** SPOILER ALERT ** We start spoiling this movie from the jump - so consider yourself warned!! It's that special time of year when we like to play a game!! Thats right, Sawsgiving is the reason for the season, and we set ourselves a little trap by watching SAW X with writer and Tales From the Rec Room host Bree Rody !! Is this the first Saw movie we understood? Maybe even liked? Youll have to press play on that micro-cassette recorder and find out!! All this, plus Det. Porchetta Fan-Cams, surger...
Nov 24, 2023•2 hr 31 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Were not out of the cabin yet! Thats right, its time to unearth vol. 2 of our analysis of 1981s THE EVIL DEAD as we dip into the films ferocious second half with the help of Returning Champion, the one - the only - Elissa Wagner !! Along the way, we delve into how Ashley transforms into Ash, how Uncle Stephen King helped propel the film into the order cult cannon, explore the endless charms of stop motion monsters, invoke the Dog Police music video, consider bone flutes, and ask whether this gro...
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast If you want your MTV - youre out of luck. That place is essentially dead. Thats why were cracking the Necronomicon to resurrect the most horrific music videos we then think of on our latest iteration of Kill The Rock Star!! This week, we explore the mind-numbing horrors of middling-level magic performers as we make The Steve Miller Bands 1982 hit ABRACADABA reappear before your very ears!! Along the way, we delve into our ambivalence toward Steve Miller and our seething hatred of The Eagles, Mil...
Nov 10, 2023•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast A cabin in the woods. A group of college friends. And a book in the cellar someone just cannot stop themselves from reading. These are the basic elements that create one of the most lasting horror franchises of all time - and its our starting point for Season Five of the Kill By Kill podcast talking about the one, the only, the original - THE EVIL DEAD !! Listen along with us as we crack the flesh-covered spine of the Necronomicon, explore Sudden Oatmeal Syndrome, wonder why a blender somehow ma...
Nov 03, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Does the funk of 40,000 years hold up after four more decades? Lets find out together as we press play on the grand finale of Season 4 and the mother of all music videos, Michael Jacksons Thriller!! Along the way, we talk about unconvicted manslaughter enthusiasts, breaking the VHS rental model, why being a werewolf cat requires competent time management, instant skeletons, Vincent Prices incredible rap feature career, and revel in the implausible, wig-filled ending of Sly Stallones Nighthawks!!...
Oct 27, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep 52•Transcript available on Metacast Its time to get behind the wheel with two Masters of Horror and one of the biggest baddies ever produced from Detroit, MI! Thats right, were talking JOHN CARPENTERS CHRISTINE with critic and Critically Acclaimed Network podcaster, William Bibbiani!! Its a pedal to the metal show as we go deep on Christines insane opening weekend competition in 1983, Stephen Kings embrace and eventual rejection of nostalgia, and how Christine is a vehicle for so many different interpretations!! We hope youre read...
Oct 20, 2023•2 hr 52 min•Ep 51•Transcript available on Metacast Thank Jason its Friday!! Thats right, were headed back to Camp Crystal Lake - but with a newbie this time: my own 13-year-old, Oli!! What is it like for someone who knows a little about 1980s FRIDAY THE 13th from hanging around his old man but doesnt know any of the big twists? Find out as Patrick and Gena quiz a middle schooler on the finer points of this slasher classic and ask all the important questions: Why is it so cold during New Jersey summers? What does Gene Siskel look like in your min...
Oct 13, 2023•1 hr•Ep 50•Transcript available on Metacast It's October!! It's our 300th episode!! It's Bill Paxton skipping in a cemetery? It's ALL those things and more as we celebrate the horror flicks of 1983 and our tricentennial with one of the gang from We Hate Movies and returning champion Stephen Sajdak!! First, we've unearthed a slasher gem from the grave: MORTUARY !! This film has everything: Shag-adelic Frankensteins, Billy Beer, sunken living rooms, Chekov's Phone Co., the Boogie Van code, improvised grab-ass, multiple tummy stabbings, slas...
Oct 06, 2023•2 hr 36 min•Ep 49•Transcript available on Metacast Were not saying goodbye to the Final Destination franchise its a secret hello? Thats right - were following Death's design as we talk FINAL DESTINATION 5 , complete with aggressive flip-phone calls, questionable Everclear and Nickleback references, and an all-new version of a Dirty Peanut!! Helping us see this vision a little more transparent is Dread Central managing editor and Development Hell podcast host Josh Korngut!! Will we avoid our deadly destiny? Does the incredible Tony Todd show up t...
Sep 29, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep 48•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Kill By Kills TV Terrors! Again!! A ghost in the machine has caused some disruptions to our feed in anticipation of spooky season, so we're getting "da crazy" for Dafoe as we discuss one of Willam's first major acting roles in an episode of HBO's "Hitchcock but with boobs" anthology THE HITCHHIKER !! In this episode, "Ghostwriter," Dafoe plays a writer who hatches a needlessly complicated, extremely stupid plan to fake his own death, and he is shockingly ...
