Flaying is the act of removing the epidermis from an organism. Also known as skinning.
In film[]
- Book of Blood: Janie's face is partially torn off and her full skinless face is visible later. The scene of Wyburd skinning Simon is not explicitly shown, but his epidermal remains are scene postmortem.
- Hellraiser (1987)
- Jeepers Creepers
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The (2003):
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, The:
In television[]
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Villains: Dark Willow exacts her revenge upon Warren Meers by securing him to a tree and then skinning him alive with a magic spell.
- Preacher: See: The Cowboy passes through the town of Ratwater where he spies several Native Americans hung from a tree, all of whom had been scalped.
In comics[]
- Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance 3 - Skinner flays his wife and child.
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In short stories[]
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