The House on Sorority Row

The House on Sorority Row
Theatrical film poster
Directed byMark Rosman
Written by
  • Mark Rosman
  • Bobby Fine (additional dialogue)
Produced byJohn G. Clark
Starring
CinematographyTim Suhrstedt
Edited by
  • Paul Trejo
  • Jean-Marc Vasseur
Music byRichard Band
Production
company
VAE Productions
Distributed by
Release date
  • November 19, 1982 (1982-11-19)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$425,000[1]
Box office$10.6 million[2]

The House on Sorority Row (also known as House of Evil in the United Kingdom) is a 1982 American slasher film written and directed by Mark Rosman, produced by John G. Clark, and starring Eileen Davidson and Kathryn McNeil. The plot follows a group of sorority sisters being stalked and murdered during their graduation party after they conceal a fatal prank against their house mother.

Partly inspired by the 1955 French film Les Diaboliques, first-time writer-director Rosman wrote the screenplay for the film in 1980, then titled Seven Sisters. The film was shot on location in Pikesville, Maryland in the summer months of 1980, with additional photography taking place in Los Angeles.

In November 1982, it received a limited regional theatrical release before expanding on January 21, 1983. The following week it rose to number one, eventually going on to gross $10.6 million at the box office.[2] Despite a mixed critical response on release, the film has obtained a large cult following among fans of the genre since its release.[3]

The House on Sorority Row was named one of the greatest slasher films of all time by Complex in 2017. A remake, titled Sorority Row, was released in 2009.

  1. ^ "The Director on Sorority Row: An Interview with Mark Rosman". The Terror Trap. February 2001. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "The House on Sorority Row". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "Saturday Nightmares: The House on Sorority Row (1983)". Dread Central. 2 August 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2016.