The thirteenth annual Panic Fest returns to Kansas Metropolis this month with over 130 options and brief movies enjoying on the competition. Panic Fest will as soon as once more be a hybrid competition permitting style followers to get pleasure from programming in particular person and hold the occasion logging on at house with our digital programming.
Panic Fest co-founder Tim KC Canton says, “Style is alive and properly right here at Panic Fest as we welcome a brand new class of movies from all over the world. We couldn’t be extra excited to share these thrilling choices with our audiences!”
A wave of slasher movies takes over the competition kicking off with a thirtieth anniversary screening of the completely weird-as-hell Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers offered by Paramount Scares adopted by Neon’s Hell of a Summer season! Different headliners embody Lionsgate’s Freaky Tales, Magnolia’s 40 Acres, David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds, and the Crispin Glover-starring fantasy movie, Mr. Ok!
“There’s a main emphasis on bringing the enjoyable again into horror this yr on the competition. From a cat sitting gone flawed to a twisted grave robber on the lookout for love and a number of takes on the summer season camp slasher style, the lineup is filled with quirky premises and an entire lot of WTF did you simply watch,” stated Adam Roberts, Competition Director.
Panic Fest runs in particular person from March 27 to April 2. The competition runs from March 27 to April 6 nearly. Get your tickets now.
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Test Out The Options Coming to Panic Fest!
1978 (dir. Nicolás Onetti, Luciano Onetti)
In the course of the World Cup ultimate between Argentina and Holland, in instances of army dictatorship, a gaggle of torturers violently breaks into a house and kidnaps a gaggle of younger individuals to take them to a clandestine detention middle. What begins as an inhumane interrogation turns into a real martyrdom: the flawed group of individuals have been kidnapped. They change into a part of a macabre cult guided by an unknown supernatural pressure.
40 Acres (dir. R.T. Thorne)
In a post-apocalyptic world with meals shortage, a Black household of Canadian farmers descended from American Civil Warfare migrants defend their homestead towards cannibals attempting to grab their assets.
A Desert (dir. Joshua Erkman)
Whereas on a street journey, a photographer befriends a younger couple whose reckless methods flip his world the other way up and right into a nightmare on this unpredictable and horror-tinged neo-noir knockout.
Abduct (dir. Chris Riggi)
A lady’s peaceable mountain getaway takes a weird flip when her boyfriend disappears, and a random bare man reveals up claiming to be him.
Past the Drumlins (dir. Daniel W. Bowhers)
The leaves have already began to vary, however Professor Jonathan Rust continues to be woefully ill-prepared for the approaching semester. This weekend, he’s scouting an appropriate location for the archeology division’s fieldwork course. With the assistance of fellow teachers and employed palms, the workforce heads out at first gentle. The journey presents a uncommon alternative for Jonathan to get his palms soiled and success might imply publication and simply perhaps – tenure. The expedition is shortly derailed when a Instructing Assistant mysteriously vanishes. Quickly, the group finds themselves on the intersection of actuality and the afterlife in a haunting descent into insanity.
Black Spines (dir. Jordan Foss)
The movie follows Cameron, a highschool photographer who investigates a sequence of murders in his small city. However when mysterious videotapes start to look main Cameron to clues concerning the killer’s id, he’s pressured to reckon with the very terrifying risk that the killer could also be nearer than he ever imagined.
Black Theta (dir. Tim Connolly)
Andy is haunted years after his brush with loss of life when a mysterious and murderous cult returns to focus on him, throwing him onto a rollercoaster of chaos and terror.
The Guide of the Witch (dir. Joshua Sowden)
Pushed by her worry of loss of life, Victoria hunts a legendary Witch, decided to steal her guide that grants everlasting life, however at a sinister value.
Carry the Darkness (dir. Douglas Forrester)
In 1993, Travis Baldwin is a misunderstood metalhead teenager amidst a world steeped within the Satanic panic. Lured by a mysterious entity that begins wreaking havoc, can Travis shield himself and his associates whereas being blamed for the atrocities surrounding him? Apart from a number of associates and a newcomer detective, the city eagerly accuses Travis whereas remaining blind to the true evil of their midst.
