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![[Panic Fest Review] CHICKS Depicts the Raw and Regurgitative Bonds of Sisterhood](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_2a083fcb3cdc4798a6fdee34a5bf99d6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_2a083fcb3cdc4798a6fdee34a5bf99d6~mv2.webp)
[Panic Fest Review] CHICKS Depicts the Raw and Regurgitative Bonds of Sisterhood
Enveloped in a hot pink fever dream, Geena Hernandez's short Chicks is a provocative exploration of freedom, femininity, and empowerment.
Dani Shembesh
Apr 24, 2023

![[Review] EVIL DEAD RISE Brings the Deadites Back with a Vengeance](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_4f99e4fba7fc42fa90f4122d5164d22b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_4f99e4fba7fc42fa90f4122d5164d22b~mv2.webp)
[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
![[Interview] A Conversation with BURY THE BRIDE Actor and Producer Chaz Bono](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_16bb79e7b3024f648ce5017ea5dacf09~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/0048f1_16bb79e7b3024f648ce5017ea5dacf09~mv2.webp)
[Interview] A Conversation with BURY THE BRIDE Actor and Producer Chaz Bono
Dani Shembesh interviews Chaz Bono to discuss his career and his complex character in Bury The Bride.
Dani Shembesh
Apr 22, 2023

![[Panic Fest Review] FENG SHUI is a Clever and Frightening Twist on Home Invasion](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_4708c52834ab41cdb96b20d38294a46b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_4708c52834ab41cdb96b20d38294a46b~mv2.webp)
[Panic Fest Review] FENG SHUI is a Clever and Frightening Twist on Home Invasion
The film reflects an uncomfortable uncertainty: are we ever truly alone, and would we ever know otherwise?
Dani Shembesh
Apr 21, 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_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_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_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_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] BLACK DRAGON Review – A Forceful and Unflinching Look at the Brutality of War](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_fb3882b3b0db4f6e9d9d1446e3cb79fc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_fb3882b3b0db4f6e9d9d1446e3cb79fc~mv2.webp)
[Panic Fest] BLACK DRAGON Review – A Forceful and Unflinching Look at the Brutality of War
Defiant and intense, Black Dragon's forceful, unflinching look into the morality (or lack thereof) of war is divisive and electric.
Dani Shembesh
Apr 20, 2023
![[Panic Fest] THE FORE-MEN Review – Existential Loneliness is the Heart of Adrian Bobb's Sci-Fi Short](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_bf5f5e08a3964d63b602b882d96107a8~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/0048f1_bf5f5e08a3964d63b602b882d96107a8~mv2.webp)
[Panic Fest] THE FORE-MEN Review – Existential Loneliness is the Heart of Adrian Bobb's Sci-Fi Short
Sci-Fi Horror short, The Fore-Men, delivers a viciously lonely view of what the world might be like if humans were at their worst.
Dani Shembesh
Apr 19, 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_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_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

![[Panic Fest] BURY THE BRIDE Review – The Hunters, the Wolves, and the Dangers of Falling in Love](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_4084d6f4c35940d88d59f4f2ede90dfe~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_4084d6f4c35940d88d59f4f2ede90dfe~mv2.webp)
[Panic Fest] BURY THE BRIDE Review – The Hunters, the Wolves, and the Dangers of Falling in Love
Bury The Bride's well-balanced pacing, intriguing narrative, surprises, and well-built tension, create a film that thrills.
Dani Shembesh
Apr 18, 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_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_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


DARK GLASSES Review – Dario Argento's Interplay Between Good and Evil
Dark Glasses is low on scares, high on quality direction, and marks another small step forward for the portrayal of women in horror.
Death
Apr 6, 2023


BRAIN DAMAGE: Celebrating 35 Years of Gay Phallic Worship
Standing out as a unique oddity in 80s horror history, Brain Damage is seedy, perverse, and undeniably queer in both senses of the word.
Raine Petrie
Apr 6, 2023


ALIVE Review – A Neglected Zombie Apocalypse Narrative Lacking Depth
Despite a promising plot and suitable cinematography, Alive's failure rests on a lack of execution, emotion, and inexcusable neglect.
Death
Apr 4, 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_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_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


Hell Hath No Fury Like a Cheerleader Scorned
Grace Britten explores the deeply potent narrative of All Cheerleaders Die that permeates the borders of the fetishized cheerleader.
Grace Britten
Mar 30, 2023


FUZZY HEAD Review – A Surrealist Spiral Into Accepting Self Love
With its excellent cast and impeccable direction, McColm delivers a film worth remembering in Fuzzy Head.
Dani Shembesh
Mar 30, 2023


SCREAM VI REVIEW – Ghostface Takes New York City
Scream VI acknowledges and honors its predecessors while cementing itself as a fresh and self-sustaining film.
Jamie Arena
Mar 27, 2023

![[Sundance] INFINITY POOL Review – A Nightmare Vacation That Feels Surprisingly Under-Utilized](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0048f1_0d11d4e6004e4e16bd7cf2f2da2aca9b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0048f1_0d11d4e6004e4e16bd7cf2f2da2aca9b~mv2.webp)
[Sundance] INFINITY POOL Review – A Nightmare Vacation That Feels Surprisingly Under-Utilized
Brandon Cronenberg's Infinity Pool is a critique of the lack of consequences for the atrocities of the wealthy whose criticism feels hollow.
Erin Brady
Jan 31, 2023


BABY RUBY Review – A Fearsome Portrait of the Horrors of Motherhood
Bess Wohl's directorial debut, Baby Ruby is an incredibly fearsome, painful, and unnerving thriller.
E. L. King
Jan 31, 2023
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