Kill By Kill: Talking Horror Characters One Death At A Time

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls… island time is here. That’s right, we’re crash-landing into a fantastic exploration of the themes and characters within Sam Raimi’s fantastic new film, SEND HELP! Along the way, we explore how the film flips the script on Drag Me To Hell’s capitalist monkey’s paw, compare and contrast Linda’s idea of Survivor gameplay versus a real deserted island, love on Dyl...

Thank Mary Lou... we're back! That’s right, it's time to revisit all the gory details of 1987’s least likely sequel to a disco slasher: Hello Mary Lou Prom Night 2! Here to escort us to the dance is writer (2023's Five Nights at Freddy's) and director (Tragedy Girls/Patchwork/It's A Wonderful Knife) Tyler MacIntyre as we talk about monocle popping, debate just how clean a bathroom should be on pro...

We’re your podcast ’til the end, and there’s no better way to show it than by starting Season 7 off with an in-depth play session with the original CHILD’S PLAY! Here to help us be true Good Guys is writer ( Dead Teenagers from Oni ; Clayface: Celebrity Dirt from DC ) and Returning Champion to the show, Jude Ellison Doyle! Along the way, we open the history books of how Chucky was created, unpack...

Thank Jason we're taking a quick break from our FRIDAY THE 13th franchise revisit and getting our boogie on! That's right, it’s 1980s PROM NIGHT, and everything is alright! Kinda. We're digging into this singular Canuxploitation slasher classic starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Leslie Nielsen, and “the oldest teenagers since Grease.” And our date for the special episode? Why its Janel Schermerhorn, the v...

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls… we’ve been talking to you for a full decade! That’s right, we’re looking back at 10 years of making fun of Jason Voorhees, bad vampire planners, Sudden Oatmeal Syndrome deadites, inventing skulls, exploding birds, walking fish toilets, and the bad boyfriends who ask, “Have you considered my penis?” All this, plus hot tub sex scenes, Mary Lou Maloney worship, d...

Need a distraction? Well, Thank Jason it’s Friday - the Kill By Kill Podcast is here to help. Your remix series is sadly closing the book on Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, but we're lucky to have the support of movie critic and podcaster Clint Worthington to help! Along the way, we discuss new craft selections for Jason’s Crystal Lake Swap Meet stand, the disturbing connection between The Fin...

Do you read Sutter Cane? Really? Name three albums! Sorry? He’s a fictional novelist who is in contact with the Elder Gods who wish to retake the Earth and subject us to their dark dominion? Someone should make a movie about that. They did?! It’s called IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, and it’s a stone-cold John Carpenter classic that we’re covering this week with the help of TikTok’s own Mandi Bossard !...

Flashback to 2017 - it's the second year of the show, we're in the middle of talking about FRIDAY THE 13th THE FINAL CHAPTER, and our guest, author and podcast host (Ladies Love Paul Rudd) Amy Pascale, coins the signature phrase of the show: #GetBunked. That's right, revisit history in the making in this episode as we say goodbye to Ted, Doug & Sara, discover the hidden connection between Harr...

As we approach our official 10th anniversary, we wanted to gather our listening family together to share something truly special: death. That’s right, we’re knocking each other off and knocking it out of the park with one of the best horror films of the 2010s, YOU’RE NEXT! Along the way, we wonder what possessed Lionsgate to keep this movie on the shelf for so long, celebrate one of the greatest f...

We're only halfway through the remixed revisit of our coverage of Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter,  and it's time to bring in an expert. That's right, this week we’re joined by film director Jeremy Kasten (The Wizard of Gore, Attic Expeditions) to learn what it’s really like to be on a movie set with Crispin Glover. Along the way, we attempt to uncover the mystery of Mrs. Jarvis’ missing first...

Fear is the new faith, bones are the new money, and so are the worms! That’s right, it’s knife crime after prime time as we speak to Old Nick about one of 2026’s best horror flicks so far, Nia DeCosta’s 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE! Along the way, we discuss how Duran Duran can shape an apocalypse, debate why Patrick can’t pull off a blonde wig, reminisce about Sigourney Weaver’s insanely hot A...

On this week's remixed episode of Kill By Kill, we're continuing our deep dive into FRIDAY THE 13th: THE FINAL CHAPTER ! This week, we're bringing Shannon Campe from the Stage of Fools podcast along for all the skinny-dipping fun. In this episode, we discuss “reputations” and how to get them, the likelihood of a Three Stooges impression succeeding as a seduction technique, and Jason’s most unlikel...

