How can we possibly cover Stephen King without talking about CREEPSHOW? Wait. We already did. Who cares?! Let’s raise these episodes from the grave and revisit this incredible George A. Romero and Stephen King collab! And here demanding his own slice of the Father’s Day segment is one of the gang from We Hate Movies and Returning Champion to Kill By Kill, Stephen Sajdak!! Along the way, we discuss undead reactions at the Oscar ceremonies, investigate the regenerative powers of Jim Beam, consider Ed Harris’ many disco faces, evaluate our Renaissance Fair tolerances, wonder what it would be like if everyone were waiting for you to die already, and we make it clear that none of us wants to incorporate a graveyard into our landscaping! All this, plus a zombie-powered edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure, and you’ve got a confection that even a corpse would want to dig into again!!

Light the fires and kick the tires, this episode of Kill By Kill is about to go up in flames as we ignite the debate of the pros and cons of 1984’s FIRESTARTER!! Along the way, we explore Stephen King’s “bad dad” novels, tell the tale of one ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream party, investigate what Dino De Laurentiis actually liked about King properties, and litigate the case of reality vs. casting George C. Scott in the role of a 30-something, indigenous Vietnam vet. All this, plus mind torpedos, Lot-6 key parties, Heather Locklear blinks, SyFy sequels, horse shields, bus station scams, plantation blazes, and a flamin’ hot edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure!! Feel the heat with us, won’t you? 

 Also… watch The Fury (1978) already!!

They say that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger… but how many of those people have spent over nine years making a horror movie podcast with their friend? To celebrate 400 episodes of putting movie characters in the grave, we’re talking about a movie that gives us life: the ultimate 1980 musical disasterpiece, THE APPLE!! This movie has everything: bubbles on station wagons, plexiglass keytars, tooth jewels, 121 heartbeeps, softshoe clowns, molested landladies, actual vampires, subtle religious overtones, unsubtle disco orgasms, TV’s Eric LaSalle, vinyl riots, brutalist lobbies, dance belts, and SPEEEEEEDD!! It’s a celebration of life as we never knew it on this very special episode of Kill By Kill!!

Terror has no shape, but it does have a podcast!! That’s right, we’re returning to Arborville, CA, where Friday nights mean football, flirting, and a hungry mass of space gelatin looking to slurp all the meat it can off the bone in the fantastic 1988 remake of THE BLOB!! Here to help us make sense of all the space madness is director Colin Karwchuk!! [THE JESTER 2 is in theaters for special screenings Sept 15th and 16th via Fathom Events.]  We break it all down, including The Blob’s origin story, why the films are plagued by old teens, mind-bending special make-up effects, worship at the altar of Shawnee Smith, the film’s secret King-coded story, and Frank Darabont and Chuck Russell’s main character problems. All this, plus talking ribbing pleasure, bouncy theme songs, bad dates, concussion protocols, worse wigs, stealth leads, the dangers of recycling, dangerous nostalgia, puffy shirts, Craig Wasson dissing, and a very gelatinous edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure!! Crawl into every crevice with us for an all-new episode of Kill By Kill!! 

Light the fuse, people!! That’s right, we’ve loaded up a 1980s Stephen King favorite for you as we sink our teeth into SILVER BULLET with the help of Certified Forgotten writer and podcaster, Matt Monagle!! We tear into the origin story of King’s and illustrator Bernie Wrightson’s Cycle of the Werewolf, make the wolf die so people cry with Dino De Laurentiis, we learn this film’s connection to Phantasm, and reconsider the cinematic presence of Gary Busey!! All this, plus Everett McGill’s angry Wikipedia picture, trainyard scuba breathing, fist-to-snout action, Tarker Mills’ front page news, kite flying addictions, weird screams, scattered bear traps, bald werewolves, and a Choose Your Own Deathventure lit by a full moon!! It’s a howling good time on an all-new episode of Kill By Kill!!

Do you remember that one post-Scream, college-set slasher filled with TV pretty 20-somethings and a few horror legend cameos? No? Neither does one of its stars! That’s right, we’re studying up on 1998’s URBAN LEGEND!! (A film that is neither particularly urban nor legendary… discuss) Our student advisor for this episode knows a whole lot about urban legends, creepypastas, and very scary stories, podcaster Jon Grilz (Small Town Horror and Creepy)!! Along the way, we explore the mid-‘90s lineage of slashers that lead up to Urban Legend’s cash-in, open the book on some of the cast’s more colorful backstories, revisit a pitch-perfect example of a “Have you considered my penis?!” boy, and dive into one of the worst cases of “the Tarentinos” we’ve ever seen!! All this, plus a decomposing Alan Funt, No Bueno Amigo shots, window blindness, “the f*cking who?” soundtrack bands, unbranded killers, bad dye jobs, hair volume, and a legendary edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure!! Recount this episode to a friend today, people!! 

