How to Be a Serial Killer

2008 American film

November 15, 2008 (2008-11-15) (NYC Horror Film Festival)

Running time

91 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$2 millionBox office$899^[1]

How to Be a Serial Killer is a 2008 American black comedy crime horror film^[2] about a young serial killer who imparts his knowledge to an eager pupil. Written and directed by Luke Ricci, the film stars Dameon Clarke, Matthew Gray Gubler, Laura Regan, and George Wyner.

Plot

Mike Wilson (Dameon Clarke) is a charismatic, educated, and articulate young man who has found his life's purpose in exterminating people. Determined to spread his message about the joy of serial murder, Mike recruits a lost soul named Bart (Matthew Gray Gubler) to be his pupil and leads his charge through the ethics of murder, as well as teaching him various lessons in disposing of corpses, balancing work and play, methods of killing, and many more. Mike and Bart's curriculum is interrupted when Mike's girlfriend Abigail discovers what's beneath her boyfriend's charming exterior and Mike and Bart must kill their way out of being discovered by the cops.

Cast

Shadoe Stevens as the narrator
Dameon Clarke as Mike Wilson
Matthew Gray Gubler as Bart
Laura Regan as Abigail
George Wyner as Dr. Goldberg
Mary Jo Catlett as Mrs. Wilson
Gonzalo Menendez as Officer Chavez
Cameron Bender as Zach
Douglas Dickerman as Rob

References

^ "How to Be a Serial Killer (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
^ "How to Be a Serial Killer (2008) - IMDb". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved December 25, 2019.