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Killer by Nature

Killer by Nature

Release your inner killer.

20103.31h 34m

Overview

The troubled teenager Owen Whitmore has a sleep disorder and occasionally sleepwalks. Owen is having therapy sessions with Dr. Katherine Ramos. Having just joined the medical school, he has to move to another town, but he is divided between the college and his sweetheart, Maggie. His parents Leona and Walter Whitmore are very worried about him. When Owen has violent dreams, Dr. Ramos decides to consult with Dr. Jonas Julian, a specialist in dream analysis and sleep disorders. Meanwhile, people are protesting in front of the Townsend State Prison where the infamous serial killer Dr. Eugene "Mean Gene" Branch will be executed. Dr. Eugene is the son of another serial-killer and had performed sadistic medical experiments on his victims. Out of the blue, Marcia Freeman who went missing, is found dead in precisely the way that Owen saw in his dreams - the murder set up as if carried out by Dr. Branch.

Directed by Douglas S. Younglove
Written by Douglas S. Younglove
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Top Cast

Ron Perlman

Ron Perlman

Dr. Julian

Armand Assante

Armand Assante

Eugene Branch

Zachary Ray Sherman

Zachary Ray Sherman

Owen

Lin Shaye

Lin Shaye

Leona

Haley Hudson

Haley Hudson

Maggie

Svetlana Efremova

Svetlana Efremova

Dr. Ramos

Richard Portnow

Richard Portnow

Walter

Richard Riehle

Richard Riehle

Warden Upton

Jason Hildebrandt

Jason Hildebrandt

Detective Marc Houlihan

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nightmareasylumdeath rowserial killer

About Killer by Nature

Killer by Nature is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 2010 exploring themes of nightmare, asylum, death row, serial killer. Directed by Douglas S. Younglove, it stars Ron Perlman, Armand Assante, Zachary Ray Sherman. The troubled teenager Owen Whitmore has a sleep disorder and occasionally sleepwalks. Owen is having therapy sessions with Dr. Katherine Ramos. Having just joined the medical school, he has to move to another town, but he is divided between the college and his sweetheart, Maggie. His parents Leona and Walter Whitmore are very worried about him. When Owen has violent dreams, Dr. Ramos decides to consult with Dr. Jonas Julian, a specialist in dream analysis and sleep disorders. Meanwhile, people are protesting in front of the Townsend State Prison where the infamous serial killer Dr. Eugene "Mean Gene" Branch will be executed. Dr. Eugene is the son of another serial-killer and had performed sadistic medical experiments on his victims. Out of the blue, Marcia Freeman who went missing, is found dead in precisely the way that Owen saw in his dreams - the murder set up as if carried out by Dr. Branch.

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