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

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, Deadite time management problems, debate whether...

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 theories, the limits of stop drop & roll, how...

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, trailer reveals, blood explosions, severed head balanci...

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 of Weird Little Guys, endless production cards, t...

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. Along the way, we talk butt recognition, intentional...

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 connect to the paranoid thrillers of the time, evaluat...

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 brought this unlikely blockbuster to the screen and...

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 what makes Paul Williams so compelling onscreen, sh...

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 Queers themselves, Joe Lipsett & Trace Thurm...

Finally, an animal attack movie where you’ve never been more on the animal’s side! That’s right, we’re dipping our flippers into frigid waters as we talk about 1977’s Jaws-ripoff meets John Wick revenge thriller, ORCA !! Here to help us navigate these dangerous waters is podcast host ( Jordan, Jesse, Go! and Free With Ads ), writer ( Youth Group and Bubble ), and Returning Champion - Jordan Morris...

It’s a Christmas movie! It’s a shark movie! It’s a Chistmashark movie?! Folks, the confusion never ends on this Aquatic Attack April episode as things get Personal, and we talk JAWS: THE REVENGE with writer and director Nick Roth!!. His new horror movie, HANKY PANKY, is out starting today!! Along the way, we explore the express elevator to hell journey of this movie from script to screen, compare...

Ahoy there!! Welcome to Animal Attack April… or should we say Aquatic Attack April? That’s right, we’re setting sail for dangerous seas for 2024 as Patrick & Gena catch one hell of a cruise and enjoy 1998’s DEEP RISING!! Along the way, we talk variable-sized tentacles, debate the Steven Sommers formula, campaign for more goop in movies, enjoy the sloppy skeleton hugs, consider Die Hard wieners...

Welcome to Kill By Kill’s TV Terrors... in SPACE!! Patrick is still overseas, so we're unearthing a beloved Patreon episode covering one of the most ridiculous hours of television ever aired - Buck Rogers in the 25th Century's Space Vampire!! It's a desperate battle between people armed with laser guns and a sentient brussel sprout with Groucho Marx eyebrows!! Along the way, we talk robot romance,...

Are you ready to pledge? Feel the Rush Week as we stay overnight in the creepy and campy Monster Slash of 1981’s HELL NIGHT !! Here to help us go Greek is writer and author of A Cut Below: A Celebration Of B-Horror Movies , Scott Drebit!! Along the way, we talk double-downers, “gorking” out, a brief history of horror’s Dirty Peanuts, slow walking, and tons of real character development!! All this,...

We’re getting metal AF this week as we discuss the Mad Max and Ren Faire-infused music video for Krokus’ SCREAMING IN THE NIGHT !! Along the way, we explore modern dance funerals, interdimensional trap spaces, spindly crucifixion, delicious scrapple, post-apocalyptic hustle culture, King Pluto, the variable powers of blue lightning, and the unavoidable difficulties of making out through jail bars!...

Sleep all day. Podcast all night. It’s fun to listen to Kill By Kill as we get a taste for a true vampire flick classic and talk 1987’s THE LOST BOYS !! Join us as we cruise the “murder capital of the world” for the sexiest Tiger Beat-ready bloodsuckers ever to grace the silver screen!! Along the way, we talk about the film's rocky journey to theaters, Santa Clara’s wild music scene, the town’s la...

*You know our philosophy by now: podcast a good time, all the time! That’s why we’re converting this episode of Kill The Rock Star into a 40th-anniversary celebration of one of our favorite death-filled comedies of all time, THIS IS SPINAL TAP !! Here to help us go to 11 is Returning Champion Becky Wilson!! We’re giving the Tap the full Kill By Kill treatment, breaking down every character’s green...

An undying love. A forbidden curse. Some weirdo just hanging out in a college clocktower, negging you in class. That’s right - we’re combining our Vampire series with After Dark to bring you a cornerstone of the “I’m a teen star who wants to be taken seriously” genre in 1995’s EMBRACE OF THE VAMPIRE !! Here to take us to school about this pinnacle of blouse-shedding cinema is writer, co-host of Th...

The thumb might be out, but don’t take that as approval! We watched the pilot episode of HBO’s THE HITCHHIKER and get taken for a real ride as we talk old-world curses, modern hair helmets, Dune grandmothers, un-sexy step-sister fantasies, and just openly thirst after Bruce Greenwood and his visible dong (look for it)!! All this, plus we bask in the afterglow of post-funeral sex, play a smashingly...

Hear ye, hear ye - sex court is now in session!! The (not quite so) honorable Kill By Kill After Dark presides over a movie that could only legally happen in 1993's BODY OF EVIDENCE !! Here to help us prosecute this case is TV writer and author of the Kat Kelly Mystery series, Tess Rafferty!! As evidence, we present arguments against the idea of berets being sexy, caucasian acupuncturists, nipple...

Love is in the air, and revenge is ready to catch a ride as we talk HBO’s “Twilight Zone with boobs” - THE HITCHHIKER ! This particular episode of the series was brought to us by the director of the Salem Horror Fest (and Returning Champion), Kay Lynch because it does the impossible: make anyone care about a character in this paper-thin anthology series!! Along the way, we dig into why this TV epi...

It’s time to crank up the tunes… and FEAR as we bring you the mechanical mayhem that ruined childhoods and explained way too much about one of the biggest bands of the 70s!! You wanted the best, but what you got is KISS MEETS THE PHANTOM OF THE PARK !! Here to help make sense of this rock n roll nightmare are two old friends and Returning Champions, Dennis Satterfield and Scot Burklin (the Inside...

Kill The Rock Star is back, crawling into your podcast feed like a multi-legged insect through a bathroom window… a real lyrical allusion this song makes in connection to horniness that takes every ounce of our intellectual powers to untangle!! That's right - we're talking Rebbie Jackson's Centipede , and here to help us make sense of it all is Returning Champion Megan Sunday!! Along the way, we t...

Start the clock - you’ve got exactly 30 seconds to remember if you’ve ever heard of 1981’s GRADUATION DAY !! Chances are you might not be familiar with this track and field and roller boogie-obsessed slasher, but after this episode, you’ll be racing to watch it!! Join Patrick and Gena as they welcome comedian Shawn Carter (his album Boston to Bristol is out now!) to help them blow the whistle on t...

To celebrate 2024, we're unlocking one of our favorite 2023 bonus episodes from our Patreon feed covering the little-seen, little-understood karate-sploitation flick, ALLEY CAT !! Never heard of it? Well, neither had we until this rock 'em sock 'em lady judo'd her way into our hearts and groins last year, and talking about it was such a good time we want you to join in!! Now *CW the film has many...