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Deathgasm (2015)

Deathgasm poster
Directed by
Jason Lei Howden
Genre
comedy horror, splatter film
Country
New Zealand
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 652 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenage heavy metal band finds a piece of sheet music that accidentally summons a demon. They have to use their music and wits to stop the evil entity from destroying their town.

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What happens

Deathgasm is a 2015 New Zealand dark comedy horror supernatural film written and directed by Jason Lei Howden in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Milo Cawthorne, James Blake, Kimberley Crossman with Sam Berkley and Daniel Cresswel, follows the title teenage heavy metal band who acquire an ancient piece of sheet music and unwittingly summon an evil entity known as "The Blind One". Deathgasm premiered at South by Southwest on 14 March 2015, and was theatrically released in the United States on 2 October 2015 to positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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