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

If there’s a thin line between clever and stupid, the line has never been thinner than today’s movie. So grab your ice pick and leave your underwear at home - Kill By Kill After Dark is back, and we’re going deep into what some might call the pinnacle of the 90s erotic thriller, BASIC INSTINCT!! Here to help us reveal all the killer details are Elizabeth Malamed and Megan Caper from the How to Be a Terrible Daughter podcast!! Along the way, we expose the film’s links to Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law, worship at the alter of Sharon Stone, consider the practicalities of wearing sweaters in da clerb, badmouth screenwriter Joe Eszterhas, and faint at the concept of bisexuality in the early 90s. Plus, we examine just how bad of a cop Shooter really is, decide to dress like a cowboy for no reason, debate Johnny Boy’s rock star status, and play a dangerous game of Choose Your Own Deathventure. A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. And a cop too stupid to do anything about it! Join us, won’t you?

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Are you ready for “the most terrifying film of all time?” That’s the bold claim made by the movie’s marketing - about an even bolder take on the Cabin In The Woods genre! And that’s before it tweaks the deadite formula resulting in a surprisingly emotional result. So let’s crack open that Necronomicon to dive into 2013’s EVIL DEAD - the “rebootiquel” that manages to do the impossible: successfully be its own thing. In this episode, we’re getting under the skin of the film’s characters, the personal dynamics that create real drama amongst the scares, and consider the socio-political overtones that the franchise had skimmed over in the past. All this, plus we talk about one of the worst basements we’ve ever encountered, debate whether Count Orlock is a Dirty Peanut, hear us get in our feelings over this entry, and then pick the best/worst option in a game of Choose Your Own Deathventure!! Check it out, won’t you? 

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This one’s a howler, folks! That’s right, it’s a serious “bad dad/werewolf dad” sitch as we delve into the first major horror title of 2025, WOLF MAN!! Frankly, that may be too many exclamation marks for this ruminative, domestic drama version of the lycanthrope we all know and love. We’re officially “It’s Fine” about it - and we will spend much of the show trying to figure out why. You’ve got Sudden Oatmeal Syndrome, some gentle parenting backlash, too-big spiders, deep woods carjacking, and dig into the only “conflict-free” werewolf drama we’ve ever watched. All this, plus we ask where all the guns went, wonder why Friday the 13th Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan is so weirdly sexual, black light filters, and the triumphant return of Wolfen-Vision!! Plus, we have a new game: How Many Trailers Will Play Before The Movie At My Local AMC?! Catch Hill Fever with us today!!

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Do you remember how the world ended? No? Funny, it was supposed to implode when the clocks switched to the year 2000. Instead, what imploded was our faith in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ability to carry an R-rated action picture when he signed onboard END OF DAYS! Only Patrick and Gena have the guts to celebrate this movie’s 25th anniversary and attempt to explain what in the living hell is happening here. That means Kill By Kill is digging into the film’s cursed production history, considering Satan’s HR problems, witnessing massive fart fights, visiting Vatican City Orlando, whipping up a “floor pizza” smoothie, and meeting our newest least-favorite character: Bobby Chicago!! All this, plus rattlesnake baptisms, flaming pee, too many scrolls, boiled grandmas, Limp Bizkit-shunting threeways, and a devilishly involved edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure! Never has an apocalypse looked so inviting and made less sense. 

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Did we like Robert Egger’s NOSFERATU? Let us Count the ways!! That’s right, the moment we’ve waited for all year has arrived as we talk about bad real estate deals, depressing beaches, Albert Potato, nude virgins on horseback, and Count Orlock’s unique love language as we stake 2024 in the heart!! All this, plus more bad vampire planners, ladies with too much blood, the ultimate Dark Web, and a very chest-sucking heavy edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure!!

And don’t worry… we do “the voice.” Like, a lot. 

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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 media rage activators, Barry Keoghan’s career post-Sabrena, and export a new edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure!! The rumors are true - this is the first Kill By Kill of 2025!! 

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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!! What else does Santa have in his magic bag? Synthesizer psychos, Bravo network horror activators, Steve Martin: Slasher Fan, and we dig into why a half-century-old film can still be so ahead of its time!! All this, plus which character in the film is a Drinkenstein, Patrick defends Porky’s 2 for some reason, Gena defines the “It’s Miller Time” ending, and we give you the gift of Choose Your Own Deathventure!! 

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"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 - but we can all agree that Stephen King's talents lie primarily on the page, and this bombastic, AC/DC-filled smash-up is proof. Along the way, we discuss films you can smell, death by watermelon, onscreen kid murder, crediting cocaine as the director, and trying desperately - and failing - to understand the rules here!! All that, plus slanderous ATMs, high-volume screeching, too much sweat, and a diesel-powered edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure!! The Beam of this universe to the Dark Tower may be broken here, but that doesn't mean we can't have fun as the world goes to hell. Happy Holidays, everybody!!

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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” performances!! All this, plus a gold star teen bedroom set decoration, witness someone sexually harassing their child, consider the titular fanatic, shake with fear at a goose scare, and end with a jolting edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure! If you don’t listen to this episode, you’ll be sorry. Actually, you’ll be fine, but we’d love for you to listen anyway. 

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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 explore the nearly 20 years it took to get Interview on bookshelves, through the studio system, and onto the big screen, learn what Cher would have done with the Louie role, discover why Brad Pitt called the shoot, “Six months in f#^%ing darkness, and worship at the alters of Antonio Banderas and Kirsten Dunst!! All this, plus we ask who squeezes the best rats in town, think about what makes a good eternal life partner, give Neil Jordan his props, solve some problems with fire, and sink our teeth into the immortal game of Choose Your Own Deathventure!! 

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Read Gena’s excellent Interview With The Vampire piece here! 

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