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

Set a course for adventure and teen slaughter - we're back with another redux episode. This week, Patrick and Gena bring aboard actor, screenwriter, and quizmaster of Dead Right Horror Trivia, Jared Rivet (JACKALS, available now on Blu-ray & DVD from Scream Factory), to discuss the aquatic siege picture that Friday the 13th Part 8: Jason Stomps Around A Boat Loudly has become. Along the way, we expose Jason’s brand new love of water play, debate what could possibly make him so slimy all of a sudden, and discuss why Jason appears to be out of breath all the time. Od...

Pull up a chair and crack open that Necronomicon, we are here to bury our opinions of 2026’s EVIL DEAD BURN. Along the way, we discuss unhappy family reunions, debate what the rules of Deadite possession are in the aftermath of this film, wonder why this edition of the franchise decided to throw ass, and lament the weakest dagger reveal we’ve ever encountered on the show. All this, plus improv Deadites, undead firestarters, lake melters, stabbier Garden State, and an in-depth edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure. It's a makeout sesh to remember this week on Kill By Kill...

Ahoy, there! The good ship Kill By Kill is setting sail for familiar shores as we revisit this episode, discussing Friday the 13th Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan! Today, we're missing our 1st Mate, Gena, but we're not alone! Joining us for this "Doomed Cruise" are the hosts of Excessively Diverted, Beau North & Sammi Campbell, to help us keep Friday the 13th Part 8: Jason Eventually Gets to a Major Metropolitan City Center on course. Along the way, we discuss how the movie connects to Ju-On, attempt to square the idea of what Jason piloting a boat must look like, and...

If you want to unlock horror fun this Halloween, we’ve got the key. That’s right, wrap yourself in a sweater, grab a tall cup o’ joe, and join us for a cozy getaway from rural Ireland for this week’s film, HOKUM. Along the way, we talk terrible online takes on horror movies, discuss Damian McCarthy’s personal obsessions with weird folk art, and we wonder why any businessperson would build a hotel right on top of a witch’s burrow. All this, plus trad wife takes, fan interactions, witch capture construction, “pee ‘o clock,” bad murder plot planning, and...

Start spreadin’ the news, the day we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived! We've graduated to a new movie as we cruise into our revisit of Friday the 13th Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan. Along the way, we pick up a stowaway - the producer of the hilarious My Neighbors Are Dead, Nate Dufort, to help us batten down the hatches of this super weird edition of the franchise. Ports of call include: subpar Eric Bogosian monologues, we discuss the pros & cons of decorating your boat in nautical themes, we spy a huge boner, and we introduce our new...

If you meet Sam on Halloween night, you have just met your doom! Personally, I think we’re safe. That’s right, we’re still on the hunt for candy and carnage as we dig into the second half of TRICK ‘r TREAT. This week, we’re trying to understand bus massacre negotiation tactics, unpacking that adult costumed orgy invite, and wrapping our minds around Brian Cox’s terrible fake nose. All this, plus Krampus talk, hot dog humpin’, Tony! Toni! Toné! needle drops, school bus chains, loose hands, and another fun-sized edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure. Enjoy the sugar high...

There's a good reason to howl this week as we preempt our regularly scheduled redux episode to talk with Jordan Downey, the director of the excellent new Shudder exclusive THE CYCLE. We dig into his horror influences, explore how Critters got its teeth into him, consider the dangers of wet creatures, and sing along to the sultry tunes of David Soul. All this, plus family trauma overload, cops on the hunt, big brother influences, bad vampire planners, and good movies to add to THE CYCLE as a double feature. Take a listen and catch THE CYCLE this Friday exclusively...

If you don't follow the rules on Halloween night, you won't live to see tomorrow - but you may survive long enough to hear the first half of our in-depth coverage of the 2009 cult classic, TRICK ‘r TREAT. That’s right, we’re digging into the backstory of how the movie was made, what role Superman played in messing with its theatrical release, and which movie scared the studio so badly that they ended up holding it back completely. All this, plus forbidden parties, hated X-Men, Jigsaw’s unwitting posse, VHS subterfuge, ghost crucifixions, and a fun-sized edition of Choose Y...

This week, to celebrate the new Prime version of Carrie, we're looking back at two previous remakes of the seminal Stephen King spectacular, CARRIE. And we’re bursting out of the scary prayer closet with two Retuning Champions you know and love - from Horror Queers, it’s Joe Lipsett and Trace Thurman here to help us with two more modern "Black Proms" and the problems that come with them!! Can any version of Carrie live up to DePalma’s? What if you add a lot of Dutch-angled, Vaseline-lensed SyFy Original visuals? What if you turn Carrie White into Darth...

She was born bad… but what did my only child think about her? Let’s find out on the only podcast brave enough to put a teen with a driver’s permit behind the wheel as we revisit Stephen King and John Carpenter’s 1983 collab, CHRISTINE. It’s Oli’s first time watching the film, so we had to talk about good and bad band names, drive-in hamburgers, yogurt murders, taking rides from guys down by the docks, and rock ’n roll bits. All this, plus dumb parents, back braces as shirts, road beers, boxy shorts, automotive transformations, and a revved-up ed...

