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NOTHING HOLY

By Ashley HORNER

Horror - Development 2026

1992; Norway's Nothing Holy recorded classic Black Metal album Trapped in Purgatory and were never seen or heard from again.

Satanism, Turf Wars and Pacts with the Devil were all blamed.

A lost documentary from Hella Truls, award-winning filmmaker, could shed light on the brutal mystery.

- Year of production
- 2026
- Genres
- Horror, Documentary, Second film
- Countries
- NORWAY, UNITED KINGDOM
- Languages
- ENGLISH, NORWEGIAN, FINNISH
- Budget
- 1 - 3 M$
- Duration
- 92 mn
- Director(s)
- Ashley HORNER
- Writer(s)
- Stuart WRIGHT
- Producer(s)
- Truls KONTNY (REIN FILM AS), Keith BELL (PINBALL FILMS)
- Synopsis
- PRESENT DAY: 2025: News of award-winning documentarian Hella Truls’ death, at just 54, stuns fans of Norwegian cinema. A self-assured, unseen first film is discovered.
  
  1991: On the road to Finland. Hella captures the natural, nervous energy of black metal band Nothing Holy. Ansgar (Vocals), Necropulse (Guitar), Egil (Drums) and new Finnish bassist, Fritjof. After a few days of polite interviews, mistrust and ineffective musical output, record producer Mattias, is seen as the problem and quits. The band soldier on but are far from the evil Satanists portrayed in the press. They’re fakes.
  
  Fritjof reboots the recording with an ancient psychedelic mead and a genuine blood rite. Ansgar discovers the mutilated remains of producer Mattias. Accusations and paranoia abound and the band barricade themselves in, but the music goes from strength to strength. Ansgar’s crazed creativity seems limitless. Egil goes Awol. Then Necropulse disappears. In graphic footage we see him garroted to death by Hella.
  
  With the album complete, Hella kills Fritjof and then guides Ansgar to a clearing where the band’s bodies are buried. Mentally unstable Ansgar takes a dagger and slits his own throat.
  
  The album is a success on it’s release. The band’s disappearance remains a mystery.
- Partners & financing
- FilmCamp
  Filmfond Nord
  Rein Film AS
- Production schedule
- Project pitched at Haugesund Nordic Films Co-Production Market 2024