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Two college students share a ride home for the holidays. When they break down on a deserted stretch of road, they're preyed upon by the ghosts of people who have died there.


Jack is a children's author turned crime novelist whose detailed research into the lives of Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck, persecuted by the irrational fear of being murdered. When Jack is thrown a life-line by his long-suffering agent and a mysterious Hollywood executive takes a sudden and inexplicable interest in his script, what should be his big break rapidly turns into his big breakdown, as Jack is forced to confront his worst demons; among them his love life, his laundry and the origin of all fear.

Simon Pegg
Jack

Paul Freeman
Dr. Friedkin

Clare Higgins
Clair De Grunwald

Amara Karan
Sangeet
Alan Drake
Perkins

Michael Feast
Disgruntled Diner

Mo Idriss
Disgruntled Diner

Elliot Greene
Biggie
Harley Kierans
Tiny
Kamal Onyiukah
Noodles
A Fantastic Fear of Everything is a comedy, thriller, horror film released in 2012 exploring themes of paranoia, holiday season, personal demons. Directed by Crispian Mills, it stars Simon Pegg, Paul Freeman, Clare Higgins. Jack is a children's author turned crime novelist whose detailed research into the lives of Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck, persecuted by the irrational fear of being murdered. When Jack is thrown a life-line by his long-suffering agent and a mysterious Hollywood executive takes a sudden and inexplicable interest in his script, what should be his big break rapidly turns into his big breakdown, as Jack is forced to confront his worst demons; among them his love life, his laundry and the origin of all fear.
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