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Two nerds teach a psycho how to murder properly. What could go wrong? Everything.
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Audience Score
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Freak Out (2004)

DIY horrorBritish chaosSo-bad-it's-good

Overview

ComedyHorror

Two best friends, Merv Doody (James Heathcote) and Onkey (Dan Palmer), take a hapless escaped mental patient under their wing and attempt to teach him how to become a real serial killer.

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Content warning
insanity
Incompetence as identityToxic friendshipPerformance of evilLoser desperation

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Gore effects clearly made in someone's garage, and that's the charm

Writing

Dialogue so awkward it loops back to quotable

Costume

Merv's horror-nerd wardrobe is uncomfortably authentic

Best for:Friends: Drunk movie night where everyone roasts the screen together·Background: Play while gaming; look up when someone gets fake-blood everywhere·Rewatch: Only if you're tracking every visible boom mic
Heads up:Gore: Cheap fake blood by the gallon, comedic but messy·Language: British swearing that sounds made up half the time
C

Director

Christian James

ReleasedOct 15, 2004
Runtime1h 32m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Beyond Therapy Entertainment

Top Cast

Jane Scarlett

Jane Scarlett

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Christian James and star Dan Palmer made this for roughly £3,000, shooting around their day jobs in Bournemouth.

Cultural

This is essentially 'Shaun of the Dead' if nobody involved had any money, connections, or fear of embarrassment—which somehow predicted the YouTube horror-comedy wave by five years.

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