Upcoming public domain horror “Popeye the Slayer Man” has unleashed its official tie-in song and music video, “Sailor to Slayer,” ahead of the film’s release in select theaters and on VOD on March 21, 2025.
Written by Kyle Brian Abbott, Dustin Treinen, and Angela Relucio, known collectively as The Man From Alphabet. Relucio, who provides vocals on the track, stars in both the music video and the film.
“Knowing the film intimately, shaped my approach to the lyrics,” said Relucio. “I wanted to go deeper than Popeye’s monstrous facade while honoring the other characters’ experience, and capturing the sort of raw chaos that makes you feel on edge. Just a taste of what you can expect from the film.”
Added Treinen, “Writing a theme song for a horror movie has been a dream of mine ever since I saw ‘Killer Klowns From Outer Space,’ so I was thrilled to pitch to the film’s creative team. I was driven to create a dark mood for the song and head down an energetic and hard-hitting path, with groove and melodies that create the same tension we feel when watching a slasher.”
Directed by Michael Ryan from a screenplay by John Doolan (“Remains”), “Popeye the Slayer Man” features a twisted take on the classic Popeye the Sailor Man character and tells of a group of friends who sneak into an abandoned spinach canning factory to film a documentary on the legend of ‘The Sailor Man,’ who is said to haunt the factory and local docks, only to find out that the legend is all too true.
The film stars Sean Michael Conway, Elena Juliano, Mabel Thomas, Marie-Louise Boisnier, Jeff Thomas, Steven McCormack, Angela Relucio, and Sarah Nicklin. Jason Stephens plays the title role.
“Popeye the Slayer Man” is a co-production between Salem House Films, Millman Productions, Ron Lee Productions, and Otsego Media. Jeff Miller (“The Toybox”), Cuyle Carvin (“Ouija Witch”), Alexander Tucker, Nathan Todaro, Alysa Blasetti, and Ryan served as producers on the film.
