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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 the Evil Dead franchise 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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Is there such a thing as love at first sight? There sure is when the thing you see 2025’s HEART EYES!! That’s right, initially on the schedule for February of this year, bumped due to a scheduling conflict, and now we’re finally getting a chance to sing this film’s praises on the show!! So, who gets their flowers? How about that genuinely fast and …
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Not sure if you should listen to this episode? Well, we’re talking about 1997’s I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER so… what are you waiting for, huh?!! That’s right, the 90s Summer slasher - the hit screens in the Fall - is in our hooks, so how does this measure up next to Scream? We get into it all, including an exploration into the origins of the fi…
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It’s five minutes to midnight, Antonio Bay - time for one last story!! That’s right, crank up the worst, loudest jazz record that’s ever been etched onto a 12-inch, we’re talking about a quintessential “this town is going to hell” tale, John Carpenter’s THE FOG!! Along the way, we delve into the origin story of Carpenter and Hill’s follow-up to Hal…
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You’ve heard the story before: a Maine telekinetic teen snaps after her bullies play a prank that goes too far… but what if the soundtrack has third-wave ska? That’s right, consider this Carrie vol. 3 - we’re getting matching tattoos, confessing our love for Shirley Manson, and having our minds blown (apart) by THE RAGE: CARRIE 2!! Here to help us …
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It’s double the Carrie, double the body count this week as we unpack not one, but two remakes of the seminal Stephen King spectacular, CARRIE (2002 and 2013)!! And we’re bursting out of the scary prayer closet with two Retuning Champions you know and love - from Horror Queers, it’s Joe Lipsett and Trace Thurman here to help us two more modern Black…
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If you’ve got a taste for terror - and seconds - you have a date with us and our 2023 episode covering the 1976 classic, CARRIE!! But why go back to Prom? The sixth season of Kill By Kill starts this Friday, and we'll be covering the cinematic adaptations of Stephen King!! To properly set up that bucket of pig's blood we'll be pouring over the two …
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It’s bright lights and multiple Deadites this week as we leave the woods for Patrick’s hood on the season 5 finale of Kill By Kill!! That’s right, we’re wrapping up our Necronomicon coverage with the latest entry in the franchise, EVIL DEAD RISE!! Along the way, we uncover Rise’s unusual route to the cineplex, how a few direct sequels to the 2013 f…
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It’s an open invitation to what might be the very best (horror) movie of the year! That’s right, we’re wrapping up Season 5’s Vampire coverage with the runaway original smash of 2025 so far, SINNERS!! Along the way, we dig into the complex web of personal relationships that make the film sing, the dazzling performances of the entire cast, and the s…
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*lit candles glow, fog machine pumps, a cloaked figure enters… Welcome… to Fright Night… as well!! Or “in addition to…” Screw it: it’s FRIGHT NIGHT 2!! The original. There happens to be a second FIGHT NIGHT 2 that's a sequel to the remake. Wait, let’s start over. Are you confused yet? Just you wait! On our final episode of Horror-CoMAYdy this year,…
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You can never go home again. But you can revisit, try to relive your “glory days,” and uncover an alien conspiracy to replace humanity with goo-filled robots. That’s right, we’re truly peaking with this week’s Horror-CoMAYdy entry, Edgar Wright’s final film in the Cornetto trilogy, THE WORLD’S END!! So does this week’s school chum reunion fair bett…
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On Kill By Kill, we try our darnedest to cover films that our audience can find and view with their eyeballs. This week, however, is a major exception. For Horror-CoMAYdy, we scoured the internet (and Patrick’s blu-ray collection) to find a movie that just does not work - and the world has conspired to keep hidden: 1982’s NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CLASS R…
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What is peak horror comedy? One could make the argument that this week’s film ascended near the top and became the finest genre spoof of the new century. That’s right, we’re taking a trip to little ol’ place where we can get together… and die for the amusement of the Elder Gods - 2012’s THE CABIN IN THE WOODS!! Along the way, we dig into the haunte…
