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

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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.

  1. 3d ago

    Magic (w/ Felipe Sobreiro)

    It's time to play the music, it’s time to light the lights, it’s time to insult the audience on the Corky and Fats Show tonight! That’s right, we’re continuing our evil doll coverage by putting a spotlight on the 1978 ventriloquy thriller, MAGIC. Here to help us by talking as we drink a glass of water is the artist behind Ahoy Comics’ The Toxic Avenger vs. the Noxious Offender, Felipe Sobreiro. Along the way, we debate Anthony Hopkins’ unconvincing American accent, delve into why pop culture was obsessed with ventriloquists in the 70s, wonder if this isn’t just a secret Psycho remake, and explore the killer five-minute scene that makes this movie worth watching. All this, plus overinvolved cab drivers, terrifying left turns, dummy mugging, Rich Little hatred, Psycho remakes, profuse sweating, terrorist declarations, and a showstopping edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure. We give this showbiz the business this week on Kill By Kill! Part of the BLEAV Network. Get even more episodes exclusively on Patreon! Join Patrick's new newsletter SCREAM SHARE for weekly new/classic/and "free to watch" streaming horror picks, and join him for a virtual watch party on the 3rd Friday of every month!! Check out Gena's newsletter on Ghost!! Artwork by Josh Hollis: joshhollis.com Kill By Kill theme by Revenge Body. For the full-length version and more great music, head to revengebodymemphis.bandcamp.com today! Join the new Discord Server Convo here! Click here to visit our Dashery/TeePublic shop for killer merch! Join the conversation about any episode on the Facebook Group! Follow us on IG @killbykillpodcast!! Join us on Threads or even Bluesky Check out the films we’ve covered & what might come soon on Letterboxd! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Magic (w/ Felipe Sobreiro)

  2. 6d ago ·  Bonus

    Friday the 13th Part 7 vol 3 (w/ Kat Wells) redux

    We're finally getting that touch-up it’s always needed as we've remixed this classic episode of Kill By Kill! Gena and Patrick welcome the head "Horror Honey" herself, Kat Wells (Carrie On and Boys & Ghouls podcasts) onto the show to help us understand some seriously bad decision-making in Crystal Lake. The group talks about Jason’s brand new ability to stare and breathe heavily, compares the flatulence of the Backstreet Boys to Part 7’s soundtrack, and debates whether Jason has been using The Secret this whole time. All this, plus an all-new edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure, and you’ve got yourself a party! In the woods. In the middle of nowhere. Part of the BLEAV Network. Get even more episodes exclusively on Patreon! Join Patrick's new newsletter SCREAM SHARE for weekly new/classic/and "free to watch" streaming horror picks, and join him for a virtual watch party on the 3rd Friday of every month!! Check out Gena's newsletter on Ghost!! Artwork by Josh Hollis: joshhollis.com Kill By Kill theme by Revenge Body. For the full-length version and more great music, head to revengebodymemphis.bandcamp.com today! Join the new Discord Server Convo here! Click here to visit our Dashery/TeePublic shop for killer merch! Join the conversation about any episode on the Facebook Group! Follow us on IG @killbykillpodcast!! Join us on Threads or even Bluesky Check out the films we’ve covered & what might come soon on Letterboxd! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Friday the 13th Part 7 vol 3 (w/ Kat Wells) redux

  3. Sep 18

    Child's Play 2 (w/ DeVaughn Taylor)

    Sorry, Jack - Kill By Kill is back with our continuing coverage of everything Chucky as we delve into the first franchise sequel, 1990’s CHILD’S PLAY 2. Here to help us resurrect this evil doll of a film is writer and podcaster (Cinema Spectre Club and Pod and the Pendulum) DeVaughn Taylor! Along the way, we dig into the sleazy con man who tried to bury the movie before filming, explore the ever-expanding list of abilities voodoo possesses, decipher the inexplicable home interior decoration in this film, and seek to understand what could possibly have been up Gene Siskel’s hinder about Chucky. All this, plus Disney Princess potential, cop cover-ups, the streets of Haddonfield/South Pasadena, Mikey talk, Irwin Mainway references, and a factory-made edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure. Crank it up, cause this is one rockin’ episode of Kill By Kill for your listening pleasure!  Part of the BLEAV Network. Get even more episodes exclusively on Patreon! Join Patrick's new newsletter SCREAM SHARE for weekly new/classic/and "free to watch" streaming horror picks, and join him for a virtual watch party on the 3rd Friday of every month!! Check out Gena's newsletter on Ghost!! Artwork by Josh Hollis: joshhollis.com Kill By Kill theme by Revenge Body. For the full-length version and more great music, head to revengebodymemphis.bandcamp.com today! Join the new Discord Server Convo here! Click here to visit our Dashery/TeePublic shop for killer merch! Join the conversation about any episode on the Facebook Group! Follow us on IG @killbykillpodcast!! Join us on Threads or even Bluesky Check out the films we’ve covered & what might come soon on Letterboxd! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Child's Play 2 (w/ DeVaughn Taylor)

