A horror film fanatic who killed his friend in a scene which mirrored one of his favourite spine-chillers has been jailed for life.
Gary George, 41, will serve a minimum of 30 years after he tortured and mutilated Andrew Nall, 53, in a "cruel and sadistic" attack.
George was obsessed with witchcraft and horror films, Chester Crown Court was told.
Among his favourites was The Loved Ones, a 2009 Australian film in which an attack takes place with "chilling similarity" to the death of Mr Nall, the court heard.
George beat his victim and inflicted 49 separate knife wounds, including a wound carved into his stomach which had salt poured onto it.
There was also a "creamy substance", thought to be cleaning fluid, found in Mr Nall's eyes, the prosecution said.
His body was discovered lying in a pool of blood in his bedroom at his flat in Liverpool Road, Chester, on August 30 last year.
After the killing George, a homeless alcoholic, went into an off-licence where he told the shop assistant: "I've just killed my best mate."
He initially denied the murder but changed his plea to guilty last week as his three week trial was coming to a close.
Passing sentence today, the Recorder of Chester, Judge Elgan Edwards, said: "This was a cruel and vicious attack. It was also a sadistic attack.
"I am satisfied that in behaving in the way you did, you were aping the conduct in a film of which you were obsessed, namely The Loved Ones."
Mr Nall was the victim of a "cruel and sadistic attack, the court heard The judge said he and the jury had had "the misfortune" of watching the movie's murder sequence during the trial.
He added: "I regret to say that, as in this film, you committed many acts while the unfortunate Mr Nall was still alive.
"And that included the substance in his eyes, be that cleaning fluid, and the carving of marks upon his chest."
George, wearing a navy blue jumper, stood upright in the dock with his arms behind his back and flanked by two custody officers.
George, prosecutor Ian Unsworth QC told the trial, had a keen interest in witchcraft.
Mr Unsworth added: "He watched horror films. One film in particular that he liked to watch was called The Loved Ones, a violent horror film.
"In a chilling precursor to what befell Andrew Nall, one scene depicts a man being stabbed on multiple occasions, his chest having a letter carved into it before salt was thrown on to the wound."
George was caught when he was arrested for assaulting another man 10 hours after the murder of Mr Nall.
George's co-defendant, Christine Holleran, 50, was cleared of murder and manslaughter by the jury on Friday.
Giving evidence, she said George was growling as he stabbed Mr Nall, and said: "He was like the devil."
In a statement released by Cheshire Police, Mr Nall's family said: "Andrew was brutally murdered by a man whom he invited into his home.
"He would have had no idea that Gary George was a sadistic bully capable of the most extreme violence.
"The cruel and callous way in which Andrew died leaves us unable to feel anything other than utter contempt for his killer."
George was also sentenced to 12 years, concurrent to the life term, for the second attack which followed the murder of Mr Nall.
The court heard he broke a bottle and slashed the hand and head of a man.
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