Chain Reactions (dir. Alexandre O. Philippe)
The Texas Chain Noticed Bloodbath’s affect on 5 artists—Patton Oswalt, Takashi Miike, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Stephen King, Karyn Kusama—by means of interviews, and outtakes, exploring the way it formed their artwork, and psyche, from childhood trauma.
Chainsaws Have been Singing (dir. Sander Maran)
Adventures await when new lovers get separated by a chainsaw killer.
Cowl (dir. Cameron Francis)
When a touring stamp vendor offers a experience to a lady on the run from her abusive boyfriend, he quickly discovers that their darkish pasts are inextricably linked and that she isn’t simply after a experience—she’s after revenge.
Lifeless Lover (dir. Grace Glowicki)
A lonely gravedigger who stinks of corpses lastly meets her dream man, however their whirlwind affair is lower brief when he tragically drowns at sea. Grief-stricken, she goes to morbid lengths to resurrect him by means of madcap experiments.
Descendent (dir. Peter Cilella)
A troubled LA faculty guard, haunted by household tragedy, experiences unusual visions after a mysterious gentle seems within the sky. As his spouse’s due date approaches, he races to face his demons earlier than his rising obsession consumes him.
Don’t Let the Cat Out (dir. Tim Cruz)
A feline-obsessed couple finds their subsequent human vessel to switch the soul of their beloved cat into.
Dooba Dooba (dir. Ehrland Hollingsworth)
Amna anticipated a relaxed night time of babysitting however when she arrives, she learns that her ward just isn’t solely a sheltered sixteen-year-old woman who goes by Moony, however that she is being watched always by in-home safety cameras. It shortly turns into obvious that Moony is unaccustomed to socializing and that she has a grave misunderstanding of the time period friendship.
For God’s Sake Wake Her Up (dir. Wayne Moreheart)
In a quest for redemption, Rizz faces a malevolent entity to save lots of April’s life by deciphering the chilling secrets and techniques inside her video diaries.
Freaky Tales (dir. Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck)
4 interconnected tales set in 1987 Oakland, CA. will inform concerning the love of music, films, individuals, locations, and reminiscences past our knowable universe.
Frewaka (dir. Aislinn Clarke)
Observe a scholar of nursing palliative care, who’s tormented by a trauma from her previous that has a disorienting impact on her current, her relationship, her profession, and her capacity to operate.
The G (dir. Karl R. Hearne)
A mysterious older lady seeks revenge on the corrupt authorized guardian who destroyed her life.
Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers (thirtieth Anniversary 4K) (dir. Joe Chappelle)
Six years after Michael Myers final terrorized Haddonfield, he returns there in pursuit of his niece, Jamie Lloyd, who has escaped together with her new child little one, for which Michael and a mysterious cult have sinister plans.
Head Like a Gap (dir. Stefan MacDonald-Labelle)
In monetary dire straits, a person accepts an odd, high-paying job the place he should take up residence in a house and measure a gap within the wall of the basement to find out whether or not or not it’s rising in dimension.
Hell of a Summer season (dir. Finn Wolfhard, Billy Bryk)
The advisors of a summer season camp are terrorized by a masked killer.
Home of Ashes (dir. Izzy Lee)
Grieving widow Mia should survive psychological and supernatural horrors whereas underneath home arrest.
It Feeds (dir. Chad Archibald)
After a younger woman bursts into their house psychiatry follow claiming an entity is feeding on her, Jordan and her clairvoyant mom should discover a method to cease the pressure earlier than the woman is taken utterly.
Lead Stomach (dir. Stephen King Simmons)
Flashback to 1997. Lead Stomach is a coming-of-age horror movie about two youthful brothers visiting their just lately divorced and estranged father throughout summer season trip. With loads of bumps, twists, and terrifying turns alongside the best way. Lead Stomach will hold the viewers guessing till the ultimate body.
