Dementamania

Dementamania
Directed by	Kit Ryan
Written by	Anis Shlewet
Produced by	James T. Ryan Anis Shlewet
Starring	Sam Robertson Kal Penn Vincent Regan Geoff Bell
Cinematography	Gerry Lively
Edited by	Jeremy Gibbs
Music by	Guy Farley
Production companies	Gloucester Place Films Green Screen Productions International Pictures Three Opix Films Premiere Picture Rash Ronin Pictures
Distributed by	Parkgate Entertainment Stealth Media Group
Release date	23 August 2013 (2013-08-23) (FrightFest)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Dementamania, also stylised as DementaMania, is a 2013 British horror film that was directed by Kit Ryan. The film had its world premiere on 23 August 2013 at the London FrightFest Film Festival and stars Sam Robertson as a software analyst that finds himself possibly going mad after receiving an insect bite.^[1]

Synopsis

On the morning of Friday the 13th, 2013 software analyst Edward Arkham (Sam Robertson) is bitten by a hornet, marking the beginning of a disastrous day. Several of his bosses and co-workers make mention to Edward leaving the department and possibly losing his job and to make matters worse, the insect bite is beginning to turn into a terrible rash. Throughout all of this Edward seems to be followed by the strange Nicholas LeMarchand (Vincent Regan), who appears to know everything that Edward is feeling or thinking.

Cast

• Sam Robertson as Edward Arkham
• Kal Penn as Christian Van Burden
• Vincent Regan as Nicholas Lemarchand
• Geoff Bell as David Snodgrass
• John Thomson as Mikey Moran
• Richard Ashton as Bouncer
• Richard Crehan as Junior
• Holly Weston as Laura Harrington
• Matt Healy as William Hawkes
• Rebecca Reaney as Carrie

Reception

Critical reception for Dementamania has been mixed.^[2] Twitch Film and Ain't It Cool News both wrote mostly positive reviews for the film,^[3] and Twitch Film wrote that it was "an interesting look at the mundane-ness of life, and how we might be the ones to make it mundane, about how our imaginations can sometimes get the better of us, and how acting out might not always be the best option."^[4] Dread Central and Grolsch Film Works both wrote more critical reviews for the movie,^[5] and Dread Central praised Robertson's acting while criticizing the film's pacing and commenting that it was overly predictable.^[6]

References

1. "Kal Penn Stars In New Indie Horror 'Dementamania'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
2. Newman, Kim. "Dementamania (review)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
3. "AICN HORROR looks at DEMENTAMANIA! THE POISONING! BLOODSUCKA JONES! HIDE AND SEEK! SLAUGHTER DAUGHTER! BANSHEE CHAPTER! SCORNED! DEADLY PRESENCE! FIELDS OF THE DEAD! & I was just wondering…DO YOU LIKE MY BASEMENT?". AICN. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
4. Rowan-Legg, Shelagh. "Frightfest 2013 Review: DEMENTAMANIA Brings Good Laughs And Scares". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
5. Bitel, Anton. "FRIGHTFEST 2013: DEMENTAMANIA". Grolsch Film Works. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
6. Jones, Gareth. "Dementamania (review)". Dread Central. Retrieved 31 December 2014.

External links

• Dementamania at IMDb
• Dementamania at Rotten Tomatoes