Slay Away

E.L. King discusses director Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960) with film critic and writer Justin Lockwood. You can find his bylines in Fangoria, Bloody Disgusting, Scream Magazine, and many other publications. When Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) on the run from the police checks into the ramshackle Bates Motel, she becomes an object of obsession for the motel's strange proprietor Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins). We explore the film's themes and analysis, the origins of Norman Bates, the infamous shower scene, and gush about its stars.

E.L. King discusses Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) with horror writer and director Karlee Boon. Knife-fingered boogeyman Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) is a long-dead child killer who appears in the dreams of teenagers in order to slice and dice them. We explore what inspired Craven to manifest a villain like Freddy, the Death Dream phenomenon, Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) as a feminist icon, and the film's iconic tropes.

E.L. King discusses John Carpenter's Halloween (1978) with special guests and horror content creators Ashlinaa and Twitch Partner Death (GamesWithDeath). Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night in 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental institution and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, to kill again. We explore "the night he came home" in vivid detail, the origins of The Shape, Samhein, and more.

E.L. King sits down with filmmaker Avalon Fast to talk about her haunting feature debut Honeycomb (2022) — a surreal coming-of-age horror that premiered at Slamdance. Set in a crumbling summer dream, the film explores what happens when friendship turns feral, loyalty decays, and girlhood breaks under the weight of betrayal.

E.L. King celebrates female and non-binary voices in horror with a Women In Horror panel discussion series. We explore The Female Hysteria Myth, Witchcraft, and Folk Horror with special guests Jessica Scott of Film Cred, Blayne Waterloo of Hear Us Scream and Fangoria, Lauren La Melle of the ScaryCrit podcast, and filmmaker Shannon Brown of the This Will Scare You podcast and director of the horror short Demon Juice (2022).

Content Warning: This episode may briefly discuss gaslighting, sexual assault, and violence against women in history and horror cinema.

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E.L. King dissects Black Christmas (1974), the horror film that inspired and influenced the North American slasher genre, directed by Bob Clark with special guests ⁠Ten Backe⁠ and ⁠Aleister Sharkwater⁠.

On this episode special guest Ashlinaa, horror content creator and charity advocate, joins Slay Away to discuss the feminist coming of age horror Ginger Snaps (2001) and all things spooky! You can #SlayAway with us every other Friday night for new episodes and connect with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Join us as we chat about horror, true crime and every kill in between. Credits: With music by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio and voice overs by Fenristix.

On this episode special guest Adrian Rae, creator and co-host of the Slash Her podcast joins Slay Away to discuss John Carpenter's The Fog (1980) and riff on it's horrendous 2005 remake! You can #SlayAway with us every other Friday night for new episodes and connect with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Join us as we chat about horror, true crime and every kill in between. Credits: With music by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio and voice overs by Fenristix.

On this episode special guest Donnie Goodman, author of horror anthology The Razorblades In My Head and creator of The Horror Hypothesis joins Slay Away to discuss writer and director Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) on it's anniversary! You can #SlayAway with us every other Friday night for new episodes and connect with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Join us as we chat about horror, true crime and every kill in between. Credits: With music by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio and voice overs by Fenristix.