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[CFF Review] STAG is a Masterful Exploration of Female Friendship and Betrayal

Surviving the fallout of a childhood friendship proves harder than surviving a deadly weekend in the woods. Written and directed by...

[CFF Review] THE HAUNTING OF HYPE HOUSE is a Supernatural Social Commentary Struggles to Impress

The Haunting of Hype House, written by Matt Farren and directed by Brandon Douglas, is a horror comedy exploring the nuance of the...

[Review] HUNT CLUB is Feminist Revenge Horror Prevailing Over Society’s Alpha Male

The suspenseful horror feature Hunt Club is a slow-building adrenaline rush directed by Elizabeth Blake-Thomas. Its cold open promises...

[CFF Review] HELL HATH NO FURY is a Murder Comedy of Errors

Hilarious and smartly written, Hell Hath No Fury proves nothing is worse than a dead-end marriage. Written by Jacob Leighton Burns and...

[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...

[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...

[Panic Fest Review] BLISS OF EVIL is a Queer Horror Mystery With a Rock and Roll Sound

Bliss of Evil is rather enjoyable, with several important things to say about why evil people do terrible things.

[Panic Fest Review] BLUE HOUR Proves What is Lost Should Not Always Be Found

As found footage horror films go, Blue Hour establishes a curious mystery and an ending that gives its audience a modicum of closure.

[Panic Fest Review] AGATHA is Allegorical Horror’s Industrial Wasteland

Told as a series of Victorianesque vignettes, Agatha is a novel approach to hushed occult horror.

[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.