# The Burning (1981)

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Podcast: [Kill By Kill: Talking Horror Characters One Death At A Time](https://stenobird.com/podcast/kill-by-kill-talking-horror-characters-one-death-at-a-time-686057)
Published: 2026-07-24T07:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Summer vacation is in full swing, and we’ve got the perfect episode to help you beat the heat as we light the fires and kick the tires of 1981’s THE BURNING! Along the way, we ask why on earth this movie would have a cult following, discuss why so many doctors want to convince Cropsy to let the past go, debate what the killer’s plan often boils down to “lie down in a canoe for hours,” and examine how the entire movie manages to evoke the mindset of its convicted criminal’s writer/producer. All this, plus spliced-in lightning, dressing like Darkman, fire tumbles, constant leering, inexplicable rope, elder interning, two-pump chumps, and a garden shear-heavy edition of Choose Your Own Deathventure! Float downriver with us and check it out.

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