In Satanic Panic, Sam’s first day as a pizza delivery driver is not going according to plan. At the end of a long day and not enough tips, her last delivery turns out to be for a group of Satanists looking for someone to sacrifice. Now in a fight for her life, Sam must fend off witches, evil spells and demonic creatures, all while trying to keep her body and soul intact.
Read MoreFandemic Tour Houston (2019)
Fandemic Comic Con Tour is the newest traveling pop-culture convention. The tour offers a blend of popular celebrities from the hottest television shows and movies. The tour also features vendor booths for shopping, celeb and artist panel discussions, gaming, tattoo artists and even speed dating for those of you who are single and ready to mingle!
Read MoreGwen (2018)
I kept seeing comparisons to The Witch, and I can see why, but Gwen is far from a perfect film. Both movies do have a sense of dread that hangs from start to finish, and Gwen can pass as a decent companion piece, but the finale is far from rewarding and made me, and I’m sure many others, feel as if they wasted a quiet evening in. Don’t get me wrong, the film is beautiful, but, if I wanted to sit in silence for two hours and stare at something pretty I’d just turn on the Planet Earth.
Read MoreSpace Bastards - Volume 1 (2019)
To be honest, I wasn't sure what I was going to get with this book. I had initially assumed it was somehow connected to Scout Comics' run of Star Bastard, but after I started reading, I realized that Space Bastards was an entirely different animal. The rear cover depicts an old cowboy relieving himself, so I knew I was in for something special.
Read MoreSatanic Panic (2019)
Full Disclosure: I know quite a few people who work for Cinestate and Fangoria, the people behind Satanic Panic. My former CineDump colleague, horror writer extraordinaire Preston Fassel, works for the production company and writes a recurring column for Fangoria magazine, “Corrupt Signals.” And to be completely honest, I had no plans to write about this movie at all because of my personal connection to the film.
Read MoreOne Man Dies a Million Times (2019)
Every year I look forward to the “slow cinema” selection at the Oak Cliff Film Festival. As the programmers who introduce the movie usually joke, “Some of you are here because you love this kind of cinema, and the rest are here because you’re hung over.” I happen to fall into the former camp.
Read MoreKnives and Skin (2019)
I caught Knives and Skin at the cozy, sweetly intimate Bishop Arts Theatre Center as part of the Oak Cliff Film Festival, and to be honest, I didn’t even want to see this movie. Having read the blurb describing the film in the program for OCFF, my immediate reaction was, “Fuck. How many movies about murdered girls do we need?” I will spend exactly three sentences ranting before I tell you why you should see Knives and Skin
Read MoreThe Mountain (2018)
After setting a manic, surreal tone with Greener Grass, the Oak Cliff Film Festival dramatically shifted gears with The Mountain, a meditative tale of love, loneliness, and transcendent madness. Starring Jeff Goldblum and Tye Sheridan, The Mountain tells the story of young, desperately sad ice rink employee, Andy. With a mother locked away in a mental institution and a drunken, distant father (Udo Kier), Andy’s life is bland and joyless.
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