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![[PHFF Review] SATAN WANTS YOU is a Chilling Analysis of the Satanic Panic’s Inception](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_abe7e7cde4bf4f7db74a7b3a4ab9fd97~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_abe7e7cde4bf4f7db74a7b3a4ab9fd97~mv2.webp)
![[PHFF Review] SATAN WANTS YOU is a Chilling Analysis of the Satanic Panic’s Inception](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_abe7e7cde4bf4f7db74a7b3a4ab9fd97~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_abe7e7cde4bf4f7db74a7b3a4ab9fd97~mv2.webp)
[PHFF Review] SATAN WANTS YOU is a Chilling Analysis of the Satanic Panic’s Inception
Directed by Sean Horlor and Steve J. Adams, the Canadian horror and crime documentary Satan Wants You is a captivating narrative...

E. L. King
Jun 12, 2023
![[Panic Fest Review] BLACK MOLD is a Study of Fear and the Decaying Mind](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_5286fd375b164d62a073a8b86abbd289~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_5286fd375b164d62a073a8b86abbd289~mv2.webp)
![[Panic Fest Review] BLACK MOLD is a Study of Fear and the Decaying Mind](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_5286fd375b164d62a073a8b86abbd289~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_5286fd375b164d62a073a8b86abbd289~mv2.webp)
[Panic Fest Review] BLACK MOLD is a Study of Fear and the Decaying Mind
Like a decaying body in a rural field, the abandoned buildings scattered across the country decay, rot, and decompose, eaten away by...

E. L. King
May 15, 2023
![[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
![[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
![[Slamdance] THE UNDERBUG Review – A Frighteningly Effective Haunted House Horror](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_13b625e09a0742618825d19e2b80c6f6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_13b625e09a0742618825d19e2b80c6f6~mv2.webp)
![[Slamdance] THE UNDERBUG Review – A Frighteningly Effective Haunted House Horror](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_13b625e09a0742618825d19e2b80c6f6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_13b625e09a0742618825d19e2b80c6f6~mv2.webp)
[Slamdance] THE UNDERBUG Review – A Frighteningly Effective Haunted House Horror
The Underbug is a captivating and acutely frightening supernatural horror with a backdrop of political unrest and excellent performances.

E. L. King
Jan 28, 2023
![[BHFF] MEGALOMANIAC Review – A Feel-Bad Journey Where the Grotesque and Depraved Shine](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_4ec6bffc565241bc8a44442af39cb8c2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_4ec6bffc565241bc8a44442af39cb8c2~mv2.webp)
![[BHFF] MEGALOMANIAC Review – A Feel-Bad Journey Where the Grotesque and Depraved Shine](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_4ec6bffc565241bc8a44442af39cb8c2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_4ec6bffc565241bc8a44442af39cb8c2~mv2.webp)
[BHFF] MEGALOMANIAC Review – A Feel-Bad Journey Where the Grotesque and Depraved Shine
Mitchell Brown says Megalomaniac centers on patriarchy, unflinching brutality, and a troubled character’s tightrope walk of empathy....

Mitchell Brown
Oct 22, 2022
![[BHFF] DAUGHTER Review – An Intelligent and Psychologically Labyrinthine Journey](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_325aef485120473cbc9efb20751da2b4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_325aef485120473cbc9efb20751da2b4~mv2.webp)
![[BHFF] DAUGHTER Review – An Intelligent and Psychologically Labyrinthine Journey](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_325aef485120473cbc9efb20751da2b4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_325aef485120473cbc9efb20751da2b4~mv2.webp)
[BHFF] DAUGHTER Review – An Intelligent and Psychologically Labyrinthine Journey
E.L. King says Corey Deshon's Daughter is a tense, nuanced, clever thriller delicately navigating depravity and power dynamics. Beyond...

E. L. King
Oct 22, 2022
![[BHFF] MOTHER, MAY I? Review – Mommy Dearest Plays a Dangerous Game with Childhood Trauma](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_928ec1112616457685af55e592b883c9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_928ec1112616457685af55e592b883c9~mv2.webp)
![[BHFF] MOTHER, MAY I? Review – Mommy Dearest Plays a Dangerous Game with Childhood Trauma](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_928ec1112616457685af55e592b883c9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_928ec1112616457685af55e592b883c9~mv2.webp)
[BHFF] MOTHER, MAY I? Review – Mommy Dearest Plays a Dangerous Game with Childhood Trauma
E.L. King says Laurence Vannicelli's psychological horror Mother, May I? is thoughtfully crafted with distinct sensitivity, and embraces...

E. L. King
Oct 20, 2022
![[BHFF] INFLUENCER Review – Kurtis David Harder's Venomous Thriller Knocks Influencers Down a Peg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_163e5d8971fe40dcb90eacc0687172b0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_163e5d8971fe40dcb90eacc0687172b0~mv2.webp)
![[BHFF] INFLUENCER Review – Kurtis David Harder's Venomous Thriller Knocks Influencers Down a Peg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_163e5d8971fe40dcb90eacc0687172b0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_163e5d8971fe40dcb90eacc0687172b0~mv2.webp)
[BHFF] INFLUENCER Review – Kurtis David Harder's Venomous Thriller Knocks Influencers Down a Peg
We can expect the unexpected from writer, producer, editor, and director Kurtis David Harder in his latest thriller, Influencer....