  4. Sep 15 ·  Bonus

    Friday the 13th Part 7 vol 2 (w/ Patrick Bromley) redux

    Welp... there Goes The Neighborhood! Kill By Kill is back with this week's remix of our Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood coverage. This time with the help of "F This Movie’s" Patrick Bromley! Along the way, we discover the true location of Part 5 (SPOILER ALERT: #GermNewsey), we diagnose what Dr. Bad News Cruise’s possible endgame for Tina might be ($$$), and consider what it must have been like to teach Jason Voorhees how to swim at the local YMCA. Also, Patrick talks about looking like Russell for far too long, right before a new edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure caps off the action. You’ll be saying, “Thank Jason it’s Friday,” before you know it - even though it's Tuesday. Just remember, we own that phrase, and you’ll owe us a nickel just thinking about it. Listen to Patrick and the F This Movie podcast and read the blog here!! Part of the BLEAV Network. Get even more episodes exclusively on Patreon! Join Patrick's new newsletter SCREAM SHARE for weekly new/classic/and "free to watch" streaming horror picks, and join him for a virtual watch party on the 3rd Friday of every month!! Check out Gena's newsletter on Ghost!! Artwork by Josh Hollis: joshhollis.com Kill By Kill theme by Revenge Body. For the full-length version and more great music, head to revengebodymemphis.bandcamp.com today! Join the new Discord Server Convo here! Click here to visit our Dashery/TeePublic shop for killer merch! Join the conversation about any episode on the Facebook Group! Follow us on IG @killbykillpodcast!! Join us on Threads or even Bluesky Check out the films we’ve covered & what might come soon on Letterboxd! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Friday the 13th Part 7 vol 2 (w/ Patrick Bromley) redux

  5. Sep 11 ·  Bonus

    M3GAN (2023) redux

    Listen, we all know that Chucky wasn’t the first killer doll we ever discussed. So in an effort to be completist… and cover for the fact that Patrick ended up in the ER all weekend… We’re upgrading your usual Friday by re-releasing our episode on the January horror sensation of 2023, M3GAN!! Along the way, we discuss how screenwriter Akela Cooper makes “over-the-top” so damn satisfying, we debate if parents really do want to spend less time with their children, consider M3GAN’s real sunglass needs, and explore the world of super-sized children!! All this, plus a cybernetic-enhanced edition of Choose Your Own Adventure, and explore how hard one woman needs to Girl Boss before she invents a Terminator! This episode is available for immediate download - do it today!! Sorry for the rerun, I’ll try not to have a civil war in my intestines next week.  Part of the BLEAV Network. Get even more episodes exclusively on Patreon! Join Patrick's new newsletter SCREAM SHARE for weekly new/classic/and "free to watch" streaming horror picks, and join him for a virtual watch party on the 3rd Friday of every month!! Check out Gena's newsletter on Ghost!! Artwork by Josh Hollis: joshhollis.com Kill By Kill theme by Revenge Body. For the full-length version and more great music, head to revengebodymemphis.bandcamp.com today! Join the new Discord Server Convo here! Click here to visit our Dashery/TeePublic shop for killer merch! Join the conversation about any episode on the Facebook Group! Follow us on IG @killbykillpodcast!! Join us on Threads or even Bluesky Check out the films we’ve covered & what might come soon on Letterboxd! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    M3GAN (2023) redux

