Slay Away is a digital independent magazine featuring film reviews, columns, essays, and the Bat City Cinema Club podcast dissecting horror films, the true events that inspired them, lore, gore, and every kill in between, through a queer and female lens.
![[CFF Review] STAG is a Masterful Exploration of Female Friendship and Betrayal](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_fc85e862154a408fb9cce23a6ddf8347~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1779,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_fc85e862154a408fb9cce23a6ddf8347~mv2.jpg)
![[CFF Review] STAG is a Masterful Exploration of Female Friendship and Betrayal](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_fc85e862154a408fb9cce23a6ddf8347~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_2620,h_1473,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_fc85e862154a408fb9cce23a6ddf8347~mv2.jpg)
![[CFF Review] THE HAUNTING OF HYPE HOUSE is a Supernatural Social Commentary Struggles to Impress](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_e413dcc17d234ad1875cd85950fc49f1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1669,h_938,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_e413dcc17d234ad1875cd85950fc49f1~mv2.jpg)
![[CFF Review] THE HAUNTING OF HYPE HOUSE is a Supernatural Social Commentary Struggles to Impress](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_e413dcc17d234ad1875cd85950fc49f1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1669,h_938,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_e413dcc17d234ad1875cd85950fc49f1~mv2.jpg)
![[Review] HUNT CLUB is Feminist Revenge Horror Prevailing Over Society’s Alpha Male](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_36563bf26e9541a78e27d5d5734c36ca~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1280,h_720,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_36563bf26e9541a78e27d5d5734c36ca~mv2.jpg)
![[Review] HUNT CLUB is Feminist Revenge Horror Prevailing Over Society’s Alpha Male](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_36563bf26e9541a78e27d5d5734c36ca~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1280,h_720,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_36563bf26e9541a78e27d5d5734c36ca~mv2.jpg)
![[CFF Review] HELL HATH NO FURY is a Murder Comedy of Errors](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_78d62b2e4a1840469e69cce35281f915~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1367,h_769,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_78d62b2e4a1840469e69cce35281f915~mv2.jpg)
![[CFF Review] HELL HATH NO FURY is a Murder Comedy of Errors](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_78d62b2e4a1840469e69cce35281f915~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1367,h_769,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_78d62b2e4a1840469e69cce35281f915~mv2.jpg)
![[PHFF Review] SATAN WANTS YOU is a Chilling Analysis of the Satanic Panic’s Inception](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_abe7e7cde4bf4f7db74a7b3a4ab9fd97~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1279,h_719,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_abe7e7cde4bf4f7db74a7b3a4ab9fd97~mv2.jpg)
![[PHFF Review] SATAN WANTS YOU is a Chilling Analysis of the Satanic Panic’s Inception](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_abe7e7cde4bf4f7db74a7b3a4ab9fd97~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1279,h_719,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_abe7e7cde4bf4f7db74a7b3a4ab9fd97~mv2.jpg)
![[Panic Fest Review] BLACK MOLD is a Study of Fear and the Decaying Mind](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_5286fd375b164d62a073a8b86abbd289~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1779,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_5286fd375b164d62a073a8b86abbd289~mv2.jpg)
![[Panic Fest Review] BLACK MOLD is a Study of Fear and the Decaying Mind](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_5286fd375b164d62a073a8b86abbd289~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1920,h_1080,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_5286fd375b164d62a073a8b86abbd289~mv2.jpg)
![[Panic Fest Review] BLISS OF EVIL is a Queer Horror Mystery With a Rock and Roll Sound](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_496359665fe74387878da114419f1672~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1779,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_496359665fe74387878da114419f1672~mv2.jpg)
![[Panic Fest Review] BLISS OF EVIL is a Queer Horror Mystery With a Rock and Roll Sound](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_496359665fe74387878da114419f1672~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_2128,h_1196,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_496359665fe74387878da114419f1672~mv2.jpg)
![[Panic Fest Review] BLUE HOUR Proves What is Lost Should Not Always Be Found](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_bc1a9752b6ab416a818e0227a0bcb6c3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_910,h_512,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_bc1a9752b6ab416a818e0227a0bcb6c3~mv2.jpg)
