Rocktober Blood

Rocktober Blood

Year: 1984

Runtime: 88 mins

Language: English

Director: Beverly Sebastian

MusicHorror

He’s back from the dead with a message from hell! A crazed rock singer returns from the dead to murder members of his former band.

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Timeline – Rocktober Blood (1984)

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1

Recording session with Eye Harper

The film opens in a recording studio where Billy Eye Harper and his band are tracking songs with Lynn Starling. After he finishes the takes, the band leaves. Lynn tries to record her own vocals but heads upstairs to the jacuzzi, declining Kevin the recording engineer's invitation to join her.

Opening sequence Recording Studio
2

Billy murders Kevin and Mary

Billy returns to the studio and ambushes Kevin by slitting his throat, then impales Mary on a wall-mounted coat peg. The two killings happen while Lynn is away, and she remains unaware of the carnage.

Immediately after the opening Recording Studio
3

Lynn discovers the murders; security saves her

When Lynn returns to the studio, she is unaware of the earlier killings. She eventually learns the truth, and security guards intervene to protect her from Billy.

Immediately after the killings Recording Studio
4

Two years later: Billy is executed

Two years pass and Billy Harper is captured, tried and executed for his crimes. The world moves on, but the memory of the killings lingers.

Two years later Jail / Execution Facility
5

Rocktober Blood Tour: Headmistress

Lynn and the remaining band perform on the Rocktober Blood Tour under the new name Headmistress. The press party marks their return and the start of a new chapter after Billy's downfall.

During the tour Press party / Tour
6

VJ interview about Billy

A VJ interviews Lynn about the band's tour and Billy's fall from grace. She states that identifying Billy was the hardest thing she ever had to do.

During press party Backstage / Interview area
7

Masked figure orders Lynn to meet Chris

A mysterious figure wearing a Halloween death mask appears and tells Lynn to meet with Chris, the band's manager, in the office.

During the press party Office
8

Lynn confronted by Billy in the office

When Lynn arrives in the office, she is cornered by Billy in the death mask, who leaves her curled up and crying. The threat becomes personal as she realizes Billy's influence lingers.

Shortly after the masked message Office
9

Billy's stalking and killings to frame Lynn

Billy persists in stalking Lynn and kills people connected to her, hiding their bodies to make others think she is crazy.

In the weeks that follow Various locations
10

Dig up Billy's grave

Honey convinces Lynn to dig up Billy's grave. They discover Billy is dead, which complicates Lynn's perception of reality.

Later Graveyard
11

The truth surfaces but the threat remains

The night after the dig, Lynn and the band prep for a show, unsure whether Billy might still be behind the events. The sense of danger remains, hinting at a psychical haunt rather than a simple murder plot.

Following the grave discovery Stage / Backstage
12

Climactic reveal: John Harper takes the stage

Billy reappears as his twin brother John Harper, claiming Lynn identified the wrong man. He chloroforms Lynn and takes the show, with a coffin prop rising on stage and Lynn inside. Security bursts in and attacks John as he finishes the final lyrics to I'm Back.

Show climax Stage

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