Panic Fest was founded in 2013 by Screenland Theater and Downright Creepy. The fest enters its 12th year as one of the top genre festivals in the world. This year we once again provide a virtually option to attendees all over the United States via the Eventive platform in addition to our in person festival which features enhanced safety protocols.
Our festival is held at the historic Screenland Theater. The theater has a rich 100+ year history and features 4 theaters that range from 250 seats to 45 seats for our smaller modern theaters.
Our festival is comprised of 3 main components; Feature films, Short film blocks and live events.

Schedule:

April 4, 2024
5:00 PM - Online Longform Shorts 1
Volition
Thirst Trap
Good Girls Get Fed
The Glowing Man
ReBirth
The Overkill
5:00 PM - Online Longform Shorts 2
Deja View
A Dire Strait
Marbles
The Kindness of Strangers
The Thaw
5:00 PM - Online Longform Shorts 3
You Promised
Parasomnia
Robbie Ain't Right No More
Hollow
Trespasser
5:00 PM - Online Shorts Block 1
Wishes
There's Someone At Your Door
Confession
Sleep Tight
Apotemnofilia
Interrogator
Facies
Gummies
5:00 PM - Online Shorts Block 2
Washed Up
Static
Party Time
Three Baths
The Queue
The Christ of the Skull
The Little Curse
5:00 PM - Online Shorts Block 3
ID EST
Cereal
Super Happy Fun Clown
Signal
IVAN
Sandra Gets A New Fringe
Up on the Housetop
5:00 PM - Online Shorts Block 4
Delora
In Your Hands
HOWL AT THE DEAD
A Suit and a Straight Razor
The Retreat
blends
The Eyes of Marge
5:00 PM - Online Shorts Block 5
The Curse of the Velvet Vampire
Come Home
Hickory Dickory Dock
Greetings
Green
Sweet Satan's Diaper
6:30 PM - Opening Night: Joe "Bob" Lynch and Darcy Present Night of the Comet at Theater 1
9:00 PM - Opening Night: Sting at Theater 1

April 5, 2024

12:00 PM  - Psychosis - Online
1:00 PM - What You Wish For at Theater 1
1:00 PM - Property at Theater 2
1:00 PM - All Alone Together - Online
3:30 PM - Hippo at Theater 1
3:30 PM - Shorts Block 1 at Theater 2
We Joined A Cult
Mystery Box
Bath Bomb
Type A
Amygdala
Overnights
The Chain
iNFLUENCe
4 Little angels
5:00 PM - Carnage Radio - Online
6:30 PM - Curse of the Sin Eater at Theater 1
6:30 PM  - Livescreamers at Theater 2
7:00 PM  - Blind Cop 2 - Online
7:00 PM - Cannibal Mukbang - Online
7:00 PM - Hippo - Online|
9:00 PM - Azrael at Theater 1
9:00 PM - Joe Lynch Mystery Movie?!?! at Theater 2

April 6, 2024

11:30 AM - Long Form Shorts at Theater 1
Bug
Bloody Fury
Monstrum Opus
Red Iron Road: In the Heat
JUGGERNAUT
11:30 AM - Shorts Block 2 at Theater 2
Ride Baby Ride
The Crossing Over Express
Be Bad
My Scary Indian Wedding
Consumer
Mallet
Bookworm
NAP
12:00 PM - The Ceremony is About to Begin - Online
1:00 PM  - Worlds - Online
1:30 PM  - The Wait at Theater 2
1:50 PM - Ghost Game at Theater 1
3:00 PM - Spookt - Online
3:45 PM - Shorts Block 3 at Theater 2
The 6 relics of Helena Mason
COLEOPTERE
Detox
Bruja
The Universe and You
Bisected
The Power of the Strike
4:00 PM - A Nightmare on Elm Street (40th Anniversary with Heather Langenkamp) at Theater 1
6:30 PM - The Buildout at Theater 2
6:30 PM  - The Buildout - Online
7:15 PM - The Blair Witch Project (25th Anniversary with co-director Eduardo Sanchez, star Michael C. Williams) at Theater 1
8:15 PM - Worlds at Theater 2
9:45 PM - Mother Father Sister Brother Frank at Theater 1
9:45 PM - Mother Father Sister Brother Frank - Online
10:00 PM - Young Blondes, Stalked and Murdered at Theater 2

