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Downright Creepy and Screenland Theaters Invite You To a Virtual Halloween Celebration

by Rocco T. ThompsonOctober 26, 2020
Trick or Treaters! Candy bingeing! Horror marathons! Pumpkin carving! Costume contests!
 
Even though this Halloween turned out to be more gnarly than Regan projectile vomiting green pea soup, that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate the best time of the year together! Panic Fest won’t let Halloween die! Panic Fest Presents: TRICKS AND TREATS, a special virtual Halloween celebration that runs October 30 through November 1. The three-day event features films, short film blocks, and live events. Best of all, you, the horror community, get to participate with one another throughout the weekend.

Panic Fest is excited to continue its partnership with IFC Films and IFC Midnight, bringing attendees three brand-new horror films; Kindred, Hunter Hunter, and The Vigil. The lineup includes 13 feature films and over 25 shorts for you to sink your teeth into. In addition to the films, Panic Fest has curated a selection of special programming including a horror-themed debate between podcasts Nightmare Junkhead and FrightDay, an hourlong nostalgic Halloween special from Forever Bogus, The Final Girls: A Conversation with Women in Horror hosted by Fangoria, and so much more.
 

Finally, it just isn’t Halloween without some games is it?  Live trivia, bingo, Twitch game streams, happy hours, and more will be taking place throughout the weekend. Panic Fest is now entering its ninth year and has been recognized for three years running as one of the top 25 best genre festivals in the world by MovieMaker Magazine.

Check out the full lineup below, and get your tickets at panicfilmfest.com/tricks.

 

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FEATURE FILM PROGRAMMING

 


Attack of the Demons
Bad Candy
Climate of the Hunter
The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw
The Day After Halloween
Death Drop Gorgeous
Dementer
Halloween Atmospheres
House of the Devil
Hunter Hunter
I Am Lisa
It Cuts Deep
Kindred
The Vigil
WNUF Halloween Special

SHORT FILM PROGRAMMING

 


SHORT BLOCK #1

“Acedia”

“Bitch, Popcorn & Blood”
“Morbus”
“Unmade”
“Together Till the End”

“NOVA”
“Sweet Tooth”
“Red Velvet”

 

SHORT BLOCK #2

“Ten, Thirteen, Twelve”
“Asian She Competitive Mourning”
“For Him”
“Bloodshed”
“The Feast”
“Attack of the Killer Scarecrow”
“Epiphany At The Honky Chateau”

 

SHORT BLOCK #3

“Look Twice”
“Insomnia”
“Mr. Pointy”
“Green Cobra”
“Momma Don’t Go”
“No One is Coming”

“Spiritual Practice”
“Elysia”
“I’ll Be Back Tomorrow”

ETHERIA SHORTS BLOCK



“Maggie May”
“The Conversation Therapist”
“The Final Girl Returns”
“Man In the Corner”

 

EVENT PROGRAMMING

Gather Virtual Community: Tricks & Treats Town
Boulevard Brewing Company Virtual Happy Hour
Conversation with a Real Witch
Cult Podcast + Horror Virgin Crossover Podcast
Forever Bogus Halloween Special
Hungover Bingo with Boulevard Brewing Company
Gorgar Halloween Debate + Shock the Vote
Final Girls: A Conversation with Women in Horror
History of Halloween with James Wallace, Justin Beahm & Stephaine Anne Joens
Live Horror Trivia
Live Happy Hour with Panic Fest 2021 Updates
Pumpkin Best in Show + Shock the Vote
Twitch Stream Hour
Virtual Costume Contest
Video Castle: How to Talk VHS

 
 

Rocco T. Thompson

Rocco is a Rondo-nominated film journalist and avid devotee of all things weird and outrageous. He penned the cover story for Rue Morgue's landmark July/Aug 2019 "Queer Fear" Special Issue, and is an associate producer on In Search of Darkness: Part III, the latest installment in CreatorVC's popular 1980s horror documentary series.

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