Following the success of THE GATE, director Tibor Takacs would return to the genre for his next feature, 1989’s I MADMAN though unfortunately due to a botched release by a struggling studio in legal strife, the film would open with little fanfare and was immediately lost amidst the noise of tentpole slashers like FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VIII: JASON TAKES MANHATTAN and A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5: THE DREAM CHILD.

Released straight-to-video in Australia under the title HARDCOVER, Monster Fest is proud to present I MADMAN for its 35th Anniversary and for the very first-time on Australian cinema screens.

A bookstore clerk's obsession with a supernatural horror novel results in bringing to life its main character, an insane doctor who cuts off people's body parts to impress a woman he loves.