Destroy All Neighbors
William Brown, a neurotic, self-absorbed musician determined to finish his prog-rock magnum opus, faces a creative roadblock in the form of a noisy and grotesque neighbor named Vlad. Finally working up the nerve to demand that Vlad keep it down, William inadvertently decapitates him. But, while attempting to cover up one murder, William’s accidental reign of terror causes victims to pile up and become undead corpses who torment and create more bloody detours on his road to prog-rock Valhalla.
Why it matters
A darkly comic plunge into creative desperation turned undead nightmare, where prog rock riffs meet practical effects horror.
- Practical puppetry and gore effects evoke the tactile charm of 80s splatter classics amid modern chaos.
- A neurotic, self-absorbed protagonist channels the genre’s tradition of flawed antiheroes spiraling out of control.
- For fans of horror-comedy hybrids who can forgive narrative loose ends in exchange for inventive kills and atmosphere.
- Struggles with pacing and coherence but rewards patient viewers with moments of genuine grotesque humor and craftsmanship.
Director
2 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
57
Slow Burn
17
Psychological
29
Supernatural
0
Creature
36
Disturbing
33
Fun Factor
67
Cerebral
43
Survival
50
