Panic is a sudden, overwhelming fear.

Panic may also refer to:

Psychology and sociology Mass hysteria, the manifestation of the same or similar hysterical symptoms by more than one person Moral panic Panic attack, clinical diagnosis

Arts and entertainment Films

Panic (1928 film), a German film directed by Harry Piel Panic (1946 film), also known as Panique, 1946 French film by Julien Duvivier Panic (1963 film), a British crime film Panic (1977 film), also known as Panique, 1977 Canadian film by Jean-Claude Lord Panic (1983 film), an Italian-Spanish film directed by Tonino Ricci Panic (2000 film), a film starring William H. Macy PANICS, a 2005 machinima film

Music Performers Black Flag (band), originally named Panic, a punk rock group The Panics, a rock band from Australia A common abbreviation for Panic! at the Disco, an alternative rock band from the United States Panic, rock band formed in 1981, the first band of Dave Mustaine, later of Metallica and Megadeth Panic, a Korean ballad duo fronted by Lee Juck

Albums The Panics (EP 1), a 2002 EP by The Panics The Panics (EP 2), a 2002 EP by The Panics Panic (MxPx album), a 2005 album by MxPx Panic (Circle album), a 2007 album by the Finnish rock band Circle Panic (Caravan Palace album), a 2012 Caravan Palace album Panic (From Ashes to New album), a 2020 album by From Ashes to New

Songs "Panic", a song by Anthrax from the 1984 album Fistful of Metal "Panic/Tainted Love", a 1985 single by Coil, from the album Scatology "Panic" (The Smiths song), a 1986 song by The Smiths "Panic", 1995 concertante by Harrison Birtwistle "Panic", a song by No Doubt from the 2003 album Everything in Time "Panic", a song by Backstreet Boys from the 2007 album Unbreakable "Panic", a song by Therapy? from Never Apologize Never Explain, 2004 "Panic" (Sublime with Rome song), a 2011 song by Sublime with Rome from Yours Truly "Panic" (From Ashes to New song), a 2020 song by From Ashes to New

Other arts and entertainment Panic (play), a 1935 play by Archibald MacLeish Panic (comics), a 1950s EC Comic Panic! (video game), a 1993 video game for Sega CD Panic (novel), a 2005 thriller by Jeff Abbott Panic: The Story of Modern Financial Insanity, a non-fiction book by Michael Lewis "Panic" (Dead Zone), an episode of the TV series Dead Zone Panic (TV series), a teen drama television series Panic! (TV series), a 1950s TV anthology series Panic, a character in the Disney film Hercules (1997) and the associated TV series

Computing Kernel panic, a fatal error condition associated with Unix-like computer operating systems Panic, a 1992 PC demo by Future Crew

Economics Bank run, when a large number of bank customers withdraw their deposits because they believe the bank is, or might become, insolvent Financial crisis, a variety of situations in which some financial institutions or assets suddenly lose a large part of their value

Organizations Panic Inc., an American Mac software and video game company based in Portland, Oregon. PANIC (Prevent AIDS Now Initiative Committee), the activist group behind the 1986 initiative statute California Proposition 64 (1986)

People Panić, an ethnic Serbian surname Horst Panic (1938–2025), Polish football player and manager

Places Panic, Pennsylvania, a community in the United States Panic, a village in Hereclean Commune, Sălaj County, Romania