It all comes crashing down this week as we get out of our human suit and into our creepy bunny suit to dig into 2001’s cult classic, DONNIE DARKO!! Along the way, we explore the movie’s many connections to Stephen King’s multiverse, debate whether this collapsed reality is all Grandma Death’s fault, worship at the altar of Drew Barrymore again, and point out some vital Long Beach filming locations...

Out of order? You're out of order!! Well, actually, it took us a while to rescue the original audio of all of our Final Chapter episodes, but it's better late than never as we dig into this remixed episode featuring network TV honcho Jen Titus! This week, we launch the new series CSI: Crystal Lake, learn what a Nurse With Benefits is, and finally consider the advantages of a “front banana pocket”...

On your marks… get set… podcast!! That’s right, we’re being hunted down like the dogs we are as we discuss the 2025 remake of THE RUNNING MAN!! Along the way, we explore the overlapping themes of the Bachman books, unpack why this new version sings and goes flat, and consider the possibility that Glen Powell is just too good-looking. All this, plus Scott Farkas-alikes, mosquito hunting, Mick Fleet...

We hate for it to go, but we love to listen to our redux coverage of Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning leave. That's right, we're welcoming our pal Zach Powers (of The Revisionists podcast) into the BARN OF DOOM to talk about the last 20 body-dumping minutes and really ask the heard questions, like what type of Pokemon Jason is, consider where Part 5 to Mrs. Doubtfire connect as stories, dig...

Listen up, buster! We’ve got a great episode for you, but it does contain undignified language. That’s right, we remain unhobbled as we discuss one of the best Stephen King adaptations of all time, 1990’s MISERY. Here to help drag us out of the snow and back into bed where we belong is one of the stars of the new horror film, OBSESSION, Cooper Tomlinson.   Along the way, we explore how the story w...

It's the section of FRIDAY THE 13th PART 5 so nice, we recorded this episode twice!! That's right, it's the return of this special edition of our New Beginning coverage and bringing on two great guests to help us: the leader of F This Movie, Patrick Bromley, and the co-writer/director of Beyond The Gates, Jackson Stewart! Both of them love Part 5: A New Beginning, and they’re here to defend the in...

Folks, we’re off our rocker again!! That’s right, with Mother’s Day coming up, we’ve got the perfect film to explore: 1986’s PSYCHO 3!! Here to help us find our way through the desert is our friend and podcast host of Fun With Horror , Scotty Cross!! Along the way, we discuss the kinds of oddballs who are attracted to the Bates Motel, debate which Mother is the worst Mother, consider Norman’s “reb...

On this week's redux episode of Kill By Kill, we've got a wild one for you! The hilarious writer/performer Alex Alexander is here to talk about Ethel & Junior Hubbard: the mother and son duo who put the “ick” in “Hicksploitation.” Along the way, we’re unpacking all the gory details behind this town’s serious enchilada importation problem, how NOT to use your kitchen as a marijuana grow house,...

We want to play a little game… and no Jigsaw, you can sit this one out. It’s one bride taking on an entire hyper-wealthy brood as we talk 2019’s READY OR NOT!! Along the way, we unpack what makes every member of this family so fun to watch suffer, our personal “game night” limits, the assendance (and possible corruption) of “eat the rich horror,” and worship at the altars of Samara Weaving and Adr...

Thank Jason we found two characters we actually like in this movie!! That's right, on this week's redux episode, we receive a delightful visit from Ashlee Blackwell of graveyardshiftsisters.com, who joins in with us to dig up everything we can about Demon and Anita, from their super sweet threads to their adorable crooning - we cover all four minutes they're onscreen in excusiating depth. Plus, we...

A storm's a comin’, and this one has teeth! That’s right, blood is in the water as we tear into the latest shark flick on Netflix, THRASH!! We open the floodgates of questions about this new streaming title, like why would anyone aim to become a professional poker player and a DJ? Why doesn’t anyone listen to weathermen anymore? Who learns to shoot with a NERF gun? And why does Netflix think you’r...

Thank Jason it's Friday! The Kill By Kill redux project is back, and we're still haunted by Jason... or Roy. Frankly, we're just haunted by A New Beginning. Thankfully, Scream 101 host and blumhouse.com writer Brennan Klein is here to help them attempt to regain their sanity as they talk dirty about filthy hobos, loud vs. short lovemaking, sex robots, and the dazzling wit on display in Part 5. Plu...

Do you hear the call of the wild? No. Perhaps you hear the call of the domesticated chimps? That’s right, say Aloha to rabid dogs and then say Aloha to Ben as we talk this year’s PRIMATE   for Animal Attack April!! Along the way, we break for new kidneys, meet horror legend Linnea Quigley during a fire alarm, expand on why a costumed chimp makes us relax, and delve into the movie’s commentary on n...