Category Archives: Killapalooza

Killapaloozas – a “temporary” title Eric still hates to this day – are slasher marathon episodes. These podcasts started in Year 1 as a way to cover a lot of ground quickly. Each episode covers a complete slasher franchise from beginning to end. The hosts have often tried to kill off the series, but listeners keep requesting new Killapaloozas and so like any great slasher the series never seems to die.

Killapalooza 18: The Eye

Posted on December 6, 2012

The Eye films 1-5. Ghost stories. No Indian remake of The Eye. A big announcement from Double Feature – then, another announcement from Double Feature! Revisiting the historic Edgewater Beach Hotel. The Panic Room. What Killapalooza is about. The Eye. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Killapalooza 17: Piranha

Posted on September 6, 2012

Piranha films 1-5. Killer fish! An announcement that changes Double Feature forever. Another announcement that’s even more important than that. Double Feature: The longest running consecutive week-after-week show on the internet. The Edgewater Beach Hotel (is not haunted). The Double … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 16: Final Destination

Posted on May 31, 2012

Final Destination films 1-5. The fate killer. Religion and craigslist. Final Destination 1. An unstudied era of horror films. Horror films of the early 2000s. A small hole will not blow people out of a fuselage. Does Final Destination have … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 15: Saw

Saw films 1-7. The Jigsaw Killer. John Kramer. An uncut episode of Double Feature! The still kinda new website and the giant Saw database. The Double Feature AppleTV Server project. Raw humanity. Society stripped away. Finding out about a stranger. … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 14: Phantasm

Posted on November 17, 2011

Phantasm films 1-4. Michael and New Orleans. Reverend Zombie’s house of voodoo. Phantasm and the Man with No Neck. Characters and convenient names. Angus Scrimm as the Tall Man. The design of the house. Muscle car hand-me-downs and vintage synthesizers. … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 13: Silent Night, Deadly Night

Posted on September 1, 2011

Silent Night, Deadly Night 1-5. Donate to Double Feature. Please. Controversy. Fucking with Santa. What’s truly different about Silent Night, Deadly Night. Billy Chapman. There is no hard evidence to support the conclusion that The Pizza Factory in Uptown Chicago … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 12: Sleepaway Camp

Posted on June 9, 2011

Sleepaway Camp films 1-5. A return to true 80s slashers. Covering a film that doesn’t exist. Feminism. The original 1983 Sleepaway Camp. Paul Deangelo as background Ronnie. Covering up the deaths. The essential elements of camp. Homosexuality in the 80s. … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 11: The Amityville Horror

Posted on March 17, 2011

The Amityville Horror films 1-8. The Amitville hoax. FINALLY – Eric and Michael make a video! http://youtube.com/watch?v=KxqxbjscU-o The Lutz family. James Randi. How the Amityville Horror story was fabricated. What’s the worst thing the house did? The possession! Incest as … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 10: Wishmaster

Posted on December 30, 2010

Wishmaster films 1-4. The return of Killapalooza! Where did it ever go, again? Further exploration of always being nice to films. An abstract conversation about Wes Craven using a film he produced as a symbol for his greater style on … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 9: Hellraiser

Posted on April 22, 2010

Hellraiser films 1-8. Pinhead. If you haven’t seen Hellraiser, how much of it should you actually commit to? More on Cliver Barker. Doug Bradley. The Hellbound Heart. Pleasure vs pain. How the treatment of BDSM compares in Hellraiser against Secretary. … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 8: Leprechaun

Posted on February 11, 2010

Leprechaun films 1-6. Racism. An alternative to Don’t Show the Monster. Is the Leprechaun frightening? An a long enough timeline, all slashers abandon fear for comedy. How mythology is created and used in the franchise. Peer pressure. The role of … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 7: Alien + Predator

Posted on December 3, 2009

The complete Alien and Predator franchise. Alien films 1-4, Predator films 1 and 2, Alien vs Predator films 1 and 2. The amazing variety of directors from the franchise. Riddley Scott. Design. H.R. Giger. Isolation. The ship. Ripley. Secret robots … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 6: Children of the Corn

Posted on September 3, 2009

Children of the Corn films 1-7. So who actually watched these films? What happens when you leave the city. How to do an entire Killapalooza in record time. The danger of remembering Children of the Corn. What’s redeemable about the … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 5: Child’s Play

Posted on June 11, 2009

Child’s Play films 1-5. Chucky. Year end slasher review. Films in Chicago. The Lakeshore Strangler. Charles Lee Ray. Ambiguity. Using voodoo for evil. If they only knew! Becoming human. Once the monster’s out of the dark. A great turn in … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 4: Halloween

Posted on March 26, 2009

Halloween films 1-9. Michael Myers. What is a John Carpenter? The origins of slasher films. Why Michael Myers kills. What makes him unique. Jamie Lee Curtis. The zombie advantage. Dr. Samuel J. Loomis. Things you expect. Things Halloween doesn’t do. … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 3: Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Posted on February 5, 2009

Texas Chainsaw Massacre films 1-6. Leatherface. Iconic imagery. The death curse. Further insight into slow-zoom. Leatherface and The Family. Cannibalism. WWRZD? Bill Mosley saves the day. The chainsaw is my penis. Trannyface. GASOLINE. Transition to slasher. You can’t hold back … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 2: A Nightmare on Elm Street

Posted on November 13, 2008

A Nightmare on Elm Street films 1-7. Freddy Krueger. Robert Enguld. Let the Jason comparisons begin! Industrial 80s score. A different Freddy. Changing the rules. Enter: possession. Traditional effects. Making the viewer uncomfortable. Reoccurring characters. What to build on. The … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 1: Friday the 13th

Posted on October 9, 2008

Friday the 13th films 1-10. Jason Voorhees. The longest, most explicit slasher episode yet. Retroactive twist. Fixing a long running problem through exploitation. Recaping in a sequel. 3-D. Showing off. Slasher staples. Tits. Found: Hampster Style. Another use of Scooby … Continue reading →