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

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Kill The Video Star - Ozzy Osbourne's Bark at the Moon Dec 01, 2023

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It's chemistry, heavy metal, and shaggy werewolves. This week, we experiment on Kill The Rock Star with Ozzy Osbourne and his 1983 solo smash, Bark at the Moon!! Along the way, we talk over-enthusiastic microscopy, explore why this one music video believes women, return to our favorite British sanitarium and open several poltergeist doorways. All this plus goth funerals, melting skeletons, and an extended conversation on how the reboot of the Scream franchise is getting absolutely screwed over by its lousy producers!! We tell the moon where it can stick it this week on Kill By Kill!!

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Sawsgiving vol. 4 (w/ Bree Rody) Nov 24, 2023

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** 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!! That’s 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? You’ll have to press play on that micro-cassette recorder and find out!! All this, plus Det. Porchetta Fan-Cams, surgery MLMs, deep NHL reference humor, Jigsaw’s drafts folder, flying with Billy the Puppet, a very special Choose Your Own Saws-venture, and far more Tobin Bell impressions than should be allowed!! Join us South of the Border way for a festive, rusty trap of a good time!!

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The Evil Dead vol 2 (w/ Elissa Wagner) Nov 17, 2023

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We’re not out of the cabin yet! That’s right, it’s time to unearth vol. 2 of our analysis of 1981’s THE EVIL DEAD as we dip into the film’s 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 group will be getting their cleaning deposit back!! All this, plus an oatmeal drenched-edition of Choose Your Won Deathventure, and we consider how many graves we could really dig in one night!! We’re reading the Necronomicon chapter and verse on Kill By Kill!!

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Kill The Video Star - Steve Miller Band's Abracadabra Nov 10, 2023

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If you want your MTV - you’re out of luck. That place is essentially dead. That’s why we’re 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 Band’s 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, Miller’s criminally lazy rhyming schemes, ponder the panty styles of angels, and question reports that this video and the main model/actress featured in it are “iconic” in any way. All this, plus bad magic acts, laconic tangos, and the only rat-chicken-baby transition ever filmed!! We’re trying to pull a funny episode out of the hat this week on Kill By Kill!!

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The Evil Dead vol 1 Nov 03, 2023

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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 it’s 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 makes the trip, unlock the unpredictable elements that make the film so compelling, and learn a new rule: there’s always a La Quinta! All this, plus we recount how much we hate Scott, we resurrect a variation of Choose Your Own Deathventure, and we introduce a new character we like to call “HOA Deadite!” We’re going more in-depth than a Sam Raimi close-up of Bruce Campbell’s monobrow on our first Evil Dead episode of the season!!

CW: This episode does discuss the woodland SA that occurs in the movie. If such conversations are not something you wish to hear about, we suggest skipping that section.

NOTE: We support SAG-AFTRA in their fight for worker's rights! Until further notice, we will not cover current films in theaters or new movies dropping on streaming networks. To find out more, please visit the SAG-AFTRA website!

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Michael Jackson's Thriller Oct 27, 2023

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Does “the funk of 40,000 years” hold up after four more decades? Let’s find out together as we press play on the grand finale of Season 4 and the mother of all music videos, Michael Jackson’s 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 Price’s incredible rap feature career, and revel in the implausible, wig-filled ending of Sly Stallone’s Nighthawks!! All this, plus the debut of Choose Your Own ZombieVenture, and stay tuned as we give you the heads up for what’s coming in Season 5 of Kill By Kill!!

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John Carpenter's Christine (w/ William Bibbiani) Oct 20, 2023

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It’s time to get behind the wheel with two Masters of Horror and one of the biggest baddies ever produced from Detroit, MI! That’s right, we’re talking JOHN CARPENTER’S CHRISTINE with critic and Critically Acclaimed Network podcaster, William Bibbiani!! It’s a pedal to the metal show as we go deep on Christine’s insane opening weekend competition in 1983, Stephen King’s embrace and eventual rejection of nostalgia, and how Christine is a vehicle for so many different interpretations!! We hope you’re ready to go for a trip because this extended conversation includes discussion of how oversexed the movie’s characters are, the horrors of friendship, dirty back braces, rejecting Kelly Preston, Uncle Steve’s Greaser Bullies, casting Killdeer, and learning the lessons of Shaking Hands With Danger!! All this, plus a revved-up edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure, and we fondly remember Jim Henson’s Eraserhead Babies!! Take the trip with us today, people!!

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Oli's First Friday The 13th (1980) Oct 13, 2023

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Thank Jason it’s Friday!! That’s right, we’re 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 1980’s FRIDAY THE 13th from hanging around his old man but doesn’t 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 mind? Will we ever cover SHARKS OF THE CORN? Are we taking the original #GetBunked death too seriously? Can you escape a moving van without an ankle injury? What is the best nickname for Pamela Voorhees? When was the first time you saw Kevin Bacon’s butt? And the biggest question of all… why is Old Spice blue? All this, plus an exceptionally youth-driven Choose Your Own Deathventure and trying to convince a teen that the Theme of The Pink Panther is very, very scary!! He was warned. He’s doomed. He’s pretty darn cute.

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Episode 300 Mortuary (w/ Stephen Sajdak) Oct 06, 2023

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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, slasher disco tracks, Greg's Dad, aka The Main Character of the movie, and a beachside Sheriff's office we'd all like to work at!! All this, an in-depth analysis of every nightgown worn in the film, and stomach-centric Choose Your Won Deathventure are all waiting for you!! Share this episode with someone you love. Even someone you'd love to embalm alive - we won't judge.

Listen to Stephen and The Gang on We Hate Movies here or wherever you get podcasts!!

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Final Destination 5 (w/ Josh Korngut) Sep 29, 2023

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We’re not saying goodbye to the Final Destination franchise… it’s a secret hello? That’s right - we’re 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 to add an entirely new wrinkle to the FD mythology? Can anyone tell any of the characters in this movie apart from one another? All this, plus a squishy edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure, and we take an x-ray of Final Destination’s lack of bones inside bodies!! Season 4 may be wrapping up, but The Body Count Continues as we celebrate Halloween 1983 starting next week on Kill By Kill!!

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