Hunting Humans

Hunting Humans

Year: 2002

Runtime: 88 mins

Language: English

Director: Kevin Kangas

HorrorCrimeMystery

Aric Blue is a young, handsome, successful serial killer who selects victims at random, stalks them and exploits their routines to murder them. When he discovers his latest target already dead, a note reading “I’VE GOT YOUR PATTERN” on the body, he realizes a rival killer is stalking him. The two killers enter a brutal war, bound by one simple rule: don’t get in the way.

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Timeline & Setting – Hunting Humans (2002)

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Location

Maryland, multiplex, theatre, woods, Aric's home, Frank's house

Set in Maryland, the story unfolds across a dimly lit multiplex and tense theatre spaces. The action shifts from Aric's home to a wooded chase, with key scenes spanning the private investigator's environment and the workplace corridors where manipulation unfolds.

🗺️ Maryland 🎬 Urban setting 🌲 Woodland locations

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Main Characters – Hunting Humans (2002)

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Aric Blue (Rick Ganz)

A Maryland mortgage broker who leads a narcissistic double life as a serial killer. He prides himself on discerning victims' patterns and uses others to advance his schemes, even arming himself with multiple weapons and enlisting a sniper-wielding coworker to ensure outcomes. His plan culminates in a relocation after erasing loose ends.

🧠 Narcissistic 🔪 Serial killer 🗺️ Pattern-driven

Marv (Bubby Lewis)

A private investigator hired by Aric to uncover information on Dark. In a twist, Marv is actually Dark, the rival killer manipulating both sides. He taunts Aric with his supposed edge and confronts him in a deadly showdown.

🕵️ Private Investigator 🗡️ Villain 💀 Killer

Frank Cooper (Trent)

Dark's own private investigator and a coworker used to spy on Aric. Frank's loyalties are driven by money, and Aric breaks into his house as the plot thickens. He becomes a focal point in the surveillance web and is ultimately killed by Dark.

🕵️ Private Investigator 💰 Corruption 🕵️‍♀️ Spy

Barb (Lisa Michele)

A coworker coerced by Aric to aid in his scheme, she becomes a conduit for surveillance and manipulation. Her role illustrates how Aric's threats blur lines between ally and victim.

🗣️ Co-worker 🧭 Manipulated

Brad (Duke McClure)

An unsuspecting coworker who remains unaware of Aric's true, murderous double life until he is murdered as part of Aric's effort to tie up loose ends.

🔪 Victim 💀 Casualty

Dark

The self-proclaimed rival killer who watches Aric through Frank Cooper and pushes the deadly game forward with his own brand of ruthlessness.

🗡️ Rival 👁️ Surveillance

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Major Themes – Hunting Humans (2002)

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🪞 Dual Identity

A mortgage broker hides a narcissistic serial killer persona, meticulously studying victims' patterns while insisting he has no recognizable habits. The plot centers on how his public facade and private violence collide, exposing the fragility of appearances.

🗡️ Rivalry

Two killers twist the pursuit into a deadly cat-and-mouse game, each trying to outdo the other with traps and bravado. The lines between hunter and hunted blur as alliances crumble and threats escalate.

🎭 Deception

The murder spree relies on manipulation and surveillance, using a private investigator and a coerced coworker to feed the illusion of control. Truths are swapped, loyalties shift, and the 'game' becomes a theater of disguises and calculated moves.

Last Updated: October 03, 2025 at 10:21

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