Death on Demand is a supernatural Slasher Film, made in 2008.In 1988, famous mountaineer Sean McIntyre suffered a psychotic break while scaling the Himalayas, and murdered a Sherpa after hallucinating he was a Yeti (yes, really). After this incident, Sean was extradited back to America, and was never quite the same, believing he was cursed and something "evil" was out to get him. While presumably awaiting trial, Sean had another mental breakdown on Thanksgiving, and murdered his wife, mother in-law and two daughters before hanging himself with one of his daughter's dolls in hand.Twenty years later, entrepreneur Richard DeNola and his partner Peter decide to hold a Halloween webcast, dubbed Death on Demand, in the abandoned McIntyre house, having five college students (Darla Hansen, her boyfriend Biff Balstead, Bradley Manly, his girlfriend Tammy, and a girl named Haydn) as contestants, along with sultry porn star Velvet Luv. The group's goal is to find the key to an exit using clues left around house while hundreds watch them online, mostly hoping for some steamy action. Unfortunately for the cast and crew of Death on Demand, a séance they hold (using the doll Sean died with as a focusing point) before the game begins is actually successful, and summons Sean's insane ghost, which proceeds to make Death on Demand live up to its name with an assortment of mountain climbing gear.All in all, a pretty shameless rip-off of Halloween: Resurrection. Has been dubbed either So Okay It's Average or So Bad, It's Good by most reviewers.Also, the director totally used to work on stuff like Sesame Street and The Naked Brothers Band.
This film provides examples of the following tropes:
Absurdly Sharp Blade: Sean cuts his mother in-law's head off with one swing of a carving knife.
Chained to a Bed: Velvet decides to have some kinky fun with Haydn by handcuffing her to a bed, but ends up leaving to get her dropped lube and forgets about her, allowing Sean to nonchalantly walk in and butcher her.
Sean: "Are you with the expedition?! Where is your base camp?!"
The Loins Sleep Tonight: Brad has had trouble getting it up ever since he was headbutted in the groin during a football game.
Loophole Abuse: Darla suggests to Biff having either Tammy or Brad's body stand in for the third person they need to use the spell that can banish Sean.
Darla: "I never heard a rule that says they have to be alive!"
Male Gaze: As Tammy goes up the basement steps, the camera focuses on her ass. In-universe, we have Biff and Brad's reaction to Velvet's first appearance.
Our Ghosts Are Different: Sean seems pretty fleshy, and as the film progresses he grows increasingly zombie-like, meaning he may be devolving from ghost to revenant.
Soul Jar: Sean's soul became trapped in one of his daughter's dolls, which he was clutching when he hanged himself. Damaging the doll causes Sean pain, and destroying it would presumably re-kill him.
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