Victorian Psycho, a new slasher starring Maika Monroe, is a near-perfect horror movie from Zachary Wigon.

Bleecker Street’s horror thriller Victorian Psycho provided an oasis of fun in a sea of serious pics during the wind-down at Cannes, earning a seven-minute standing ovation on Thursday afternoon. The

Set in 1858 at the isolated gothic manor of Ensor House, Victorian Psycho follows an unusual governess, Winifred Notty, played by Maika Monroe, as she quietly hides her growing psychopathic tendencies amongst the estate’s children and staff.

Victorian Psycho” is almost fun enough if you don’t think much about how much more fun it should be. It’s got some inspired bits of horror and comedy, bloodily tied together with a fearless performance from arthouse scream queen Maika Monroe as a sort of Patricia Bateman for the Victorian era.

Gothic horror is going from mad to madcap with Victorian Psycho, a horror comedy that follows a murderous governess to her next — and possibly last — appointment. Maika Monroe stars as Winifred Notty,