Arrow Video Frightfest preview: Mega Time Squad Simon Fitzjohn July 20, 2018 Film4 Frightfest, London Previews 1160 New Zealand horror has found itself quite a little niche at Frightfest over the years, with the likes of Deathgasm certainly going down well with genre audiences. Well, the good news if you are a fan of Kiwi carnage is that Tim van Dammen, who both appeared in and did effects work on Deathgasm, has slid back into the directorial chair for Mega Time Squad, a violent comedy that promises plenty of laughs along with the splatter. Here’s a synopsis: A low-level criminal from the small town of Thames in New Zealand steals an ancient Chinese time-travel device that helps him pull off a heist and start a new life. But he may not survive the consequences of tampering with time. Cheerfully vulgar, laugh-out-loud funny and showcasing brilliant visual effects (award-winning music video director van Dammen created the SFX for DEATHGASM), this parochial Kiwi sci-fi comedy mixes TIME CRIMES with MULTIPLICITY to engagingly explore the generic lexicon of the ace time travel thriller and timeless human themes of greed, courage and responsibility. Chill-out for epic laughs and side-splitting suspense. Jonny Brugh (from What We Do In The Shadows) appears, as do the likes of Deathgasm’s Milo Cawthorne, Yoson An and Jaya Beach-Robertson. Mega Time Squad closes out opening night at Frightfest, getting its European premiere in London On Thursday, August 23. Here’s a trailer: