Horror Joy
Hosted by Brian and Jeff · Brian Onishi + Jeffery Stoyanoff
5.0from 58 ratings
- 107
- Episodes
- 27
- Transcribed
- 58
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 13K
- YouTube views
About Horror Joy
Horror Joy is a podcast by two university professors who take a deep dive into horror in hopes of finding joy lurking in the shadows.
- Publisher
- Brian Onishi + Jeffery Stoyanoff
- Category
- arts · tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 21 May 2024
- Latest episode
- 16 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
27 of 107 episodes have a transcript.
16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
***Horror Joy Fresh Cuts: Whalefall
12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Luke Dumas on Meet Your Maker
9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
***Horror Joy Fresh Cut: Other Mommy
Inside a recent episode
***Horror Joy Fresh Cuts: Whalefall
Published 16 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] If you don't know the story, again, we're dealing with the grief of a lost father. A son goes on a quest to dive and find the remains of his father and get swallowed by a whale. Besides those poignant points, this is a horror movie. It's a family drama, but it's also a horror movie. And there are moments when, if you remember back to Nope, when the ship comes down and sucks up all the people and they're in that little area being sucked up it's horrifying it's terrifying or maybe you remember watching as above so below and there are mixed reviews about this but the claustrophobia of Sneaking through very small spaces is used very well in whale fall. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Horror Joy
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Luke Dumas
- Briana N Cox
- Craig Wallwork
- Neil Williamson
- Joe Vallese
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 12,623
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 24 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 34 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100
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- Quality
- 75
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 72
- Engagement
- 77
Contact Horror Joy
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- Books guests
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Questions about Horror Joy
Who hosts Horror Joy?
Brian and Jeff host the show. Published by Brian Onishi + Jeffery Stoyanoff.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Horror Joy take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
Where can I read transcripts?
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