History WebVideo / TheKillCount

* BriefAccentImitation: At the start of the ''Film/WolfCreek'' kill count, James gives his typical greeting in an Australian accent due to the movie's setting. He then drops it and apologizes for it.

While many of the show's episodes are hosted by James, guest hosts have been utilized during times when James takes a break from hosting, namely Chelsea Rebecca (James' wife and the host of the ''Podcast/DeadMeatPodcast'') and Zoran Gvojic (''Dead Meat'' editor of ''Lowcarbcomedy'' fame).

* AnAesop:
** In the ending of the kill count for ''Film/TerrorTrain''; he shaves his beard and tells the audience how cruel it is to cyberbully someone over something as trivial as their appearance. He states how the comments had left him a bit disheartened because they were [[SkewedPriorities more focused on his physical appearance than his content]].
** In the coverage of the ''Film/FinalDestination'' movies, James implores his fanbase to take their health seriously as he had a cancer scare in his younger years due to excessive tanning.
** James has prevailing feminist and sex-positive messages in his videos; James always tells the audience to treat women as equals, to respect consent, and repeatedly shows how damaging and reprehensible sexual assault is.
*** ''Film/TwelveHourShift'': Flaws are humanizing qualities and characters in a film need them to be relatable to the audience. James repeatedly points out that women in film are either portrayed as sex objects or portrayed as flawless characters who are unrelatable as a result. For ''12 Hour Shift'', he praises the film for actually portraying women as flawed but relatable characters and not pandering to a demographic, calling the characterisation "truly feminist".
*** ''Film/Bones2001'' and ''Film/HappyDeathDay'': James praises the male protagonists for respecting consent when the ladies were either scared or in a compromised state to have sex. In ''Happy Death Day'', he says Carter is "A righteous horror movie character to emulate" for escorting Tree home and sleeping in a separate bed so she doesn't choke or be taken advantage of while she's drunk. In ''Bones'', he voices his approval when Patrick stops getting intimate with Cynthia after she gets frightened and lets her sleep in a separate bed. James calls the act "The minimum standard of decency" to emphasise the importance of consent and respect towards their partner's boundaries and wellbeing.
*** ''Film/Revenge2017'': No matter how a woman acts, whether it be promiscuous, unfaithful, or something to that degree, rape is still the worst thing you can ever go through.It should never be seen as a valid punishment for the way a woman chooses to live her life.
*** ''Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation'': Every organisation has good and bad representations in the media and you shouldn't take those representations as gospel, media is more about "thought experiments" as they use all sorts of interpretations for their story (no matter how biased they appear to the audience). In the episode, James explains that feminism isn't about murdering men and it's badly represented by the three misandrist witches in the movie. James explains that the theme of the movie is about feminism, the mistreatment of women in the workplace and how feelings of anger and bitterness can make you vulnerable to manipulation when you let those feelings cloud your judgement.
*** ''Film/WrongTurn6LastResort'': Men being sexually harassed and sexually assaulted should be seen as a valid situation and it is just as horrifying an experience. Being sexually harassed and assaulted by a woman is not the ultimate male fantasy and shouldn't be portrayed as a good thing.

* TheCameo: Creator/RogerLJackson reprises his role as Ghostface during the numbers section of the ''Film/Scream2022'' Kill Count.

** In his kill count for ''Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre2003'', James lightly insults Creator/MichaelBay by referencing Bay's style of using unnecessary fanservice. As the protagonist, Erin gets wet twice during the movie while wearing a white top, James comments that Creator/JessicaBiel must be freezing while doing the scene. James also states that Bay must have given her the role after she washed his car [[labelnote:?]] Referencing the story about Michael Bay forcing Creator/MeganFox to clean his car as he recorded her so she could get a role in the {{Film/Transformers}} movie[[/labelnote]].

''The Kill Count'' is a web video series hosted primarily by James A. Janisse of the {{horror}} Website/YouTube channel WebVideo/DeadMeat, of which it has become the flagship series since its creation in 2017. The series offers a humorous summary of horror/thriller films while counting down the kills that appear in the film.

-->-- '''James A. Janisse''', the opening to each episode[[note]]The line’s has since been modified to end with "[[ShownTheirWork And show you how they were made]]!" to clarify the show does more than just count the kills to newer viewers.[[/note]]

-->-- '''James A. Janisse''', the opening to each episode[[note]]The line’s has since been modified to end with "[[ShowntheirWork And show you how they were made]]!" to clarify the show does more than just count the kills to newer viewers.[[/note]]

-->-- '''James A. Janisse''', the opening to each episode[[note]]The line’s recently been change to end with "[[ShowntheirWork And show you how they were made]]!"[[/note]]