Opening Kill Episode 76: Ginger Snaps

💀🩸 This week on Opening Kill, we're heading deep beneath the streets of Paris and into the catacombs for As Above, So Below! When a group of explorers ventures into the miles of underground tunnels searching for the legendary Philosopher's Stone, they quickly discover that some secrets are better left buried. Between creepy tunnels, disturbing discoveries, and plenty of nightmare fuel, things go from bad to REALLY bad. We're breaking down the scares, discussing the characters' questionable decisions, and figuring out whether this movie deserves the coveted Butcher Knife or the dreaded Butter Knife award! 🔪🧈 So grab your flashlight, watch your step, and whatever you do... don't get lost down there! Subscribe, rate, and review Opening Kill! 🎙️ Follow Opening Kill on our social media, to stay up to date on news and fun series we are doing. Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/opening_kill_pod/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/people/Opening-Kill-Pod/61569602580667/ Please subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen, and consider rating and reviewing! It helps alot! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/opening-kill/id1777172081 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2TwRykGUmXkdZqz5VKLKZP?si=e2c78820ad134728 Amazon: https://a.co/d/0BwpWuU YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OpeningKillPod Email the show for questions comments or requests! [email protected]

🎃🔪 Happy Halloween from Opening Kill! We're celebrating the spooky season with a bonus episode, and we're heading right back to Haddonfield for Halloween II! Michael Myers is still on the loose, Laurie Strode is still fighting for her life, and the body count is far from over. Join us as we revisit this horror sequel, discuss the kills, the scares, and all the bloody Halloween fun. Does this sequel earn the coveted Butcher Knife, or is it getting stuck with the dreaded Butter Knife? Grab some candy, turn down the lights, and celebrate Halloween with a little extra horror from Opening Kill! 🎃🩸🔪

Things are about to get hairy on Opening Kill as we sink our teeth into the cult horror classic Ginger Snaps! 🐺🩸 We’re talking teenage angst, sisterly drama, werewolf transformations, and all the bloody chaos that comes with puberty taking a seriously dark turn. From the practical effects and gnarly body horror to the twisted coming-of-age story, we’re breaking down what makes this Canadian horror favorite such a cult classic. And of course, we’ll decide if Ginger Snaps earns the coveted Butcher Knife 🪓 or the dreaded Butter Knife 🔪! Plus, we might have a few things to say about a certain tail that needs a little extra… tape. 😂🍑 Tune in to Opening Kill and find out if this one howls its way to horror greatness or gets left out in the cold! 🎃🩸 🎧 Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review! 📺 Catch us on YouTube for the video podcast! Follow Opening Kill on our social media, to stay up to date on news and fun series we are doing. Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/opening_kill_pod/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/people/Opening-Kill-Pod/61569602580667/ Please subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen, and consider rating and reviewing! It helps alot! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/opening-kill/id1777172081 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2TwRykGUmXkdZqz5VKLKZP?si=e2c78820ad134728 Amazon: https://a.co/d/0BwpWuU YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OpeningKillPod Email the show for questions comments or requests! [email protected]

🎃🍬 Bad Candy: A Sweet Treat for Horror Fans? 🔪👻 This week on Opening Kill, we’re diving into the Halloween horror anthology Bad Candy with some very special guests: director Scott Hansen and actor Bill Pacer! We’re talking all things Bad Candy, digging into the film’s twisted tales, behind-the-scenes stories, and the bloody fun that makes Halloween horror so much fun. We even get into Chuck’s memorable death and those shiny red undies! 😂🩲 🎧 Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review Opening Kill! 📺 Catch us on YouTube for more horror conversations and killer content! Follow Opening Kill on our social media, to stay up to date on news and fun series we are doing. Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/opening_kill_pod/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/people/Opening-Kill-Pod/61569602580667/ Please subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen, and consider rating and reviewing! It helps alot! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/opening-kill/id1777172081 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2TwRykGUmXkdZqz5VKLKZP?si=e2c78820ad134728 Amazon: https://a.co/d/0BwpWuU YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OpeningKillPod Email the show for questions comments or requests! [email protected]

🎙️🐒 Hold onto your bananas, horror fans! 🍌🎡 This week on Opening Kill, we’re diving into Monkey’s Magical Merry Go Round! We’re joined by the film’s director, Aidan Leary, and writer and Monkey’s Hands actor CR Thompson for a killer conversation about bringing this wild project to life. We’re talking filmmaking, behind-the-scenes stories, creative madness, and all the spooky fun that makes independent horror so much fun to explore! 🔪💀 Tune in, join the conversation, and don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review Opening Kill! And catch us on YouTube for more horror fun! 🎬👻 Follow Opening Kill on our social media, to stay up to date on news and fun series we are doing. Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/opening_kill_pod/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/people/Opening-Kill-Pod/61569602580667/ Please subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen, and consider rating and reviewing! It helps alot! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/opening-kill/id1777172081 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2TwRykGUmXkdZqz5VKLKZP?si=e2c78820ad134728 Amazon: https://a.co/d/0BwpWuU YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OpeningKillPod Email the show for questions comments or requests! [email protected]

