Panic Fest will celebrate 10 years of being active with a 20th anniversary screening of Don Coscarelli's 2002 comedy horror Bubba Ho-Tep April 28 at Screenland Armour Theatre - the evening before the horror-filled festival is scheduled to commence.
Set in Kansas City, Missouri, Panic Fest takes place April 29 to May 8 and feature a line-up of some of the most anticipated indie horror flicks including Bitch Ass, Dashcam, Watcher, Pennywise: The Story of IT. It will occur both in person and virtually, and will feature horror, thriller and sci-fi film titles. The festival is held in partnerships with IFC Films, Shudder, XYZ Films, Blumhouse, among many others.
“We couldn’t be more thrilled to bring Panic Fest back to the masses for our 10th festival," shared festival co-founder Tim KC Canton. "Can’t wait to see everyone back at the theater and kick things off with Joe Bob while celebrating so many great films we get to share with genre fans."
Co-founder Adam Roberts added: "We’re excited to bring back our in-person festival in its full glory. Being in the same room together and celebrating these films and finding new members of our film family is truly priceless. I look forward to having our community back together because that’s what Panic Fest is all about."
The full feature film line-up includes:
- Allegoria (Spider One)
- Bitch Ass (Bill Posley)
- Dashcam (Rob Savage)
- Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes (Kevin Kopacka)
- DAWNING (Young Min Kim)
- Hatching (Hanna Bergholm)
- Hypochondriac (Addison Heimann)
- Lux Aeterna (Gaspar Noé)
- Malibu Horror Story (Scott Slone)
- Masking Threshold (Johannes Grenzfurthner)
- Nitram (Justin Kurzel)
- Pennywise: The Story of IT (John Campopiano and Chris Griffiths)
- Presence (Christian M Schultz)
- Dealer (Luke Boyce)
- Rondo and Bob (Joe O'Connell)
- Sleepwalkers with Mick Garris (Mick Garris)
- Shakespeare's Shitstorm with Lloyd Kaufman (Lloyd Kaufman)
- She Will (Charlotte Colbert)
- Some Visitors (Paul Christopher Hibbard)
- The Abandon (Jason Satterlund)
- The Chamber of Terror (Michael Pereira)
- The Creeping (Jamie Hooper)
- The History of Metal and Horror (Mike Schiff)
- The Innocents (Eskil Vogt)
- To Outwaters (Robbie Banfitch)
- The Passenger/La Pasajera (Raul Cerezo, Fernando Gonzalez Gomez)
- The Sadness (Rob Jabbaz)
- To the Moon (Scott Friend)
- Watcher (Chloe Okuno)
- When I Consume You (Perry Blackshear)
- When the Screaming Starts (Conor Boru)
- Woodland Grey (Adam Reider)
- Wyrmwood: Apocalypse (Kiah Roache-Turner)
Panic Fest teases that this year's lineup includes over 30 feature films and over 50 short films. Their short film showcase and podcast lineup can be found on their website. Be sure to keep an eye out for our coverage on the festival, including upcoming news, movie reviews, and exclusive interviews.