The Misplaced Episode (dir. Nick Wernham)
Assembled by XPU$HER and made obtainable by means of the Black-Torrent Launch Group, The Misplaced Episode presents a uncooked and unsettling take a look at unaired footage captured throughout a police ride-along on Halloween night time, 2004. The movie follows officers Paul Massaro and Terrence Williams as they navigate the sleepy streets of Franklin, uncovering a series of horrifying occasions and a disturbing conspiracy rooted within the coronary heart of the small city they swore to guard.
Marshmallow (dir. Daniel DelPurgatorio)
When a once-fabled campfire story turns into actual, a gaggle of campers uncover a profound secret that questions their very existence.
Mr. Ok (dir. Tallulah Hazekamp Schwab)
After spending the night time in a distant lodge, Mr. Ok is caught in a claustrophobic nightmare when he discovers that he can’t depart the constructing.
Outdated Wounds (dir. Steven Hugh Nelson)
A pair on a street journey encounters a mysterious stalker who forces them to confront their previous.
The Solely Ones (dir. Jordan Miller)
A gaggle of associates’ weekend plans unravel when a string of misfortunes spirals into bloodshed. Belief crumbles and the physique depend rises because the survivors are pressured to confront the reality that generally, the deadliest threats come from inside.
Play Lifeless (dir. Charly Goitia)
Alison wakes up in a basement, surrounded by the our bodies of useless girls. To outlive and escape, she should play useless—till she discovers the chilling reality about what’s taking place upstairs.
Psyche (dir. Stephon Stewart)
Adrift in limbo, a younger lady and pc embark on a quest to uncover the that means of life.
The Rebrand (dir. Kaye Adelaide)
Nicole, an eight months-pregnant bisexual videographer is employed by a lesbian way of life influencer couple to movie a redemption documentary after they’ve been publicly canceled. However Nicole shortly discovers that the couple has nefarious ulterior motives.
Rolling (dir. Robert Deboucher, Ethan Spotts)
After a confrontation with their landlord goes horrifically flawed, two flustered younger girls discover themselves in a dire race to revenue from his tragic demise.
Self Driver (dir. Michael Pierro)
Dealing with mounting bills and the unrelenting strain of recent residing, a down-on-his-luck cab driver is lured on to a mysterious new app that guarantees quick, simple cash.
The Severed Solar (dir. Dean Puckett)
Magpie lives in an remoted church group dominated over by her father, The Pastor. When a person is murdered, paranoia units in and folks begin to whisper a couple of unusual ‘Beast’ that lives within the forest.
Shadow Reaper (dir. Richard Terrasi)
William Bradshaw and his movie crew embark on a journey to the city of Devensville, Indiana in the hunt for clues for a sequence of mysterious murders that came about for over 200 years and its roots of the legendary Shadow Reaper.
She Beloved Blossoms Extra (dir. Yannis Veslemes)
Three brothers construct an uncommon time machine with a view to convey their long-dead mom again to life. When their delusional father comes into the image, the experiments go awry, they usually descend right into a psychedelic hellscape the place the previous and current fuse in a comedic but deeply disturbing exploration of grief.
The Shrouds (dir. David Cronenberg)
Karsh, an modern businessman and grieving widower, builds a tool to attach with the useless inside a burial shroud.
The Silent Planet (dir. Jeffrey St. Jules)
An growing old convict serving a life sentence alone on a distant planet is pressured to confront his previous when a brand new prisoner reveals up and pushes him to recollect his life on Earth.
Somnium (dir. Racheal Cain)
At an experimental sleep clinic, Somnium, your goals are made actual. Uncomfortable side effects might embody: hallucinations, confusion, paranoia, sleep paralysis, detachment from actuality, misplaced sense of self, and everlasting nightmares.
The Spirit of Halloweentown (dir. Brett Whitcomb, Bradford Thomason)
After serving as the placement for a beloved Disney Channel film in 1998, a tiny Oregon city grapples with its popularity as the true Halloweentown.
Stalkers (dir. Paul Thompson)
Generally a telephone name can change your life. As soon as a small-town woman from Michigan, Kate Swanson ran away as a teen and reinvented herself in California as cult porn star Tabitha Swann. However every little thing modifications when a name from Michigan Little one Companies reveals that Charlotte, the daughter Kate gave up for adoption in highschool, has been orphaned in a brutal double murder.
