The Best Little Horror House in Philly

Craig Hacker is back from our 11th episode to talk about ARMY OF DARKNESS, the best horror movie ever made and sequel to his original pick, EVIL DEAD 2. This is the very first live episode. Jeez louise, I can't believe it. We did it, folks. Wouldn't be here without the support of each of you. Hopefully everyone enjoys. Also, Craig would like me to clarify that he means watched for the second time...

This week, the grounds of the horror house are bubbling with chemical waste, because Jimmy Adamson (Shakespeare's Sh*tstorm, Curse of the Weredeer) is here to talk about the crown jewel of Tromaville, The Toxic Avenger!  We're getting into the origins of Troma, the way Toxie is representative of the studio at large, and the gratuitous blood, guts and tan lines that accompany this classic of indepe...

Weirdos?! There are no "weirdos" here... unless you count myself and Joe Rumrill, who is here to talk Freaked, of course!! That's right, the 1993 cult classic from Alex Winter and the team behind The Idiot Box is this week's best horror movie ever made, and it's a damn riot. We're getting into the cartoon-level joke saturation, the incredible special effects, and shouting out theater techs... the...

This week: take a shot every time I say the word "grody", because Nate Kiley from Friendsmen, the Nate and Dean Stream and researcher for How Did This Get Made is here to talk about The Human Centipede: First Sequence!    We're getting into the way it lived in everyone's head rent-free, the farm-to-table nature of the centipede, the drei-hund, and much more! Don't miss out... if you dare!    Twitt...

This week on the Best Little Horror House in Philly: Alison Stevenson is here to talk about the movie that puts the "camp" in "campy slasher" but also in the title of the movie, Sleepaway Camp! We're getting into the incredible outfits and fake mustache, the cruelty of children, the true-to-life anarchy this manages to capture, plus much more! Don't miss out! PLUS: I am making a donation to the Ea...

This week on the Best Little Horror House in Philly, I can smell your... CHEF?! That's right, Kevin Bartelt  aka Chef Kevin from Hollywood Handbook and related pods is here to discuss one of the most acclaimed horror films ever, Silence of the Lambs! We're talking about preparing for a role by locking yourself in a closet, 90s sweat costume artists, designing a snapshot from hell and bringing back...

This week: the shoe is on the other foot, because Kurt Vonneguy, Small Bean and Cracked alum Michael Swaim is here to discuss the 2009 movie Antichrist from provocation promiser Lars Von Trier! We're talking about all the connections to Vonnegut, Herzog and Tarkovsky, we're talking about the terror of entropy, we're even talking about Willem Dafoe's giant schlong, and that's not all! Don't miss ou...

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 character...

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!  S...

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 Galap...

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 ra...

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 du...

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% OF...

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...

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 o...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 falli...

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 C...

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,...

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,...

“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...