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In each episode, Patrick Hamilton and Gena Radcliffe unpack all the gory details of horror cinema's least discussed topic: the characters. From Friday the 13th to Nightmare on Elm Street and beyond, our mission is to detail each hack, slash, and decapitation in the hopes that a victim's untimely end is just the beginning of the jokes we can make about them.
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The Lot is many things. A small town full of secrets. A place where evil can fester. And it’s a Stephen King property that has a few swings at the bat. Well, this week on Kill By Kill, we’re the ones swinging the bat! That’s right, we hate to do it, but we’re driving a stake right through the heart of this 2022… wait, 2023… hold on… 2024 remake of …
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Have you ever dreamt of a better version of this podcast? We did, so we injected our format with Cronenberg’s The Fly, Street Trash, Re-animator, and… 2001: A Space Odyssey? That’s right - we’re ready to pump it up for the body horror flick of 2024: Coralie Fargeat’s audacious film, THE SUBSTANCE!! Along the way, we start spoiler-free before giving…
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In the Year of Darkness, 2024 - one podcast will be sent back to the past to discuss “ice cream scooping” waitresses to save humanity!! That’s right, pluck out those eyeballs and put in your earbuds as we open up shop on the James Cameron classic, THE TERMINATOR, for its 40th anniversary!! It’s a movie that’s probably been talked about by more peop…
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Distracted at school? Lashing out at home? The solution to your teen’s problems is just a ferry ride away in Cradle Bay, where one unregulated doctor and a gang of Blue Ribbons are standing by to shove a white-hot microchip into your eyeball!! That’s right, we’re talking X-Files grunge, Tarantino monologues, and 1998’s DISTURBING BEHAVIOR with writ…
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You were warned. You are doomed. You are in for a Friday the 13th treat!! That’s right, we’re celebrating the luckiest of unlucky days with something we’ve never tried before: a theatrical poster draft of the entire Friday the 13th franchise with two overly qualified guests - from the Screen Drafts podcast, it’s Returning Champion Clay Keller; and …
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Isn’t it time for your favorite horror movie podcast to do something a bit more literary? How about an epistolary novel where every character is 30% more horny than necessary? That’s right, we’re cracking the book on 1992’s BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA to explore every main character in the order in which their blood is tasted!! Along the way, we explore …
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Congratulations! You won a prize from the church, and it’s a new episode of Kill By Kill talking about the biggest horror hit of the year so far... LONGLEGS!! That’s right, we’re getting possessed by this hypnotic supernatural banger of a serial killer thriller, and we can’t shut up about it!! We’re digging into all the details, including the movie…
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She’s just a mining town girl, living on a Wayland-Yutani world. He’s just a synthetic boy, manufactured in South Detroit. Together, they’ll have to fight face-huggers, Xenomorphs, and a few special guests on an all-new episode of Kill By Kill where we’re talking ALIEN ROMULUS!! First up, we talk about our spoiler-free feelings before digging into …
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Thank Satan It’s Friday!! That’s right, we’re worshiping at the altar of THE FIRST OMEN!! Say what? “You two liked a prequel?” Yes, a listener who I just invented, WE DID!! Folks, strap in your headgear for an initiation to end all initiations (Sorry, 1984’s The Initiation) as we talk 1971 Rome, listen to the Devil’s Disco, dissect the Church’s “bi…
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You asked for it. You demanded it. We… sadly listened to you. That’s right - by overwhelming demand, we’re covering a true clash of the Titans: terrible lighting and non-existent characters! Wait. That’s here too, but the movie we’re talking about is ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM!! This movie has it all: Predator wedding rehearsals, Doctor Face-Hand…
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Everybody enjoys a good walk. But do you know what makes a good walk great? Grizzly murders executed by an undead, backwoods mutant!! That’s right, we’re talking about a new “dirty peanut” - Johnny from 2024’s innovative IN A VIOLENT NATURE!! Following the example of the film, we dig into each character in the order in which they die, explore the f…
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It’s the movie that puts revenge into a different gear! That’s right, it’s Mad Max meets The Crow but not nearly as good as either - we’re talking 1986’s THE WRAITH with help from The Wrap critic, Critically Acclaimed network host, and Returning Champion to the show, William Bibbiani!! We don’t have time to let Jesus take the wheel, as we’re off an…
