Psychological Animated Horror Film Erotomaniac in Production!

Severed Cinema first reported on Erotomaniac, the summer of 2021 (here) and a lot has changed since then. Erotomaniac has since turned into an animated feature film.

Erotomaniac is not an erotic movie or ’80s throwback — it’s a psychological horror film in the vein of Misery, Play Misty for Me, Swim Fan, and Fatal Attraction. It separates itself separates itself from those films by being more surreal and bizarre, and by going to further depths of darkness and depravity.

The film is written, directed, and is currently being animated by Sam Salerno, the writer and director of The Dark Side of the Womb (review here), and Death by 1000 Cuts (review here). It features iconic actors Ari Lehman and Cristina Vee.

The film is expected to be released in late 2022 or early 2023.

Erotomania

noun
1. excessive sexual desire.
2. a delusion in which a person (typically a woman) believes that another person (typically of higher social status) is in love with them.

Plot Summary

A young man named Mike starts receiving messages from a shy, seemingly innocent young woman named Carli. She likes to play dress up, often dressing up as her favorite animal: a cat. She lives with a nice Mormon family, and is well-liked by those who know her. Only Mike knows her true secret, and he is in terrible danger. But who would believe him?

Cast

Ari Lehman, best known as the original actor to play Jason Vorhees in Friday the 13th, plays Uncle Carl.

Cristina Vee (a.k.a. Cristina Valenzuela) as Sophia is well known for voicing various anime characters, including Sailor Mars in the English dub of Sailor Moon and Ladybug in Marvelous Adventures of Ladybug and Cat Noir.