Destroying all your neighbors is a devilish good time

There are a lot of cult horror movies rock music As a theme, heavy metal is emphasized; reflections trick or treat, doorand rock n roll nightmare. But few praise progressive rock, a genre filled with complex riffs and rhythmic changes that is more polarizing than most. Destroy all neighbors plant flag proudly on the prog hill and brings a lot of soft gore to the table.

Directed by Josh Forbes, written by Charles Pieper and Mike Benner, written by Pieper and Jared Logan, Destroy all neighbors—its title is presumably a wink at 1968’s Godzilla-palooza Destroy all monsters——Follow the terrifying journey of meek sound engineer William Brown (Mystery Science Theater 3000Jonah Ray Rodriguez).William can’t finish the progressive rock album he’s been brewing forever Life in his home studio has become a psychological hurdle, not to mention a source of tension between him and his girlfriend Emily (Kierandre), who has long supported him but has Lost patience.Things go from sticky to hell when a scary new neighbor moves in next door: Vlad (an unrecognizable Alex Winter from bill and ted fame), he’s like an oversized troll who spends his days (and nights) lifting weights, throwing furniture, ranting and playing electronic dance music.

Inevitably, there will be a confrontation.Most people have a problem with an annoying neighbor, but Destroy all neighbors Vlad is quickly plunged into horror when he’s unexpectedly, uh, decapitated. Then, in another surreal twist, Vlad’s disembodied head comes to life and becomes William’s new best friend. The horrific hilarity doesn’t stop there.While you can never be sure if William was imagining those reanimated corpses becoming his friends or if he was actually a deranged man who accidentally became a serial killer, one thing is correct: he has get To finish this album, come hell or high water.

Great performances from the entire cast – including comedy veteran Thomas Lennon as William’s boss, who runs a recording studio and has a very unique take on what is and isn’t “rock and roll”; Randy ·Heller (Daniel’s mother) karate kid! ) as the eccentric manager of William’s seedy apartment building; and the ever-popular but uncredited cameo of Kumar Nanjiani –Destroy all neighbors Full of a goofy energy that starts right from the cartoon’s opening credits. Yes, this is basically a mid-life crisis movie wrapped in a horror comedy. But it’s also able to tell a strange and delightful story, combining gory practical special effects with a genuine love of progressive rock, and making you root for its deeply flawed (and in some cases, in some cases) Actually rotten) character.

Destroy all neighbors Airing on Shudder starting January 12th.

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