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Light the torch, hit the track… Olympics fever has arrived at Kill By Kill!! And what better way to celebrate the gold standard in human achievement happening in Paris than to review one of the dumbest and repetitive slashers we’ve ever encountered from the good old USA - 1984’s FATAL GAMES!! We’re training to reach the top by discussing how this m…
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Welcome to Hollywood in 1985. And making it to the Final Cut can be murder! That’s right - we’re talking Giallo gloves, religious right nuts, and the secret of the silly goose - as we go deep into the final film of the X trilogy, MAXXXINE!! Don't worry - we're starting with a non-spoiler set of reactions before we go all the way! Then we dig into v…
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Sure, the suburbs suck - but they’ve never sucked quite like they do in the 1985 vampire next door classic, FRIGHT NIGHT!! Here to help us peep and tell all about it is the incredibly funny author, Kashana Cauley!! Along the way, we talk about the sustainability of suburban vampire life, engage in local Madison, Wisconsin reference jokes, debate th…
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It was the kernel of a great idea… take a meta approach to the slasher genre and the theatrical experience. Five years before SCREAM savaged the slasher, 1991’s POPCORN burst onto the scene - but didn’t quite make the same impact. On this episode, we go deep into this 90s horror artifact along with Bloody Disgusting Podcast co-host and Returning Ch…
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Kiss your nerves goodbye and a new group of Deadeyes hello as we re-enter our favorite cabin in the woods for Sam Raimi’s cult classic, EVIL DEAD II: DEAD BY DAWN!! We’re unpacking every wild camera rig and engorged basement lady in the house as we try to come to grips with this funny and frightful favorite!! We’re talking Bruce Campbell’s jawline,…
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It’s the movie that made America say, “Delta Rho Chi until the day that we die,” - and then America let it die immediately. That’s right, we’re submitting ourselves to the nearly forgotten charms of 1984’s THE INITIATION with the help of writer, comedian, and host of TV Guidance Counselor podcast, Ken Reid!! Along the way, we unpack bird explosion …
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If we learned anything from this week’s film, it’s that the “gig economy” will kill you!! That’s right, we hook up with our old friends Radio Silence to discuss the new kiddy vampire flick, ABIGAIL!! Before we get fully rolling, we have a non-spoiler section for those who haven’t caught the film yet. Then we dive into movie theater etiquette, trail…
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Tune In, Turn On, Burn In (ratings) Hell!! That’s right, we’re flipping the channel and tackling a new (-ish) flick this week as we slot LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL this week on Kill By Kill!! We start with a non-spoiler look at the movie for those who have yet to catch up before digging into all the most devilish of details, such as our aging roster…
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You can’t believe everything that you see, but believe everything you hear as we close out Brian De Pal-May with an in-depth discussion of 1984’s BODY DOUBLE!! That’s right, we are digging deep into De Palma’s Rear Window meets Vertigo in the Adult Section of the video store riff, and we are making sure you’re along for the stalking - er, ride. Alo…
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Sometimes when we touch, the cataclysmic psychic connection is too much!! That’s right, we’re making this show move with our minds as we discuss 1978’s telekinetic terror THE FURY with Bloody Disgusting’s Meagan Navarro for Brian De Pal-May!! We’re looking to uncover the truth beneath the film’s horror novel origins, explore how the characters conn…
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If you’ve got a taste for terror, you have a date for our episode covering the 1976 classic CARRIE!! That’s right, Brian De Pal-May continues with the high school hell created by the pen of Stephen King - an explosive dance of teenage hormones, religious mania, and plenty of split-diopter lens shots!! Along the way, we dig into the backstory that b…
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It's gonna be De Pal-MAY!! That's right, we're spending May discussing one of the greatest directors of his generation, Brian De Palma, this month, and we're starting things off by unlocking our Patreon episode discussing his 1973 Rock n' Roll musical, PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE!! Along the way, we talk about the journey of the Juicy Fruits, debate wh…
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Before Aquatic Attack April sinks to the bottom of the sea, we have one more gilled beastie to battle!! That’s right, we’re gulping down the oceanic variation of ALIEN and THE THING, the Italian-spiced creature feature, LEVIATHAN!! Here to help us dig for precious metals out of the raw schlock ore are two Returning Champions to the show, the Horror…
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