Psychopaths

Midnight

World Premiere

USA | 85 MINUTES | English |

PSYCHOPATHS

Horror
In an unidentified prison, a madman is executed via the electric chair. This triggers a sort of Mischief Night for a group of serial killers out in the city. There’s Alice (Ashley Bell), an escaped mental patient who thinks she’s living in a 1950s glamour world; Blondie (Angela Trimbur), a beautiful seductress who lures men down into her suburban basement; a strangler (James Landry Hebert) who preys on unsuspecting women; and an enigmatic masked contract killer (Sam Zimmerman) whose next job sends him to seedy nightclub. As the night progresses, the body-count rises and the fate of these deranged murderers is sealed in blood.

Despite being south of 30, prolific writer-director Mickey Keating has already made four starkly different yet equally intriguing horror features (Ritual, Pod, Darling, Carnage Park). With the fiercely demented Psychopaths, though, Keating has upped the madcap ante in every way possible. Fusing influences ranging from Brian De Palma to Gaspar Noé, Psychopaths unfolds like a fever dream. Linearity takes a backseat to visual excess and nightmarish imagery, all shot with the verve of a genre fanatic hell-bent on honoring his favorite 70s and 80s sleaze through his own unique point-of-view.

—Matt Barone

CAST & CREDITS

Directed by Mickey Keating

Mickey Keating is an LA-based writer/producer/director who made his debut at 22. His films include the occult thriller Ritual (2014), Pod (SXSW, 2015) and Darling (Fantastic Fest, 2015). Keating’s most recent film, Carnage Park premiered at Sundance 2016. He is represented by CAA and Circle of Confusion.
Director
Mickey Keating
Screenwriter
Mickey Keating
Cinematographer
Mac Fisken
Editor
Valerie Krulfeifer
Executive Producer
Larry Fessenden
Producer
Jenn Wexler, William Day Frank, Mickey Keating, Cam McLellan, Al Lewison
Cast
Ashley Bell, James Landry Hébert, Mark Kassen, Angela Trimbur, Larry Fessenden, Jeremy Gardner, Sam Zimmerman

CONTACTS

International Sales Contact
William Day Frank
High Window Films
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 215 300 9167
william.day.frank@gmail.com
US Sales Contact
Nick Ogiony
Creative Artists Agency
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Phone: 424 288 2000
filmsales@caa.com
Print Source
William Day Frank
High Window Films
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: 215 300 9167
william.day.frank@gmail.com
Press Contact
Alex Klenert
MPRM
Phone: 323 330 1196
aklenert@mprm.com