Paranoid: A Chant

Name: Paranoid: A Chant
Genre: Horror
Released: 1994-01-01
Duration: 8 min
Rating: 0
Cast: Michael Thaxton, Matthew Shelton, Von Haynes, Dean Matthews, Rachel Stafford

January 1, 1994
Directed by
Matthew Crum

A first-person narrative from the diary of a person with paranoid schizophrenia. Based on the Stephen King poem of the same name.

schizophrenia

black and white

based on song, poem or rhyme

short film

adaptation

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Last Updated: November 2, 2025

Cast

Michael Thaxton

Paranoid Man / Narrator (voice)

Matthew Shelton

Agent 1

Von Haynes

Agent 2 / Gunman / Orderly

Dean Matthews

Agent 3

Rachel Stafford

Girl / Russian

Linda Salyers

Writing Analyzer

Bill Sadle

Doctor

Matthew Crum

Brother

Shannon Williams

Step Away Woman

Paul Cremans

Back Room Man

John WIlliamson

Back Room Man

Jeff Franz

Back Room Man

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Paranoid: A Chant (Matthew Crum) 1994

Paranoid: A Chant

January 1, 1994Directed byMatthew Crum

Cast

Michael Thaxton

Paranoid Man / Narrator (voice)

Matthew Shelton

Agent 1

Von Haynes

Agent 2 / Gunman / Orderly

Dean Matthews

Agent 3

Rachel Stafford

Girl / Russian

Linda Salyers

Writing Analyzer

Bill Sadle

Doctor

Matthew Crum

Brother

Shannon Williams

Step Away Woman

Paul Cremans

Back Room Man

John WIlliamson

Back Room Man

Jeff Franz

Back Room Man

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January 1, 1994
Directed by
Matthew Crum