April 7, 2024

12:00 PM - Don't Die - Online
1:00 PM  - Nightmare Junkhead's Game of Games at Rewind Video and Dive
1:00 PM - New Life at Theater 1
1:00 PM - Shorts Block 4 at Theater 2
Strange Creatures
Rats
Yummo Spot
Honk
we all belong to the tower
Carnivora
Subject 7
Ten of Swords
3:00 PM  - The Island Between Tides at Theater 1
3:00 PM - The Activated Man at Theater 2
3:00 PM  - Haunted Ulster Live - Online
3:00 PM - The Activated Man - Online
5:00 PM - The Horror Virgin Podcast Live at Rewind Video and Dive
5:00 PM - Jeffrey's Hell - Online
5:30 PM - Tales From the Void: Into the Unknown with director Joe Lynch + Fixed Frequency at Theater 2
Tales From the Void: Into the Unknown with director Joe Lynch
Tales From the Void: Fixed Frequency
6:30 PM - All You Need is Death at Theater 1
7:00 PM - The Cult Podcast Live at Rewind Video and Dive
7:00 PM - Livescreamers - Online
7:00 PM - Mother Father Sister Brother Frank - Online
7:00 PM - NOCLIP - Online
7:15 PM - Shorts Block 5 at Theater 2
96% COOKED
Outer Reaches
Catacombs
Florence in Customer Care
You're An Angel
Toad Boy
Stay
Paralian
8:30 PM - The Hyperborean - Online
9:00 PM - Off Ramp at Theater 1
9:15 PM - The Hyperborean at Theater 2

April 8, 2024

5:00 PM - Couples to Hell - Online
5:00 PM - Longform Short - Online
Bug
Bloody Fury
Monstrum Opus
Red Iron Road: In the Heat
JUGGERNAUT
5:00 PM - Shorts Block 1 - Online
We Joined A Cult
Mystery Box
Bath Bomb
Type A
Amygdala
Overnights
The Chain
iNFLUENCe
4 Little angels
5:00 PM - Shorts Block 2 - Online
Ride Baby Ride
The Crossing Over Express
Be Bad
My Scary Indian Wedding
Consumer
Mallet
Bookworm
NAP
5:00 PM - Shorts Block 3 - Online
The 6 relics of Helena Mason
COLEOPTERE
Detox
Bruja
The Universe and You
Bisected
The Power of the Strike
5:00 PM - Shorts Block 4 - Online
Strange Creatures
Rats
Yummo Spot
Honk
we all belong to the tower
Carnivora
Subject 7
Ten of Swords
6:30 PM - Satranic Panic at Theater 1
6:30 PM - Kryptic at Theater 2
7:00 PM  - Sheryl - Online
7:00 PM - Shorts Block 5 - Online
96% COOKED
Outer Reaches
Catacombs
Florence in Customer Care
You're An Angel
Toad Boy
Stay
Paralian
8:30 PM - All You Need Is Blood at Theater 1
8:30 PM - Sleep at Theater 2

April 9, 2024

5:00 PM - Purgatory Jack - Online
6:15 PM - Tales From the Void: Fixed Frequency & Into the Unknown at Theater 2
Tales From the Void: Fixed Frequency
Tales From the Void: Into the Unknown with director Joe Lynch
6:30 PM - Oddity at Theater 1
7:30 PM - Faceless After Dark at Theater 2
8:45 PM - Hostile Dimensions at Theater 1
9:30 PM - Tiger Stripes at Theater 2

April 10, 2024

5:00 PM - Heiresses - Online
5:00 PM - Keratyna - Online
5:00 PM - Killington - Online
6:30 PM - Closing Night: Boy Kills World at Theater 1
7:00 PM  - Never Hike Alone 2 - Online
9:00 PM - Closing Night: INFESTED at Theater 1

Date: April 4-10, 2024

Location: Various Venue in North Kansas City

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