The Acid King (2021) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

2021 · 143 mins · English

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Directed by

Dan Jones, Jesse P. Pollack

Starring

Jim Van Bebber, Tommy Turner, Ricky Kasso, Connor Clark, Chandler Thistle, Jimmy Troiano

During the summer of 1984, the nation was gripped by a wave of fear surrounding alleged Satanic rituals. This film explores the disturbing case of Ricky Kasso, a teenager accused of murdering his friend, Gary Lauwers, in what was claimed to be a Satanic sacrifice. The story examines the events surrounding the crime and the broader societal panic that fueled the accusations.