The Best Little Horror House in Philly
by George Heftler
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Begotten (1990) with Chris from Mount Molehill
Dec 20, 2024
29m 50s
The Amusement Park (1975) with JP Novak
Dec 16, 2024
1h 13m 06s
The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Rankings with Joe and Kelly
Dec 13, 2024
1h 02m 57s
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) with Kron Howard
Dec 9, 2024
1h 16m 44s
P.T. with Clay Tatum
Dec 6, 2024
59m 38s
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| 12/20/24 | Begotten (1990) with Chris from Mount Molehill | Original Release Date:January 4, 2021 (very first patreon episode, only fitting it be the final one too) Original Patreon Description: Hello Patrons! I didn't want y'all to miss out on the excitement of "return from hiatus monday", a holiday that definitely exists and I didn't just make up! To that end, here is the first HIGHLIGHT EPISODE, where we're looking at a movie that I found interesting but maybe wouldn't call it the best.This inaugural episode is about E. Elias Merhige's Begotten from 1990, an experimental horror film that is truly wild. I'm including a link to check it out on youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUy9EzonmH0), but I recommend listening to the episode first to see if it sounds like your thing. I don't think in this particular instance anything is lost by hearing about it first, and there's a lot of stuff that might be off-putting or upsetting, so viewer beware! Hope you enjoy the episode, let me know if you'd like more stuff like this, and thanks to Chris from Channel83 for joining me! | 29m 50s | ||||||
| 12/16/24 | The Amusement Park (1975) with JP Novak | Original Release Date:December 30, 2023 Original Patreon Description: Step right up, step right up, and witness the amazing conclusion of Plutember 3: All Georgie Picks with JP Novak joining us for a double dose of PA Georges as we talk George Romero's The Amusement Park! Discussions around aging with dignity, the perils of capitalism, and spooky clowns abound in this underseen classic from the king of the zombies. So don't miss out on this thrill ride of a final episode for 2023! | 1h 13m 06s | ||||||
| 12/13/24 | The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Rankings with Joe and Kelly | Original Release Date: 10/18/21 Original Patreon Description: Greetings, boils and ghouls - saddle up for a super special spooky season Simpsons spotlight, spearheaded by superfans Skelly McAndee and Joesferatu Crowell! We're discussing our top 5 shorts from the first 10 seasons worth of Treehouse of Horrors - plus much more! Don't miss out!Final Rankings for clarity (Spoilers!)George1) The Shinning (correctly guessed and placed by both Joe and Kelly)2) Homega Man3) Clown without Pity4) Bart Simpson's Dracula5) The RavenKelly1) Hell Toupee (correctly guessed and placed by Joe)2) Terror at 5 1/2 Feet (correctly guessed by Joe)3) The Devil and Homer Simpson4) The Shinning5) Citizen KangJoe1) Terror at 5 1/2 Feet (correctly guessed by Kelly)2) Dial 'Z' for Zombies3) Time and Punishment4) Bart Simpson's Dracula5) The Shinning (correctly guessed by Kelly) | 1h 02m 57s | ||||||
| 12/9/24 | Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) with Kron Howard | Original Release Date:November 29, 2023 Original Patreon Description: It's hard to argue with a confident man - so when Kron Howard says Assault on Precinct 13 is "the best almost-horror movie ever made", you better believe him! We're breaking down exactly why that's the case, including the modernization of the Hawksian archetypes, the awesome practical effects, and the creation of a genre all John Carpenter's own. So grab your vanilla twist ice cream cone and strap in, because this is a fun one... i'll tell it to ya sometime!FROM THE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT: While Stan Winston did do the kennel scene giant dog/thing monster, Rob Bottin was the primary effects man on The Thing. My apologies for the disrespect, Rob. | 1h 16m 44s | ||||||
| 12/6/24 | P.T. with Clay Tatum | Original Release Date:June 26, 2022 Original Patreon Description: Clay Tatum is stuck in a loop wandering the halls of the horror house, because he's back to discuss about the Silent Hills Playable Teaser! We're talking Konami's positively artistically fulfilling mobile first strategy, where this ranks on the "worst bathrooms" list, the gospel of Matthew AKA "Right Eye Lopes", the dog ending, the Eraserhead baby, the boss baby, and much much more! Don't miss out!Supplemental Material: The Dog Ending The UFO endings | 59m 38s | ||||||
| 12/2/24 | Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) with 2 Old Queens | Original Release Date: March 30, 2023Original Patreon Description: helllllooooOOOOOOO! It's a very special crossover with 2 Old Queens' Mark Rennie and John Flynn - on their show, they try to find the gayest movie of all time using an esoteric ranking system, so this month's bonus episode sees the 3 of us discussing their pick for the gayest horror movie ever made, Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge!We get into Benny Goodman pool parties, the cruelty of night detention, and the true nightmare on elm street: gin hangovers!! Plus much more, so don't miss out! | 1h 19m 25s | ||||||
| 11/29/24 | Session 9 (2001) with Eric Peacock | Original Release Date:July 27, 2023 Original Patreon Description: This week, its the first episode of "Food Talk with Eric and George" - tucked within a great episode about cult favorite Session 9! We're getting into the great tragedy hiding under the ghost story, the way it presaged the modern conversations about masculinity, its deep Kubrick influence and spooky old asylums! Don't miss out!! | 1h 43m 34s | ||||||
