Victorian Psycho is the story of Winifred Notty, an unstable governess in the 1850s who has trouble controlling her murderous tendencies. Maika Monroe stars as the psychotic Notty, and Zachary Wigon is the film’s director.
The movie is based on the novel of the same title by author Virginia Feito. Feito also adapted the book into the film’s screenplay. Speaking to Bloody Disgusting, Wigon opened up about how Maika Monroe brought so much to the character of Winifred Notty. From their prep together to the first rehearsal, Wigon said working with Monroe was “a dream.”
“We would read some scenes together, and then she came to Ireland for prep,” Wigon said of Monroe. “I saw it all come together in this first rehearsal. It was exactly how Winifred was supposed to be, but I never could have imagined it would be done with these details until she brought it to life. That’s the dream.”
Zachary Wigon also spoke about reading the book for the first time, and how he got excited about turning certain scenes into live action.
“I don’t want to give anything away,” Wigon said. “I’ll say it like this. There’s a scene with a baby swap in the novel. I vividly remember reading that scene, and that was the moment where I was like, ‘All right, you’re making this movie.’”
The scene in the book is extremely memorable. If you’ve seen the supposed Victorian Psycho popcorn bucket, you might get a sense of part of what the scene entails. But truly, that’s only part of it.
I’ve read the book and thoroughly enjoyed it. I have hope that the movie will do it justice. We’ll all find out when Victorian Psycho is released in U.S. theaters this Friday the 13th of November.
