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CALGARY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL ’23 REVIEW: “ONYX THE FORTUITOUS AND THE TALISMAN OF SOULS” TAKES MEME TO BIG SCREEN
The Internet’s “Weird Satanist Guy” makes his feature debut.
Panic Fest ‘23 Movie Review: Sadistic Aussie Slasher “BLISS OF EVIL” Capitalizes On Trauma
Josh Morris’ BLISS OF EVIL nobly features queer characters and tackles issues of sexual assault, yet, its handling of those topics borders on one-dimensional.
Trailer and poster for Kenneth Branagh’s supernatural thriller “A HAUNTING IN VENICE” appear
The film’s Oscar-winning composer has also been announced.
“SATAN WANTS YOU” to check out this exclusive poster, plus the trailer
The Satanic Panic saga is making its Canadian premiere this week.
Grady Hendrix’s “HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE” is becoming a film from Sam Raimi et al.
The best-selling book’s evil puppet is on its way to the screen.
“IT LIVES INSIDE,” and Neon reveals it in the trailer for the SXSW award-winner, plus poster
It’s a supernatural chiller from the producing team behind GET OUT.
“SHIRLEY,” “HANGSAMAN,” and the Art of Writing With a Broomstick
Josephine Decker’s dreamy film reimagines details from the life of author Shirley Jackson and explores the tumultuous months spent writing her second novel HANGSAMAN. Both HANGSAMAN and SHIRLEY follow writers who use witchcraft to find their voices in communities with rigid social hierarchies.
Live from Salem Horror Fest: The FACULTY OF HORROR digs through the ditches and burns through the witches for an episode on “THE BLOOD ON SATAN’S CLAW”
We’re back on our old stomping grounds of Salem Horror Fest to plow the fertile fields of themes and metaphors to unearth why the British folk horror classic, The Blood on Satan’s Claw, left us feeling so icky. From teens and occultism to PSAs and power, we dig deep.
Panic Fest ’23: Innovative Short Film Offerings Introduce A New Class Of Genre Filmmakers
Panic Fest has always been admirably dedicated to promoting the work of first-time and repeat filmmakers alike through their short film offerings – many of whom will go on to produce features that we will all come to love in the years to follow. In celebration of that eventuality, here are ten highlights from Panic Fest’s 2023 batch of short films from up-and-coming genre filmmakers.
Video Game Review: “DEAD ISLAND 2” is Gory Goodness Worth Waiting For
The latest installment in the first-person zombie RPG franchise has been a decade in the making, and while not perfect, it’s still a satisfying slaughter-fest.











