175: Bonus Ep. | Panic Fest 2025 Recap!

2025-05-08

Hey there, film fam! Been working on this for the last few weeks in between life and our regular episodes but Panic Fest 2025 was such a great time that we wanted to highlight some of the wonderful talent from the festival as well as Screenland Armour, the fest's incredible host!Panic Fest is a Kansas City based genre film festival that has been running for over a decade and has been recognized by a number of critical organizations as one of the best genre festivals in the world. It's a wonderful blend of feature films, short films, and events where fans and filmmakers...

Panic Fest is a Kansas City based genre film festival that has been running for over a decade and has been recognized by a number of critical organizations as one of the best genre festivals in the world. It's a wonderful blend of feature films, short films, and events where fans and filmmakers can engage and share their love of the medium.

We hope you enjoy these conversations and snapshots from the festival and hope to see you there in person in 2026!

Guests:

Joe Lynch

Justin (Rainy Day Books)

Faith Liu

Peter Klausner

Daniel DelPurgatorio

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Philip's Panic Fest 2025 List

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