Want to know how to take down a vampire and still look fierce doing it? Well, sit down with the House of Sue Flay and see how you can take down any bloodsucking creature simply with a six-inch stiletto and a snatched wig. A silly B-movie action horror that will have you screaming “Yass Queen!”, Slay comes out with a vampires vs drag queen narrative that is incredibly fun from start to finish.
Starring our favourite Ru-Girls, Cara Melle, Crystal Methyd, Heidi in Closet, and Trinity the Tuck, who slayed the runway and are now here to slay some vampires as part of the House of Sue Flay. After wrongly booking a gig at a rough biker bar in the middle of nowhere, the bar is invaded by bloodsucking vampires hellbent on feeding and turning. Facing both bigoted bikers and vampires, who is the real villain here? It becomes a story of coming together during adversity and putting aside intolerant views to take down the common enemy but filled with glitter, blood, and fierce fights.
Slay isn’t just a campy film; it explores important topics like closeted identity and the fears faced by queer people in conservative areas. Pairing queer characters against vampires is one of the smartest plots we’ve seen. Vampires are inherently queer-coded. Vampires give off this fear of the ‘other’, and today with anti-LGBTQIA+ bills being passed, queer people are that other and are seen as the evil who will turn your children. Which is, of course, as believable as vampires actually existing. Pairing these together was an ingenious move by writer-director Jem Garrard.
It’s a perfectly fun and camp film; silly, action-packed, and a nice easy watch that packs in important themes with ease. It references classic vampire tropes and films, with nods to Twilight, The Lost Boys, and From Dusk Till Dawn, battling with varying vampire lore. Filled with hilarious moments, creative kills, and strong narrative, there is only one way to describe it… it was a slay. The House of Sue Flay came to serve face, and they end up serving vampire hunter realness as well.
SLAY is available on digital now.