Get ready for one explosive conclusion to our revisit of Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood! We're celebrating knocking another Jason movie off our list with two insanely funny guests: Lindsay Katai & Kelly Nugent from the Teen Creeps podcast! Revelations contained within include (but are not limited to) the true name of Mrs. Sheppard, Corey Feldman's live show reviews, and what it’s like to be “a rat in a pillowcase!” Plus, is Melissa secretly a 45-year-old woman with a thriving pyramid scheme racket on the side? Is the shin the most misunderstood erogenous zone? Also, we introduce the wo...

If you're not careful and you noclip out of reality in the wrong areas, you'll end up listening to an all-new episode of Kill By Kill as we talk about the summer horror sensation, BACKROOMS. That’s right, we’re digging into the film’s creepypasta beginnings, delving into the real-life psychological underpinnings of liminal horror, unlocking our feelings about the fantastic performances in the film, and feasting on some spare furniture stuffing to keep ourselves fed. All this, plus literary liars, twinky boyfriends, various cubes, the doorway effect, desiccated body piles, 2000s babies, Taco Bell aesthetics, Amityville Death Toilet...

Killers, what happens when Jason Voorhees just... stops trying? Well, you’re about to find out as Gena & Patrick revisit a classic Friday the 13th Part 7 episode with the help of Ladies Love Paul Rudd podcast host Amy Pascale. This week, buckle up for Tina’s #telekineticorgasm! Marvel at the sweatiest severed head ever filmed! Tremble as Jason wanders around a mostly empty cabin like he’s lost inside a Costco!! All this, plus the multi-gendered defenestration we’ve all been waiting for and an all-new edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure are just a download away. Or streaming. We’re no...

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...

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...

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 hind...

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 Choo...

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-e...

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 a...

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 a...

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 t...

Be careful what you wish for; you just might end up with an entire episode of Kill By Kill talking about the smash horror hit of the year, OBSESSION. That’s right, we’re digging into the industry aftermath, discussing the media-literacy issue online about the movie, unpacking just how broken Bear is before he ever cracks a magical branch, and then worshiping at the altar of Inde Navarrette’s beautifully unhinged performance. All this, plus medicine cabinet nonsense, forgotten sitcoms, undercover Burbank, bad friends, informal werewolves, Benny Hill chases, personalized customer service, and an edition of Choose Your Own De...

It's Tuesday... what a wonderful day for a resurrection. That's right, in this redux episode, Gena and Patrick are raising the dead once again, but this time with special guest, TV and marketing bigwig Chris Donovan. Along the way, we talk about Pavlov's orgasm, the difficulty of escape while wearing bear footie slippers, the moment Jason Lives goes full Star Trek, and "the most bouncy sex" in the entire Friday the 13th canon. Plus, we connect the "art" of Rob Liefeld to Jason Voorhees and have a rebellious game of "Choose Your Own Death-venture" as we cut through a...

If you’re looking for one of the best viewing experiences of your life, we’ve got the movie for you! This week, we’re bringing you a vital, much-needed addition to the Child’s Play/Chucky canon: the 1996 Bollywood musical version entitled PAPI GUDIA! Here to help us nail the choreo are two Returning Champions from Inside the Idiot Box, Dennis Satterfield and Scot Burklin! Along the way, we ask why this possessed doll breathes so hard, conjure a Morning Zoo Crew out of the cast, explore the beauty of a mid-film dance number, and reconstruct the complicated romantic...

People have a very strange idea of entertainment... and we qualify! That's right, we’re deep in the heart of Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives, and we're thrilled to bring on comedian Adam Peacock (seen on Netflix's I Think You Should Leave and the host of the My Neighbors Are Dead podcast) to talk about three minor characters with major issues. In this episode, we consider racist trail marker lesson plans, decide what to name our favorite alcoholic beverages, announce Jason Voorhees as the latest Harlem Globetrotter, and attempt to unpack two of the most insane costuming choices ev...

Start… your… engines! That’s right, we’re back on the GRINDHOUSE beat for volume 2 as we strap ourselves down and feel the rush of 2007’s DEATH PROOF. Along the way, we delve into the complicated backstory of what motivated this project to take shape, compare how the two halves of the movie relate to one another, explore why QT can’t let go of his video store clerk character, and explore Tarantino’s competing slasher film attempts. All this, plus the Millennial Nasties decade, “pick me” characters, Kurt Russell worship, Austin dining guides, KNB group gore, and a pedal to the metal...

Are you hungry… for a remixed episode of Kill By Kill Classic? Well, Patrick & Gena are back (along with the endlessly funny and talented Becky Wilson) to talk about Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives and the incredible team-building experience that is 80s paintball in the pine barrens! Along the way, we consider Jason Voorhees and his ultimate desire to smash the patriarchy, we try to determine how many holes one can have in their jeans before they cease to qualify as pants, then postulate who would make the hunkiest Jason: David Hasselhoff or Robert Urich, and finally, Patrick at...

