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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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01:12:32

Body Parts (1991)

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2026/02/06

Some say “parts is parts,” but those people haven’t watched the 1991 limb-lopping cult classic BODY PARTS!! That’s right, we’re back from our emergency surgery, and Gena is here to give us all the gory details of getting a brand new organ inserted into her mortal coil, which leads us to a deeper examination of Eric Red’s glossy and gory thriller! We experiment with unpredictable stunt sequences, look deeply into Jeff Fahey’s icy-blue peepers for far too long, wonder why none of these accident

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00:41:47

Friday the 13th Part 2 vol 1 redux

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2026/02/03

What happens after you knock off your main antagonist and have to scramble to come up with an all-new villain? Find out as we revisit this 2016 episode that digs into the first few characters of 1981's FRIDAY THE 13th PART 2!! That means we’re bringing along two old favorites: "Final Girl" Alice and our very own “posture pal” Crazy Ralph. First, Gena & Patrick explore what makes Alice’s post-Camp Crystal Lake massacre apartment the height of 70s shabby-chic, discuss Jason’s needlessly

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01:11:46

Beware of Mom (w/ Becky Wilson & Oli)

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2026/01/31

It’s family movie night on Kill By Kill!! That’s right, as our pal Gena is still recovering from the installation of a new kidney, the Wilson-Hamilton clan gathers together for a cherished tradition: watching a terrible Lifetime movie and talking about it!! Both Becky and Oli are on the mic to heed the dire warning: BEWARE OF MOM!! Along the way, we explain to a teen what a Lifetime Movie is, lose count of how many times the name Kylie is said aloud, learn about teen girl Kruegers, and discover why

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00:40:17

Friday the 13th (1980) vol 4 redux

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2026/01/27

Attention Crystal Lake Campers, we're back to experience final showdown of 1980's FRIDAY THE 13th!! In this 2016 episode, we explore the controversial idea that you should never walk into someone's knife and ponder the color of Mrs. Voorhees's knuckle hair. Plus, we play Choose Your Own Deathventure and consider whether the end of this film make a lick of sense, and if we should even care!! Paddle on out to the middle of an empty lake and think about it with us, won't you?Part of the BLEAV

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01:14:09

Crimson Peak (w/ Shannon Ggem)

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2026/01/24

Heed our warning… this episode is incredible!! That’s right, we’re getting otherworldly this week as we explore every nook and blood-splattered hallway inside Guillermo Del Toro’s gothic-glam masterpiece, CRIMSON PEAK!! Here to help us unravel this twisted tale is a premier interior designer and former Final Girl on film, Shannon Ggem!! Along the way, we explore the differences between Del Toro’s monsters and his ghosts, unpack what it’s like to be covered from head to toe in prosthetic makeup, and

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00:02:52

A Special Message from Kill By Kill

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2026/01/23

A special message from Kill By Kill Part of the BLEAV Network.Get even more episodes exclusively on Patreon!Artwork by Josh Hollis: joshhollis.comKill By Kill theme by Revenge Body. For the full-length version and more great music, head to revengebodymemphis.bandcamp.com today!Join the new Discord Server Convo here!Our linker.eeClick here to visit our Dashery/TeePublic shop for killer merch!Join the conversation about any episode on the Facebook Group!Follow us on IG @killbykillpodcast!! Join us

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00:32:50

Friday the 13th (1980) vol 3 redux

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2026/01/20

Rejoice Campers! We are back to where it all began: FRIDAY THE 13th. In this 2016 episode, we cover all six degrees of Jack's death, played by the one and only Kevin Bacon. Plus, Gena and Patrick debate Mrs. Voorhees’ incredible forearm strength, discuss Marcie’s questionable impression skills, and pull back the veil on one of the best characters in horror history: Brenda. Plus, we have a truly epic edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure that marks the beginning of our journey towards two of our

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01:01:09

Black Phone 2 (2025)

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2026/01/16

Death is just a word, but podcasting is a sacred duty - that’s why we’re braving the storm to bring you follow-up coverage to a blockbuster sequel, 2025’s BLACK PHONE 2!! That’s right, we’re not just taking ghost calls, we’re making them as we dig into the evolution of the film’s lore building, explore the very pointed and relevant Christian messaging within both Black Phone movies, consider the compelling nature of a character’s decency, and discuss what makes an essential Cargill/Derrickson horror

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00:36:34

Friday the 13th (1980) vol 2 redux

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2026/01/13

Thank Jason it’s... Tuesday?! On this week's revisit, we dig into more characters from FRIDAY THE 13th as we bid adieu to our beloved camp cook (Annie) and Crystal Lake's first-class clown (Ned), and we answer a series of important questions like: When you’re new in town, should you ask a dog for directions? Is it okay to be jealous of a crazy person’s biking posture? Are you properly prepared to exit a moving vehicle today? Plus, another seminal game of Choose Your Own Deathventure and a conspiracy

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01:31:17

Ghost Story (w/ Brendan Murphy)

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2026/01/09

Do we have a story to tell you! Gather ‘round as we tell the tale for four guys who cannot handle their polycule!! That’s right, we’re cracking open the Stephen King Universe adjacent novel adaptation, 1981’s GHOST STORY!! Huddled next to the fire with a snifter of brandy is editor and TikTok retro movie reviewer, Brendan Murphy (@MurphCo)!! Along the way, we dig into author Peter Straub’s road to a million-dollar payday, unpack why adapting the book proved to be so tricky, and we reopen our

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00:22:45

Friday the 13th vol 1 redux

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2026/01/06

Thank Jason it’s been nearly 10 years!! That's right, we're celebrating almost a decade of making fun of horror movie characters in the order in which they die by revisiting where it all began: the first episode of Kill By Kill!! In this episode, Patrick and Gena will unpack all the gory details of horror cinema’s least appreciated element: the characters, starting with the 1980 slasher classic, FRIDAY THE 13th! This is where it all began, starting with our own personal introductions to the Friday

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00:55:53

Blood Beach (1981) Patreon Unlocked!!

