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Writer and director Sam Walker joins E.L. King to talk about THE SEED (2022) — a twisted blend of body horror, sci-fi, gore, and dark comedy. What begins as a girls’ trip in the Mojave Desert quickly spirals into cosmic terror, alien erotica, and mind-bending madness. The film premiered at Beyond Fest in 2021 and is Walker's first full-length feature. This episode originally aired in February 2022.

Writer and director Martin Melnick sits down with E.L. King to unpack LILLY LIVES ALONE (2025) — a harrowing descent fueled by addiction, paranoia, and the ghosts of generational trauma, while grief and guilt blur into waking nightmares driven by a deliciously unreliable narrator.

E.L. King and horror film enthusiast Katie B. dive into the deep end with an analysis of POLTERGEIST (1982) — Tobe Hooper’s suburban supernatural science-fiction horror that made us all fear the static on our TVs. We unpack the paranormal chaos that descends on the Freeling family, the disappearance of Carol Ann, cursed films, and why the film still frightens audiences.

E.L. King and special guest, Staker, dig into The Thing (1982) — John Carpenter's cult classic science fiction whodunnit and creature feature. This is one of our top horror film picks. ("I know I'm human...") We break down the paranoia, the practical effects that still impress audiences, and our theories on the assimilation of Outpost 31.

E.L. King dissects the found footage phenomenon The Blair Witch Project (1999) with horror film enthusiast Nick Diction. Three film students vanish after traveling into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind. We talk cursed forests, the folklore of Elly Kedward, and how a no-budget film became a genre-defining moment.

E.L. King dissects Wes Craven's iconic slasher Scream (1996) and the Gainesville Ripper serial slayings that inspired Kevin Williamson to write the cult classic with horror enthusiast Reeva Proctor. We examine the "slasher" and the film's meta-horror commentary. If you've shipped the unrequited love between Billy and Stu, and love asking "What's your favorite scary movie?" – this episode is for you.

Slay Away celebrates women in horror with a series of interviews with filmmakers, podcasters, creators, and horror genre enthusiasts. The episode features special guests and horror creators Janine Pipe (Author/Filmmaker), Vicky Clerici (Artist/Mask Maker at MakeupBilly), and Kyasia Fields (SFX Makeup Artist, KYFX Horror).

Slay Away celebrates women in horror with a series of interviews featuring filmmakers, podcasters, creators, and horror genre enthusiasts. The episode features special guests and horror creators Ashlina (Twitch Partner), Lucy Holmes (Horror Academic/Writer), S.C. Parris (Author of The Dark World horror/fantasy series), and Molly Henery (Film Critic/Writer).

E.L. King dissects Stephen King’s Silver Bullet (1985) with film writer and producer, Heather Buckley (Ranger, The Sacrifice Game), exploring the film’s themes, small town Americana, the Cycle of the Werewolf author, being “Othered,” and the film’s religious iconography. "There are no such things as werewolves!" - Uncle Red

Slay Away is a horror podcast hosted by E.L. King that dissects horror films, the true events that inspired them, lore, gore, and every kill in between, with a focus on examining the genre through a queer and female lens with special guests.