It started as a student film project made for the amusement of those involved. 'The Maniac Project' is a multi award winning feature film made at a total cost of just £500.
But now the spoof horror shot, entirely in Cumbria, has been bought by a Los Angeles distribution company and can be seen worldwide.
Andy Burn reports
Students and teachers around the region are celebrating what looks like being another record breaking year of A-level success.
Provisional figures suggest that Cumbria's schools have hit the government targets for total pass rates and set a new high for top grades.
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Early indications suggest pass rates in the county's schools are around 74% -just under 0.5% better than 2011. 12 of the county's 25 schools have so far fed results to the Local Education Authority.
Students have been celebrating A-level results at Ullswater Community College in Penrith. The school achieved it's highest ever points per application scores from UCAS. The figures for Cumbria as a whole are expected to be released later.
Cumbrian students are being warned by Cumbria NHS to have the MMR jab before starting their university courses in the autumn. It's an attempt to prevent mumps, measles and rubella spreading through campuses.
Cumbria NHS say some young people starting courses this autumn have probably not been immunised against the illnesses which can have serious complications, including meningitis, swelling of the brain (encephalitis) and deafness.
All prospective students in Cumbria are warned that they should arrive at university fully vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) when organisations confirm their places in August.
The best way for people to protect against catching mumps or measles is to make sure they've had two doses of the MMR vaccine.
Both doses are usually given to children before they start primary school and one dose alone will not offer full protection.
Anyone who is not sure if they have had both doses can contact their GP surgery and ask for a booster MMR injection.
Dr Nigel Calvert, Cumbria’s associate director of public health:
“These are highly infectious illnesses and students are peers because they are in such close contact with so many other young people. The only way to fully protect against catching measles, mumps and rubella is through the MMR jab.”