In each episode, Patrick Hamilton and Gena Radcliffe unpack all the gory details of horror cinema's least discussed topic: the characters. From Friday the 13th to the Evil Dead franchise and beyond, our mission is to detail each hack, slash, and decapitation in the hopes that a victim's untimely end is just the beginning of the jokes we can make about them.
It’s farm-to-table mayhem as Animal Attack April continues with the wonderful 1980 flick ALLIGATOR! We do a full death roll into this incredible motion picture with #1 Giant Animal expert and Returni…
It’s Animal Attack April, so get your hoses ready cause we’re going deep while talking about the grimy, blood-soaked corridors of 1990’s GRAVEYARD SHIFT with the e help of Returning Champion and My N…
Witness the horror that only Central California can conjure as we hit Solvang for 1980’s THE UNSEEN with EIC of FANGORIA & Returning Champion, Phil Nobile Jr.! That’s right, we dig into Phil’s crimin…
This may be the season finale of Kill By Kill: After Dark, but we won’t just be ignored, Dan!! That’s why we’re going out with a bang and talking 1987’s blockbuster hit, FATAL ATTRACTION! Sure, we ta…
People, I don’t want to frighten you but… HE KNOWS YOU’RE ALONE. Also, that’s the name of the movie we’re talking about on this episode with writer Vincent Bec, who brings an academic viewpoint to th…
Oh, how the tables have turned! After the “barely erotic” “not a thriller” A Night in Heaven, Patrick plucks out a film just as inessential: 1992’s TRACES OF RED starring James “sex machine” Belushi,…
If you’re looking for more FINAL DESTINATION talk, we’ve got just the ticket! That’s right, we’re flying high for vol. 2 of Death’s Design, and here to help us break it all down is Dread Central writ…
Due to circumstances beyond our control, this week’s episode is calling in for emergency help. And there’s no one better equipped than two Highway Patrol officers advising trick-or-treaters in the va…
Death refuses to take a holiday as we depart for our second franchise of season 4, 1999’s FINAL DESTINATION! Onboard for this episode is actor Galen Howard (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Book of Boba Fett)…
Rockets rise, and rockets fall as we explode over 1983's A NIGHT IN HEAVEN - a romantic drama that's neither romantic nor a drama... discuss! We try to figure out exactly what this film is attempting…
Thank Ripley it’s Friday. We’re launching into Season 4 by talking about one of the greatest sci-fi horror films of all time, ALIEN!! And here to help her get from face-hugger to xenomorph is actor a…
It’s time to say “Goodbye, Sidney” and end Season 3 on a high note as we discuss the new release SCREAM (2022)! Along the way, we talk Dewey catharsis, the power of Gale Weathers, wonder about the un…
We’re stabbing Season 3 in the heart by answering YOUR Scream franchise questions on this very special episode of Kill By Kill! Gena & Patrick get quizzed on a variety of Scream-related topics from l…
The question everyone asks is answered this week as we explore the "remake in the name only" of MOTHER, MAY I SLEEP WITH DANGER (2016) on Kill By Kill: After Dark! Along the way, we talk about the lo…
When the clock strikes, so does 1980's NEW YEAR’S EVIL, and we’re talking about every odd character choice and pancaked New Waver in the bunch with author (Puppet Master Complete out now) and Returni…
We're giving the gift of a week off to ourselves! Don't worry - we still have something special for you. Released from the vaults of our Patreon, this bonus episode tackles the Cat-tacular Stephen Ki…
Today, we’re going to focus on a most enlightening and challenging topic… 1994’s COLOR OF NIGHT. Perhaps the closest Kill By Kill After Dark will ever get to discussing an actual crime. We dig into e…
The deadliest rhyme for bedtime is just the beginning of the baffling content we were subjected to as we talk 1982’s BUTCHER, BAKER, NIGHTMARE MAKER, and try to figure out what it’s all about with th…
What happens when you cross the skill of gymnastics with the kill of stripping? For better or worse, you get 1987's sexploitation slasher, STRIPPED TO KILL. On this episode of After Dark, we delve in…
Thank Jigsaw it’s Friday! Bring your family to the table because all the traps are set. That’s right!! Your favorite holiday is back and better than ever as we celebrate Thanksgiving and talk about S…