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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.
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Signup to Generate a PitchOpening 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 Michael Duren & Brian O'Connor. The show has published 71 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Opening Kill Episode 76: Ginger Snaps" (29 October 2026, 55 minutes), "Opening Kill Episode: 75 (With Director: Scott Hansen and Actor: Bill Pacer)" (22 October 2026, 58 minutes), and "Opening Kill Episode 74: Monkey's Magical Merry Go Round (Special Guests Director Aidan Leary & Writer CR Thompson)" (15 October 2026, 75 minutes).
Opening Kill publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 62 minutes across 71 episodes.
Booking probability for Opening Kill is 41%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Opening Kill requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Opening Kill's contact route on record: verified email.
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Michael Duren & Brian O'Connor hosts Opening Kill, an arts podcast with 71 episodes published.
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Episode #76
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...
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...
️ 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...
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...
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...
🌎💀 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...
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 as a tense survival story quickly...
Episode #69
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...
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 in horror, and why this movie might be...
Episode #67
In 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 double duty as twin brothers Smoke and...
Episode #66
In 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 (in the best way possible) 🤯🔪. We break...
In 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, breaking down the design, the vibe, and...
Episode #64
A 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 green room, fighting for survival against a...
Step 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 whispers of the Headless Horseman riding...
Episode #62
Deep 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 Leprechaun (1993), a group of unsuspecting...
Gille 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 quickly became a cult favorite for its...
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Episode #59
This 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 horror author Stephanie Rose...
Episode #58
n this episode, we head to our home state of Oregon to break down the chilling creature feature Antlers. Set in a bleak small town, the film follows a troubled teacher who begins to suspect that one of her students is...
Episode #57
This week we’re heading into the swamp with 1972’s eco-horror cult classic Frogs 🐸 where the real terror isn’t just the croaking… it’s nature fighting back. When a wealthy, fireworks-loving family gathers at their...
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Professor, Chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery, Program Director for the Plastic Surgery Residency, Chief of Hand and Microvascular Surgery, Director of the Microsurgery Fellowship, Bad Candy Horrorverse
director of ‘Weekend at the End of the World’
Associate Professor & Addiction Studies Program Coordinator, University of Central Arkansas
Agent Lee Harker, FBI
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