diff --git a/compiler/cl-interpret/src/builtin.rs b/compiler/cl-interpret/src/builtin.rs
index 8d03883..3f49836 100644
--- a/compiler/cl-interpret/src/builtin.rs
+++ b/compiler/cl-interpret/src/builtin.rs
@@ -143,8 +143,17 @@ pub const Builtins: &[Builtin] = &builtins![
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn panic(message) {
-        Err(error_format!("Panic: {message}"))?;
+    fn panic(args @ ..) @env {
+        use std::fmt::Write;
+        let mut out = String::new();
+        if let Err(e) = args.iter().try_for_each(|arg| write!(out, "{arg}")) {
+            println!("{e}");
+        }
+        let mut stdout = stdout().lock();
+        write!(stdout, "Explicit panic: `").ok();
+        args.iter().try_for_each(|arg| write!(stdout, "{arg}") ).ok();
+        writeln!(stdout, "`").ok();
+        Err(Error::Panic(out))?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/cl-interpret/src/error.rs b/compiler/cl-interpret/src/error.rs
index f3a039f..a9ed24e 100644
--- a/compiler/cl-interpret/src/error.rs
+++ b/compiler/cl-interpret/src/error.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub type IResult<T> = Result<T, Error>;
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Error {
     pub kind: ErrorKind,
-    span: Option<Span>,
+    pub(super) span: Option<Span>,
 }
 
 impl Error {
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ impl Error {
     pub fn MatchNonexhaustive() -> Self {
         Self { kind: ErrorKind::MatchNonexhaustive, span: None }
     }
+    /// Explicit panic
+    pub fn Panic(msg: String) -> Self {
+        Self { kind: ErrorKind::Panic(msg, 0), span: None }
+    }
     /// Error produced by a Builtin
     pub fn BuiltinError(msg: String) -> Self {
         Self { kind: ErrorKind::BuiltinError(msg), span: None }
@@ -155,6 +159,8 @@ pub enum ErrorKind {
     PatFailed(Box<Pattern>),
     /// Fell through a non-exhaustive match
     MatchNonexhaustive,
+    /// Explicit panic
+    Panic(String, usize),
     /// Error produced by a Builtin
     BuiltinError(String),
 }
@@ -205,6 +211,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for ErrorKind {
             ErrorKind::MatchNonexhaustive => {
                 write!(f, "Fell through a non-exhaustive match expression!")
             }
+            ErrorKind::Panic(s, _depth) => write!(f, "Explicit panic: {s}"),
             ErrorKind::BuiltinError(s) => write!(f, "{s}"),
         }
     }
diff --git a/compiler/cl-interpret/src/function.rs b/compiler/cl-interpret/src/function.rs
index 39cd711..7557fdf 100644
--- a/compiler/cl-interpret/src/function.rs
+++ b/compiler/cl-interpret/src/function.rs
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ impl Callable for Function {
         match res {
             Err(Error { kind: ErrorKind::Return(value), .. }) => Ok(value),
             Err(Error { kind: ErrorKind::Break(value), .. }) => Err(Error::BadBreak(value)),
+            Err(Error { kind: ErrorKind::Panic(msg, depth), span: Some(span) }) => {
+                println!("{depth:>4}: {name}{bind} at {}", span.head);
+                Err(Error { kind: ErrorKind::Panic(msg, depth + 1), span: None })
+            }
             other => other,
         }
     }