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Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon (2026): Release Date, Where to Watch, and Whether You Need the First One

One night at select Alamo Drafthouse cinemas, Tuesday, September 29 · Digital rent or buy in the US, Canada and UK, October 13 · Directed by Jason Lei Howden · Raven Banner

By Alan Willey ·

World premiere, Fantastic Fest 2025Backed by 2,015 Kickstarter supportersScore by Trivium's Matt HeafySequel to Deathgasm (2015)

Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon, also billed as Deathgasm II: Goremageddon, is Jason Lei Howden's sequel to Deathgasm, his 2015 New Zealand metal horror comedy. In the US it plays for one night only, in select Alamo Drafthouse cinemas on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. It comes out to rent or buy digitally in the US, Canada and the UK on October 13, and a Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD release from Raven Banner follows later in October.

A Kickstarter campaign in fall 2023 raised $325,554 from 2,015 backers toward the film's budget, against a $300,000 goal. The film premiered at Fantastic Fest in Austin on September 21, 2025, and has since played Sitges, Screamfest, FrightFest's Halloween event and the Brussels and Bucheon fantastic film festivals. It runs 102 minutes.

Milo Cawthorne, Kimberley Crossman, James Blake, Sam Berkley and Daniel Cresswell all return from the first film. Trivium frontman Matt Heafy wrote the score, and Howden wrote and directed again.

The first Deathgasm is free to stream with ads on Tubi, Pluto TV and Plex in the US. We have not seen the sequel yet.

Release Date & Where to Watch

In theaters: one night only, Tuesday, September 29, 2026, in select Alamo Drafthouse cinemas across the US, as part of the chain's Fantastic Fest Presents program. The film's official site, deathgasm2.com, links to Alamo Drafthouse for tickets.

At home: digital rent or buy in the US, Canada and the UK on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, on iTunes, Prime Video, Google Play, Fandango at Home, Xfinity and other major platforms.

On disc: Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD later in October, in a Standard Edition and a Limited Edition Steelbook, sold through Raven Banner's online store. The street date has not been announced.

Streaming with a subscription: no service has been announced.

The first film, Deathgasm (2015), is available in the US. It is free with ads on Tubi, Pluto TV and Plex, free with a library card on Hoopla, and on Bloodstream. It can also be rented or bought on Amazon, the Apple TV Store, Google Play, YouTube and Fandango at Home. Availability is current as of September 22, 2026.

This page and the film page will be updated when the disc street date is announced.

Do you need to see Deathgasm first?

Watching Deathgasm first helps, because the sequel picks up years after the first film with the same characters. Dread Central's review notes that the consequences of the first movie are still in effect, and calls the sequel one for fans of the original. Collider's review from Screamfest made a different argument, that the sequel forgets what made the original a cult classic.

Deathgasm runs 86 minutes and is free to stream with ads in the US. It was Howden's first feature, made in New Zealand, about teenage metalheads in a small town who get into occult trouble. WheresTheJump counts 7 jump scares in it, all of them minor.

What is Deathgasm 2 about?

Raven Banner's synopsis picks up years after the first film. Brodie, played again by Milo Cawthorne, is out of work and single, and a battle-of-the-bands contest called NoizeQuest is coming to his town. He decides to put Deathgasm back together to win it, and to win back his ex-girlfriend Medina, played again by Kimberley Crossman.

Returning alongside Cawthorne and Crossman are James Blake as Zakk, Sam Berkley as Dion and Daniel Cresswell as Giles. New to the cast are Kieran Charnock, Harrison Keefe and Maggie Robertson, and the wrestler Adam Scherr, known in WWE as Braun Strowman, appears as a security guard.

Music and funding

Matt Heafy, the singer and guitarist of Trivium, composed the score. His involvement was announced in October 2023, during the crowdfunding campaign, together with a planned two-disc vinyl soundtrack: one record of songs by various artists and one of Heafy's score. Kickstarter backers were offered an exclusive red vinyl edition. The sequel's soundtrack features Skinless, Havok, Chestcrush, Bulletbelt, Anvil and GWAR, among others. The first film's included Emperor, Skull Fist, Bulletbelt and Axeslasher.

The Kickstarter ran for 30 days in fall 2023 and closed at $325,554 from 2,015 backers, an average pledge of about $162, against a goal of $300,000. The campaign's own updates tied going into production to hitting that goal.

The film is a New Zealand and Canadian co-production between Fish Entertainment, Raven Banner Entertainment and Hangar 18 Media, made with support from Creative Saskatchewan, the New Zealand Film Commission, Bitbot Media and Metalheads Ltd. Raven Banner, based in Toronto, handles world sales.