| 11/25/24 | Goosebumps (2015) with The Goosebuds | Original Release Date: October 31, 2021Original Patreon Description: Hold on to your haunted masks, horror heads - Paul Ritchey (Continue?, Goosebuds) and Kevin Cole (Super Try Studios, Goosebuds) are here to break down this 2015 family-friendly fare. But is it worth your time, or a spooky screw-up? Are teenagers lie elementals? Was Slappy involved in the World Trade Center disaster? These questions and more, answered here!From the department of corrections: I accidentally called Twilight: Breaking Dawn (Part 2) by the name "Twilight: New Moon". My apologies. | 1h 48m 26s | ||||||
| 11/22/24 | Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence (2011) with Nate Kiley | Original Release Date: October 27, 2022 Original Patreon Description: Nate Kiley is BACK to tackle the next segment of the centipede - because we're talking Full Sequence today, baby! Is Human Centipede 2 a prequel to Fritz Lang's "M"? Is it a contrasting companion piece to Funny Games? Do Nate and I have cool little books? All these questions and more, answered on this month's bonus spotlight! | 1h 09m 12s | ||||||
| 11/18/24 | Doki Doki Literature Club with Ashley Chupp | Original Release Date: November 15, 2021Original Patreon Description: Do you like dating sims? Do you like existential terror? How about a dating sim that gives way to existential terror? That's right, Gamer, the Joker, and writer (in that order) Ashley Chupp is here to talk about the incredible genre-crossing visual novel, Doki Doki Literature Club! We're talking about the history of visual novels, the commentary of creator Dan, the darkness of this game and how unique its structure is among other very interesting things that you simply won't want to miss! So don't! | 1h 01m 51s | ||||||
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| 11/11/24 | 13 Assassins (2010) with Paul Ritchey | Original Release Date: May 29, 2022Original Patreon Description:This month, Paul Ritchey returns to talk about actually watching movies people recommend to you, because we're getting into Koji Yakusho and Takashi Miike's 13 Assassins!We're getting fishing tips from Shinza, discussing both the ultimate gamble and the ultimate betrayal of the samurai code, admiring the ability to clean a sword like a badass and more! Don't miss out on the 13 Stab Customers - right the heck here! Thanks Paul! | 1h 22m 07s | ||||||
| 11/4/24 | Basket Case 3 (1991) with Taylor Moore | Original Release Date: November 30, 2022 Patreon Description: What's in the basket.... what's in the basket!? Why, it's Belial, because Taylor Moore and I are trekking to Georgia to talk Basket Case 3! More unique individuals than you could shake a stick at, musical numbers, a pitch for Basket Case 4: Freak City - plus much more! Don't miss out!Supplementary Material:Superman 3 robot assembly sceneThe birth scene | 1h 20m 07s | ||||||
| 10/28/24 | The Blob (1988) with Mike Mitchell | original patreon description: This month's bonus episode: embrace the slime, but if something falls from space, don't touch it even with a stick... because we're talking about the Rodney Dangerfield of 80's body horror, The Blob (1988)! Children at risk, auditioning to become the big bad beetle baron, and Jon Voight on a runaway train? What a rush! Don't miss out! FROM THE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT: the upcoming Idris Elba lion attack movie is called "Beast". | 1h 42m 20s | ||||||
| 10/7/24 | Roar (1981) with We Heard About Pluto | Do you want lions? Because this is how you get lions. With the paw-sitively deranged "fur-ocious comedy" Roar (1981)! The We Heard About Pluto boys gather for one last celebration of Plutember and look back at BLHHiP, but not before breaking down the germ and Donkey Kong sanctuary used to house a bunch of untrained big cats and shoot a movie around them! With over 70 injuries serious enough to require hospitalization and a surreal tone that facilitates terror, you won't want to miss this one! So don't, for one last time! Thanks for all the support, gang. It has truly meant a lot - hope to see ya at the live show at 7 p.m. ET on October 20, or when its time for whatever is next! And also don't forget to stay subscribed to get the patreon episodes uploaded to this feed as well. It's over! | 1h 38m 47s | ||||||
| 9/23/24 | X (2022) with JP Novak | It's the final solo guest of the show as Plutember continues and JP Novak is here to talk about Ti West's X! This post-modern jam is fun as hell and slicker than a duck's backside, so don't miss out! One episode remains! | 1h 49m 48s | ||||||
| 9/9/24 | The Visit (2015) with Mike Regan | Over the river and through the woods, to the Best Little Horror House in Philly we go... because this week Mike Regan is back to talk about The Visit! That's right, we're kicking off the final Plutember with another dive into an M Night movie, so you know we've got plenty to say! Don't miss out as we discuss the cinematic apparatus, M's relationship with rap, and just what in tarnation these dang grandparents are up to... so listen now! ----more----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. | 2h 23m 24s | ||||||
| 8/26/24 | Ghostbusters (1984) with Tony Trov | 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! ----more---- 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. | 1h 05m 07s | ||||||
| 8/12/24 | Body Melt (1994) with Christina Acevedo | 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! ----more---- 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. | 1h 35m 49s | ||||||