The podcast you’re about to hear is based on a true story… the story that we went to the theater and watched the fantastic new horror film, WEAPONS!! Also, we wanted to talk about it, and we happen to own microphones. So we have a quick non-spoiler review right at the top for those who haven’t been lucky enough to catch this new film in theaters yet before we dive into the thorny, thrilling, and often laugh-out-loud funny motion picture!! We unpack the unexpected themes of the film, shop around our ideas for more soup-based flicks, discuss the power of underexplanation, worship at the altar of Aunt Gladys, and explore why this film seems to have challenged the media comprehension-deprived viewers in the audience!! All this, plus Naruto running, newspaper camouflage, Wolf Mens, Ka-tet building, bad dads,  and uncover the mystery of Choose Your Own Deathventure!! Run, don’t walk, to listen to us today!!

It’s time for love. It’s time to punch with your hands and feet. It’s time for us to discuss one of the two movies where Chuck Norris fights a Michael Myers… 1982’s SILENT RAGE!! Which is neither silent nor a rage… discuss. Here’s to help us raise this action-horror hybrid from the dead is Returning Champion Galen Howard!! Along the way, we explore Chuck’s unique “acting” style, dig into why Ron “Actor/Activist” Silver just can’t turn it off even for a second, and examine every moment of the worst love scene ever committed to film!! All this, plus Stephen “Stephen Furst was Junior ‘the Unseen’” Furst’s improv skills, laundry basket fears, terrible deputies, panties and freeweights, magic elixers, mustache brushing, bad fruit grabs, moving corpses, and a medically upgraded edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure!! It’s a roundhouse kick to the face of fun this week on Kill By Kill!!

It’s the summertime, and the weather is hot… and deadly! That’s right, we’re heading deep into the Oregon woods for a little camping, a little foolin’ around, and a lot of grizzly murder as we discuss the 1981 cult classic, JUST BEFORE DAWN, with the help of multimedia artist and Skulk the Hulkling creator, Steve Pasieka!! Along the way, we explore the movie’s survival thriller roots, how director Jeff Lieberman pushed back on the slasher craze of 1981, and Patrick’s dangerous physical media obsession with the movie!! All this, plus E.T. drop-ins, calls to skadoot, timpani drum soundtracks, Sudden Magoo Syndrome, maximum Dirty Peanut, husky ninjas, *deep hurting, fraught rides home, and a penetrating edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure!! Go elbow deep with us on an underappreciated horror gem with us, won't you? 

No one gets out of here alive, but when a death curse is attached to your family, that horrific accident exit comes awful fast. That’s right, we’re back on our Season 5 beat digging into all the gory details of this year’s franchise revival, FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINES!! Along the way, we explore the Bad Penny theory, consider how the Sky View Restaurant ever got approved to open its doors, and delve into our personal struggles with the specter of death itself. All this, plus a magnetically enhanced Double #GetBunked, bad elevator management, swiping garbageman, final girls in STEM, Hobbit Castles, a Pina Colada Song theory, overly sexy funeral wear, and TWO editions of Choose Your Own Deathventure!! So get gussied up, put on your dancing shoes, we've got a get-together that's bound to bring the whole house down!!

The podcast feed… is gonna BREAK!! this week, as we dig into one of Stephen King’s most prophetic novels and one of the best film adaptations, 1983’s THE DEAD ZONE!! Here to help us see into the past and future of this terrifyingly political tale is writer and podcaster Matthew Jackson (The Scares That Shaped Us)!! Along the way, we discuss how the film ended up in the hands of the incredible David Cronenberg (thanks to Debra Hill), consider the right and wrong of Dino De Laurentiis' involvement with various King properties, and we explore how the key to the film lies in tracking Christopher Walken’s hair. All this, plus Americana Noir, the return of F*%khorse, addition by subtraction, the cinema of damaged dongs, a deep examination of Frank Dodd’s bedroom, the risk of unintentional "Mother!" syndrome, and a very cutting edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure!! Break a few beams with us today!! 

Is there such a thing as love at first sight? There sure is when the thing you see 2025’s HEART EYES!! That’s right, initially on the schedule for February of this year, bumped due to a scheduling conflict, and now we’re finally getting a chance to sing this film’s praises on the show!! So, who gets their flowers? How about that genuinely fast and funny script by Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day) and Michael Kennedy (Freaky)? Or the crackerjack timing in how Josh Ruben films it? Then there are two insanely charming leads in Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding!! After Horror CoMAYdy, have we found the best combo yet? Find out as we talk Insta-Perfect couples, masticated strawberry sounds, #GetBunked kills, Barns of Doom, hidden trilogies, Hobbs and Shaw - the other ones, and a heartfelt edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure!! Join us for the romance, the comedy, the top-notch slasher movie references of HEART EYES today!! 