🌾🔪 Dark Harvest  🔪🌾 This week on Opening Kill, we dive into the twisted world of Dark Harvest! And this episode is extra special because we’re joined by Maclean Fish, the actor behind the movie’s Opening Kill! 🎃💀 We talk about his experience filming the movie, what it was like being the first victim on the chopping block, and all the creepy, bloody fun that comes with being an Opening Kill! Plus, we break down the movie and decide whether that opening death earns the coveted Butcher Knife 🪓 or the dreaded Butter Knife 🧈! It’s another bloody episode you won’t want to miss! 🎙️🔪🌾 Follow Opening Kill on our social media, to stay up to date on news and fun series we are doing. Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/opening_kill_pod/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/people/Opening-Kill-Pod/61569602580667/ Please subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen, and consider rating and reviewing! It helps alot! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/opening-kill/id1777172081 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2TwRykGUmXkdZqz5VKLKZP?si=e2c78820ad134728 Amazon: https://a.co/d/0BwpWuU YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OpeningKillPod Email the show for questions comments or requests! [email protected]

🔪 Season 3 is officially OPEN! 🔪 The Opening Kill Podcast is back and we’re kicking off Season 3 with a deep dive into one of horror’s most iconic nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street. But this season, we’re changing the game. We’re debuting a brand-new format that puts the spotlight where it belongs: the opening kill. We’ll be digging deeper into the kills that kick off our favorite horror movies, what makes them memorable, how they set the tone, and why that first kill can make or break a movie. For our Season 3 debut, we’re heading to Elm Street to talk Freddy Krueger, dream logic, and one of the most unforgettable opening kills in horror history   Follow Opening Kill on our social media, to stay up to date on news and fun series we are doing. Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/opening_kill_pod/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/people/Opening-Kill-Pod/61569602580667/ Please subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen, and consider rating and reviewing! It helps alot! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/opening-kill/id1777172081 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2TwRykGUmXkdZqz5VKLKZP?si=e2c78820ad134728 Amazon: https://a.co/d/0BwpWuU YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OpeningKillPod Email the show for questions comments or requests! [email protected]

🌎💀 It’s the Season 2 finale and we’re going out with the apocalypse! This week we’re joined by director Gille Klabin along with stars Cameron Fife and Clay Elliott to dive into the wild horror-comedy Weekend at the End of the World. We talk cabin-in-the-woods chaos, practical effects, comedy in the middle of the apocalypse, indie filmmaking madness, and the incredible chemistry that brings Karl and Miles to life. Plus behind-the-scenes stories, writing weird horror, and what it takes to make an end-of-the-world movie on an indie budget. Thanks for an amazing Season 2 — this finale is a chaotic, hilarious blast you don’t want to miss! 🎙️🔥🪓 Follow Opening Kill on our social media, to stay up to date on news and fun series we are doing. Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/opening_kill_pod/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/people/Opening-Kill-Pod/61569602580667/ Please subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen, and consider rating and reviewing! It helps alot! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/opening-kill/id1777172081 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2TwRykGUmXkdZqz5VKLKZP?si=e2c78820ad134728 Amazon: https://a.co/d/0BwpWuU YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OpeningKillPod Email the show for questions comments or requests! [email protected]

🏝️✈️ This week we’re diving into Sam Raimi’s wild survival horror ride that strands Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien on a deserted island after a brutal plane crash. What starts as a tense survival story quickly spirals into a darkly funny, bloody battle of power, paranoia, and revenge. 🩸🔥 We talk Raimi’s signature gore and chaos, the shifting dynamics between Linda and her nightmare boss Bradley, and just how unhinged this movie gets by the final act. From gnarly island survival moments to shocking twists and over-the-top horror insanity, this one gave us plenty to unpack. 🌴😱🐗 Is this Raimi’s triumphant return to horror greatness or a messy fever dream? Tune in and find out! 🎙️👀 Follow Opening Kill on our social media, to stay up to date on news and fun series we are doing. Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/opening_kill_pod/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/people/Opening-Kill-Pod/61569602580667/ Please subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen, and consider rating and reviewing! It helps alot! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/opening-kill/id1777172081 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2TwRykGUmXkdZqz5VKLKZP?si=e2c78820ad134728 Amazon: https://a.co/d/0BwpWuU YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OpeningKillPod Email the show for questions comments or requests! [email protected]

This week we’re diving into the indie horror film Devour with a killer lineup of guests! 🎬🔪 We’re joined by the film’s director, Scott B. Hansen, along with cast members Gus Langley and Katelynn E. Newberry to talk all things Devour. From the film’s insane creatures and intense scares to behind the scenes stories from set, we explore what it took to bring this nightmare to life. We also get into the challenges of indie filmmaking, character work, and the passion that fuels independent horror. Horror fans won’t want to miss this one! 👁️🩸 Check out Devour online https://www.digitalthunderdome.com/devour Devour's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devour_movie/ Scott's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scotthansenfilm/ Katlynn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katelynnenewberry/ Gus's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gus.langley/ Follow Opening Kill on our social media, to stay up to date on news and fun series we are doing. Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/opening_kill_pod/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/people/Opening-Kill-Pod/61569602580667/ Please subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen, and consider rating and reviewing! It helps alot! Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/opening-kill/id1777172081 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2TwRykGUmXkdZqz5VKLKZP?si=e2c78820ad134728 Amazon: https://a.co/d/0BwpWuU YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OpeningKillPod Email the show for questions comments or requests! [email protected]