Straight on Til Morning (dir. Craig Ouellette)
Two dreamers—small-town musician Dani and waitress Kaitlin—begin falling for one another on a spontaneous street journey. The long run is brilliant till they cross paths with a twisted household, led by matriarch Lilly, with one thing a lot darker in thoughts. A singular mix of romance and horror, crammed with nail-biting pressure and highlighted with authentic songs sung by Dani, Straight On Until Morning weaves the attractive and horrible issues individuals do for love into an unforgettable, edge-of-your-seat journey into darkness.
Unusual Harvest: Occult Homicide within the Inland Empire (dir. Stuart Ortiz)
A pretend true-crime documentary about two detectives in pursuit of an notorious serial killer named Mr. Shiny, who terrorized Southern California for nearly twenty years.
Tremendous Completely satisfied Enjoyable Clown (dir. Patrick Rea)
To flee a lifetime of oppressed obscurity, a battered former wunderkind weaponizes her obsession with clowning, serial killers, and basic film monsters into an evening of surprising infamy.
Tie Die (dir. Morgan Miller)
When a sequence of mangled our bodies start showing within the park, Ranger Jones (Lloyd Kaufman, President of Troma Leisure and creator of The Poisonous Avenger) and a state trooper (Joe Bob Briggs, Shudder’s The Final Drive-In) are baffled by the assaults. It’s been a very long time since a black bear has gone rabid within the park and by no means to this diploma. The timing couldn’t be worse as the realm is filling up with younger musicians, hippies, and earth youngsters. Can they cease the killings earlier than issues worsen, or will Ranger Jones miss the encore?
The Ugly Stepsister (dir. Emilie Blichfeldt)
Follows Elvira as she battles towards her beautiful stepsister in a realm the place magnificence reigns supreme. She resorts to excessive measures to captivate the prince, amidst a ruthless competitors for bodily perfection.
What Occurred to Dorothy Bell? (dir. Danny Villanueva Jr.)
After uncovering disturbing revelations from her early childhood involving her late grandmother, Dorothy Bell, Ozzie Grey units out to video doc her investigation into these previous occasions. Determined for solutions, she makes an attempt to speak with Dorothy’s spirit however unwittingly awakens one thing malevolent.
Panic Fest Brief Movie Lineup
SHORT BLOCK #1
“Defile” D. Brian Sepanzyk
“Frankenbabes From Past the Grave!” D. Andrew Bowser
“Manifest Future” D. Timothy Gunatilaka
“Wake” D. Sean Carter
“Una Volta” D. Joshua BOON
“Animas Forks” D. Sam Blacksburg
“77” D. Christopher Perna
SHORT BLOCK #2
“Cosmic Crash” D. James Smith
“Observe You” D. Alexandre Mullen
“Faces” D. Blake Simon
“Nervous Ellie” D. David Yorke
“Shut Encounter” D. Jeph Porter
“Drop” D. Chingiz Ondasynov
“The Widower” D. Michael Buran
“Crimson Flag” D. Malin Barr, Cleo Handler
“Rejected” D. Rene Rivas
“Poppa” D. Peter Ahern
SHORT BLOCK #3
“Ensouled” D. Moe Najati
“The Final Factor She Noticed” D. Anthony Cousins
“Grandma, Might I” Gage Zanghi
“A Drive at Daybreak” D. Joe D’Ovidio
“Dangerous Mountain” Patrick Murphy
