Deathdream follows Andy, a young soldier returning from a tour overseas in the military. When he returns home the night after the military visits his house, delivering news of his death to his parents, they are more than overwhelmed with joy regarding the mistake. Soon the realization comes to surface that it wasn’t a mistake.
Andy, a local hero wants nothing to do with his parents or anyone around him. A once outgoing son, he now sits in his room wearing sunglasses at all times, rocking back and forth in his chair. Soon his father begins questioning his sons lack of appetite and altered behaviour. Andy’s true nature comes to light. Andy needs blood to survive, human blood, which he takes from his victims with syringes and uses the blood to shoot up like a common junkie.
Andy is slowly decaying and only blood seems to slow the process. As time passes Andy decays more rapidly. His mothers prayers were answered when Andy came home and she’ll do anything to keep in safe and comfortable. From here Andy becomes out of control.
Deathdream is a strange 70s fright flick but its overwhelming creepiness deserves more attention than it’s gotten. With make -up from Tom Savini (the second film he’s ever worked on) Deathdream is a fun spooky film that’s bound to hit a nerve. As time passes and Andy becomes more gruesome and desperate, it’s hard not to get wrapped up in his deterioration and feel his suffering.
And after all that, if you don’t like the film your bound to find the end of the film satisfying and of course, make-up as unsettlingly creepy.
(SPOILER:At the end of the film Andy attacks his pre-war girlfriend at a drive in movie. A police chase ensues and Andy crashes into the gates of an old cemetery. He stumbles into the graveyard and lies into an open grave. The camera zooms out. The headstone reveals "Andy Brooks," carved by hand.)
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