[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Satanic Panic (2019)

A really enjoyable horror(Black) comedy romp about a pizza delivery girl who ends up at a wealthy mansion who unfortunately for her are a coven of Satan worshipers (Led by the excellent Rebecca Romijn) on the look out for a female virgin to offer to Baphomet as that have just lost theirs.

A hell of a lot of fun, although not remotely scary or tense in any way. Some of director Chelsea Stardust's imagery is phenomenal such as the satanists themselves with their blood red gowns which are brilliantly striking against the twinkly lit backdrops of the mansion.

The humour is very much of a female centric nature - I guess it would be when all but the short lived Jerry O' Connell and Jeff Daniel Phillips are female - but the dialogue is largely excellent with Romijn sparring with fellow worshiper Arden Myrin a highlight. In her debut role Hayley Griffith as the pizza girl was terrific with so many catty put downs sent in her direction.

The gore on show is great even if parts of the film are a bit uneven and there's no way the demon stalking the crowd at the end was Baphomet either.

I'm pleased i got round to watching this as cousin Jim* and i had a pretty good time with it all told.

*Perhaps watching this with Auntie H2O wouldn't have been just as much fun.