Opening Kill
by Michael Duren & Brian O’Connor
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Opening Kill Episode 78: As Above So Below
Opening Kill Episode 78: As Above So Below
About this podcast
Opening Kill is the podcast that dives deep into the chilling world of horror films! Every Thursday, we explore a different movie, uncovering behind the scenes secrets, analyzing themes and of course the opening kill. Join us as we chat with fellow horror enthusiasts to celebrate the art of fear in cinema. Opening Kill is hosted by Brian O'Connor and Michael Duren, just two friends with an unhealthy horror obsession.
Episodes
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- Opening Kill Episode 78: As Above So Below · 57 min · Season 3 Episode 78💀🩸 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…
- Opening Kill Episode 77: Halloween 2 (Bonus Episode) · 53 min · Season 3 Episode 77🎃🔪 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…
- Opening Kill Episode 76: Ginger Snaps · 55 min · Season 3 Episode 76Things 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…
- Opening Kill Episode: 75 (With Director: Scott Hansen and Actor: Bill Pacer) · 58 min · Season 3 Episode 75🎃🍬 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…
- Opening Kill Episode 74: Monkey's Magical Merry Go Round (Special Guests Director Aidan Leary & Writer CR Thompson) · 1 h 14 min · Season 3 Episode 74🎙️🐒 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…
- Opening Kill Episode: 73 Dark Harvest (With Guest: Maclean Fish) · 59 min · Season 3 Episode 73🌾🔪 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…
- Opening Kill Episode 72: A Nightmare On Elm Street · 1 h 12 min · Season 3 Episode 72🔪 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…
- Opening Kill Episode 71: Weekend at the End of the World · 1 h 23 min · Season 2 Episode 71🌎💀 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…
- Opening Kill Episode 70: Send Help · 57 min · Season 2 Episode 70🏝️✈️ 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…
- Opening Kill Episode 69: Devour Interview with Scott B Hansen, Katylnn E Newberry and Gus Langley · 50 min · Season 2 Episode 69This 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…
- Opening Kill Episode 68: Child's Play 2 · 58 min · Season 2 Episode 68🔪🧒 This week we’re diving into Child's Play 2 — the sequel that turned Chucky into a full-blown horror icon. We talk killer toy factory chaos, some of the best practical effects…
- Opening Kill Episode 67: Sinners · 1 h 14 min · Season 2 Episode 67In this episode, we sink our teeth into Sinners (2025), Ryan Coogler’s genre-bending Southern Gothic vampire thriller set in 1930s Mississippi. With Michael B. Jordan pulling…
- Opening Kill Episode 66: Malignant · 54 min · Season 2 Episode 66In this week’s episode, we dive headfirst into the absolute chaos that is Malignant, a movie that starts as a creepy haunted-house mystery 👻 and then completely loses its mind…
- Opening Kill Episode 65: Roger Conners Interview · 1 h 8 min · Season 2 Episode 65In this special episode, we sit down with director Roger Conners to talk all things horror and his upcoming LGBTQIA+ slasher Meat 🔪 We dig into the creation of the film’s killer…
- Opening Kill Episode 64: Green Room · 1 h 0 min · Season 2 Episode 64A broke punk band takes a last minute gig at a remote club… and plays the wrong kind of audience. After witnessing a brutal crime backstage, they find themselves trapped in a…
- Opening Kill Episode 63: Sleepy Hollow (with Guest Courtney from Jaunty Haunts) · 1 h 14 min · Season 2 Episode 63Step into the fog-drenched streets of Sleepy Hollow as we dig into Ichabod Crane’s eerie investigation of a string of brutal decapitations haunting a superstitious town. With…
- Opening Kill Episode 62: Leprechaun (1993) · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 62Deep in the Irish countryside, a vengeful little creature guards his pot of gold with murderous intentand he’s not about to let anyone get away with stealing it 🍀💰🔪. In…
- Opening Kill Episode 61: Gille Klabin Interview · 58 min · Season 2 Episode 61Gille Klabin is a filmmaker known for his visually inventive storytelling and genre-bending style. He directed the 2019 psychedelic thriller The Wave, starring Justin Long, which…
- Opening Kill Bonus Episode: Friday the 13th Part 3 · 51 min · Episode 60Enjoy this special bonus episode!
- Opening Kill Episode 59: Haunt · 1 h 22 min · Season 2 Episode 59This week we step inside Haunt (2019), a Halloween-night nightmare where the haunted house is way more real than anyone bargained for. We’re also joined by friend of the show and…