Sep 22, 2023•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Be very, very quiet. Were hunting an all-new episode of the Kill BY Kill podcast!! Thats right, this week we get loud about one of our favorite streaming titles, 2016s HUSH with the help of writer and The Losers Club podcast co-host Jenn Adams!! Along the way, we go deep on Mike Flanagans filmography and his career-long assault on hands, consider this movies place in the genre of Screen Horror, pine for the addition of anvils, lament the difficulty of crossbow loading, and illuminate the deaf co...
Sep 15, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep 47•Transcript available on Metacast We're clawing our way back into Kill By Kill: Bite Size!! This week, TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: THE MOVIE takes the hit as we talk "The Cat From Hell" segment, the realistic acting choices of David Johansen, trade William Hickey impressions, consider Stephen King's obsession with hit men vs. unlikely opponents, pick apart the story's timeline shifts, and try not to make too many puns about cat's killing people in overtly sexualized ways. All this, plus we "paws" for a cat-tacul...
Sep 08, 2023•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Xeno Has Risen!! Thats right - were wrapping up our coverage of the original Alien Quadrilogy (not a real word) with 1997s exceedingly French and deeply horny fourquel: ALIEN RESURRECTION !! We dig into everything: the sexy basketball with Ripley 8, the meta-xenomorphs, introducing nips, Brad Dourifs many smootchy faces, a plea for Winona Ryder, genitalia erasure, and that amazing Clone room scene!! All this, plus we hurdle towards Earth during Choose Your Own Deathventure, and we finally have a...
Sep 01, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep 46•Transcript available on Metacast Save the toe tag - Kill By Kill Bite Size is not dead yet! Thats right, were putting Tobe Hoopers segment from 1993s BODY BAGS on the slab and weighing all the contents!! Was Showtime wrong for denying the world a John Carpenter-hosted horror anthology? Just how much of Mark Hamills hinder do we get to see in action? And is that tush okaily-dokilly? Exactly what accent is Twiggy using here, and why did no one stop her? How much responsibility for the car crash lies at the feet of the Traveling W...
Aug 25, 2023•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Its the movie that taught the world not to trust a big butt, a Frankenstein mask, and a smile that unhinges at the jaw - its the monster mash-up slasher, THE FUNHOUSE !! And here to help us survive the night is screenwriter ( Black Christmas 2019 ) and Returning Champion April Wolfe!! Along the way, we talk about messed up Monster Kids, explore serving sizes of bourbon for parents in town, identify all the important Carnival People You Need To Know, debate proper date etiquette at a Girlie Show,...
Aug 18, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep 45•Transcript available on Metacast If youve got Pac-Man fever, then you should see a medical professional, as were playing through 1983s NIGHTMARES segment The Bishop of Battle! We take no quarters as we talk emotional boob reveals, Emilio Estevezs package delivery system, Playboy Channel reception techniques, critique the fashion choices of Moon Unit Zappa, explore the viability of Burgertimes business model, and consider the truly poor gameplay of The Bishop. All this, plus an 8-bit version of Choose Your Own Deathventure, and ...
Aug 11, 2023•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast As we speed towards the end of Season 4, theres one stop weve been dreading this whole time: 2009s THE FINAL DESTINATION . Designated by both critics and fans as the franchises absolute nadir, the fourth film in the franchise was filmed in 3D while the characters barely qualify as two-dimensional - and were here to break down every splattered torso, pierced organ, and severed, floppy limb on display!! Along the way, we talk about visiting the Pipe Mall of America, debate the wisdom of naming cha...
Aug 04, 2023•2 hr 31 min•Ep 44•Transcript available on Metacast Its Christmas in July, baby!! Thats right, when it comes to individual segments of a horror anthology, 1972s TALES FROM THE CRYPT is the gift that keeps on giving! Its the ultimate battle between bad planning and a deranged manic! Along the way, we unwrap all our big questions: Who the hell is going HAM on that organ? Who takes a cemetery tour when theyre in a hurry? Whats up with the Rastafarian Egg? Is the home decor of this house meant to drive us insane? Who commits a murder like this while ...
Jul 28, 2023•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast With the unfortunate passing of Julian Sands, we wanted to honor this incredible and magnetic actor by releasing a special Patreon episode where we covered 1989's WARLOCK with the film's #1 fan and Returning Champion Megan Sunday ( Lets Get Weirding podcast )! Along the way, we dig into the film's hostile attitude toward cats, stay on the lookout for a Steve Miner Butt Shot, learn to use a purse like a Dutch Oven, and generally lust after the hotness that is Julian Sands!! All this, plus we exam...
Jul 21, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep 43•Transcript available on Metacast This week on Kill By Kill Bite Size, we hail to the King, baby! Stephen King that is - as we steal away inside 1985s CATS EYE to steal the breath away from the classic cat v. Troll epic, General. Along the way, we delve into Candy Clarks unique mom-core fits, explore standard troll operating procedures, consider which serial killers can climb stairs, track childrens bedrooms with fireplaces, revisit skeleton hugs, and Patrick complains about the Boy Scout Jamboree again. All this, plus we delve ...
