Psycho Killer (2026)
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A determined police officer tracks a serial killer known as the 'Satanic Slasher' after he murders her husband.
The story
After her husband, a state trooper, is murdered by a serial killer dubbed the 'Satanic Slasher' due to occult symbols left at crime scenes, Kansas Highway Patrol officer Jane Archer becomes obsessed with tracking him down. As she follows his trail of violence across the Midwest, she discovers she is pregnant with her late husband's child. The investigation leads her into a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse against a killer whose identity and motives are shrouded in mystery, forcing her to confront the escalating danger of his spree.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After her husband is murdered by the 'Satanic Slasher,' Kansas Highway Patrol officer Jane Archer tracks the killer across the Midwest. The Slasher, later identified as Richard Joshua Reeves, is a murderous Satanic preacher who has been active since the West Coast. During her pursuit, Jane discovers she is pregnant. The Slasher's path takes him through a pharmacy, a rural road, and a mansion run by Mr. Pendleton. His ultimate goal is to 'open the gates of Hell' by detonating a nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. Jane eventually confronts him in the control room, where she manages to shoot and incapacitate him. The film ends with the Slasher being taken to a prison in Death Valley, where his spree originally began.
- First release year
- 2026
- Runtime (minutes)
- 91
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Gavin Polone
- Writers
- Andrew Kevin Walker · writer
- Cast and characters
- Georgina Campbell · Jane Archer; James Preston Rogers · Richard Joshua Reeves / the Satanic Slasher; Malcolm McDowell · Mr. Pendleton; Logan Miller · Marvin; Grace Dove · Agent Becky Collins; Aaron Merke · Leonard Wilkes; Nigel Shawn Williams · Mr. Archer, Jane's father; David Tomlinson · State Trooper
- Genres
- horror-thriller
- Themes
- Obsession; Satanism
- Tone and mood
- tense; grim
- Setting
- The American Midwest, including Kansas, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania, and California.
- Premise and plot tags
- serial killer; police procedural; occult
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 26 · scale: 100
- Production trivia
- The script was first seen online in 2007.; Fred Durst was originally set to direct the film in 2009.; The film was produced on a budget of under $10 million.
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