''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

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and stars Sam Robertson as a

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that finds himself possibly going mad after receiving an insect bite.

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 (

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), who appears to know everything that Edward is feeling or thinking.

Cast

* Sam Robertson as Edward Arkham *

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as Christian Van Burden *

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. ''

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'' and ''

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'' both wrote mostly positive reviews for the film, 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." ''

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'' and ''Grolsch Film Works'' both wrote more critical reviews for the movie, and ''Dread Central'' praised Robertson's acting while criticizing the film's pacing and commenting that it was overly predictable.

References

External links

* * {{rotten-tomatoes, dementamania 2013 films 2013 horror films British natural horror films 2010s English-language films 2010s British films English-language horror films