Slay Away

On this episode special guest Bobby Nelson, author of The Mannequins joins Slay Away to discuss Dracula's Daughter (1936), chat about the Lesbian vampire, queer coding, the first female Universal Monster and the many iterations of it's script. Bobby is a filmmaker, painter and writer based in Sweden. 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.

E.L. King summons horror enthusiast, photographer, and podcaster Matt Shotcha to open the box and dig into Hellraiser (1987) — Clive Barker’s groundbreaking exploration of desire, dread, and the blurred line between pain and pleasure. We talk about the Lament Configuration, body horror, the philosophy of the Cenobites, and how Kirsty Cotton redefines the “final girl” trope.

E.L. King interviews the author of The Razorblades in My Head horror anthology Donnie Goodman. Donnie is a reader, writer, and collector of horror fiction. He runs the bookstagram page and YouTube show, The Horror Hypothesis, and writes book reviews for SCREAM! Magazine. When he is not out in the wild, searching for Paperbacks From Hell in Central Virginia, he is likely reading, writing, or playing video games. The Razorblades in My Head is out now and available to purchase at multiple book retailers. It is also available on Amazon Kindle.

On this episode we chat horror with Mark O. Estes! Mark is a writer, host of Midnight Social Distortion podcast, Fear Street encyclopedia and a Black and Queer Horror well of knowledge. 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.

E.L. King hits rewind with Jessica Scott (Ghouls Magazine, Daily Grindhouse, and Film Cred) and horror creator Graves to exhume Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) — the cult horror-comedy that gave teen angst a stake to the heart without breaking a nail. We explore Buffy as a coming-of-age icon, the tension between femininity and power, and what it means to grow up fighting like a valley girl.

On this episode we chat horror with Ten Backe! Ten is a writer and musician as well as the co-writer and co-creator of the upcoming book, Transploitation which explores trans and nonbinary representation in horror. 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.

Join Enola Lugosi chatting Queer Horror with Black Tabby Games creators Abby Howard and Tony Howard-Arias! This episode is part of a continuing series of interviews celebrating #Pride with queer creators while exploring Queer Representation in Horror. Black Tabby Games is a two person indie game studio working on Scarlet Hollow, an award winning horror visual novel set in a dying Appalachian coal town. In addition to her work in video games, Abby has been working as a horror cartoonist for nearly a decade and is the acclaimed cartoonist behind works like The Last Halloween and The Crossroads at Midnight. Before co-founding Black Tabby Games, Tony worked a variety of positions for a variety of publishing and tech companies. 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.

Join Enola Lugosi chatting Queer Horror with Artemisia's Axe creators Jinx Peregrine and Jonas Holt! This episode is part of a continuing series of interviews celebrating #Pride with queer creators while exploring Queer Representation in Horror. Artemisia's Axe is an inclusive, neurodiverse and queer horror micro press. Jinx has been working as a horror artist for over 10-years while Jonas has been making spooky textile art and comics for 7-years. They have a fierce love of all things spooky and the pair run a shop called The Haunted Bouncy Castle. 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.

Join Enola Lugosi chatting Queer Horror with Justin Lockwood! This episode is part of a continuing series of interviews celebrating #Pride with queer creators while exploring Queer Representation in Horror. Justin is a freelance writer for Scream Magazine, Bloody Disgusting, and Fangoria, as well as a writer and performer for Masquerade on Macon, a community Halloween show in Brooklyn. He is passionate about classic and modern horror films and loves writing about the way horror can reflect on and touch our inner lives. He may never get over meeting Sigourney Weaver! 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.

Join Enola Lugosi chatting Queer Horror with Chandler Bullock! This episode is part of a continuing series of interviews celebrating #Pride with queer creators while exploring Queer Representation in Horror. Chandler is a horror writer, creator and scholar based in Amsterdam. He is dedicated to exploring the philosophical and socio-political aspects of the horror genre. He is the host of the Beauty of Horror Podcast. You can find his written work at Ghoulish Media and Morbidly Beautiful, with bylines at Film Cred and We Are Horror Magazine. He is also the managing director at the acclaimed immersive horror escape room, The Amsterdam Catacombs. 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.