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Comedy and horror: two great tastes that taste great together if you get the balance right. But not every movie can actually walk that tightrope! This week on Kill By Kill, we begin our Horror CoMAYdy coverage with a film mixing slasher thrills with practical jokes - 1986’s APRIL FOOL’S DAY!! Along the way, we explore the film’s connection to Frida…
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Welcome to the movie that created a “turducken” out of a cat and forced a once-thriving horror podcast to its knees. That’s right, we’re digging into schlockmeister Greyson Clark’s 1988 flopsterpiece, UNINVITED!! Our guest on this pleasure cruise without the pleasure describes this film as “84 minutes of bliss,” Oli Hamilton. Why, you may ask, did …
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Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, we roast every minor character on Amity Island. That’s right, we’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of JAWS in the most fitting Kill By Kill way possible: hyper focusing on the least important people in the story! Here to help us take Polly, Mrs. Taft, and the groovy dentist guy down a p…
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Gather ‘round - the feast of all feasts is about to begin! That’s right, Animal Attack April 2025 looms even larger than usual when “Mr. Big” aka Bert I. Gordon is at the helm and we’re gorging on his 1976 eco-horror cult classic, THE FOOD OF THE GODS with the immeasurable help of actor, comedian, and manager of the Video Garage Matt McCarthy!! Alo…
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It should have been so simple. In fact, the hook is just two words: space vampires. That’s it! And yet what resulted is a roiling boil of Dracula tropes, sweaty performances, extended nudity, and some of the best shriveled puppets you’ll ever see! That’s right, we’re zapping the energy out of 1985’s LIFEFORCE with the help of actor and stand-up, Ma…
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After nearly nine years of Kill By Kill, we sometimes ask ourselves why we still do it. The fame? The fortune? Perhaps it’s to find those beautiful, forgotten slasher gems of the 1980s? After this episode, the answer to all three questions is, “Not this week!” That’s right, we’re scraping the bottom of the low budget horror barrel as we take an ext…
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In this town, there’s only so many things to do: find a quiet place to park, get lucky, then deliver that special someone a slideshow about how now they’ve got a death curse. That’s right, love is in the air and a murderous demon entity is on our trail as we explore IT FOLLOWS for its 10th anniversary!! Along the way, we dig into the fabulous grab …
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Hear ye, hear ye - the trial of Beelzebub v. Movie Audiences is about to begin!! That’s right, we’re building a case for and against pre-Y2K mania as we talk about 1997’s demonically daffy legal thriller, THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE!! Here to help and add his expert testimony is entertainment lawyer extraordinaire, Joshua Lastine!! You’ll hear arguments i…
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We’ve been training for nearly nine years for a Deathventure like this!! That’s right, we’re back in cinemas for horror’s most recent theatrical hit: Osgood Perkins’ THE MONKEY!! It’s an explosive episode filled with bloody good deaths, unusual Stephen King bullies, a Friday the 13th flashback, and the most important question of all… how exactly do…
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It’s said that you can’t go home again. But you shouldn’t just move to London and make the same movie but infinitely worse. And folks, that’s where we found ourselves discussing the sequel no one wanted but was contractually obligated to happen - BASIC INSTINCT 2: RISK ADDICTION. Thank goodness social media impresario and Returning Champion to Kill…
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Love is exciting and new - especially since it’s been programmed that way. That’s right, February is Kill By Kill After Dark time and we’re over the moon about the recently released COMPANION!! And we’re laying all out there after our spoiler-free section, getting under the surface of this hybrid horror-thriller! We’re talking Jack Quaid’s inherite…
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If there’s a thin line between clever and stupid, the line has never been thinner than today’s movie. So grab your ice pick and leave your underwear at home - Kill By Kill After Dark is back, and we’re going deep into what some might call the pinnacle of the 90s erotic thriller, BASIC INSTINCT!! Here to help us reveal all the killer details are Eli…
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Are you ready for “the most terrifying film of all time?” That’s the bold claim made by the movie’s marketing - about an even bolder take on the Cabin In The Woods genre! And that’s before it tweaks the deadite formula resulting in a surprisingly emotional result. So let’s crack open that Necronomicon to dive into 2013’s EVIL DEAD - the “rebootique…
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