THE PLOT An aristocratic lunatic murders his family then kills himself. A young tree takes root by his grave and over time absorbs its evil spores. Two hundred years later a storm brings the tree crashing to the ground after which part of it is fashioned into a guitar. A guitar with a terrible appetite for blood, usually that of the unfortunate musicians who acquire the horned instrument and become its prey. That guitar might be red but it ain’t paint! It’s a musical monster. A descendant from one of Europe’s most eminent vampire hunting families pursues the killer with the grudging support of a local Police Inspector who is stumped by the strange murders. The deaths are connected by an attendant roadie who works his way in and out of the music business. We follow his career and his ultimate dependence on the guitar for fame and glory. He finally takes part in a showdown that involves a musical shoot out between the forces of good and evil. It’s him versus Van Hellbent Junior (the good guy) in a contest that can turn us into angels or devils.