Slay Away

E.L. King discusses the Spanish language film Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017), written and directed by Issa López with Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critics Kate Sánchez, Editor-in-Chief of But Why Tho? and Jessica Scott, a Content Editor at Film Cred. We explore the film's themes, including its fairy tale representation of childhood innocence and death. The film is a dark fairy tale about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and the ghosts created every day by the drug wars in Mexico. López draws on the real-life consequences of the drug wars in Mexico for her dark fairy tale about orphaned children left behind in the aftermath of violence.

E.L. King interviews special guest Michael Indjeian, producer of the psychological thriller Follow Her (2022). Michael is a Daytime Emmy-winning Producer, and Daytime Emmy nominated Director with five total nominations (2019-2022) and 26 years in the film and television industry. Directed by Sylvia Caminer, the film sees an aspiring actress, Jess Peters (Dani Barker), responding to a mysterious classified ad and finding herself trapped in her new client's twisted revenge fantasy.

E.L. King interviews special guest George Popov, director of the folk horror documentary series Sideworld. Bulgarian-born Popov has been revered for his unique visual style and carefully crafted atmosphere. The SIDEWORLD series currently has three installments: Haunted Forests of England, Terrors of the Sea, and Damnation Village since its initial release in 2022. Each explores a trove of frightening tales, myths, and folklore.

E.L. King interviews special guest Richard Waters, the writer and director of the award-winning folk horror film Bring Out the Fear (2023), about the film, toxic relationships, and his love of horror. A couple struggling to fix their doomed relationship is lost in a dangerous forest that refuses to let them escape. Starring Ciara Bailey, Tad Morari, James Devlin, and Brian Matthews Murphy, the dark folk thriller will leave you questioning what is real and what is malicious trickery until the very last frame. The film is now available to stream on digital on-demand.

Join E.L. King with special guests Ten Backe, Sherri Nunn from the Scaredy Cats podcast, and Josh Ickes discussing the beloved Joe Dante and Chris Columbus horror-comedy Gremlins (1984) and its American consumerism subtext. A young man inadvertently breaks three crucial rules concerning his new pet Mogwai and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.

E.L. King interviews special guests Aaron B. Koontz, director of Shudder Original Scare Package II: Rad Chad's Revenge (2022), and segment directors Alex Barreto, Anthony Cousins, Jed Shepherd, and Rachele Wiggins. When horror guru Rad Chad Buckley's funeral turns into an elaborate series of hilarious death traps, the guests must band together and use the rules of horror to survive the bloody game.

E.L. King interviews special guest Sam Zimmerman as part of Shudder's 61 Days of Halloween celebration. Sam is the VP of Programming at Shudder, curating the best horror, thriller, and supernatural films to create a truly diverse catalog that offers something for every horror fan. Queer for Fear, Resurrection, The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time, The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans, Dario Argento's Dark Glasses, She Will, and more are now streaming.

E.L. King interviews special guest Tim Seeley, series creator of comic books Hack/Slash and Revival, and one of the writers behind the Shudder Original Revealer (2022). The Queer and feminist horror feature is one hot Chicago summer night in hell. He collaborated on the story with comics author Michael Moreci and the film's director, Luke Boyce. Tensions rise when stripper Angie Pitarelli (Caito Case) and religious bible thumper Sally Mewbourne (Shaina Schrooten) are trapped together in a peep show booth and must come together to survive the apocalypse in 1980s Chicago.

E.L. King interviews special guest Luke Boyce, director of the Shudder Original apocalyptic, supernatural, Queer neon-horror, Revealer (2022). The dark comedy is Boyce’s feature debut. He collaborated on the story with Hack/Slash series creator and writer Tim Seeley and comics author Michael Moreci, who wrote the screenplay. Listen for a special announcement about the tie-in comic coming in August from Vault Comics.

E.L. King discusses Friday the 13th (1980) with special guests Chuy, host of the Exploring the Myths Behind the Legends podcast, avid horror enthusiast Bryan, and joining us once again is Twitch Partner and horror content creator Death (GamesWithDeath). The film follows a group of camp counselors trying to reopen a summer camp called Crystal Lake (Camp Blood), despite its grim past, while they are stalked by a mysterious killer. We explore the film's themes of teen sexuality and the gender reveal of the villain, along with discussing our favorite kills, summer camp urban legends, and more.