| 7/29/24 | Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) with Dennis Wilson from Guys Gotta Gotti | This week - dog will hunt! For the best horror movie ever made, that is. And that dog came back with a copy of the wonderful Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, and also it was Dennis' dog so he's here to talk about the movie that the dog brought! A metaphor more tortured than Stretch herself. Very excited to be talking about this one,and no Cannon goons smoking Faux John LaRoquette's weed are gonna stop us! So grab some chili, a Dr Pepper, and a barf bag, because you won't want to miss the discussion about this tripped out splatterfest with a sense of humor as black as tar. link to post about the show's conclusion ----more----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. | 1h 43m 52s | ||||||
| 7/15/24 | Encounters of the Spooky Kind (1980) with Joe Burke from Guys Gotta Gotti | This week I hope you're ready for ghosts, ghouls, and... jars?! Because Joe from Guys Gotta Gotti is here to talk about the Sammo Hung classic, Encounters of the Spooky Kind! You won't want to miss this as we talk about sorcery, kung fu, hopping vampires, influencing Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2 and inventing whole dang genres. So don't! Listen now!PS: I confirmed that there are 6 episodes remaining after this. The end is nigh! link to post about the show's conclusion ----more----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. | 1h 37m 18s | ||||||
| 7/1/24 | Last House on Dead End Street (1977) with Will Sloan | This week, I'm taking a trip to a very different horror house - the Last House on Dead End Street! Will Sloan (Gold Ninja Video, the Important Cinema Club) joins us to talk about the cult film that had people sure it was snuff if it even existed, and the crazy backstory that lead to what we seen on screen, plus the movie's resurgence! We're also getting into how it plays with our cultivated sense of fiction like Funny Games, exploits Last House on the Left, and is ultimately totally unique. Don't miss out on this one! Content warning for those watching before listening: there is a pretty intense scene of animal death in Last House on Dead End Street. link to post about the show's conclusion ----more----PLUS: New bonus content for the patreon includes Round 1 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. | 1h 13m 49s | ||||||
| 6/17/24 | It's Alive III: Island of the Alive with Chris from Mount Molehill | Happy Father's Day to all, but especially to Stephen Jarvis - because Chris from Mount Molehill is here to talk about the mutant brood of Cannibalistic Humanoid Island Dwellers (C.H.I.D.s) in It's Alive III: Island of the Alive! We're getting into Larry Cohen's zero daddy issues why do you ask, the foundation provided by It's Alive and It Lives Again, and the danger people put themselves in to make sure this movie got made. So don't miss out! Or the there might just be a mutant baby waiting to get ya!! link to post about the show's conclusion ----more----PLUS: New bonus content for the patreon includes Round 1 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. | 1h 22m 43s | ||||||
| 6/3/24 | Night of the Demons (1988) with Jonathan La Mantia | Tonight, we're partying in the horror house... but its possessed, NOT haunted, which can only mean Jonathan La Mantia is here to chat Night of the Demons (1988)! We're getting into the the terror of the video store shelves, showing up to an event wearing the same outfit as Satan, a nebula of drugs in the makeup room and much much more! Don't miss out! link to post about the show's conclusion ----more----PLUS: New bonus content for the patreon includes Round 1 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. | 2h 01m 41s | ||||||
| 5/20/24 | Skinamarink (2023) with Harry Nordlinger | This week in the horror house, the doors and windows have disappeared and I'm being tortured by a demon - but it's not all bad, because artist Harry Nordlinger is here to talk about Skinamarink! We're talking about microbudget excellence and creativity from restriction, the various theories about this viral smash hit, and generally getting 'rinked! You won't want to miss this one! 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. | 1h 53m 23s | ||||||
| 5/6/24 | The Collector (1965) with Sophia Heftler | EPISODE 200! Wow. You might be looking at your phone and saying "hey it doesn't SAY episode 200". That's because a few weeks I shared another person's show on the feed so I could take a break. Take my word for it, it's episode 200. Ok, so that's the end of the show, right? Wrong! That's at 200 movies covered, not 200 episodes. There are 12 LEFT INCLUDING THIS ONE. Could I have made this any more confusing? probably not! That said, I am thrilled to welcome my mother to the show, she has been a huge supporter of the show since it's inception and I'm glad we made it this far so both my folks could talk about their pick for the best horror movie ever made. WHICH IS, The Collector, from 1965! Great movie, great book. Check out the episode to learn more about both! A great suspense thriller from icon William Wyler about a proto-incel new bourgeoisie butterfly collector who adds a young art student to his collection. This movie has got it all! Don't miss out. 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. | 1h 14m 46s | ||||||
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3 placements across 3 markets.
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3 placements across 3 markets.