Kill By Kill: Talking Horror Characters One Death At A Time

KBK Bite Size vol 1 Trilogy of Terror (1972)

Episode Summary

Terrifying things come in small packages! Welcome one and all to our new off-week format, where we make a meal out of one story from a horror anthology - we call it Kill By Kill: Bite Size! This week, we bring home the standout segment from 1972’s TRILOGY OF TERROR entitled Amelia - but you know it better for its antagonist, the Zuni Fetish Doll!! Along the way, we talk about creating distance between yourself and a clingy Mom, Richard Matheson: Man of Many Ideas, explore all the insane wallpaper choices, consider Karen Black’s subtle acting choices, test market depression figurines, connect the dots between this segment and other 70s and 80s horror classics, and delve into the activities of this apartment’s many mice!!

Episode Notes

Terrifying things come in small packages! Welcome one and all to our new off-week format, where we make a meal out of one story from a horror anthology - we call it Kill By Kill: Bite Size! This week, we bring home the standout segment from 1972’s TRILOGY OF TERROR entitled Amelia - but you know it better for its antagonist, the Zuni Fetish Doll!! Along the way, we talk about creating distance between yourself and a clingy Mom, Richard Matheson: Man of Many Ideas, explore all the insane wallpaper choices, consider Karen Black’s subtle acting choices, test market depression figurines, connect the dots between this segment and other 70s and 80s horror classics, and delve into the activities of this apartment’s many mice!!