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

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

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. 7 HR. AGO

    The New Kids (1985)

    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 wet microfiche scene, and one of the cinema’s least memorable “Grand Opening/Grand Closing” performances!! All this, plus a gold star teen bedroom set decoration, witness someone sexually harassing their child, consider the titular fanatic, shake with fear at a goose scare, and end with a jolting edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure! If you don’t listen to this episode, you’ll be sorry. Actually, you’ll be fine, but we’d love for you to listen anyway.

    1h 12m
  2. Interview With the Vampire (w/ Gregory Lay)

    DEC 6

    Interview With the Vampire (w/ Gregory Lay)

    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 blockbuster for its 30th anniversary with the help of writer/actor Gregory Lay (Greg in LA)!! Along the way, we explore the nearly 20 years it took to get Interview on bookshelves, through the studio system, and onto the big screen, learn what Cher would have done with the Louie role, discover why Brad Pitt called the shoot, “Six months in f#^%ing darkness, and worship at the alters of Antonio Banderas and Kirsten Dunst!! All this, plus we ask who squeezes the best rats in town, think about what makes a good eternal life partner, give Neil Jordan his props, solve some problems with fire, and sink our teeth into the immortal game of Choose Your Own Deathventure!!

    1h 12m
  3. Sawsgiving vol. 5 (w/ Elissa Wagner)

    NOV 29

    Sawsgiving vol. 5 (w/ Elissa Wagner)

    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-based action sequences, the revenge of Amanda’s bad wig, and ego-stroking Chris Rock!! All this, plus we examine the movie’s tortured development process, more vats of sleep juice, debate what holidays are celebrated in Sawsville, USA Canada, and try to avoid the worst traps of any Saw flick during Choose Your Own Deathventure!! Catch all the Big Wong Energy of this year’s Sawsgiving for yourself!!

    1h 23m
  4. Cuckoo (2024)

    NOV 22

    Cuckoo (2024)

    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, appreciate Jazz flute control, consider Dan Stevens’ best Weird Little Guy roles, and make a few Crimson Rivers comparisons!! All this, plus we worship at the alter of Hunter Schaffer, we open up about some bad hotel stays, two good sisters, nominate terrible people we’d like to see get juiced like an orange in outer space and bring you a tuneful edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure!! Make a nest and listen to an all-new Kill By Kill today!!

    1h 2m
  5. Heretic (w/ Megan Sunday)

    NOV 15

    Heretic (w/ Megan Sunday)

    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 Mr. Reed and Jigsaw team-up we demand become reality!! All this, plus a heaven-sent edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure, and a lot of personal recollections and revelations about our various religious upbringings, our surprisingly emotional reactions to the film itself, and we’ve got a special message you’ve got to hear for yourself!!  CW: we are discussing our personal experiences with religion, so if that’s not something you want to hear, this may not be the episode for you.

    1h 22m
  6. Smile 2 (2024)

    NOV 8

    Smile 2 (2024)

    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 Pennywise situation, then we add a Basil Exposition to the mix, and attempt to come up with some kinda name for this creature… a Smilemon? Smeemon? We’d love your help! Plus, we talk table matches, applying gentle pressure, Drew Barrymore horror, terrible managers, the Kyle Gallner Supremacy, the connective tissue between Smile and This Is Spinal Tap, worship at the alter of Naomi Scott, the Jumanji Conundrum, and deliver a very impactful edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure!! Remember something in these trying times: Smile Demon has your back!

    1h 13m
  7. Army of Darkness (1993)

    NOV 1

    Army of Darkness (1993)

    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. All this, plus the Charlie Brown Had Hoes-ification of discourse, Star Trek locations, and a very skeleton-based version of Choose Your Own Deathventure!! Give us some sugar, baby and tune in today!!

    1h 15m
  8. 'Salem's Lot (1979)

    OCT 25

    'Salem's Lot (1979)

    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 beating back inflation? Why does this TV mini-series demonstrate the cinematic vision of Tobe Hooper? How old is this middle school kid supposed to be? How many werewolf-killing canes does one store need onsite? All this, plus 70s horror charm, bad toupees, red silk boxer shopping advice, and so much more!!

    1h 35m
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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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