Tag: Panic Fest

Panic Fest 2026: Shorts Roundup, Volume 2

Panic Fest 2026 is still not quite over yet. As I dash to the finish line (I have a few films to watch, as of this writing), numerous reviews and interviews in the can confirm that this year’s festival might be the best in a long time. Various short blocks have been particularly rich with
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April 18, 2026
Panic Fest 2026: ‘Creature of the Pines’ redefines found footage

Found-footage freaks will want to put Creature of the Pines on their watchlist immediately. Playing this year’s Panic Fest, the film, co-written and co-directed by Tyler Transue and Chris Ruppert, makes camping scary again. It’s easy to draw comparisons to The Blair Witch, but that’s simply reductive. Creature of the Pines uses its 1999 predecessor as a
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April 17, 2026
Panic Fest 2026: Shorts Roundup, Volume 1

My head is still spinning from Panic Fest 2026, much like Regan in The Exorcist (minus the possession). And I’m far from done! What impressed me the most was the talent of writers and directors making short films. From concepts to execution, the filmmakers are undoubtedly ones to watch. The new wave of horror tastemakers
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April 15, 2026
Panic Fest 2026: ‘Jump Scare’ is the ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ sequel we deserve

Donnie Hobbie proves that riffing on the 1974 classic can be done.
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April 9, 2026
Panic Fest 2026: 10 Most Anticipated Films

The 14th Panic Fest looks off the chain!
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April 2, 2026