i and madman start in a hotel during the 50 . a guest name dr. kessler ( special make up effect man randall william cook ) leave the building a the front desk clerk ( raf nazario a rafael nazario ) receive a phone call from the room next to dr. kessler complain about animal noise and the manager ( bob frank ) go to investigate and be attack by a monstrous half man and half jackal creature which dr. kessler have create . virginia clayton ( jenny wright ) stop read her horror novel entitle much of madness and more of sin by malcolm brand at this point . virginia work in a use bookstore and enjoy reading and recently she have discover much of madness and more of sin and have be engross . the next day at work virginia try to find the other novel by the same author call i and madman . virginia have no luck but when she return home she find a copy wait for her outside her apartment door and she start to read a the book once again feature dr. kessler who be madly in love with an actress name anna templar ( jenny wright again ) who doesn not return the sentiment say that he be ugly . a an offering to anna and dr. kessler slice off his facial feature with a scalpel and start to collect various bit n piece from unwilling donor that he graft on his own face . of course this be all fiction and the book go on to describe him brutally murder a woman and scalp her . the next day virginia see a report in a local newspaper which tell of the murder of an actress and one of virginia friend name colette berkowitz ( michelle jordan ) and after this event and a face to face meeting with kessler before he kill and slice the ear off a pianist ( bruce wagner ) who live near her and virginia be convince that the character of dr. kessler be responsible and come to life when she read i and madman . virginia boyfriend detecitve richard channing ( clayton rohner ) be on the case but have a hard time believe virginia story about character from a horror novel come to life and commit murder and a the murder of people connect with virginia continue in the same vein a i and madman she realise that the novel end with anna and whom she think she be in reality and have her heart cut out by the deranged kessler . direct by tibor takacs i be pleasantly surprise by just how good i and madman be and i would never previously hear of it but i think i have uncover a bit of a hidden gem . the script by david chaskin have a lot more depth than you might expect and offer a little more originality than most . at heart i and madman be a slasher but it try to do something different with the premise and try to stay away from the clichés which be both refresh and something i wasn not expect . it do a nice job of blur the line between the fantasy world of the novel and the reality in which virginia life . how a character from a novel can suddenly become real isn not explain that well but the story felt solid still and it do not really matter to me that much a i and madman just seem work . the killer motif be actually quite good and have at least some thought put into them and his connection with virginia and why he focus his attention on her be also believable and not just coincidental like her be in the wrong place at the wrong time and there a method to all the madness in i and madman . it take a while to get go but i never find it bore or felt my interest be waining and the character be pretty strong and enough happens to satisfy and entertain . there isn not much blood or gore but what here be effective and quite brutal look a kessler run around kill people with his straight razor and there a scalping and someone have his ear slice off and someone lip be cut off too and a gruesome scene where dr. kessler reveal his face early on minus his nose and ear and lip . there be a monster in i and madman as well bring to life with stop motion animation which look impressive consider the budget and i believe the people involve in make i and madman have enthusiasm and care about the finished product which go a long way . technically the film be very good and well make and director takacs manage to create some really good sequence especially the ominous moodily lit and shot murder set piece which be more effective than they have any right to be . the acting be very strong throughout which also help give i and madman a certain credibility that other cheap horror or slasher simply do not have . overall i do not think i would but i actually rather liked i and madman and do not like that title though . a bit of a sleeper and i highly recommend i and madman to horror fan and a for everyone else i still think it a worthwhile film and definitely worth watching .