The floors are sticky, the popcorn is a little suspect, but the movies… they’re absolutely wild! This week on Kill By Kill, we’re looking at the first half of a deadly double feature: 2007’s PLANET TERROR. Along the way, we give a brief history of grindhouse film, wonder why every other woman is wearing the smallest shorts of all time, consider the medical efficacy of syringe launchers, and connect this structure of the film back to one of John Carpenter’s unmade films. All this, plus credible melting men, BBQ envy, cookie-dough dememberment, flight via grenade launcher, and the Cr...

If you heard that Jason is dead... good, er bad news: Jason Lives!! That's right, on this redux episode of Kill By Kill, Gena and Patrick are joined by acclaimed filmmaker Rodney Ascher (Room 237, The Nightmare) to talk about TV’s Horshack, Ron Palillo, and his incredible performance as Alan Dawes. As Rodney points out, “A friend helps you move, a good friend helps you move a body… what kind of friend helps you dig up a body?” In addition, we discuss the power of lightning vs. supernatural lightning, we chase mid-80s suspender trends, openly wonder if Jason’s powers m...

Let’s pick this up right where we left off! We’re back to get into all the onscreen supernatural details of PROM NIGHT III: THE LAST KISS with now-Returning Champions, Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli (Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks). Along the way, we debate why Hamilton High is so underattended, consider which “death by football” we’d prefer, ponder sex-ed nightmares, and explore the possibility of recasting Tim Robinson in the lead role here. All this, plus mop-water booze, penis wigs, mold-press protagonists, proving John Derek wrong, “beavers,” and an all-province edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure! Spend the night of y...

You never forget your first… but some people have forgotten there was a third Prom Night movie! That’s right, for the first of two new episodes this week, we’re happy that Puppet Masters/Castle Freaks’ Jarrod Hornbeck and Steve Guntli have accepted our promposal to discuss how PROM NIGHT III: THE LAST KISS made it to the silver screen. Or at least, video store shelves. Along the way, we explore our feelings about the Prom Night franchise, discuss how Ron Oliver resurrected our favorite Queen, dig into why Lisa Shrage got left behind, and uncover the behind-the-scenes turmoil...

Summer vacation is in full swing, and we’ve got the perfect episode to help you beat the heat as we light the fires and kick the tires of 1981’s THE BURNING! Along the way, we ask why on earth this movie would have a cult following, discuss why so many doctors want to convince Cropsy to let the past go, debate what the killer’s plan often boils down to “lie down in a canoe for hours,” and examine how the entire movie manages to evoke the mindset of its convicted criminal’s writer/producer. All this, plus spliced-in l...

Welcome back once again to our last dance with Mary Lou Prom Night 2! On this week's revisit episode, we are joined by Kill By Kill Returning Champion and celebrated author Nick White to get very dirty about our Prom Queen! We take a seriously twisted ride on f*%khorse, take Craig down a peg, try to wrap our heads around all the concussions in the movie, and debate why shooting a ghost is the WORST WAY TO DEAL WITH THE SUPERNATURAL! All this and a shocking edition of Choose Your Own Death-venture that’s bound to hit you like a...

Between summer vacations and endless volleyball tournaments, we're running a little behind. But He Who Walks Behind The Rows revealed a great idea - why not let you listen to this Patreon Bonus episode where we try to make sense of the 1984 version of Stephen King's Children of the Corn? Along the way, we try to make sense of Issac's stupid plans, piece together what the economy of Gaitlin, NE must be now, and find new ways to make fun of Peter Horton. All this, plus corn field identification, making it Muppets, bad country fairs, drought resourcing, lousy elder...

Grab your rental tux and worst wrist corsage, we're back for another revisit of Hello Mary Lou Prom Night 2. Here to help Gena & Patrick crown our new Queen, the first appearance on the show of screenwriter (Black Christmas 2019) and former Switchblade Sisters host, April Wolfe!! Along the way we discover the positive power of manslaughter, we decide what our “surprise Dokken video” outfit would be, take a dip in the au jus fountain, mourn the lack of Evil Fonzies in our adult lives, let Jesus take the wheel when it comes to thread counts on sheets, and this is also...

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 Dylan O’Brien’s punchable face, and consider the possibility that the film is just a really odd romantic comedy. All this, plus Strange By Strange, excellent nipple placement, boar ju...

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 prom night, we coin the term “son-of-a-person arsonist,” and Gena nails a character’s wardrobe as “something you would wear to perform in a Christian puppet show.” All of this, plus a c...

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 why horror hates single moms, ask why stranglers aren’t more community-minded, and Jude educates us on the history of parents not believing their children about seri...

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 very woman Patrick took to his own senior prom! Oh, and the truth comes out!! Along the way, we wait in vain for the eventual disco-pocalypse, discuss why a dead body would be retrieved by a rope t...

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, death by dodgeball, robot fashion shoots, exploding slugs, and much, much more! Thank you one and all for being a part of this weird and wonderful journey. Don’t worry… the Body Count will conti...