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

It’s Friday the 13th, people!! And that could only mean one thing: an under-seen teen bully flick from Sean S. Cunningham? That’s right, we’ve hit the bottom of the barrel for Jason-related content and have now slid into Mr. Cunningham’s lesser efforts, 1985’s Army brats vs. bully flick, THE NEW KIDS! Along the way, we talk about parentless towns, multiple sleepwalking performances, a surprisingly...

Sit down, and I’ll tell you a tale about a sad guy who gets bit by another guy, but it doesn’t make him happy - just an undead hottie drinking rat juice until the second guy bites a little girl to solve their relationship problems and… you know, I should let the 1994 Anne Rice adaption INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE fill in the details!! That’s right, we’re celebrating this monumental gothic blockbust...

Do you want to play a game? Too bad! You don’t get games this time!! That’s right, for this year’s Sawsgiving, as we try to enjoy the bad cop vs. worse cop sidequel, SPIRAL: FROM THE BOOK OF SAW with the help of Returning Champion and Pillow Fright host Elissa Wagner!! Along the way, we discuss skinning randos, Jån Kramer - the Swedish Jigsaw, character chin beards, edgy corporate video VO, stair-...

We’ve heard the call, and it’s coming from inside our idyllic Bavarian Alps resort! That’s right, we’re checking in on another recent Neon release, the daffy and disturbing CUCKOO!! Don’t worry - we’ve got a non-spoiler reaction upfront before we pipe in with our in-depth reactions to the movie, including how we like to “Porky Pig-it” in the hotel lobby, the “horror” of blended families, appreciat...

Have you heard about the plan our Heavenly Father has for us? It’s that we all rush to the theater and enter the debate from hell with Hugh Grant as we talk bad basements, fake candle smells, and HERETIC with friend of the pod, Megan Sunday!! We have all sorts of literature and testimony to share about Patrick’s Mormon missionary past, that one Uncle we all know, patriarchal gab sessions, and the...

Wanna turn that frown upside down? No? Well, we don’t either. That’s why it's such good news that we caught one of last month’s biggest horror releases to ensure a demon does it for us!! That’s right, this week we’re singing out loud about SMILE 2!! Along the way, we have a non-spoiler section for everyone before we grin and bear the rest of our in-depth coverage. We consider whether we got a Penn...

Listen up, you primitive screw heads! We’re headed back in time with a Necronomicon under our arm as we talk Pit Crones, boomsticks, and Sam Raimi’s sword-and-slapstick classic, ARMY OF DARKNESS! Along the way, we talk comedy traffic school, Bruce Campbell: Handsome Idiot, more tales from the desk of Dino de Laurentis, the dire state of 2010s parody films, and genuinely terrible TikTok comments. A...

How much Lot is a lot, and how much Lot equals a whole ‘lotta nothin’? That’s just one of the cursed questions we ask ourselves as we move back into town to talk about the 45th anniversary of CBS’ ’SALEM’S LOT!! And we’re not afraid to ask the big questions! Why is James Mason so nervous? Who taught David Soul’s Ben Mears to type like a caveman? How does this adaptation connect to cults and beatin...

If unrelenting fear is your idea of fun… If you have a need to be terrified…   If your favorite dreams are nightmares… Then this is the Kill By Kill episode you’ve always dreamed of… Buy a ticket, grab your seat, and get ready to get terrified!! That’s right, we’re talking about the ultimate horror clip show - sorry. The ultimate terror film clip show for its 40th anniversary, TERROR IN THE AISLES...

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 ‘SALEM’S LOT - and we’re not happy about it at all...

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 birth to a conversation covering an avalanche of...

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 people than any other film we’ve discussed on the show...

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 writer and “This Ends At Prom” podcast co-host Harmony...

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 in his KBK debut, actor/director/horror legend Gra...

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 frilled lizard costumes, corset rippers, bad accen...

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’s fantastic marketing push, the Devil’s delivery...

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 the very gooey meat of this excellent motion pictu...

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 “big plan,” consider demonic honeymoon suites, engage...

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-Hands, a real-life murderer, communal hootch in a sew...

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 film’s audacious storytelling gambit, challenge ou...

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 and running to discuss road pirates, Uwe Boll’s cas...

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 movie fails at almost every turn: bland characters...

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 video sleaze, all the Kill By Kill-specific movie r...

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 the concept of clouds with teeth, consider exactly...

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 Champion, the lovely Zena!! Along the way, we fill u...