A backyard excavation goes catastrophically wrong in this Canadian creature comedy, where two suburban kids stumble onto power they have no business wielding.
What is Psycho Goreman about?
Siblings Mimi and Luke unearth an ancient, monstrous being while digging in their yard, and quickly discover an amulet that lets them command it completely. What follows is less a horror plot than a live-action cartoon: the kids boss their reluctant giant around like a new toy, dragging it into schoolyard disputes and family chores, while its true nature as a galaxy-shaking threat slowly resurfaces. That reputation does not go unnoticed. Word of the creature's return spreads across the cosmos, and a procession of bounty hunters and intergalactic enforcers descends on the family's quiet street, turning a small-town cul-de-sac into the unlikely staging ground for an alien reckoning nobody there asked for.
About the cast
Matthew Ninaber and Reece Presley anchor the cast as the siblings at the center of the chaos, with Rick Amsbury, Kristen MacCulloch, Matthew Kennedy, Owen Myre, Timothy Paul McCarthy, and Conor Sweeney filling out the ensemble of neighbors, family, and cosmic arrivals under Steven Kostanski's direction.
Context & significance
The film sits at the crossroads of childhood mischief and cosmic horror, leaning on practical creature suits and gooey makeup effects rather than digital spectacle for its monster. That handmade look pairs with a script that treats intergalactic stakes with the same seriousness kids give a backyard game, which is exactly the joke: apocalyptic power handled with zero adult supervision. The result reads closer to a live-action cartoon than a straight horror feature, blending gross-out gags with genuine creature-feature craft. Comedy, horror, and science fiction all get equal billing here, and the film moves briskly between them rather than settling into one register for long stretches.
Watching Psycho Goreman on Ktime
The title streams on K-Time with a Farsi dub and Farsi subtitles both available, so viewers can choose either option. The page itself is free to browse, and watching only requires logging into a K-Time account, with the interface built around a Farsi-first experience for the diaspora audience.