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2026/01/02

Well, you made it to 2026. It’s officially the Dead of Winter. What better way to celebrate the frozen tundra of our lives like a trip to where the sun is warm, the waves are tasty, and the beach is… deadly!! That’s right, we’re cracking open the Patreon Vault to let everyone hear our savagely sandy evaluation of 1981’s creature-that’s-barely-featured, BLOOD BEACH!! Along the way, we explore dark-ass piers, cops who can’t shut up about Chicago, useless eyewitnesses, swimming commutes, pitiful

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01:12:01

Amityville The Evil Escapes For The Holidays (1989)

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2025/12/30

If it’s the MOST wonderful time of the year, you know we have to round out our Amityville revisit with the one thing that brings light into our lives… a haunted lamp!! That’s right, illuminating the world to the TV Terror turned hand-mauling home video sequel, AMITYVILLE 4: THE EVIL ESCAPES!! See lamps lash out, witness electrical cords go full Popeye, experience reduced fly budgets, beyond the beige Mr. T, grab a little hot Old Priest/Young Priest action, and shudder at the maximum withholding of

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00:51:45

Five Nights At Freddy's (2023)

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2025/12/26

It's the time of year when we gather together as a family and force one another to watch movies we had no desire to see in the first place. This week, Patrick kid Oli makes him shove the 2023 videogame adaptation FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S into his eyeballs, and now you all have to hear about it!! That's right, Oli has the 411 on the game version of the story and remembers about half of it. Who is the mysterious Purple Guy? Why would you keep real quarters inside an abandoned arcade? How many

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01:06:06

Amityville 1979 For The Holidays

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2025/12/23

For God’s Sake, Get Out of your holiday rut and into Amityville For Christmas!! That's right, we've remixed this episode for clarity as we head home for the holidays. Granted, this home has a demon pit in the basement and flying pigs in the kids’ windows! In this 2023 episode, we start at the beginning of the “Orig Trig” by opening our doors to THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (1979), talking malicious money pits, over-the-top performances, ineffectual Catholics, variable strength hauntings, cool kitchen

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01:15:13

The Amityville Horror (2005)

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2025/12/19

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls… haunted holiday time is here!! That’s right, we’re going back over where it all began yet again with another version of THE AMITYVILLE HORROR, this time with more abs!! So what makes the 2005 edition of the same story so despicably stupid? Why are all the ghosts fighting? How much of this haunting can be chalked up to black mold? What timeline is this babysitter sliding in from? Does anyone emerge from this film unscathed? All this, plus haunted yard sales,

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01:28:23

Amityville 3D For The Holidays (w/ Michael Varrati &...

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2025/12/16

Don't get your tinsel in a tizzy, cause Amityville For The Holidays revisited is back!! That's right, the house may be saying, “Get Out!” but we’re going all in on 1983’s AMITYVILLE 3D with Returning Champion Michael Varrati and his Midnight Mass co-cult leader, Peaches Christ! Buckle up, cause this is one wild ride as we discuss Willam Defoe’s nonexistent rep as a shy sex-kitten, spy floating severed penises, we pitch several Amityville legal spinoffs, and we ask the most important question in the

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01:17:24

Scanners (1981)

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2025/12/12

There are 8.3 billion people in the world, and only 237 of them are Scanners. And one Scanner is the most boring man in the world. The rest of them are some real firecrackers! That’s right, we’re getting to the cold, frigid truth this week as we talk about the ultimate movie in telepathic horror, 1981’s SCANNERS!! Along the way, we explore the writer/director David Cronenberg’s influences, how the Canuxsploitation scene took shape, and the real-life cults that gave birth to the film’s underground of

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01:35:05

Amityville II For The Holidays (w/ Megan Dooley)

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2025/12/09

Ho-Ho-Hold up!! Hang the holly on that haunted house as we attempt to flip Amityville II: The Possession with the help of our pal, Megan Dooley. That's right, it's Amityville For The Holidays time!! Along the way, we talk about filth dungeons, unconvincing priest toupees, too much bladder work, and “fly strips gathered together in the shape of a human” known as Burt Young. It’s Law & Order: Haunted House Special Victims Unit from the beginning, so believe us when we say CONTENT WARNING. This

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01:38:25

The Shining (w/ Ritch Duncan)

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2025/12/05

Haunted. Cursed. Malevolent. Where does one even begin when it comes to the Stanley Kubrick adaptation of the Stephen King novel THE SHINING? This week on Kill By Kill, we’re exploring the impact of this totemic film on horror and cinema, and the very conflict between creatives behind it. Here to help us search these endless hallways for clues is writer (Deathbed: Horror Stories by Comedy Writers) and comedian Ritch Duncan!! Along the way, we dig into the origins of the King novel, how he bared his

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