May

Psychological horror about a lonely young woman traumatized by a difficult childhood, and her increasingly desperate attempts to connect with the people around her., A lonely veterinary assistant struggles to make connections with the people around her. Taking a page from Mary Shelley, she resolves to make her own friend using the body parts of her acquaintances., Macabre psychological thriller about alienated veterinary assistant May Canady, who “makes friends” by stitching together severed body parts. A genuinely creepy film., May, a young social outcast goes to great measures to find the perfect friend, her only friend is a doll encased in glass. When she meets filmmaker Adam and they begin to spend more time together and the quirky couple seem to have much in common. Until Adam thinks that things getting a little bit too odd.., Lucky McKee’s quirky psychological horror film May concerns itself with a young woman, May (Angela Bettis), and her best friend Suzy, a doll. May’s mother presents her with Suzy because she is a socially awkward child without friends. She has not improved her social skills as she gets older. After getting a job at a veterinary hospital, May is befriended by Polly (Anna Faris). She also begins a very tentative romance with a mechanic named Adam (Jeremy Sisto). When that romance goes wrong, bad things start happening to these characters. This deliberately paced horror film was screened at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival., A modern day Frankenstein tale with a twist! Having trouble finding a good man? Lonely teenager May decides to take matters into her own hands and comes up with a novel solution., Macabre variation on the Frankenstein story, in which an alienated veterinary assistant “makes friends” using a needle, thread and body parts.