Satanic Panic
Satanic Panic is a gory, schlocky and ultimately entertaining horror movie, though its message about generational divides gets lost in the mess.
repulsion films have long reflected the society in which they were made , either designedly or not , tackling motif integral to every generation of motion-picture fan . How denotative each revulsion moving picture is about its wider themes largely depends on the film maker involved . In the case ofSatanic Panic , written by horror author Grady Hendrix ( My Best Friend ’s dispossession ) and directed by Chelsea Stardust ( Into the Dark ) , the movie hits its witness over the head with its report , but lets its overarching ideas get puddle by all the witchy repulsion and hellish rituals . Satanic Panicis a gory , schlocky and ultimately entertaining revulsion pic , though its message about generational divides gets lost in the mess .
Satanic Panicfollows young Millennial Sam Craft ( Hayley Griffith ) , who spend her first day as a pizza speech equipment driver getting play tricks by frat bros , weather the racism of old common people and being stiffed on pourboire . However , when she takes a deliverance for the loaded - but out of their zone - Mill Basin , things get even worse for Sam when she ’s stiffed again and face the resident of the house , only to be kidnapped by gamey gild Satanists , lead by Danica Ross ( Rebecca Romijn ) , who need a virgin sacrifice . With some avail from Judi Ross ( Ruby Modine ) , Sam taste to survive the dark and get away the clutches of Danica - but the coven has problems of their own with Gypsy Neumieir ( Arden Myrin ) vying for the function of drawing card . Still , it stay to be seen if Sam and Judi can avoid the Satanists long enough for the Lord’s Day to rise and time to run out for the ritual .
fiendish Panicserves as Stardust ’s feature film directorial entry , having helm a handful of short circuit and a TV movie as part of the Hulu and Blumhouse producedInto the Darkseries , " All that We Destroy " . Stardust ’s skills with humble - budget horror are on showing inSatanic Panic , veer often into schlocky gore that ’s more gross than scary . However , the film director ’s natural endowment shines in one particularly tense succession where Gypsy uses a hoodoo doll - like ritual to attempt to kill Judi , and Sam must race to scribble symbols all over her Modern admirer ’s skin for deliver her . balance with an emotional soliloquy in which Sam tells Judi her backstory , the episode offers a hint of what could have been ifSatanic Panichad decided to work the hellish rite more square and less campy - and , though it ’s overall enjoyable , it ’s hard not to wonder whatthatmovie would ’ve looked like and whether it would ’ve been even better . However , Hendrix ’s script is much more focused on lean into the funniness revulsion genre , and it ’s serviceable enough .
WhereSatanic Panicveers into true camp is in some of its performance . Though Griffith cast anchor the cast as the audience stand - in , and excellently portray Sam ’s underlying strength throughout the motion-picture show , Romijn perplex to have most of the fun as the elegantly malign Danica . Myrin , too , is delightfully devious as Danica ’s 2nd - in - command vying for the top spot in the coven , while Modine is endearingly cheeky as the foul - mouthed Judi . Jerry O’Connell turns in a shortsighted , but equally camp and entertaining performance as Danica ’s husband Samuel Ross . However , when it come to the supporting cast ( and even some of the principal in certain minute ) there ’s plenty of overacting that somewhat cheapens the movie , largely because it ’s unclear whether that ’s what was intended or if it was accidental . Still , for the most part , the casting ferment well together , peculiarly the several duos of Griffith and Modine and Romijn and Myrin .
at last , though , Satanic Panicstruggles with its themes and messages . It ’s vindicated Hendrix and Stardust have something to say about the generational divide between Gen X and Millennials , since their differences are always being point out . However , what precisely it ’s trying to say gets recede in a addled third act twist as the moving picture attempts to explain what ’s going on both literally and figuratively . The comparability between the grownup and Sam and Judi eventually lead to an averment that the young generation is n’t necessarily weaker than their elder , which is reasonably refreshing , if you may wade through the helter-skelter outcome to get to that understanding . The pic also is n’t pernicious about its subtext of the rich sacrificing the lower socio-economic class to maintain their wealth , but at least this paper is graspable and pervasive throughout .
All in all , Satanic Panicis a bit messy as it attempts to deliver a compelling allegory for younger generation struggling to take over from their elders wrapped up in the trappings of a schlocky horror comedy . Though the addle messages ofSatanic Paniccan be distracting , the flick is entertaining enough , and excellently paced to keep the story moving , so that it ’s easy to get swept along for the drive . diabolical Panicisn’t a must - watch for everyone and will likely be most enjoyable for those intrigued by the premise and/or those who are already fan of the funniness horror musical genre . It ’s a fun drive with present moment of genius , butSatanic Panicdoesn’t do enough to truly remain firm out .
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Satanic Panicis now play in theaters and available on digital / demand . It is 88 minutes retentive and not rated .
Satanic Panic is a 2019 horror - drollery film directed by Chelsea Stardust . The history accompany a pizza pitch miss who find herself the target of a group of satanic worshipper when she delivers an order to a wealthy neighborhood . star Hayley Griffith , Ruby Modine , and Rebecca Romijn , the film combines elements of horror with dark liquid body substance , portraying an unexpected night of affright and supernatural events .
Rebecca Romijn in Satanic Panic
Rebecca Romijn in Satanic Panic