  6. Sep 8 ·  Bonus

    Friday the 13th Part 7 vol 1 (w/ Nick White) redux

    We’re back in the Voorhees business, baby! Join Patrick and Gena as the tap back into the rich vein of Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood on this remixed episode with the help of celebrated author Nick White (How To Survive A Summer out now!). Along the way, we wonder about the state of the Crystal Lake real estate market, we learn to “never trust a man over 30 who still has bangs,” unlock the secrets to earning money as an erotic vampire, and finally - make that vital connection between Friday the 13th and Reba McEntire! All this and a stab-a-licious new edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure for you to aim your telekinetic torpedo at. Slap it in your earholes today, Killers! Nick White’s How To Survive A Summer can be purchased here or anywhere you buy books!! Part of the BLEAV Network. Get even more episodes exclusively on Patreon! Join Patrick's new newsletter SCREAM SHARE for weekly new/classic/and "free to watch" streaming horror picks, and join him for a virtual watch party on the 3rd Friday of every month!! Check out Gena's newsletter on Ghost!! Artwork by Josh Hollis: joshhollis.com Kill By Kill theme by Revenge Body. For the full-length version and more great music, head to revengebodymemphis.bandcamp.com today! Join the new Discord Server Convo here! Click here to visit our Dashery/TeePublic shop for killer merch! Join the conversation about any episode on the Facebook Group! Follow us on IG @killbykillpodcast!! Join us on Threads or even Bluesky Check out the films we’ve covered & what might come soon on Letterboxd! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Friday the 13th Part 7 vol 1 (w/ Nick White) redux

  7. Sep 4

    Ready or Not 2 Here I Come (2026)

    There are some movies we talk about where we shower them with praise. Some we pelt with angry pleas to an indifferent movie god. Today is one of those rare films where we throw our hands up and ask, “But why?” We’re talking about READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME, and we have questions, like: what happened to all the character choices? Why am I supposed to be afraid of that dude? Was that person here just for stunt casting? Why are we relitigating the Scream franchise? We like all of the people involved… so why does this highly anticipated sequel add up to “It’s Fine”? All this, plus unkicked puppies, erection measurements, new money evil, knife guys, angry exes, a bunch of blood-splosions, and a very expensive edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure. We made a deal with Mr. Le Bail to cover this movie, and we're not breaking our promise!  Part of the BLEAV Network. Get even more episodes exclusively on Patreon! Join Patrick's new newsletter SCREAM SHARE for weekly new/classic/and "free to watch" streaming horror picks, and join him for a virtual watch party on the 3rd Friday of every month!! Check out Gena's newsletter on Ghost!! Artwork by Josh Hollis: joshhollis.com Kill By Kill theme by Revenge Body. For the full-length version and more great music, head to revengebodymemphis.bandcamp.com today! Join the new Discord Server Convo here! Click here to visit our Dashery/TeePublic shop for killer merch! Join the conversation about any episode on the Facebook Group! Follow us on IG @killbykillpodcast!! Join us on Threads or even Bluesky Check out the films we’ve covered & what might come soon on Letterboxd! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Ready or Not 2 Here I Come (2026)

  8. Sep 1 ·  Bonus

    Friday the 13th Part 6 vol 5 (w/ Wendy Mays) redux

    Kill By Kill returns once again to sink Jason Lives to the bottom of Lake Forest Green, and we’ve brought along podcaster Wendy Mays (Pet Cinematary) to fit a chain around its neck. Along the way, we explore the eccentric, academic reading habits of tween campers, debate whether Jason would ever “pop a hamster into his mouth like a grape,” grapple with tight shots of denim crotches, and appreciate this particular Jason’s fine badonkadonk. Needless to say, things get weird. Plus, we pick apart the various kinds of semi-liquids that leak from a freshly crushed skull right before tapping into a new edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure. Join us for our final visit to Forest Green before the city council rebrands yet again! NOTE: Please be aware that I attempted to fix the mic wire feedback that appears at moments in this episode. My apologies in advance. Part of the BLEAV Network. Get even more episodes exclusively on Patreon! Join Patrick's new newsletter SCREAM SHARE for weekly new/classic/and "free to watch" streaming horror picks, and join him for a virtual watch party on the 3rd Friday of every month!! Check out Gena's newsletter on Ghost!! Artwork by Josh Hollis: joshhollis.com Kill By Kill theme by Revenge Body. For the full-length version and more great music, head to revengebodymemphis.bandcamp.com today! Join the new Discord Server Convo here! Click here to visit our Dashery/TeePublic shop for killer merch! Join the conversation about any episode on the Facebook Group! Follow us on IG @killbykillpodcast!! Join us on Threads or even Bluesky Check out the films we’ve covered & what might come soon on Letterboxd! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Friday the 13th Part 6 vol 5 (w/ Wendy Mays) redux
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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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