Episodes
Friday Sep 28, 2018
Hell Fest
Friday Sep 28, 2018
Friday Sep 28, 2018
Welcome to Hell! Chris Donovan is back with another quick hit review this time talking about the brand new horror film, Hell Fest. Chris is a sucker for slashers but how does Hell Fest stack up. Well if you think Chris fell for this film's slick design, lovely camera work, and fun cast of characters...then you're right. I really enjoyed this film. So come on, grab your VIP pass, grab your significant other, and join me in line as we wait to get into the haunted house attraction of the season: Hell Fest.
Saturday Sep 22, 2018
Assassination Nation
Saturday Sep 22, 2018
Saturday Sep 22, 2018
Hey guys, Chris Donovan coming at you with a quick hit review. I saw Assassination Nation on Thursday and I had to talk about it so I went solo and recorded a really quick, spoiler-free review for the new film. I hope you like the episode and I hope you like this quick review format. I hope to have a few of these out for you this Halloween season, including next week for Hell Fest!!
Wednesday Sep 12, 2018
Cabin in the Woods (with Alex Reale)
Wednesday Sep 12, 2018
Wednesday Sep 12, 2018
Happy Birthday!! It's a special day here at PHP because it is the birthday of not just your lovely and handsome host, Chris Donovan, but it's also the birthday of our guest this week, Alex Reale!! So it only makes sense that on such a wonderful day, the two of us open up this absolute gift to the world, the 2012 film Cabin in the Woods. Join the birthday boys as we go down into the cellar and see what monsters await us. We discuss what-ifs, potential spin-offs, and who we'd like to have in charge or keeping the world safe. We also geek out about what is, for Chris Donovan's money, the greatest five minutes in film history. So what are you waiting for: let's get this party started!
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
The Descent (with Carolyn Drake-Coyle)
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
Spelunking anyone? Carrie is back to join ya boy, Chris Donovan as we descend into a conversation about the classic 2005 Neil Marshall film, The Descent. Along the way we will talk about director tropes, Hudsons, and sex shop glowsticks as we try to distill what about The Descent is so awe-inspiring? Is it it's impeccable cinematography? Is it the wonderful characters? Is it the claustrophobic tension? Or is it just some cool monsters? Spoiler Alert: It's all of the above. So what are you waiting for? Put on your helmet and climbing gear and join us as we lose our minds talking about what is collectively, one of our favorite movies. You won't need night vision to see how much we love talking about The Descent.
Sunday May 06, 2018
Top 10 Horror Book to Movie Adaptations (with Carolyn Drake-Coyle)
Sunday May 06, 2018
Sunday May 06, 2018
SHH! Some of us are trying to read. Not every horror movie adapted from a book leaves the good stuff on the page. Sometimes, they capture the words and project it on screen bigger and better than we could've even imagined. Carolyn is back with your ole pal, Chris Donovan and we're gonna have ourselves a chat about what happens when horror leaps off the page and infects the silver screen. We also talk about how sharks are awesome and how unfair it is that book to TV episodes don't count to this list, but it's mostly about the cool horror films. From classic black and white tales of suspense to 2018 Netflix monster movies and everything in between. And yes, Stephen King's name gets mentioned a few times. So take a seat by the fireplace and let Carrie and Chris regale you with a tale of what happens when books become movies.
Thursday Apr 19, 2018
Pet Sematary (with Carolyn Drake-Coyle)
Thursday Apr 19, 2018
Thursday Apr 19, 2018
What's down that path over there? Well Chris Donovan and his guest Carolyn Drake-Coyle will show you. It goes all the way down to the Pet Sematary, a place where the dead speak! And also a fun but not great film that boasts a ton of quotable lines and questionable decisions. Join us as we discuss the 1989 Stephen King adaptation brought to us by the director of Halloweentown II and Mega Python vs Gatoroid. We'll air our grievances about how this adaptation falters whereas the book soars like a kite, we'll talk about what we're hoping for in the upcoming remake, and we'll even tell you the perfect Movie Night pairing with this film because we're super cool. So enjoy! And don't forget: sometimes...dead is better, Carolyn and I just wish this movie was too.
Wednesday Mar 21, 2018
The Shining (with Megan Pendagast)
Wednesday Mar 21, 2018
Wednesday Mar 21, 2018
Great party, isn't it! Sorry it's been a while since our last episode. I got this job taking care of this giant hotel over the winter called The Overlook and it's been consuming all of my time. I've been running through this place so much, I thought I was going to go crazy. Luckily my friend Megan Pendagast was able to stop by so we could chat about the 1980 Stanley Kubrick film, The Shining. We got to talk about what-ifs behind the making of the film, the endless amount of theories this film has produced, and settle the age old question of The Shining movie vs The Shining novel. So join Megan and I as we grab ourselves a glass of ghost whiskey, book a stay in Room 237, and have a fun chat about all things Shining. Afterall, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy!
Friday Oct 27, 2017
Hocus Pocus (with Sarah David)
Friday Oct 27, 2017
Friday Oct 27, 2017
It's just a bunch of hocus pocus! It's Halloween tonight in Salem so why don't you join Chris Donovan and his guest Sarah David as they visit the old Sanderson house? We'll be here until sunrise talking about the 1993 Disney classic Hocus Pocus. So come on: leave your weird colonial Halloween party, grab your lucky rat tail, down a empty cup of cider, and join us as we brew up a scary fun time. Just don't light any candles when you're in here, because they can be a witch to put out.
Also big shoutout to Marshall Hicks and Kat Wells from the incredible Boys and Ghouls podcast. Kat was nice enough to let me use her cover of 'Come Little Children' in this episode. Check them out at boysandghouls.podbean.com or you can listen to their show on iTunes as well. Just listen to one episode and I guarantee they'll put a spell on you.
Thursday Sep 28, 2017
It: Chapter One (with My Loser's Club)
Thursday Sep 28, 2017
Thursday Sep 28, 2017
Welcome to the Loser's Club!! We've been looking for new members since our last few have mysteriously disappeared. The only members left are our fearless leader Chris Donovan and his buddies Justin Beaucage and Ryan Spooner. Join us as we take a trip to Derry, Maine and check out every sewer, circus, and haunted house to find the new clown show. We've heard it's a real scream! By that I mean, we're going to talk about the 2017 smash hit movie It and the Stephen King novel it is based on. I don't know, I try to get all fancy with episode descriptions because I'm weird like that.
Thursday Sep 07, 2017
Top Ten Best Worst Movies (with Sean Hogan)
Thursday Sep 07, 2017
Thursday Sep 07, 2017
We're bad to the bone! Sean Hogan is back on the show with host Chris Donovan for an odyssey of awful. In this episode we talk about our favorite affronts to the basic tenents of storytelling. Movies that failed on many levels but succeeded in winning our hearts. We'll see magic shows and musicals and mysteries, oh my! Sean and I have a lot to talk about today, so what are you waiting for? Join us for talk of killer sheep, claymation bears, dinosaur detectives, and dominatrixes. Yeah, it's a weird episode...