Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- irreverent
- frantic
- grotesque
- cult movie night
- horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's exuberant heavy-metal identity, practical gore, comic energy, and affectionate place in the New Zealand splatter tradition, while noting that its thin script can lag behind its effects.
What sets it apart
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The film foregrounds vivid splatter effects, grotesque kills, and comic escalation, including its notorious sex-toy violence.
Brodie and Zakk bond through heavy metal, form Deathgasm, and unleash the central threat through the Black Hymn.
Playing the mysterious Black Hymn summons Aeloth and causes the town's possessions.
Critics explicitly connect the film to New Zealand splatstick and its festival-oriented crowd-pleasing gore.
Films like Deathgasm, and why
Evil Dead II
shares high-energy splatter comedy, grotesque practical effects, irreverent humor, and demonic horror
Braindead
shares New Zealand splatstick tradition, outrageous gore, comic escalation, and cult sensibility
Trick or Treat
shares heavy metal culture, demonic supernatural threats, and teen-oriented horror comedy
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
shares lowbrow horror parody, teenage outsiders, and exuberant practical gore
Movie Details
- Director
- Jason Lei Howden
- Release Date
- 2015-08-28
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (668)
Cast
- Milo Cawthorne
- Kimberley Crossman
- Sam Berkley
- Delaney Tabron
- Colin Moy
- Jodie Rimmer
- Kate Elliott
- James Blake
- Daniel Cresswell
- Stephen Ure
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Bloodstream
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Deathgasm about?
- A bullied metalhead and his teenage bandmates unleash a demonic apocalypse and answer it with loud music, grotesque ingenuity, and gleeful splatter.
- What is Deathgasm like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Deathgasm as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Deathgasm violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Deathgasm as graphic.
- What did critics think of Deathgasm?
- Critics broadly praised the film's exuberant heavy-metal identity, practical gore, comic energy, and affectionate place in the New Zealand splatter tradition, while noting that its thin script can lag behind its effects.
- Which films are like Deathgasm?
- Films with a similar feel include Evil Dead II, Braindead, Trick or Treat, and Tucker & Dale vs. Evil.
- How long is Deathgasm?
- Deathgasm runs 86 minutes.
- Where can I watch Deathgasm?
- In United States, Deathgasm streams on Bloodstream.
