Flaying

Flaying is the act of removing the epidermis from an organism. Also known as skinning. Acts of flaying are most commonly found in films of the horror genre.

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.
 * Defiance: The Last Unicorns: The Castithan known as Rahm Tak takes great delight in skinning humans.
 * Penny Dreadful: The Nightcomers: The witch Joan Clayton skins a rabbit.
 * 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.

Comics

 * Hellblazer 1: Amateur occultist Gary Lester attempts to exorcise the hunger spirit Mnemoth from a mute Sudanese boy. He succeeds in this endeavor, but the process ends up ripping the boy's skin off, killing him.