Satranic Panic

A confusing release year as Shudder has it for 2024, whereas IMDb has it as the former year. The reason why this is important is because every January I try to catch up on the previous years' horror releases which is why this one ended up in my list. I probably would have skipped it otherwise, but I'm a diehard horror fan so I'll watch anything. This is, unfortunately, a poorly made indie film that is dull with questionable acting talent. This is not to say that the film is entirely bad. I quite rather like the bold color pallet by the dp and the editing. I think the best thing to mention about the film is that it is a trans and queer horror film and that's what elevates it. This is an under represented community in the horror genre and it's refreshing to see such bold efforts to fix that in 2024 (this is one of three that I viewed on Shudder recently). The general horror elements are all a cliche (but really, in what horror film are they not?) but it's the characters themselves that make this interesting and different. This film will not appeal to all 4-quadrant audiences, as it shouldn't but it does go a long way in establishing the trans and queer community as a new force with a voice in horror films and I'm curious to see what comes next.