Okay, I’m not gonna lie. I am rather looking forward to this.

YouTube sketch creator Steven He is swapping short-form comedy for full-throttle martial arts chaos, taking his first lead feature role in Kung Fu Deadly. The supernatural action-comedy lands its world premiere on September 18 at Fantastic Fest in Austin.

Directed by BAFTA winner Fergal Costello (Brain in Gear), the film turns an utterly bizarre premise into a full-blown creature feature. He and newcomer Michael Tient play two Dublin pest controllers whose mundane workday collapses when they collide with a Taoist Guardian pursuing a Jiangshi, a hopping, undead vampire from Chinese folklore. With an ancient menace loose on the streets, the pair are forced to put down the rat poison and fight back with whatever gear they have on hand.

Costello brought in stunt coordinator Lee Huang (Dune: Prophecy, Warrior Nun) to handle the martial arts choreography, working from a script by Paddy McDonald (Predestination). The supporting ensemble includes Gemma Chua-Tran (Heartbreak High), Jason Tobin (Warrior), Max Huang (Mortal Kombat), and Steve Wall (Dune: Part Two).

High-kicking Taoist folklore brought to life by two blokes with rat-spray backpacks is the exact brand of unhinged B-movie lunacy Fantastic Fest was made for.