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| Credits | |
| Title: | Satanic Panic |
| Directed by: | Marc Selz |
| Written by: | Marc Selz; Karl Sundstrom |
| Produced by: | Marc Selz; Nikki Taylor Melton; Bob Farster; Claudia Del Real; Steve Christopher |
| Music by: | Karl Sundstrom |
| Production | |
| Production: | Marc Selz Productions |
| Released: | 2009 |
| Rating: | Unrated |
| Running time: | 81 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
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Satanic Panic is an American independent feature film of the psychological cult thriller subgenres of horror. It was directed by Marc Selz with a screenplay written by Selz and Karl Sundstrom. It was produced by Marc Selz Productions and premiered direct-to-video in 2009. Inspired by the "Satanic Panic" mania of the 1970s and 1980s, the film tells the tale of six friends who become the targets of an evil cult in the fictional town of Thornwood - a cult responsible for abducing ten-year old twins Toby and Cindy Richards twenty-five years earlier. Cindy had managed to escape, but Toby was never found.
Cast[]
Cast members are listed in alphabetical order by last name.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Janette Benton | Myra |
| Danielle Block | Shopper girl |
| Victoria Vukovic Bradley | Cashier |
| Heather Chilson | Maggie |
| Melissa Chirello | Lisa Lazrow |
| Ashley Christopher | Cult member |
| D. Shane Christopher | Eye witness jogger |
| Steve Christopher | Sheriff Smith |
| Dustin Clark | Male camper |
| Elvis Dougherty | Elvis |
| Catherine Dughi | Adult Cindy Richards |
| Cyn Dulay | Karen |
| Bob Farster | Tractor man |
| Don Fisher | Phil |
| Rosa Isela Frausto | Girl in back seat |
| Ryan Gradishar | Kid in woods |
| Larry Greene | Officer Smith |
| Bob Handegan | Officer Williams |
| Kymberly Harris | Kym Richards |
| Tom Jackson | Candy bar man |
| Ligaya Keeley | Cult member |
| Tim Krueger | Tim Richards |
| Arnold Lamb | Officer Martin |
| Samantha Liska | Kid in woods |
| Tom Lodewyck | Greg |
| Jake Marsh | Town reporter |
| James Martin | Crime scene policeman |
| Patricia Melone | Lori |
| Nikki Taylor Melton | Cindy/Toby Richards |
| Jamie Newell | Investigator |
| Tom O'Brien | Bar patron |
| Mark Edwards | Paul |
| James Pusztay | Cult leader |
| Holly Ilyne Sari | Female camper |
| Andy Schatner | Neil |
| Ethan Smeltzer | Satanic preacher |
| Z.D. Smith | Crime scene policeman |
| Dion Strowhorn, Sr. | Officer Wilson |
| Karl Sundstrom | Norville |
| Tessa Sundstrom | Kid in woods |
| Brian Talbot | Sanitation worker |
| James Vallo | Sanitation worker |
| Shea VanLaningham | Piano player |
| George Wood | Crime scene policeman |
| Gregory Wright | Crowd scene police officer |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The tagline to this film is "The Evil is Real" with the letter "D" as a hand-written add-on to make it double as "The Devil is Real".
- This film is not to be confused with Satanic Panic, which is a horror/comedy from 2019 that also deals with the subjects of Satanism and cult culture.
- There are a total of forty-five credited cast members in this film.
- This movie was shot in Illinois.
- Actress Melissa Chirello-Wood, who plays Lisa Lazrow, is credited as Melissa Chirello in this film.
- Actor Thomas A. Jackson, who plays a man with a candy bar, is credited as Tom Jackson in this film.
- Actor Mark Peplow, who plays the cult leader, is credited as Mark Edwards in this film.
- Actor Gregg Wright, who plays a police officer, is credited as Gregory Wright in this film.
- Screenwriter and composer Karl Sundstrom also plays the role of Norville in this film.
- Associate producer Steve Christopher also plays the role of Sheriff Smith in this film.
- Associate producer Bob Farster also plays the role of a man with a tractor in this film.
- Associate producer Nikki Taylor Melton also plays the dual role of twins Toby Richards and Cindy Richards in this film.
- This film does not have a Tomatometer rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It does have an audience score of 20%, indicating poor reception, based on more than fifty verified user ratings. It averages 1.8 out of 5.
Recommendations[]
- Bloodlust Zombies
- Rockville Slayer, The
- Satanic Panic
- Skinless
External Links[]
- Satanic Panic at IMDB
- Satanic Panic at Trakt.TV
- Satanic Panic at Letterboxd.com
- Satanic Panic at Themoviedb.org
- Satanic Panic at Rotten Tomatoes
References[]
1980 | 2005 | Cannibalism | Cult | Satanism