E. L. King
Oct 17, 2022


SPIRIT HALLOWEEN Review – A Spooky Family Friendly Adventure Lacking Heart and Zest
E.L. King says David Poag's Spirit Halloween lacks the adventurously contagious frivolity and excitement required to captivate audiences...

E. L. King
Oct 3, 2022
![[Popcorn Frights] FOLLOW HER Review – Fetishes, Lies and Video Tape](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_1b78c2b5fc354fb0a3cd37b0097d0984~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_1b78c2b5fc354fb0a3cd37b0097d0984~mv2.webp)
![[Popcorn Frights] FOLLOW HER Review – Fetishes, Lies and Video Tape](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_1b78c2b5fc354fb0a3cd37b0097d0984~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_1b78c2b5fc354fb0a3cd37b0097d0984~mv2.webp)
[Popcorn Frights] FOLLOW HER Review – Fetishes, Lies and Video Tape
E.L. King says Sylvia Caminer's Follow Her brings a clever, fresh and frightening perspective to the "social media is bad" trope. The...

E. L. King
Sep 6, 2022
![[CFF 2022] DANGEROUS VISIONS VOLUME TWO Review - A Horror and Genre Shorts Showcase](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_cf895722396e40ada8af4c3aca9cb1fa~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_cf895722396e40ada8af4c3aca9cb1fa~mv2.webp)
![[CFF 2022] DANGEROUS VISIONS VOLUME TWO Review - A Horror and Genre Shorts Showcase](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_cf895722396e40ada8af4c3aca9cb1fa~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_cf895722396e40ada8af4c3aca9cb1fa~mv2.webp)
[CFF 2022] DANGEROUS VISIONS VOLUME TWO Review - A Horror and Genre Shorts Showcase
E.L. King says the Dangerous Visions Volume Two showcase of horror and genre shorts at the Chattanooga Film Festival takes us to other...

E. L. King
Jul 3, 2022
![[Tribeca Festival] ATTACHMENT Review – A Love Story Steeped in Jewish Folklore](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_88c5aa9432994d699a10ed2ec7cb0790~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_88c5aa9432994d699a10ed2ec7cb0790~mv2.webp)
![[Tribeca Festival] ATTACHMENT Review – A Love Story Steeped in Jewish Folklore](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_88c5aa9432994d699a10ed2ec7cb0790~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_88c5aa9432994d699a10ed2ec7cb0790~mv2.webp)
[Tribeca Festival] ATTACHMENT Review – A Love Story Steeped in Jewish Folklore
Attachment explores the deep bonds of love, superstition, and the complex nature of unhealthy codependent relationships.

E. L. King
Jun 26, 2022
![[Tribeca Festival] CRIMSON TIES Review - Another Slumber Party Massacre Rears Its Ugly Head](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_8315961e2a454243883e60cd57060bd1~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_8315961e2a454243883e60cd57060bd1~mv2.webp)
![[Tribeca Festival] CRIMSON TIES Review - Another Slumber Party Massacre Rears Its Ugly Head](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_8315961e2a454243883e60cd57060bd1~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_8315961e2a454243883e60cd57060bd1~mv2.webp)
[Tribeca Festival] CRIMSON TIES Review - Another Slumber Party Massacre Rears Its Ugly Head
E. L. King says that Francesca Scorsese's Crimson Ties is somewhat derivative at first glance. [THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS] Crimson...

E. L. King
Jun 20, 2022
![[Overlook Film Festival] GONE IN THE NIGHT Review - Youth is Wasted on the Young](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_906538b277764babbcba60069db6be9a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_906538b277764babbcba60069db6be9a~mv2.webp)
![[Overlook Film Festival] GONE IN THE NIGHT Review - Youth is Wasted on the Young](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_906538b277764babbcba60069db6be9a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_906538b277764babbcba60069db6be9a~mv2.webp)
[Overlook Film Festival] GONE IN THE NIGHT Review - Youth is Wasted on the Young
Mitchell Brown says the mystery thriller Gone in the Night digs into the baggage of past experiences, mortality, and regret. Screened at...

Mitchell Brown
Jun 4, 2022
![[Panic Fest] WHEN THE SCREAMING STARTS Review - A Gruesome and Delightful Mockumentary](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_5761af9de76544bcb28f1de2cd894052~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_5761af9de76544bcb28f1de2cd894052~mv2.webp)
![[Panic Fest] WHEN THE SCREAMING STARTS Review - A Gruesome and Delightful Mockumentary](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_5761af9de76544bcb28f1de2cd894052~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_5761af9de76544bcb28f1de2cd894052~mv2.webp)
[Panic Fest] WHEN THE SCREAMING STARTS Review - A Gruesome and Delightful Mockumentary
When the Screaming Starts is a delightful British horror mockumentary directed by Conor Boru in his feature-length debut, co-written with...

E. L. King
May 8, 2022
![[PANIC FEST] THE OUTWATERS Review – A Masterful Found Footage Death Dream](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_0620324377484720b3e6e6202068a915~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_0620324377484720b3e6e6202068a915~mv2.webp)
![[PANIC FEST] THE OUTWATERS Review – A Masterful Found Footage Death Dream](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_0620324377484720b3e6e6202068a915~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/0048f1_0620324377484720b3e6e6202068a915~mv2.webp)
[PANIC FEST] THE OUTWATERS Review – A Masterful Found Footage Death Dream
Jessica Scott says The Outwaters is an absolute nightmare of a movie, in the best way possible. Watching Robbie Banfitch’s The Outwaters...

Jessica Scott
May 3, 2022
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