Jul 14, 2023•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Primetime... again! Kill By Kills journey into the dark heart of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) restarts here with the help of the one and only Halle Kiefer (of Ruined! with Allison & Halle) to help us claw our way through the first 30 minutes! Along the way, we discuss flooded boiler rooms, delve into how much of Freddy is actually made of goo, debate whether or not Freddy wears sweatpants, and ponder why America has a near-endless love for cartoon cats. All this, plus we play ...
Jul 07, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Remember when we went gaga over Mary Lou? Or maybe a little tyke named Mikey? Well, get ready for us to become the internets biggest fans of the most incomprehensible horror anthology ever - 1985s NIGHT TRAIN TO TERROR - and The Case of Claire Hansen!! Strap in as we try to make sense out of the truly senseless!! Witness breakdancing train angels!! An extended riff on Paula Abdul and MC Skat Kats undeniable sexual attraction!!Marvel at Richard Molls unearthly hairpiece!! Loose whats left of your...
Jun 30, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast What better way to celebrate our seventh year of podcast excellence than to discuss David Finchers feel-good hit of 1995, SE7EN !! I cant think of one, and its not for a lack of trying. Along the way, we explore the films ties to grime-core classics like SAW, consider stacking hot babies, debate if John Doe will get his security deposit money back, weigh just how bad of a cop Mills is, and wax rhapsodic at just how good David Fincher really is at making movies!! All this, plus we play a filthy a...
Jun 23, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Ep 41•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Kill By Kills TV Terrors! Again!! That's right, our night patrols have caused some disruption on the pod, so we're releasing this Patreon Exclusive to everyone so you don't have to go solo! This episode covers Starsky & Hutch 's season 2 episode, The Vampire, with a very special guest star, John Fucking Saxon! Witness John's high-collared dancewear! Shakedown a sleazy G. W. Bailey and a very sleepy Suzanne Summers!! Marvel at detective work so thorough, it can only be accomplished...
Jun 16, 2023•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Life is full of ups and downs and so is Death when we break down FINAL DESTINATION 3 this week with Dennis Satterfield and Scot Burkin of the Inside The Idiot Box podcast!! Along the way, we talk about the enigma that is Franklin C. Cheeks, Esq, we explore the films obsession with seeing womens underwear, mourn the loss of perfectly good textbooks, celebrate Polanski and Clark - the Beat Cop Investigation Unit, consider Joey Ramones place as a harbinger of death, and we face what we believe is t...
Jun 09, 2023•2 hr 43 min•Ep 40•Transcript available on Metacast Thats right - were back in the Creepshow business! Only this time, were talking about the best story of the bunch as we float along with The Raft from CREEPSHOW 2 !! Along the way, we try to stay afloat of the films many production problems, track the oil blobs burps and farts, pick apart the differences between Stephen Kings original short story and movie, waterproof joint transportation, blob consent, bad swimmers, human blood balloons, skeleton hugs, and a brief but gooey Choose Your Own Deat...
Jun 02, 2023•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Its April Fools Day in June until 12 pm? Listen, the 1986 Euro-slasher SLAUGHTER HIGH has a lot of rules, and it likes to switch em up as it goes, but Kill By Kill is up to the test. Along the way, we openly regret our Stockard Channing slander, struggle to remember which character is who, enjoy a solid skeleton scream, sleep it off in a brown velvet spaceship bed, celebrate an automotive #GetBunked, and take a real hot high school bath!! All this, plus an AP course-level edition of Choose Your ...
May 26, 2023•2 hr 33 min•Ep 39•Transcript available on Metacast Terrifying things come in small packages! Welcome one and all to our new off-week format, where we make a meal out of one story from a horror anthology - we call it Kill By Kill: Bite Size! This week, we bring home the standout segment from 1972s TRILOGY OF TERROR entitled Amelia - but you know it better for its antagonist, the Zuni Fetish Doll!! Along the way, we talk about creating distance between yourself and a clingy Mom, Richard Matheson: Man of Many Ideas, explore all the insane wallpaper...
May 19, 2023•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you ready to fight the horror of robots programmed to kill? Well, how about robots who can shoot guns but dont possess a trigger finger? 1983's RUNAWAY is an acid-filled mechanical nightmare, and here to help us crack the code is writer ( Bubble, Pop's Chock-lit Shoppe of Horrors ) and beloved podcast host ( Jordan Jessie GO ) Jordan Morris!! Along the way, we attempt to decipher the films Store Brand location, comb through all the voluminous hair choices, compare toilet shenanigans, wag our...
May 12, 2023•2 hr 49 min•Ep 38•Transcript available on Metacast Animal Attack April has left us a little on the mauled side, so we're heading back to space for a special, supersized flashback episode discussing the ever-goopy GALAXY OF TERROR!! Now you can relive (or experience for the first time) this deep dive into Alien-sploitation! In the first half, we're joined by Josh Hollis and Brian Skinner as we discuss space-based Happy Hour games, decide if human seat belts really work, and get attacked by E.M., The Extraterrestrial Maggot! Then in the back half,...
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