![[Panic Fest Review] BLUE HOUR Proves What is Lost Should Not Always Be Found](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_bc1a9752b6ab416a818e0227a0bcb6c3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_910,h_512,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_bc1a9752b6ab416a818e0227a0bcb6c3~mv2.jpg)
![[Panic Fest Review] AGATHA is Allegorical Horror’s Industrial Wasteland](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_0d99191e15b646e6a099538f84638a49~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1779,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_0d99191e15b646e6a099538f84638a49~mv2.jpg)
![[Panic Fest Review] AGATHA is Allegorical Horror’s Industrial Wasteland](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_0d99191e15b646e6a099538f84638a49~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1920,h_1080,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_0d99191e15b646e6a099538f84638a49~mv2.jpg)
![[Panic Fest Review] ABRUPTIO is a Bizzare, Lurid, and Dark Drama](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_77a26f5862dd46cd9b31fbda8ef484fa~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1779,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_77a26f5862dd46cd9b31fbda8ef484fa~mv2.jpg)
![[Panic Fest Review] ABRUPTIO is a Bizzare, Lurid, and Dark Drama](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_77a26f5862dd46cd9b31fbda8ef484fa~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1849,h_1040,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_77a26f5862dd46cd9b31fbda8ef484fa~mv2.jpg)
![[True Horror] The Portrayal of Human Trafficking in EDEN and How We Discuss Victimization](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_9854ab031d314d62aaeebfe1fb3a1e80~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1331,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_9854ab031d314d62aaeebfe1fb3a1e80~mv2.jpg)
![[True Horror] The Portrayal of Human Trafficking in EDEN and How We Discuss Victimization](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_9854ab031d314d62aaeebfe1fb3a1e80~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1272,h_956,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_9854ab031d314d62aaeebfe1fb3a1e80~mv2.jpg)
![[Death Creeps] Death’s Blanket and THE BLACKCOAT’S DAUGHTER](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_c3a3d7e87ccf43958af87b4cd03d32a3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1331,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_c3a3d7e87ccf43958af87b4cd03d32a3~mv2.jpg)
![[Death Creeps] Death’s Blanket and THE BLACKCOAT’S DAUGHTER](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_c3a3d7e87ccf43958af87b4cd03d32a3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1272,h_956,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_c3a3d7e87ccf43958af87b4cd03d32a3~mv2.jpg)
![[Slay The Date] Bloody Good Characters and The Superior Performances in Bob Clark’s Black Christmas](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_7ad4442c793c40f99e7a9bd375f30217~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_958,h_720,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_7ad4442c793c40f99e7a9bd375f30217~mv2.jpg)
![[Slay The Date] Bloody Good Characters and The Superior Performances in Bob Clark’s Black Christmas](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_7ad4442c793c40f99e7a9bd375f30217~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_958,h_720,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_7ad4442c793c40f99e7a9bd375f30217~mv2.jpg)
![[Interview] CLOCK Editor Alexandra Amick on Telling Female Stories and Maternal Horror](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_b8a4199ae7c3469dadb9d4d490999cae~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1500,h_843,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_b8a4199ae7c3469dadb9d4d490999cae~mv2.jpg)
![[Interview] CLOCK Editor Alexandra Amick on Telling Female Stories and Maternal Horror](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_b8a4199ae7c3469dadb9d4d490999cae~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1500,h_843,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_b8a4199ae7c3469dadb9d4d490999cae~mv2.jpg)
![[Interview] A Conversation with BURY THE BRIDE Actor and Producer Chaz Bono](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_16bb79e7b3024f648ce5017ea5dacf09~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1779,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_16bb79e7b3024f648ce5017ea5dacf09~mv2.png)
![[Interview] A Conversation with BURY THE BRIDE Actor and Producer Chaz Bono](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_16bb79e7b3024f648ce5017ea5dacf09~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_3920,h_2204,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_16bb79e7b3024f648ce5017ea5dacf09~mv2.png)
![[Interview] A Conversation with Bury The Bride Co-Writer and Star, Krsy Fox](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_9c3f39e1e6a347519dfdaf1d55b61e86~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_910,h_512,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_9c3f39e1e6a347519dfdaf1d55b61e86~mv2.jpg)
