Dead Meat is an American YouTube channel that mainly talks about horror films and other horror adjacent media.[1][2][3]
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| Website | deadmeat | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2017–present | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 6.65 million (November 2024) | |||||||||
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Last updated: November 20, 2024 | ||||||||||
The channel is most know for a series called the Kill Count, a show where the main host James A. Janisse gives a summary of the film, then gives its body count while also giving behind-the-scenes information.[2] Some examples of films they covered are Friday the 13th, Halloween, Saw, Get Out and It.[4]
The channel, which began in 2017, was created by James A. Janisse and his then-girlfriend Chelsea Rebecca, who had met as film students attending the University of Michigan.[4]
In 2018, Rebecca created the Dead Meat Podcast, a show where they discuss horror films and play horror themed trivia games.[2][4] with one episode talking about transgender representation in horror films[4]
Janisse and Rebecca had a cameo in the 2022 film Scream as two fictional YouTube movie critics called Film Fails.[5]
Also in 2022, Janisse and Rebecca would create the first Dead Meat Horror Awards[1][4]
And in 2024 it was announced that Janisse will also appearing in an upcoming horror anthology called Grind.[6][7][8]
References
edit- ^ a b Bonilla, Justina (2023-01-22). "Meet YouTube's Impresario of Horror: James A. Janisse". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ a b c Bolton, Cameron (2023-01-24). "Dead Meat Creator Addresses the Massive Popularity of Horror Movies". MovieWeb. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ "'The Kill Count' Is Cliffs Notes For Horror Fans". 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ^ a b c d e Mitchell, Matt (June 14, 2022). "YouTube Channel Dead Meat Gives Hilarious New Life to Horror Film Legacies". Paste. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ Dominguez, Noah (2022-01-19). "Scream Quietly Confirms a Fan-Favorite Character Survived a Previous Film". CBR. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (2024-08-13). "James Paxton, Christopher Marquette, James Urbaniak, Rob Huebel & More Set For Horror Anthology 'Grind'". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ^ Squires, John (2024-08-13). "'Grind' – New Horror Anthology from Brea Grant Tackles Late Stage Capitalism". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ^ Hamman, Cody (2024-08-15). "Grind: directors Brea Grant and Ed Dougherty have wrapped production on horror anthology". JoBlo. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
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