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

Welcome… to Kill By Kill’s 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 terrible at it. Ultimate 80s DILF Barry Bostwick is here as well, wearing some of the boxiest suits money can buy!! You kids with your OnlyFans and your RedTube don't know how good you have it as The Hitchhiker was the closest thing a lot of us 80s kids had to p0rn - as demonstrated by this episode's tedious yet topless hot tub scene!! All this, plus morning sax solos, single-page newspapers, secret ghosts, and we witness one of the worst ways to escape the police ever recorded, and so much more!! Next week, we'll be back to wrap up our coverage of the Final Destination franchise!!

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Be very, very quiet. We’re hunting an all-new episode of the Kill BY Kill podcast!! That’s right, this week we get loud about one of our favorite streaming titles, 2016’s HUSH with the help of writer and The Losers Club podcast co-host Jenn Adams!! Along the way, we go deep on Mike Flanagan’s filmography and his career-long assault on hands, consider this movie’s place in the genre of Screen Horror, pine for the addition of anvils, lament the difficulty of crossbow loading, and illuminate the deaf community’s legit issues with the finished product. All this, plus we take a detour into Stephen King territory, we don’t stay quiet about Choose Your Own Deathventure, and star and co-writer Kate Siegel gets the flowers she deserves!! Check it out!!

This episode of the Kill By Kill podcast is brought to you in part by Stephen King's new novel of suspense, HOLLY - available now wherever books are sold! Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King's most compelling and ingeniously resourceful characters, returns in this thrilling novel to uncover the gruesome truth behind multiple disappearances in a midwestern town. To celebrate the book's release, We're giving away a select number of eBook versions of Holly to our listeners! Just write a new review of Kill By Kill on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you listen to the show, and tell us your favorite Stephen King novel in the body of the review and send us a screenshot at [email protected] for your chance to win!

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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-tacular edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure, and celebrate the many bottomless shots of SHORT CUTS!! There's a lot to swallow on this episode of Kill By Kill - check it out!! Oh, and the movie we can't remember is LET IT RIDE. It's not good.

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Xeno Has Risen!! That’s right - we’re wrapping up our coverage of the original Alien Quadrilogy (not a real word) with 1997’s exceedingly French and deeply horny fourquel: ALIEN RESURRECTION!! We dig into everything: the sexy basketball with Ripley 8, the meta-xenomorphs, introducing nips, Brad Dourif’s 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 #GetBunked in the Alien Universe!!

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Save the toe tag - Kill By Kill Bite Size is not dead yet! That’s right, we’re putting Tobe Hooper’s segment  from 1993’s 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 Hamill’s 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 Wilburys? How far would you dig into your backyard before you expect to hit human feet? Would you dress Twiggy in fashionable sacks? How would Alfred Hitchcock pronounce the word “content?” All this, plus an ocular-forward edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure, and we get a visit from one of our favorite horror movie trends: research via microfiche!! We unzip a fun one for you this week on Kill By Kill!!

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It’s the movie that taught the world not to trust a big butt, a Frankenstein mask, and a smile that unhinges at the jaw - it’s 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, and sound the alarm against stealing cash from a carnie!! All this, plus a freaky Choose Your Own Deathventure, and we praise the work of a true Master of Horror, the one, the only Tobe Hooper!! Push down your lap bar, people - this is one wild ride!!

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If you’ve got Pac-Man fever, then you should see a medical professional, as we’re playing through 1983’s NIGHTMARES segment “The Bishop of Battle!” We take no quarters as we talk emotional boob reveals, Emilio Estevez’s package delivery system, Playboy Channel reception techniques, critique the fashion choices of Moon Unit Zappa, explore the viability of Burgertime’s business model, and consider the truly poor gameplay of The Bishop. All this, plus an 8-bit version of Choose Your Own Deathventure, and we introduce the world to our favorite new insult*!! Who ends up with the top score? Find out today!!

[*insult is hyper-specific to Pamela]

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As we speed towards the end of Season 4, there’s one stop we’ve been dreading this whole time: 2009’s THE FINAL DESTINATION. Designated by both critics and fans as the franchise’s absolute nadir, the fourth film in the franchise was filmed in 3D while the characters barely qualify as two-dimensional - and we’re 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 characters “Milf” and “Racist,” discover that Craig R. Ellis is one of the most covered horror directors on the show, and grant Favorite Character status to an unlikely water-gun sporting child!! All this, plus a “deathtacular” edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure, and we explore why all the CGI is full of skeletons, but no one’s body seems to contain any bones!! We’re bidding Final Destination a fond farewell - until the surprise continuation - on Kill By Kill!!

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It’s Christmas in July, baby!! That’s right, when it comes to individual segments of a horror anthology, 1972’s TALES FROM THE CRYPT is the gift that keeps on giving! It’s 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 they’re in a hurry? What’s up with the Rastafarian Egg? Is the home decor of this house meant to drive us insane? Who commits a murder like this while wearing such an impractical belt? All this, plus we pull a Choose Your Own Deathventure out of our stockings, and we ask if we can improve a movie with Wolfens! This week, we’ve got tales to tell on Kill By Kill Bite Size!!

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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 (Let’s 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 examine the Warlock's complicated relationship to windows, Megan opens up about the kinds of smut she enjoys reading, and Patrick finally explains what the Santa Ana winds are to Gena!! We've conjured a good one out of the Patreon vault for you today!!

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