Sorority House Massacre

Sorority House Massacre
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCarol Frank
Written byCarol Frank
Produced byRon Diamond
Starring
  • Angela O'Neill
  • Wendy Martel
  • Pamela Ross
  • Nicole Rio
CinematographyMarc Reshovsky
Edited byJeff Wishengrad
Music byMichael Wetherwax
Distributed byConcorde Pictures
Release date
Running time
74 minutes[2][3][4]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Sorority House Massacre is a 1986 American slasher film written and directed by Carol Frank, and starring Angela O'Neill, Wendy Martel, Pamela Ross, and Nicole Rio. It follows a sorority pledge who experiences déjà vu in the sorority house when a murderer begins killing the residents over Memorial Day weekend. It is the first film in the Sorority House Massacre trilogy, a spin-off of The Slumber Party Massacre trilogy and second film trilogy in Massacre franchise; like its predecessor, it was entirely written and directed by a woman.

The film was developed by Roger Corman's New Concorde Studios based on the prior commercial success of The Slumber Party Massacre (1982), and Frank, who had worked as a personal assistant to that film's director, was hired to write and direct the project. Shot in Los Angeles, Sorority House Massacre had its world premiere in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on October 10, 1986. It received a largely negative reception on release, often criticized for being "too similar" to Halloween (1978), while it has been retrospectively praised for its characters and feminist themes[5] and went on to acquire a cult following.[6]

It was followed by two sequels, Sorority House Massacre II and Sorority House Massacre III: Hard to Die (both 1990), directed by Jim Wynorski.

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  3. ^ Armstrong 2003, p. 295.
  4. ^ Young 2000, p. 583.
  5. ^ Olsen, Mark (October 18, 2015). "Newsletter: Indie Focus: The ravishing images of 'Crimson Peak' and 'The Assassin'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023.
  6. ^ Sprague, Mike (November 12, 2020). "Norman Reedus & Shout! Studios Team For Sorority House Massacre TV Series". Dread Central. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023.