The Best Little Horror House in Philly – Details, episodes & analysis

If you're looking for a great conversation about Ghostbusters (1984) between two Philly boys, good news - WE GOT ONE! 

join myself and South Fellini's own Tony Trov as we break down the ghouls, ghosts, and yes, even the specters that have delightfully haunted us since childhood and the comedians that bust them. Don't miss Dan Akroyd's insane quotes about scarring his children with ghosts! Step up and hear about the ways to make a charlatan like Dr. Venkman believable! Is this Reagan's America, or just an homage to Dan's own spiritualism? All this and more, only on the Best Little Horror House in Philly!

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PLUS: New bonus content for the patreon includes Rounds 1 and 2 of the trivia competition we held, full video of the Gremlins commentary I did with Mike Mitchell of the Doughboys and the Choose Your Own Adventure book "Track Star" being navigated with the help of the twitch chat. Sign up now so you don't miss out on this and many more great bonus episodes.

It ain't just the heat that's making us melt this week - it's those Vimuville chemicals! Musician and filmmaker Christina Acevedo is here to talk about the splatter from down under, the goo from the home of the roo, it's Phillip Brophy's Body Melt!

We're talking the artist's perspective that informs the movie, spending a significant portion of the budget on a single prop corpse, insane backstories for rural mutants, and one hell of a half pipe stunt - all this and more, only on Best Little Horror House in Philly! Don't miss out!

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link to post about the show's conclusion

PLUS: New bonus content for the patreon includes Rounds 1 and 2 of the trivia competition we held, full video of the Gremlins commentary I did with Mike Mitchell of the Doughboys and the Choose Your Own Adventure book "Track Star" being navigated with the help of the twitch chat. Sign up now so you don't miss out on this and many more great bonus episodes.

This week the horror house is getting animed, because Nick Wiger is here to talk about his pick for the best horror movie ever made - Ninja Scroll (1993)!

We're talking about being a bit of a thrillseeker, the efforts to make Ninja Scroll accessible, the plethora of "dudes rock" moments and much much more... you won't want to miss this hyperviolent hyperawesome horror flick that influenced some of the biggest names in the game!

link to post about the show's conclusion ----more----PLUS: New bonus content for the patreon includes a guest appearance on Guys Gotta Gotti, full video of the Gremlins commentary I did with Mike Mitchell of the Doughboys and the Choose Your Own Adventure book "Track Star" being navigated with the help of the twitch chat. Sign up now so you don't miss out on this and many more great bonus episodes.

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!