“They Shitty Experience” D. Cole Doran
“Whitch” D. Hoku Uchiyama
“Sundowning” D. Religion Liu
“Satan’s Prism” D. Kika Magalhaes
SHORT BLOCK #4
“Her Home” D. Will Lee
“Mimic” D. Thomas Edward Hindy
“Physique Worn Video” D. Richard O’Hare
“Norma” D. Priya Sanghvi, Dan Scott Goldstein
“CLAUD_AI” D. Gabriel Furman
“Masks” D. Andre LeBlanc
“Flip It Off” D. Senda Maud Bonnet
“Abdomen It” D. Peter Klausner
SHORT BLOCK #5
“Skeeter” D. Chris McInroy
“Slave For Love” D. Michael Shlain
“Orum” D. Adam Davis
“Taboo” D. Almog Avidan Antonir
“Like Me” D. Ashley Lauren Thomas
“Banjo” D. Cameron Poletti
“Mr. Static” D. Mike Williamson
“Dale’S Killer Automotive Offers” D. Drew Highlands
“Jon #2” D. Lucas Eubank
“Virgin” D. Ramone Menon
“A Mom’s Love” D. Lisa Ovies
ONLINE BLOCK #1
“Guardian Angel” D. Charles Olsen
“Escape” D. Lorenzo Manetti
“Chilly Toes” D. Anna Vecellio
“Umbra” D. Pablo Otero
“Candy Dreaming” D. Andrew Laudone
“Deadbeat Beer Runners” D. Riley Doyle
“Crystal Galaxy Enforcers” D. Kirk Howle
“Love Everlasting” D. Dominic Czarnota
“Outcast Forest” D. Frank Raudsepp
ONLINE BLOCK #2
“As a Rake” D. Amy Whittenberger
“Secure” D. Kyle Baughman
“Wild Animals” D. David B Jacobs
“The Buzzing Grows” D. Aughbar
“Exterior Noise” D. Ethan Evans
“No Escape” D. Leena Kurishingal
“Closed Circuit” D. Karl Redgen
“The Path” D. Patrick Guera
ONLINE BLOCK #3
“The Rug” D. Sean Cisterna
“Shepard Moon” D. Michaela Wadzinski
“The Vocho From Hell” D. Gerardo Onate
“Intrusive” D. Evan Hoon
“Collette” D. Jack Walterman
“The Parcel” D. Jared Tipton
“Inked” D. Kelsey Bollig
ONLINE BLOCK #4
“Sender Unknown” D. Lauren Coggiola
“Convoluted” D. Mohamed Fareed
“Bloody Mary” D. Drew Underwood
“Icebox” D. Patrick Rea
“Kali” D. Esther Smith
“The Customer” D. Tony Morales
“Pit Cease” D. David A. Flores
ONLINE BLOCK #5
“Sins of the Father” D. Dominic Fogarty
“Select Your Destiny” D. Cora Marie Sfida, Sean Killion
“Clem” D. John Barnard
“Treadmill” D. Sam Krebs
“Trapped” D. Owen Boardman
“Kal-Haven” D. Kal Kociss
“It Attracts Nearer” D. Joshua Matthews
“Daylight” D. Peter Cornwell
LONG-FORM SHORTS PROGRAMMING
IN-PERSON BLOCK
“By no means Let You Go” D. Alex Domenici
“Em & Selma Go Griffin Looking” D. Alexander Thompson
“Destroyer” D. Judd Myers
“Until Loss of life Do Us Half” D. Jacob Hamblin
“Maintain Up” D. Ori Guendelman
ONLINE BLOCK #1
“Mondegreen” D. Linda Mai Inexperienced
“Voyager” D. Pablo Pagan
“Stalker” D. David Cholewa
ONLINE BLOCK #2
“Child Blues” D.James P. Gleason
“El Jacho: A Puerto Rican Legend” D. Adrian Borges
“Occasion Panda: The Fowl of a Serial Killer” D. Uriah Herr
ONLINE BLOCK #3
“They Watch” D. Conrad Faraj
“Rat!” D.Neal Suresh Mulani
“Insanity Unplugged” D.David St. Clair
ONLINE BLOCK #4
“Forgive Me” D. Cameron Fei Solar
“Anniversary” D. Paul De Cinque
“Sleepwalkers” D.Bernardo Viotti
“Humanzee” D. Taro O’Halloran
Panic Fest Occasions
After Hours with Joe Lynch and Rebecca Howard: Secret Screening
Cult Podcast
Horror Virgin Podcast
Nightmare Junkhead Dwell Recreation Present Introduced by Paramount Scares
Rewind VHS Bar and Dive
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