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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.

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01:11:49

The Hunt (w/ Clarke Wolfe)

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2025/01/03

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 avoidance of class warfare!! All this, plus dueling Raaaandys, social

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01:40:38

Black Christmas (w/ Scout Tafoya)

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2024/12/28

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 anniversary with our guest, author, and video essayist, Scout Tafoya!

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00:57:11

Maximum Overdrive (1986)

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2024/12/20

"Wait... this isn't the Black Christmas episode I was promised," you're saying to yourself and yelling at passersby. Well, when you're right, you're right! Due to an otherworldly technical audio snafu, that nearly two-hour episode cannot be presented today. But we still wanted to get you, our loyal listener, something. And so we present a hilarious Patreon bonus episode we think you'll love: 1986's MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE!! It's certainly something! You love Uncle Steve, we LOVE Uncle Steve -

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01:11:57

The New Kids (1985)

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2024/12/13

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”

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01:11:57

Interview With the Vampire (w/ Gregory Lay)

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2024/12/06

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

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01:23:23

Sawsgiving vol. 5 (w/ Elissa Wagner)

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2024/11/29

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

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01:02:07

Cuckoo (2024)

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2024/11/22

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

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01:21:47

Heretic (w/ Megan Sunday)

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2024/11/15

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

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01:13:24

Smile 2 (2024)

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2024/11/08

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

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01:15:07

Army of Darkness (1993)

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2024/11/01

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

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01:35:00

'Salem's Lot (1979)

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2024/10/25

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

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01:08:55

Terror In The Aisles (w/ Kevin Maher)

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2024/10/18

If unrelenting fear is your idea of fun…If you have a need to be terrified… If your favorite dreams are nightmares… Then this is the Kill By Kill episode you’ve always dreamed of… Buy a ticket, grab your seat, and get ready to get terrified!! That’s right, we’re talking about the ultimate horror clip show - sorry. The ultimate terror film clip show for its 40th anniversary, TERROR IN THE AISLES!! And here to chat us up in our theater seats is writer, comedian, and Returning Champion Kevin Maher!

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01:06:18

'Salem's Lot (2024)

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2024/10/11

The Lot is many things. A small town full of secrets. A place where evil can fester. And it’s a Stephen King property that has a few swings at the bat. Well, this week on Kill By Kill, we’re the ones swinging the bat! That’s right, we hate to do it, but we’re driving a stake right through the heart of this 2022… wait, 2023… hold on… 2024 remake of ‘SALEM’S LOT - and we’re not happy about it at all. Why does this movie feel like a speed run? Why does it refuse to show more than six people at a time

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01:12:20

The Substance (Episode 350)

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2024/10/04

Have you ever dreamt of a better version of this podcast? We did, so we injected our format with Cronenberg’s The Fly, Street Trash, Re-animator, and… 2001: A Space Odyssey? That’s right - we’re ready to pump it up for the body horror flick of 2024: Coralie Fargeat’s audacious film, THE SUBSTANCE!! Along the way, we start spoiler-free before giving birth to a conversation covering an avalanche of butts, Hollywood Walk of Fame orientation, severe trypanophobia, Sudden Oatmeal Syndrome, and rank the

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01:16:11

The Terminator (40th Anniversary)

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2024/09/27

In the Year of Darkness, 2024 - one podcast will be sent back to the past to discuss “ice cream scooping” waitresses to save humanity!! That’s right, pluck out those eyeballs and put in your earbuds as we open up shop on the James Cameron classic, THE TERMINATOR, for its 40th anniversary!! It’s a movie that’s probably been talked about by more people than any other film we’ve discussed on the show. Yet, so many mysteries remain, such as the source of Tech Noir’s citywide success and why Cyberdyne

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01:11:54

Disturbing Behavior (w/ Harmony Colangelo)

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2024/09/20

Distracted at school? Lashing out at home? The solution to your teen’s problems is just a ferry ride away in Cradle Bay, where one unregulated doctor and a gang of Blue Ribbons are standing by to shove a white-hot microchip into your eyeball!! That’s right, we’re talking X-Files grunge, Tarantino monologues, and 1998’s DISTURBING BEHAVIOR with writer and “This Ends At Prom” podcast co-host Harmony Colangelo!! Along the way, we delve into the tug-of-war between what the film wants to say and what the

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01:44:55

Friday the 13th Theatrical Poster Draft (w/ Clay...

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2024/09/13

You were warned. You are doomed. You are in for a Friday the 13th treat!! That’s right, we’re celebrating the luckiest of unlucky days with something we’ve never tried before: a theatrical poster draft of the entire Friday the 13th franchise with two overly qualified guests - from the Screen Drafts podcast, it’s Returning Champion Clay Keller; and in his KBK debut, actor/director/horror legend Graham Skipper!! Join us as we debate and rank from worst to first the artwork that defined the franchise’s

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01:19:54

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)

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2024/09/06

Isn’t it time for your favorite horror movie podcast to do something a bit more literary? How about an epistolary novel where every character is 30% more horny than necessary? That’s right, we’re cracking the book on 1992’s BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA to explore every main character in the order in which their blood is tasted!! Along the way, we explore frilled lizard costumes, corset rippers, bad accent work, great romantic chemistry, personal bug-eating problems, blood-sucking tech bros, and how Count

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01:13:54

LONGLEGS (2024)

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2024/08/30

Congratulations! You won a prize from the church, and it’s a new episode of Kill By Kill talking about the biggest horror hit of the year so far... LONGLEGS!! That’s right, we’re getting possessed by this hypnotic supernatural banger of a serial killer thriller, and we can’t shut up about it!! We’re digging into all the details, including the movie’s fantastic marketing push, the Devil’s delivery service, worship at the alter of Osgood Perkins, the truth about “Charlie Brown’s hos,” dig into the

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01:07:15

Alien Romulus (2024)

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2024/08/23

She’s just a mining town girl, living on a Wayland-Yutani world. He’s just a synthetic boy, manufactured in South Detroit. Together, they’ll have to fight face-huggers, Xenomorphs, and a few special guests on an all-new episode of Kill By Kill where we’re talking ALIEN ROMULUS!! First up, we talk about our spoiler-free feelings before digging into the very gooey meat of this excellent motion picture!! Then we go through the natural lifecycle of the film: indentured servitude, too small corridors,

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