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

If you meet Sam on Halloween night, you have just met your doom! Personally, I think we’re safe. That’s right, we’re still on the hunt for candy and carnage as we dig into the second half of TRICK ‘r TREAT. This week, we’re trying to understand bus massacre negotiation tactics, unpacking that adult costumed orgy invite, and wrapping our minds around Brian Cox’s terrible fake nose. All this, plus Krampus talk, hot dog humpin’, Tony! Toni! Toné! needle drops, school bus chains, loose hands, and another fun-sized edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure. Enjoy the sugar high with us on an all-new Kill By Kill!

There's a good reason to howl this week as we preempt our regularly scheduled redux episode to talk with Jordan Downey, the director of the excellent new Shudder exclusive THE CYCLE. We dig into his horror influences, explore how Critters got its teeth into him, consider the dangers of wet creatures, and sing along to the sultry tunes of David Soul. All this, plus family trauma overload, cops on the hunt, big brother influences, bad vampire planners, and good movies to add to THE CYCLE as a double feature. Take a listen and catch THE CYCLE this Friday exclusively on Shudder! Part of the BLEAV Network. Get even more episodes exclusively on Patreon! Join Patrick's new newsletter SCREAM SHARE for weekly new/classic/and "free to watch" streaming horror picks, and join him for a virtual watch party on the 3rd Friday of every month!! Check out Gena's newsletter on Ghost!! Artwork by Josh Hollis: joshhollis.com Kill 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! Click 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 on Threads or even Bluesky Check out the films we’ve covered & what might come soon on Letterboxd! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

If you don't follow the rules on Halloween night, you won't live to see tomorrow - but you may survive long enough to hear the first half of our in-depth coverage of the 2009 cult classic, TRICK ‘r TREAT. That’s right, we’re digging into the backstory of how the movie was made, what role Superman played in messing with its theatrical release, and which movie scared the studio so badly that they ended up holding it back completely. All this, plus forbidden parties, hated X-Men, Jigsaw’s unwitting posse, VHS subterfuge, ghost crucifixions, and a fun-sized edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure. Head door-to-door for a little murder and mayhem, won’t you?

This week, to celebrate the new Prime version of Carrie, we're looking back at two previous remakes of the seminal Stephen King spectacular, CARRIE. And we’re bursting out of the scary prayer closet with two Retuning Champions you know and love - from Horror Queers, it’s Joe Lipsett and Trace Thurman here to help us with two more modern "Black Proms" and the problems that come with them!! Can any version of Carrie live up to DePalma’s? What if you add a lot of Dutch-angled, Vaseline-lensed SyFy Original visuals? What if you turn Carrie White into Darth Vader? How did Trace traumatize dance class bros? Do either of the remakes beat The Rage: Carrie 2? It’s a battle of Christ Hartigans, lackluster Tommys, uneven Sues, and divergent Margrets!! All this, plus internet backlashes, plugs and tips, Carrie vs. Jigsaw, bad Billys, thick blood, wonky CGI, and a gym full of Choose Your Own Deathventure!! It’s twice the Horror Queers, twice the Carrie, and twice the Uncle Steve for one redux episode.

She was born bad… but what did my only child think about her? Let’s find out on the only podcast brave enough to put a teen with a driver’s permit behind the wheel as we revisit Stephen King and John Carpenter’s 1983 collab, CHRISTINE. It’s Oli’s first time watching the film, so we had to talk about good and bad band names, drive-in hamburgers, yogurt murders, taking rides from guys down by the docks, and rock ’n roll bits. All this, plus dumb parents, back braces as shirts, road beers, boxy shorts, automotive transformations, and a revved-up edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure. Grab the keys, tune in, and burn out, people! NOTE: We have been cursed with hospital stays and internet outages, so please excuse the fact that we had to divert from our regular schedule. We should be back on track starting next week.