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![[Panic Fest Review] ABRUPTIO is a Bizzare, Lurid, and Dark Drama](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_77a26f5862dd46cd9b31fbda8ef484fa~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_77a26f5862dd46cd9b31fbda8ef484fa~mv2.webp)
![[Panic Fest Review] ABRUPTIO is a Bizzare, Lurid, and Dark Drama](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_77a26f5862dd46cd9b31fbda8ef484fa~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_77a26f5862dd46cd9b31fbda8ef484fa~mv2.webp)
[Panic Fest Review] ABRUPTIO is a Bizzare, Lurid, and Dark Drama
Marlowe’s nearly ten-year-long passion project blends bizarre visuals, lurid violence, and the dark personal drama of a troubled character.

Mitchell Brown
Apr 30, 2023
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[Review] EVIL DEAD RISE Brings the Deadites Back with a Vengeance
Like a custom-built chainsaw gauntlet, the best word to describe Evil Dead Rise is “Groovy.”

Mitchell Brown
Apr 22, 2023
![[Panic Fest] LACED Review – Queer Villainy and Toxic Relationships on a Cold Winter's Night](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_bba908e7f75348b1a4c1a88e79e5cf20~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_bba908e7f75348b1a4c1a88e79e5cf20~mv2.webp)
![[Panic Fest] LACED Review – Queer Villainy and Toxic Relationships on a Cold Winter's Night](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_bba908e7f75348b1a4c1a88e79e5cf20~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_bba908e7f75348b1a4c1a88e79e5cf20~mv2.webp)
[Panic Fest] LACED Review – Queer Villainy and Toxic Relationships on a Cold Winter's Night
While its story isn’t unique, Laced is well executed — saved by impeccable performances, direction, and visually rousing cinematography.

E. L. King
Apr 21, 2023
![[Panic Fest] THE ONCE AND FUTURE SMASH Review - Before Leatherface, There Was Smash Mouth](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_04c8db874a604e08a4de56af58bc3c07~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_04c8db874a604e08a4de56af58bc3c07~mv2.webp)
![[Panic Fest] THE ONCE AND FUTURE SMASH Review - Before Leatherface, There Was Smash Mouth](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_04c8db874a604e08a4de56af58bc3c07~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_04c8db874a604e08a4de56af58bc3c07~mv2.webp)
[Panic Fest] THE ONCE AND FUTURE SMASH Review - Before Leatherface, There Was Smash Mouth
It's funny, self-aware, and full of fun nods to horror genre trends — historical and contemporary, both factual and fabricated.

Mitchell Brown
Apr 20, 2023
![[Panic Fest] TRIM SEASON Review – Uterine Horror's Neoteric Mother Crone Comes in Blazing](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_a6a90f10604f405f811fbbbc6978d03c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_a6a90f10604f405f811fbbbc6978d03c~mv2.webp)
![[Panic Fest] TRIM SEASON Review – Uterine Horror's Neoteric Mother Crone Comes in Blazing](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_a6a90f10604f405f811fbbbc6978d03c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_a6a90f10604f405f811fbbbc6978d03c~mv2.webp)
[Panic Fest] TRIM SEASON Review – Uterine Horror's Neoteric Mother Crone Comes in Blazing
Trim Season is an abundantly entertaining horror film. Vida plays on familiar Folk Horror tropes while remaining fresh in her execution.

E. L. King
Apr 19, 2023
![[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_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_9c3f39e1e6a347519dfdaf1d55b61e86~mv2.webp)
![[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_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_9c3f39e1e6a347519dfdaf1d55b61e86~mv2.webp)
[Interview] A Conversation with Bury The Bride Co-Writer and Star, Krsy Fox
E.L. King (Slay Away) interviews co-writer of Bury The Bride, Krsy Fox at Panic Fest 2023.

E. L. King
Apr 17, 2023
![[Decoding Evil] When Passion Becomes a Prison for THE MENU’s Chef Slowik](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_181493a333d043f1a006057ad930b823~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_181493a333d043f1a006057ad930b823~mv2.webp)
![[Decoding Evil] When Passion Becomes a Prison for THE MENU’s Chef Slowik](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_181493a333d043f1a006057ad930b823~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_181493a333d043f1a006057ad930b823~mv2.webp)
[Decoding Evil] When Passion Becomes a Prison for THE MENU’s Chef Slowik
Examining Chef Slowik as a tragic villain with a god complex and exploring the dangers of his passion for cooking becoming his prison.

Mitchell Brown
Apr 1, 2023
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![[Interview] A Conversation with MISSING Director Shinzô Katayama](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_0b54556b104c4111a3274f5f8dea6492~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_444,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_0b54556b104c4111a3274f5f8dea6492~mv2.webp)
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