<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $1.45 million </Td> </Tr> <P> I Am Not a Serial Killer is a 2016 Irish - British psychological horror thriller film directed by Billy O'Brien and based on Dan Wells' 2009 novel of the same name . It stars Christopher Lloyd, Max Records, Laura Fraser, and Christina Baldwin . </P> <P> Shooting began in Virginia, Minnesota, on 28 February 2015 . It premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival on 13 March 2016, and received limited theatrical and video on demand release on 26 August . </P> <P> John Wayne Cleaver, a teenager in a small Midwestern town, has been diagnosed as a sociopath and suffers homicidal impulses . These are exacerbated by working at his mother April's funeral home . He controls his urges with rules, mental stopgaps, and speaking to his therapist, Grant . Near a recent murder victim's body, John sees a puddle of black oil . After an identical murder, talk of a serial killer piques John's interest . While out trick - or - treating with his friend Max, John spots a drifter lurking outside his neighbor Bill Crowley's house . At the high - school Halloween dance, John scares off a bully by threatening to kill him . </P>

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