal, and downright baffling found footage horrors out there....

Welcome to the Horror Project Podcast, where curiosity kills… and we hit play anyway. Join hosts Laura and Phil as they crack open The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)—because nothing says family bonding like a late-night autopsy in a creepy morgue. When a coroner and his son are tasked with examining a stunning, nameless murder victim, things go from routine to what-the-actual-hell real fast. We unpack...

Welcome back to the Horror Project Podcast! This week, Laura and Phil are diving into Undertone (2026)—a chilling horror that proves some podcasts should never be published... Evy is a sceptical paranormal podcaster balancing life as a carer for her catatonic mother while recording remotely with her co-host, Justin. When ten eerie audio files arrive from an anonymous listener, documenting a pregna...

Welcome back to the Horror Project Podcast! This week, Laura and Phil review The Black Phone (2021). When 13-year-old Finney is abducted by the terrifying serial killer known as The Grabber, a disconnected phone becomes his only hope as the killer's previous victims call to help him escape. Meanwhile, his psychic sister Gwen races to find him before it's too late. We discuss Ethan Hawke&...

Welcome back to the Horror Project Podcast! This week, Laura and Phil take on the cult classic Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988). When teens(!?) Mike and Debbie witness a comet crash near their small town, they uncover a bizarre invasion—aliens disguised as sinister circus clowns. Unsurprisingly, no one believes them. It’s a first-time watch for both hosts, so we’re asking: is this a hidden ge...

Welcome back to The Horror Project Podcast! This week, Laura and Phil are diving into Hokum (2026), a folk-horror mystery packed with witches, ghosts, and more than a few things that go bump in the night. The film follows Ohm Bauman (Adam Scott), a bitter and cynical author who travels to a remote hotel in rural Ireland to scatter his parents' ashes. What should be a simple trip soon turns in...

Welcome back to The Horror Project Podcast! This week, Laura and Phil head back to the gloriously trashy mid-00s for June’s Listener’s Choice pick — House of Wax (2005), chosen by @horror_geek_1987 AKA Hannah. As part of our “Scary Summer!” theme, we’re checking into the creepy ghost town of Ambrose, where six college friends discover that roadside attractions really should come with warning label...

Step into the shadows with The Horror Project Podcast as hosts Laura and Phil dive headfirst into Candyman (1992)—because some urban legends really should stay untested. Lured by whispered superstitions and housing-project folklore, graduate student Helen sets out to investigate the myth of the mysterious, one-armed Candyman. What starts as academic curiosity quickly spirals into a full-blown waki...

Welcome back to the Horror Project Podcast! This week, Laura and Phil are reviewing Obsession (2026). Bear, a lonely music store employee, stumbles across a mysterious supernatural toy that promises to grant his heart's deepest desire: making his childhood friend Nikki finally fall in love with him. What could possibly go wrong? As it turns out... absolutely everything. And it's a very s...

Welcome back to the Horror Project Podcast! This week, Laura and Phil are diving into Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026). After surviving the fiery nightmare that wiped out her in-laws, Grace wakes up in hospital shaken, scarred, and very much not done with deadly family games. Thanks to one sinister little bylaw, her survival triggers an even bigger and bloodier round of hide-and-seek — this time...

Welcome back to The Horror Project Podcast. This week, Laura and Phil review They Will Kill You (2026)—a dark and mysterious tale set inside a New York high-rise with a troubling past. When an ex-convict takes a housekeeping job at the eerie Virgil Hotel, she soon discovers she’s stepped into a place marked by disappearances and something far more sinister. We explore the film’s creepy cult elemen...

We’re back with May’s Listener’s Choice episode—shoutout to @moon.cherie1, @tmdbpodcast, and @elenablvck_ for the pick! For our “Ghosts & Ghouls!!!” theme, we’re diving straight into The Fog (1980)… As a tiny California coastal town gears up for its centenary celebrations, the vibes take a sharp turn: objects start moving on their own, Rev. Malone uncovers a not-so-cute secret about the town’s...

Welcome to the Horror Project Podcast! Join hosts Laura and Phil as they sink their teeth into Good Boy (2025)—a haunting reminder that moving into a new house is never just about unpacking boxes. When a man settles into his new home, it doesn’t take long for supernatural forces to start creeping out of the shadows. As things get darker ( and way more unhinged ), it’s up to his fiercely loyal dog...