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

What is peak horror comedy? One could make the argument that this week’s film ascended near the top and became the finest genre spoof of the new century. That’s right, we’re taking a trip to little ol’ place where we can get together… and die for the amusement of the Elder Gods - 2012’s THE CABIN IN THE WOODS!! Along the way, we dig into the haunted basement of the film’s origins, unpack how the movie explains bad horror movie char...

Comedy and horror: two great tastes that taste great together if you get the balance right. But not every movie can actually walk that tightrope! This week on Kill By Kill, we begin our Horror CoMAYdy coverage with a film mixing slasher thrills with practical jokes - 1986’s APRIL FOOL’S DAY!! Along the way, we explore the film’s connection to Friday the 13th and St. Elmo’s Fire, examine why it relies on gay panic so much, debate th...

Welcome to the movie that created a “turducken” out of a cat and forced a once-thriving horror podcast to its knees. That’s right, we’re digging into schlockmeister Greyson Clark’s 1988 flopsterpiece,  UNINVITED!! Our guest on this pleasure cruise without the pleasure describes this film as “84 minutes of bliss,” Oli Hamilton. Why, you may ask, did I expose my only child to this film? It’s because I love him so much. A...

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, we roast every minor character on Amity Island. That’s right, we’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of JAWS in the most fitting Kill By Kill way possible: hyper focusing on the least important people in the story! Here to help us take Polly, Mrs. Taft, and the groovy dentist guy down a peg is Returning Champion, Megan Sunday!! Along the way, we talk height disparities, k...

Gather ‘round - the feast of all feasts is about to begin! That’s right, Animal Attack April 2025 looms even larger than usual when “Mr. Big” aka Bert I. Gordon is at the helm and we’re gorging on his 1976 eco-horror cult classic, THE FOOD OF THE GODS with the immeasurable help of actor, comedian, and manager of the Video Garage Matt McCarthy!! Along the way, we earn the “based on a portion of HG Wells” discount, perform deep lore ...

It should have been so simple. In fact, the hook is just two words: space vampires. That’s it! And yet what resulted is a roiling boil of Dracula tropes, sweaty performances, extended nudity, and some of the best shriveled puppets you’ll ever see! That’s right, we’re zapping the energy out of 1985’s LIFEFORCE with the help of actor and stand-up, Matthew Broussard (watch his new comedy special, Hyperbolic here!!). Along the way, we ...

After nearly nine years of Kill By Kill, we sometimes ask ourselves why we still do it. The fame? The fortune? Perhaps it’s to find those beautiful, forgotten slasher gems of the 1980s? After this episode, the answer to all three questions is, “Not this week!” That’s right, we’re scraping the bottom of the low budget horror barrel as we take an extended peek at 1988’s HIDE AND GO SHRIEK with the help of two Returning Champions, fro...

In this town, there’s only so many things to do: find a quiet place to park, get lucky, then deliver that special someone a slideshow about how now they’ve got a death curse. That’s right, love is in the air and a murderous demon entity is on our trail as we explore IT FOLLOWS for its 10th anniversary!! Along the way, we dig into the fabulous grab bag of horror and cultural influences that are woven into fabric of the film, explore...

Hear ye, hear ye - the trial of Beelzebub v. Movie Audiences is about to begin!! That’s right, we’re building a case for and against pre-Y2K mania as we talk about 1997’s demonically daffy legal thriller, THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE!! Here to help and add his expert testimony is entertainment lawyer extraordinaire, Joshua Lastine!! You’ll hear arguments including suspect accent work, “Ghostbusting” half-demons, the Devil’s desk-bed, haunt...

We’ve been training for nearly nine years for a Deathventure like this!! That’s right, we’re back in cinemas for horror’s most recent theatrical hit: Osgood Perkins’ THE MONKEY!! It’s an explosive episode filled with bloody good deaths, unusual Stephen King bullies, a Friday the 13th flashback, and the most important question of all… how exactly does Count Orlock bowl? All this, plus terrifying Teppanyaki tales, story-to-screen com...

It’s said that you can’t go home again. But you shouldn’t just move to London and make the same movie but infinitely worse. And folks, that’s where we found ourselves discussing the sequel no one wanted but was contractually obligated to happen - BASIC INSTINCT 2: RISK ADDICTION. Thank goodness social media impresario and Returning Champion to Kill By Kill, Wynter Mitchell, is here to help us process our anger, grief, and utter con...

Love is exciting and new - especially since it’s been programmed that way. That’s right, February is Kill By Kill After Dark time and we’re over the moon about the recently released COMPANION!! And we’re laying all out there after our spoiler-free section, getting under the surface of this hybrid horror-thriller! We’re talking Jack Quaid’s inherited gifts, Sophie Thatcher's quick-twitch muscles, the sweet (and soured) relationship ...

If there’s a thin line between clever and stupid, the line has never been thinner than today’s movie. So grab your ice pick and leave your underwear at home - Kill By Kill After Dark is back, and we’re going deep into what some might call the pinnacle of the 90s erotic thriller, BASIC INSTINCT!! Here to help us reveal all the killer details are Elizabeth Malamed and Megan Caper from the How to Be a Terrible Daughter podcast!! Along...

Are you ready for “the most terrifying film of all time?” That’s the bold claim made by the movie’s marketing - about an even bolder take on the Cabin In The Woods genre! And that’s before it tweaks the deadite formula resulting in a surprisingly emotional result. So let’s crack open that Necronomicon to dive into 2013’s EVIL DEAD - the “rebootiquel” that manages to do the impossible: successfully be its own thing. In this episode,...

This one’s a howler, folks! That’s right, it’s a serious “bad dad/werewolf dad” sitch as we delve into the first major horror title of 2025, WOLF MAN!! Frankly, that may be too many exclamation marks for this ruminative, domestic drama version of the lycanthrope we all know and love. We’re officially “It’s Fine” about it - and we will spend much of the show trying to figure out why. You’ve got Sudden Oatmeal Syndrome, some gentle p...

Do you remember how the world ended? No? Funny, it was supposed to implode when the clocks switched to the year 2000. Instead, what imploded was our faith in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ability to carry an R-rated action picture when he signed onboard END OF DAYS! Only Patrick and Gena have the guts to celebrate this movie’s 25th anniversary and attempt to explain what in the living hell is happening here. That means Kill By Kill is di...

Did we like Robert Egger’s NOSFERATU? Let us Count the ways!! That’s right, the moment we’ve waited for all year has arrived as we talk about bad real estate deals, depressing beaches, Albert Potato, nude virgins on horseback, and Count Orlock’s unique love language as we stake 2024 in the heart!! All this, plus more bad vampire planners, ladies with too much blood, the ultimate Dark Web, and a very chest-sucking heavy edition of C...

Welcome to The Manor, everyone! It’s time to talk about the most dismissively talked about movie of 2019/2020 - THE HUNT!! Here to help ungag us on the subject and discover what’s really going on is actor/filmmaker Clarke Wolfe (Malum, A Shining Example)! Along the way, we dig into the semi-cursed nature of the film’s development and release, worship at the alter of Betty Gilpin, unpack the film’s warped political spectrum and avoi...

Do you believe in Black Christmas miracles? We sure do!! This episode was a twisted, mangled mess akin to a dirty phone call involving Billy and Agnes - but the Grinch who encoded our audio incorrectly grew an enlarged heart (he should get that checked out), and our blood-drenched holidays were saved! With no further ado, we present our in-depth conversation about the seminal photo-slasher classic, BLACK CHRISTMAS, for its 50th ann...