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Walmart’s Censored Blu-ray Slipcover Turns Horror-Comedy ‘Satanic Panic’ into ‘Panic’
Fangoria and director Chelsea Stardust‘s Satanic Panic arrived on DVD and Blu-ray courtesy of RLJE Films this week, but several horror fans have pointed out an interesting title change that’s taken place for the release in Walmart stores. Remember when Walmart turned Deathgasm into Heavy Metal Apocalypse? Well they’ve now turned Satanic Panic into…Panic.
Yes, the word “Satanic” has been removed completely from the horror-comedy’s title for Walmart’s Blu-ray slipcover, though the art underneath lists off the film’s proper title.
If you want to pick up a copy from Walmart for the novelty value, be our guest. But if you’d prefer having the uncensored cover in your collection, you can grab it off Amazon.
Who knows, maybe the “Panic” cover will someday be a collector’s item!
Go grab your SATANIC PANIC … variant cover (?) at Walmart, I guess.
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Hayley Griffith stars as a pizza delivery girl who has to fight for her life — and her tips — when her last order of the night turns out to be bougie, high society Satanists in need of a virgin sacrifice. Rebecca Romijn stars as Danica, the leader of a cult with Arden Myrin appearing as cultist Gypsy, Danica’s right-hand woman.
In the film…
“Times are tough for Sam. Already a cancer survivor at twenty-two, she eeks out a meager existence delivering pizza for minimum wage—and minimum tips—while dealing with an exploitative boss and obnoxious coworkers. When the final delivery of the night promises to take her to a wealthy neighborhood with the chance of a healthy tip, she takes the opportunity to make up for an unprofitable shift. What begins as a quest for cash ends up as a quest for survival, though, when it turns out her customers aren’t who she’s used to delivering to. Instead, they’re a Satanic cult of a very different color: high-society elites for whom worshipping the Dark Lord coexists with country clubs and casseroles.“
Grady Hendrix wrote the film with Ted Geoghegan (We Are Still Here).
Fangoria’s Dallas Sonnier produced with Cinestate’s Amanda Presmyk. Phil Nobile Jr. executive produced, with Aperture Entertainment also producing.
After scaring up a strong theatrical run, Oddity director Damian McCarthy’s Hokum heads home to Digital this week.
Settle in for a spooky supernatural chiller as Hokum arrives on all Digital platforms to rent or own beginning June 2, followed by a Blu-ray/4K Ultra HD Combo and DVD release on August 11, 2026.
Adam Scott (“Severance”) stars in Hokum as reclusive novelist Ohm Bauman. When he retreats to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, the staff’s tales of an ancient witch haunting the honeymoon suite take hold of his mind. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance draw Ohm into a nightmarish confrontation with the darkest corners of his past.
Peter Coonan (“The Alienist: Angel of Darkness”), David Wilmot (“Station Eleven”), Florence Ordesh (“Departure”), Michael Patric (“Frontier”), Will O’Connell (“Game of Thrones”), Brendan Conroy (“Bodkin”), and Austin Amelio (“The Walking Dead”) also star.
Get a peek at the upcoming physical media release below, including a few special features.
Spooky Pictures’ Roy Lee (Weapons) & Steven Schneider (Insidious) produce alongside Image Nation’s Derek Dauchy (Late Night with the Devil), Tailored Film’s Ruth Treacy, Julianne Forde, & Mairtín de Barra, and Cweature Features’ Ken Kao & Josh Rosenbaum.
I wrote in my review for Bloody Disgusting, “A quaint Irish hotel with a deeply haunted history awaits an American writer in McCarthy’s third outing, continuing his streak for folkloric tales of supernatural karma and spine-tingling terror with a dark sense of humor.”
What’s next from Damian McCarthy? He’s currently writing a haunted house movie, but recent comments suggest he may be moving into other genres beyond that upcoming project.
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