\n<\/p>\n
After building an acclaimed career as an Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker, former PBS producer\/director, and television reporter, Robyn Symon<\/a> is entering a new chapter with her first narrative feature,\u00a0Queen of Shock<\/em>.<\/p>\n The Spanish-language thriller has been announced as an Official Selection at the 29th Dances With Films in Los Angeles, marking a major milestone in Symon\u2019s transition from nonfiction storytelling to scripted filmmaking.<\/p>\n Inspired by the real Mexican street game known as \u201ctoques,\u201d where participants voluntarily subject themselves to electrical shocks for entertainment,\u00a0Queen of Shock<\/em>\u00a0transforms the unusual pastime into a high-stakes underground competition. The film centers on a struggling mother who risks everything by entering dangerous electrical shock matches in a desperate effort to rescue her kidnapped daughter.<\/p>\n Queen of Shock <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Filmed entirely in Mexico with a predominantly local cast and crew, the production blends intense suspense with emotional themes of sacrifice, perseverance, and maternal love. The project also showcases Symon\u2019s commitment to authenticity, grounding the story in its cultural setting while delivering a unique take on the thriller genre.<\/p>\n In our interview, Symon discusses the inspiration behind the film, the challenges of making the leap from documentaries to narrative features, and the experience of shooting in Mexico. She also reflects on how her years in journalism and documentary filmmaking helped shape her approach to storytelling and directing actors.<\/p>\n As\u00a0Queen of Shock<\/em>\u00a0prepares for its festival debut, the film stands as an exciting introduction to Symon\u2019s narrative voice and a promising new addition to the independent film landscape.<\/p>\n Watch our full interview with Robyn Symon below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n iHorror Interview<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out the trailer! <\/strong><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After building an acclaimed career as an Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker, former PBS producer\/director, and television reporter, Robyn Symon is entering a new chapter with her first narrative feature,\u00a0Queen of Shock. The Spanish-language thriller has been announced as an Official Selection at the 29th Dances With Films in Los Angeles, marking a major milestone in Symon\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ihorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Queen-of-Shock-Feature-Image-1024x683.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11617],"tags":[20348,1088,6968,20349,20350,4333,16586,1056,1328,20351,20352,3563],"class_list":["post-30105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-horror-global-news","tag-dances-with-films","tag-film","tag-horror","tag-ihorror","tag-indiehorror","tag-journey","tag-los-angeles","tag-mexico","tag-queen","tag-queen-of-shock","tag-robyn-symon","tag-shock"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/ihorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Queen-of-Shock-Feature-Image-1024x683.png",0,0,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/ihorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Queen-of-Shock-Feature-Image-1024x683.png",0,0,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/ihorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Queen-of-Shock-Feature-Image-1024x683.png",0,0,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/ihorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Queen-of-Shock-Feature-Image-1024x683.png",150,150,false],"medium":["https:\/\/ihorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Queen-of-Shock-Feature-Image-1024x683.png",300,300,false],"large":["https:\/\/ihorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Queen-of-Shock-Feature-Image-1024x683.png",1024,1024,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/ihorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Queen-of-Shock-Feature-Image-1024x683.png",1536,1536,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/ihorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Queen-of-Shock-Feature-Image-1024x683.png",2048,2048,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/ihorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Queen-of-Shock-Feature-Image-1024x683.png",370,265,false],"kava-thumb-s":["https:\/\/ihorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Queen-of-Shock-Feature-Image-1024x683.png",150,85,false],"kava-thumb-s-2":["https:\/\/ihorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Queen-of-Shock-Feature-Image-1024x683.png",230,230,false],"kava-thumb-m":["https:\/\/ihorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Queen-of-Shock-Feature-Image-1024x683.png",400,400,false],"kava-thumb-m-vertical":["https:\/\/ihorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Queen-of-Shock-Feature-Image-1024x683.png",370,500,false],"kava-thumb-m-2":["https:\/\/ihorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Queen-of-Shock-Feature-Image-1024x683.png",570,450,false],"kava-thumb-l":["https:\/\/ihorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Queen-of-Shock-Feature-Image-1024x683.png",1170,650,false],"kava-thumb-xl":["https:\/\/ihorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Queen-of-Shock-Feature-Image-1024x683.png",1920,1080,false],"kava-thumb-masonry":["https:\/\/ihorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Queen-of-Shock-Feature-Image-1024x683.png",600,999,false],"kava-thumb-justify":["https:\/\/ihorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Queen-of-Shock-Feature-Image-1024x683.png",640,640,false],"kava-thumb-justify-2":["https:\/\/ihorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Queen-of-Shock-Feature-Image-1024x683.png",1280,640,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"#RiseCelestialStudios","author_link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/author\/ralph-c\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"HORROR GLOBAL NEWS<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"After building an acclaimed career as an Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker, former PBS producer\/director, and television reporter, Robyn Symon is entering a new chapter with her first narrative feature,\u00a0Queen of Shock. The Spanish-language thriller has been announced as an Official Selection at the 29th Dances With Films in Los Angeles, marking a major milestone in Symon\u2019s…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30105"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30107,"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30105\/revisions\/30107"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}