Deathgasm
is a New Zealand horror
movie where Brodie (Milo
Cawthorne), a heavy metal
fan is forced to move in
with his uncle, aunt and
bully cousin after his
mother is put in jail. At
his new school, he makes
friends with Dungeons and
Dragons nerds Dion and
Giles and catches the eye
of his cousin's girlfriend
Medina (Kimberley
Crossman). His one
sanctuary is the local
record store where he
meets fellow metal head
Zakk (James Blake) and
they become friends and
start a band called
DEATHGASM with Dion and
Giles. One night, Zakk
takes Brodie to an
near-abandoned house where
an old heavy metal singer
is winding up his last
days. They take a record
that he has in his hands
and avoid a satanic cult
that kills the singer
after the find out that he
gave away what was in the
record sleeve: music
notation that summons
demons. Zakk and Brodie
find the notations and
decide to incorporate it
into their act and
surprise, surprise, it
turns people in town into
demons. The satanic cult
come to town to so there
leader can turn into the
big demon, The Blind One,
only for him to be usurped
by his underling Shanna
(Delaney Tabron). Now she
and the other underlings
must find Zakk and Brodie
to summon The Blind One
while stopping them from
ending the demonic plague.
If only they can remember
how that riff goes... Fun
and funny horror comedy
playing up all the old
heavy metal/satanic
worship clichés and has
plenty of gory scenes for
those who like that. From
the producers of the also
very good New Zealand
horror comedy Housebound,
this is another fine
example of that genre.