What the festival reviews said

Jazzmin Crawley at Dread Central gave it 4 out of 5 from Fantastic Fest, praising the gore effects and calling it one for fans of the original. Daily Dead's Fantastic Fest review ran under the headline that it lives up to its explosively brutal title. Collider's review from Screamfest argued that the sequel forgets what made the original a cult classic.

We have not watched it yet. Its Fear, Gore, Atmosphere, Intensity and Overall scores will go on the film page once we have.

Related films on Watch Darkly

  1. Deathgasm(2015)

    The sequel continues this film's story with the same characters. It runs 86 minutes and is free with ads on Tubi, Pluto TV and Plex in the US.

  2. Evil Dead II(1987)

    Like Deathgasm, it is a horror comedy about demons that a character unleashes by accident. It scores 8.3 overall on Watch Darkly, with Gore at 6.9 and Fear at 3.0.

  3. Braindead(1992)

    Braindead is a New Zealand splatter comedy, like Deathgasm. It was released in the US as Dead Alive.

  4. The Return of the Living Dead(1985)

    The Return of the Living Dead has punk characters and a punk soundtrack. It scores 7.5 overall with Fear at 1.0.

  5. Shaun of the Dead(2004)

    Shaun of the Dead plays a zombie outbreak as a comedy about a group of friends. It scores 7.2 overall on Watch Darkly.

Common questions

When does Deathgasm 2 come out?
In the US it plays one night only in select Alamo Drafthouse cinemas on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. It comes out to rent or buy digitally in the US, Canada and the UK on October 13, 2026, with a Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD release from Raven Banner later in October.
Is Deathgasm 2 in theaters?
It is showing for one night only, on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at select Alamo Drafthouse cinemas across the US as part of their Fantastic Fest Presents program. No wider theatrical run has been announced.
Where can I watch Deathgasm 2?
From October 13, 2026 it can be rented or bought digitally in the US, Canada and the UK on iTunes, Prime Video, Google Play, Fandango at Home, Xfinity and other major platforms. No subscription streaming service has been announced.
Is Deathgasm 2 streaming?
It is not on a subscription service, and none has been announced. It comes out to rent or buy digitally on October 13, 2026.
Is Deathgasm II the same film as Deathgasm 2?
Yes. The film is billed both as Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon and as Deathgasm II: Goremageddon.
Do I need to watch Deathgasm before Deathgasm 2?
No, but it helps. The sequel continues the same story with the same characters, and Dread Central's review calls it one for fans of the first film. Deathgasm runs 86 minutes and is free with ads on Tubi, Pluto TV and Plex in the US.
Where can I watch the first Deathgasm?
In the US it is free with ads on Tubi, Pluto TV and Plex, free with a library card on Hoopla, and on Bloodstream. It can be rented or bought on Amazon, the Apple TV Store, Google Play, YouTube and Fandango at Home.
Is Deathgasm 2 scary?
We have not seen it yet, so we have not scored it. It is a horror comedy. WheresTheJump counts 7 jump scares in the first Deathgasm, all of them minor. Deathgasm 2's Fear, Gore, Atmosphere and Intensity scores will go on its film page once we have watched it.
Does Deathgasm have jump scares?
WheresTheJump counts 7 jump scares in Deathgasm (2015), all of them minor.
How long is Deathgasm 2?
It runs 102 minutes (1 hour and 42 minutes).
Who is in Deathgasm 2?
Milo Cawthorne, Kimberley Crossman, James Blake, Sam Berkley and Daniel Cresswell return from the first film. Kieran Charnock, Harrison Keefe and Maggie Robertson join them, and the wrestler Adam Scherr, known in WWE as Braun Strowman, plays a security guard.
Who did the music for Deathgasm 2?
Matt Heafy, the singer and guitarist of Trivium, composed the score. The soundtrack features Skinless, Havok, Chestcrush, Bulletbelt, Anvil and GWAR, among others, and a two-disc vinyl soundtrack was planned with songs on one record and Heafy's score on the other.
How was Deathgasm 2 funded?
A Kickstarter campaign in fall 2023 raised $325,554 from 2,015 backers against a $300,000 goal. The film was also made with support from Creative Saskatchewan, the New Zealand Film Commission, Bitbot Media and Metalheads Ltd.
Who directed Deathgasm 2?
Jason Lei Howden wrote and directed it. He also wrote and directed the first Deathgasm (2015), his first feature, and directed Guns Akimbo (2019) in between.
Is Deathgasm 2 coming out on Blu-ray?
Yes. Raven Banner is releasing it on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD later in October 2026, in a Standard Edition and a Limited Edition Steelbook, through its online store. The street date has not been announced.