The Dark Descent – A Spooky Stories Podcast!

Phil Gonzales and Willow Piotrowski
  • 4.8 (24)
  • TV & Film
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This is a podcast where a dad (Phil) and his adult child (Willow) talk about spooky films and books!

  1. 2d ago

    The Dark Descent – “At The Mountains of Madness” Part Two!

    Get ready to hear two people yellin’ about shoggoths! That’s right, we’re going deep deep DEEP under Antarctica and finding out just WHERE WE CAME FROM and HOW BAD IT SMELLS with Part 2 of our coverage of H. P. Lovecraft’s AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS! We talk timelines, Old Ones, Mi-Go, Cthulhu Spawn, and … Continue reading "The Dark Descent – “At The Mountains of Madness” Part Two!"

  2. Aug 17

    The Dark Descent – “At The Mountains of Madness” Part One!

    Antarctic exploration? Grotesque penguins? Elder Things? Warning signs everyone should probably have taken more seriously?! Let’s descend into the first half of H.P. Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness!

  3. Aug 7

    The Dark Descent – “They” by Robert A. Heinlein

    Let’s darkly descend into Robert A. Heinlein’s “They,” a reality-bending tale from David G. Hartwell’s Foundations of Fear. Is its unnamed protagonist delusional, imprisoned in a simulation, or right but for all the wrong reasons? Along the way, we’ll talk paranoia, isolation, collective consciousness, suspiciously localized rain, and the story’s connections to The Matrix, The … Continue reading "The Dark Descent – “They” by Robert A. Heinlein"

  4. Jul 31

    The Dark Descent – “Don’t Look Now” by Daphne du Maurier

    In this episode of whatever we’re calling this show now, Willow and Phil pick apart the incredible “Don’t Look Now” by Daphne du Maurier!

  5. 10/24/2025

    It’s Del Toro Time! – Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein!” (2025)

    Willow and I FINALLY managed to get together to record an episode! Because we’re OBLIGATED TO for this PODCAST we OSTENSIBLY do. It’s Guillermo del Toro’s first and dozenth iteration of “Frankenstein!”

  6. 03/24/2025

    The Ecstasy of Influence – A. I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

    It’s Del Toro Time returns with a deep dive into Steven Spielberg’s haunting 2001 sci-fi fairy tale, A.I. Artificial Intelligence. Originally developed by Stanley Kubrick and completed by Spielberg, this movie mashes up Pinocchio, Frankenstein, and a whole lot of emotional trauma—plus teddy bears and Jude Law as a robot gigolo. What more could you … Continue reading "The Ecstasy of Influence – A. I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)"

  7. 11/19/2024

    The Ecstasy of Influence – The Prince of Egypt (1997)

    What do you get when three of the most powerful men in Hollywood decide to produce an animated film about the life of Moses? You get “The Prince of Egypt!”

    The Ecstasy of Influence – The Prince of Egypt (1997)

  8. 11/08/2024

    Ecstasy of Influence – Perfect Blue (1997)

    It’s anime! It’s a thriller! It’s bizarre! It’s awesome! It’s Satoshi Kon’s “Perfect Blue” on The Ecstasy of Influence on It’s Del Toro Time!

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