The King is Dead

Open inspection at the house-for-sale in the quiet, leafy neighbourhood…Max, science teacher, and Therese, tax accountant, decide that here is the house for them. Unsuspecting, they buy and move in, finding a nice family on one side and, well, interesting on the other.

But interesting soon becomes loud, and loud soon becomes intolerable and when the intolerable becomes the violent, and the police are powerless to do anything, and the community lawyer suggests ear plugs, Max and Therese are forced to try and solve the problem of the neighbour from hell themselves…and end up with a corpse on their hands. But even that's not the worst of it, because the corpse from hell has friends…and even worse, enemies…

Critic Reviews:

• " The screenplay comes with a wealth of comical gags and observations about suburban life that many audiences should identify with. " – Glenn Dunks

• " The King is Dead! is a deliciously dark genre mash-up, coy and explorative but tight and insular, sprayed with wry laughs and a genuinely foreboding undertone. " – Luke Buckmaster

• " The King is Dead has some great comic asides, and the finale paints Max and Therese into a genuinely dangerous and entertaining corner. " – Simon Miraudo