The Alchemist Cookbook

The Alchemist Cookbook (2016)

Self-made chemist Sean, a recluse living in an old trailer in the woods, suffers from pill-popping delusions of fortune. When his manic attempts at cracking the ancient secret of alchemy go awry he unleashes something far more sinister and dangerous.

Date of release
2016-03-13
TMDB
5.1 / 10 (61)
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Drama, Horror, Comedy
Director
Joel Potrykus

Casting

Interesting facts

The Alchemist Cookbook is a 2016 American horror film directed by Joel Potrykus. The film was released on the 7th of October 2016 in New York City. The film follows an outcast who isolates himself from society to practice alchemy, but as his mind deteriorates, his chemistry turns to black magic.

Production

Potrykus' inspiration for the film came after seeing an old friend who didn't recognise him. Confused after his old friend didn't react after calling out to him, Potrykus thought he may just be a doppelganger. This gave him the idea for a film with a doppelganger who lived out in the woods. This initial idea eventually evolved into the script for the film of a weird guy in the woods practising alchemy.

The film was produced by Oscilloscope Laboratories. The Alchemist Cookbook was Potrykus’ third film after Ape and Buzzard and the first in the genre of horror. The film was the first film in which Joel Potrykus cast Professional actors as opposed to non-actors who Potrykus knew. On the first day of filming, prior to first meeting Ty Hickson, Potrykus was very nervous, and after taking an anxiety pill he passed out.

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