![[Interview] A Conversation with Bury The Bride Co-Writer and Star, Krsy Fox](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_9c3f39e1e6a347519dfdaf1d55b61e86~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_910,h_512,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_9c3f39e1e6a347519dfdaf1d55b61e86~mv2.jpg)
![[Interview] A Conversation with Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls Director Andrew Bowser](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_058ae323f5e146288d8f493b2672efd5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1552,h_873,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_058ae323f5e146288d8f493b2672efd5~mv2.jpg)
![[Interview] A Conversation with Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls Director Andrew Bowser](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_058ae323f5e146288d8f493b2672efd5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1552,h_873,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_058ae323f5e146288d8f493b2672efd5~mv2.jpg)
![[Interview] A Conversation with MISSING Director Shinzô Katayama](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_0b54556b104c4111a3274f5f8dea6492~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1779,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_0b54556b104c4111a3274f5f8dea6492~mv2.jpg)
![[Interview] A Conversation with MISSING Director Shinzô Katayama](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_0b54556b104c4111a3274f5f8dea6492~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_3000,h_1687,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_0b54556b104c4111a3274f5f8dea6492~mv2.jpg)
![[Interview] A Conversation with Darren and Jeff Geare, Writers of THE RETALIATORS](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_0a1d495ebe8b4ceabfae7ed7a803e873~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_876,h_493,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_0a1d495ebe8b4ceabfae7ed7a803e873~mv2.jpg)
![[Interview] A Conversation with Darren and Jeff Geare, Writers of THE RETALIATORS](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_0a1d495ebe8b4ceabfae7ed7a803e873~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_876,h_493,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_0a1d495ebe8b4ceabfae7ed7a803e873~mv2.jpg)
![[Interview] A Conversation with WHAT JOSIAH SAW Director Vincent Grashaw](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_1da8cf037f6a4a819015dc926261491b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1779,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_1da8cf037f6a4a819015dc926261491b~mv2.jpg)
![[Interview] A Conversation with WHAT JOSIAH SAW Director Vincent Grashaw](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_1da8cf037f6a4a819015dc926261491b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_2524,h_1419,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_1da8cf037f6a4a819015dc926261491b~mv2.jpg)
![[Interview] A Conversation with Michael Lombardi, Co-Director and Star of THE RETALIATORS](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_059dde3d1e374052b42bb9b29794ba5c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1779,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_059dde3d1e374052b42bb9b29794ba5c~mv2.jpg)
![[Interview] A Conversation with Michael Lombardi, Co-Director and Star of THE RETALIATORS](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_059dde3d1e374052b42bb9b29794ba5c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1980,h_1113,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_059dde3d1e374052b42bb9b29794ba5c~mv2.jpg)
![[Interview] A Conversation with Elise Finnerty, Director of THE ONES YOU DIDN'T BURN](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_db84ad79842c44f4858acea346b5dac2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1000,h_562,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_db84ad79842c44f4858acea346b5dac2~mv2.jpg)
![[Interview] A Conversation with Elise Finnerty, Director of THE ONES YOU DIDN'T BURN](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_db84ad79842c44f4858acea346b5dac2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1000,h_562,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_db84ad79842c44f4858acea346b5dac2~mv2.jpg)
![[Interview] A Conversation with Director Harry Owens and the Cast of THE UNSETTLING](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_d9a46d9a795c42d2b7cbc4c57875ed6d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1525,h_857,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_d9a46d9a795c42d2b7cbc4c57875ed6d~mv2.jpg)
![[Interview] A Conversation with Director Harry Owens and the Cast of THE UNSETTLING](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_d9a46d9a795c42d2b7cbc4c57875ed6d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1525,h_857,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_d9a46d9a795c42d2b7cbc4c57875ed6d~mv2.jpg)
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