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

We hate for it to go, but we love to listen to our redux coverage of Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning leave. That's right, we're welcoming our pal Zach Powers (of The Revisionists podcast) into the BARN OF DOOM to talk about the last 20 body-dumping minutes and really ask the heard questions, like what type of Pokemon Jason is, consider where Part 5 to Mrs. Doubtfire connect as stories, dig into why this supposed NJ township...

Listen up, buster! We’ve got a great episode for you, but it does contain undignified language. That’s right, we remain unhobbled as we discuss one of the best Stephen King adaptations of all time, 1990’s MISERY. Here to help drag us out of the snow and back into bed where we belong is one of the stars of the new horror film, OBSESSION, Cooper Tomlinson.  Along the way, we explore how the story went from page to screen...

It's the section of FRIDAY THE 13th PART 5 so nice, we recorded this episode twice!! That's right, it's the return of this special edition of our New Beginning coverage and bringing on two great guests to help us: the leader of F This Movie, Patrick Bromley, and the co-writer/director of Beyond The Gates, Jackson Stewart! Both of them love Part 5: A New Beginning, and they’re here to defend the indefensible as we decide if this mov...

Folks, we’re off our rocker again!! That’s right, with Mother’s Day coming up, we’ve got the perfect film to explore: 1986’s PSYCHO 3!! Here to help us find our way through the desert is our friend and podcast host of Fun With Horror, Scotty Cross!! Along the way, we discuss the kinds of oddballs who are attracted to the Bates Motel, debate which Mother is the worst Mother, consider Norman’s “rebellious teen phase” in middle age, a...

On this week's redux episode of Kill By Kill, we've got a wild one for you! The hilarious writer/performer Alex Alexander is here to talk about Ethel & Junior Hubbard: the mother and son duo who put the “ick” in “Hicksploitation.” Along the way, we’re unpacking all the gory details behind this town’s serious enchilada importation problem, how NOT to use your kitchen as a marijuana grow house, the thorny issues of the “utensil-l...

We want to play a little game… and no Jigsaw, you can sit this one out. It’s one bride taking on an entire hyper-wealthy brood as we talk 2019’s READY OR NOT!! Along the way, we unpack what makes every member of this family so fun to watch suffer, our personal “game night” limits, the assendance (and possible corruption) of “eat the rich horror,” and worship at the altars of Samara Weaving and Adrian Brody. All this, plus Adderall ...

Thank Jason we found two characters we actually like in this movie!! That's right, on this week's redux episode, we receive a delightful visit from Ashlee Blackwell of graveyardshiftsisters.com, who joins in with us to dig up everything we can about Demon and Anita, from their super sweet threads to their adorable crooning - we cover all four minutes they're onscreen in excusiating depth. Plus, we discover Part 5's musical orgasm o...

A storm's a comin’, and this one has teeth! That’s right, blood is in the water as we tear into the latest shark flick on Netflix, THRASH!! We open the floodgates of questions about this new streaming title, like why would anyone aim to become a professional poker player and a DJ? Why doesn’t anyone listen to weathermen anymore? Who learns to shoot with a NERF gun? And why does Netflix think you’re stupid? All this, plus variable s...

Thank Jason it's Friday! The Kill By Kill redux project is back, and we're still haunted by Jason... or Roy. Frankly, we're just haunted by A New Beginning. Thankfully, Scream 101 host and blumhouse.com writer Brennan Klein is here to help them attempt to regain their sanity as they talk dirty about filthy hobos, loud vs. short lovemaking, sex robots, and the dazzling wit on display in Part 5. Plus, we see our way out in a round of...

Do you hear the call of the wild? No. Perhaps you hear the call of the domesticated chimps? That’s right, say Aloha to rabid dogs and then say Aloha to Ben as we talk this year’s PRIMATE  for Animal Attack April!! Along the way, we break for new kidneys, meet horror legend Linnea Quigley during a fire alarm, expand on why a costumed chimp makes us relax, and delve into the movie’s commentary on nature. All this, plus C...

If you still say, “Thank Jason it’s Friday” - you’re not alone! That’s right, we’re starting a new Part of Friday the 13th on our redux series, and it’s the moment Patrick and Gena have dreaded since committing to their stay in Camp Crystal Lake: we’re watching Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning. Thankfully, we’re joined by the glorious presence of John Brandon (of the Square Roots podcast) to help us in this terrible time of ...

Life is like a broken-down Pinto… you never know how good you have it until you get out and a rabid St. Bernard tries to bite your face off. That’s right, we’re combining forces to talk about Animal Attack April AND Stephen King and rip into 1983’s CUJO! Here to help us stick our noses into the disease-filled hole in the ground is screenwriter, director, and producer, Lila McLaughlin! Along the way, we explore King’s miracle run of...

It’s time to get excited!! We’re talking Jason hopping up and down in the window excited!! That’s right, we’re concluding our revisit of Friday the 13th Part 3D  with the help of writer and podcaster, Clint Worthington!! That’s right, we’re exploring everything “coming’ at ya!” in the final act of the film, wondering what it takes to make someone “burn down a barn” mad at Jeff Ross, discover which character has been de...

It’s Aliens vs. Predator vs. Plants vs. Robots vs. DogMonkeys vs. Bad Dads… this week on Kill By Kill, it’s a serious monster mash as we begin Animal Attack April discussing PREDATOR BADLANDS!! Here to help us figure out alien footwear and which mothers to be afraid of is our resident Yautja expert and Returning Champion, Megan Sunday!! Along the way, we dig into the worst people on the Internet’s very normal reaction to the movie,...

This episode of Kill By Kill is returning from the dead to haunt your earbuds!! In this 2016 FRIDAY THE 13th 3D episode, we pay our “disrespects” to characters who were written to be different, yet act not all that differently… Chuck and Chili with the help of Returning Champion, Phil Gonzales (of the Deep In Bear Country podcast) !! Along the way, we debate how many scenes of men pooping does one 3D movie need, suss out the best p...

The Ides of ReMarch are upon us! And now that we have discussed both the good and the bad kinds of horror remakes, it’s time to delve into the inexplicable: the 1998 “replica” of PSYCHO!! Here to help us make sense of the nonsensical is stand-up comedian and horror lover Kristen Cills!! We’re asking the big questions, like why did Gus Van Sant blow his post-Good Will Hunting blank check on this project? Is Psycho a better movie whe...

I don’t mean to scare you, but this 2016 episode was the very first time that we were not alone. That’s right, inaugural guest Phil Gonzales (of the Deep In Bear Country podcast) joins us as we discuss this week's dearly deceased: Andy and Debbie from FRIDAY THE 13th 3D!! Along the way, we have the longest discussion anyone has ever had about having sex in a hammock, crack open the TWO novelizations of Part 3D that were produced, a...

No, you’re not going insane… we’re unleashing our third remake episode of March and getting clinical about the 2010 version of THE CRAZIES!! Along the way, we explore how the original and remake reflect the socio-political depths of the military-industrialization of each era, consider why George A. Romero had such terrible luck in the movie industry, and openly wonder why we both love Timothy Olyphant so much!! All this, plus Dirk ...

That’s right, people - love is in the air!! But so are flying bolts from a spear gun!! That’s right, we’re right in the middle of our FRIDAY THE 13th PART 3D revisit, and it’s time to rap with Aunt Gena and Drunkle Patrick about being “a Shelly.” We get into the major differences between actors and their characters, delve into the true value of juggling on the free market, consider life before Craigslist, and debate how many masks ...