EXCLUSIVE NSFW PREVIEW: Cult Horror Film ‘Deathgasm’ Returns As A Graphic Novel, Video Game And More

Heavy Metal horror movie Deathgasm is coming back as an all-new graphic novel, video game, and accompanying merch in a new Kickstarter campaign due to launch this month. And we have been given exclusive interior pages to preview ahead of this launch.

The horror comedy Deathgasm by filmmaker Jason Howden was originally released in 2015, with a sequel also scheduled. This new graphic novel, Deathgasm 1.5: Director’s Cut by Bit Bot, act as a prequel to this new movie.

Howden elaborates:

“Between the events of Deathgasm 1 and Deathgasm 2 was a story that I needed to tell. The story was so visually epic, so gory, and so offensive that it could never be filmed without watering it down. Instead, we made it into a graphic novel: Deathgasm 1.5. We’re stoked for fans to witness Brodie and Medina slashing demons and thrashing metal riffs, meeting old mates and an ageless evil that lurks in the shadows of a heavy metal-hating church!”

Deathgasm 1.5: Director’s Cut is an 80-page graphic novel from creator/director Howden (Deathgasm, Guns Akimbo) writer Peter Bune (Squatch Watch), artist Industrias Lamonicana (Fierro), colourist Zac Atkinson (Farscape, Star Trek), and letterer Jeremiah Lambert (Masters of the Universe, Transformers) with contributions from writers Michael Schwartz (Armored, Zombie Town) and Joshua Viola (True Believers, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver), with cover art by Skinner (Skin Crawl Magazine), Preston Asevedo (The Exiled), and Matthew Therrien (The Wrath of Becky).

The video game will be developed by FreakZone, a UK-based company recently acquired by Bit Bot. Here’s what to expect:

“In the Deathgasm video game, the Black Hymn has been unleashed, and Hell is bleeding into reality. Fans can play as Brodie, Zakk, or Medina and fight through nine brutally challenging levels — each inspired by Dante’s Inferno and swarming with demonic horrors and gloriously obscene humor — armed with chainsaws, axes, guitars, sex toys, and more to battle hordes of the damned and take down monstrous bosses based on the original film’s most twisted villains. Featuring 9 levels inspired by Dante’s Inferno and a chiptune Heavy Metal soundtrack, the game will present fans’ favorite hapless metal heads as they’ve never seen them before.”

Howden added:

 “This game is packed with gore, humor, and demonic insanity that couldn’t be contained in a film.”

The Kickstarter campaign will also offer a variety of other exclusive rewards, including high-end latex masks of the main demon villain, Aeloth, along with Brodie and Zakk sporting their signature corpse paint. Backers can also snag a limited-edition signed Blu-ray of the upcoming sequel film with exclusive slipcase artwork, as well as vinyl and cassette editions of the video game soundtrack composed by Sam Beddoes. Additional perks include original artwork, apparel, and the ultimate prize — a one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted custom guitar, approved by the Devil himself and signed by designer Preston Asevedo.

To keep up to date ahead of the launch why not visit the campaign’s pre-launch page here.