Not sure if you should listen to this episode? Well, we’re talking about 1997’s I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER so… what are you waiting for, huh?!! That’s right, the 90s Summer slasher - the hit screens in the Fall - is in our hooks, so how does this measure up next to Scream? We get into it all, including an exploration into the origins of the film, Kevin Williamson’s first full swing at a slasher flick, a deep dive into Sylvester Stallone movies we both did and didn’t get to see, the truly wild plot machinations of IKWYDLS that made us doubt our own sanity, and the secret sauce that this film possesses that we wish every other slasher tried to incorporate!! All this, plus fish stink, hot boys, tank top terror, the healing waters of the Atlantic, Galecki stacks, free-hinged performances, the two big reasons for JLH’s success as Julie James, and then the hook brings you back for another edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure!! Cast your nets and catch our latest killer episode today, people!!

It’s five minutes to midnight, Antonio Bay - time for one last story!! That’s right, crank up the worst, loudest jazz record that’s ever been etched onto a 12-inch, we’re talking about a quintessential “this town is going to hell” tale, John Carpenter’s THE FOG!! Along the way, we delve into the origin story of Carpenter and Hill’s follow-up to Halloween, wonder how these 100 year old ghosts know so much about gas stations, fall into bed with Tom Atkins, try to define what a true fish toilet is, and re-litigate our feelings about Jamie Lee Curtis’ scream!! All this, plus Getting Zucked, ghoul knockin’, Stevie Wayne’s promo budget, finding wood, fish boat drinking, John Houseman impressions, and hook you up with an all-new edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure!! Get mystified with us today!!

You’ve heard the story before: a Maine telekinetic teen snaps after her bullies play a prank that goes too far… but what if the soundtrack has third-wave ska? That’s right, consider this Carrie vol 3 - as we’re getting matching tattoos, confessing our love for Shirley Manson, and having our minds blown (apart) by THE RAGE: CARRIE 2!! Here to help us unpack a whole locker’s worth of background and foreground 90s references is author (the new comic book Be Not Afraid from Boom! Studios - issues #1 out now! And a new non-fiction book "DILF: Did I Leave Feminism," coming out October 14 from Melville House) and Returning Champion, Jude Ellison Doyle!! Along the way, we dig into how this sequel graduated to movie screens, find+replace REO Speedwagon tracks, discover what Carrie White’s spinach was, visit the still-burning remains of the original high school, and consider why Sue freakin’ Snell still thinks she’s good at helping teens with problems!! All this, plus Hot Mom Defenestration Syndrome, “They’re All Gonna Laugh At You” remixes, telekinetic Pinocchios, “plain Jane-ing” of Mena Suvari, the Londons’ Prestige, an epic butt rock soundtracks rant, and a raving edition of a Choose Your Own Deathventure - complete with a top tier #GetBunked!! Press that play button with your mind immediately, people!! 

It’s double the Carrie, double the body count this week as we unpack not one, but two remakes of the seminal Stephen King spectacular, CARRIE (2002 and 2013)!! 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 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 best the Carrie 2 sequel? 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 as we telekinetically launch Season Six of Kill By Kill right at ‘ya!!

If you’ve got a taste for terror - and seconds - you have a date with us and our 2023 episode covering the 1976 classic, CARRIE!! But why go back to Prom? The sixth season of Kill By Kill starts this Friday, and we'll be covering the cinematic adaptations of Stephen King!! To properly set up that bucket of pig's blood we'll be pouring over the two remakes, we wanted to give you a chance to revisit our thoughts on the Brian De Palma original - an explosive dance of teenage hormones, religious mania, and plenty of split diopter lens shots!! Along the way, we dig into the backstory that brought this unlikely blockbuster to the screen and the Oscar stage, explore how adult inaction fosters the bad attitudes in this blackboard jungle, uncover the origins of the primordial King Bully, and expand on the class struggle within this telekinetic teen body horror story!! All this, plus crucifixion organisms, mid poetry, bad miracles, and a devastating edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure!! No stone goes unturned, nor upthrown from the sky, in this deep dive exploration into every major character in this Kill By Kill favorite!! Check it out!! 

It’s bright lights and multiple Deadites this week as we leave the woods for Patrick’s hood on the season 5 finale of Kill By Kill!! That’s right, we’re wrapping up our Necronomicon coverage with the latest entry in the franchise, EVIL DEAD RISE!! Along the way, we uncover Rise’s unusual route to the cineplex, how a few direct sequels to the 2013 film got buried, and break down how each character is able to unveil themselves before a Deadite swallows their soul!! All this, plus unnecessary explainers, TV show curses, pick between “-ubis,” hat disguises, visit Los Angeles, New Zealand, Jesus jump scares, digging in the crates for danger, flying eyeballs, demonic ink, our fears for Crystal Lake, confronting some flail-ures, and a grating edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure!! You’ll also want to stay tuned to the very end to find out what we will be doing for Season 6 of the show!! The Evil Dead franchise might be dead by dawn, but we have so much more in store for you, starting with our premiere episode next week to celebrate our ninth year of Kill By Kill!! Join us, won’t you?