Sorority House Massacre 1986

This one doesn't get talked about much, but for a 4.5 slasher in the ideal decade for it, the movie ain't bad at all.

The film draws heavily from Halloween. The Los Angeles filming locations had me verifying that this wasn't the same suburban neighborhood, but it must be close. It also features a character named "Laura" who has some psychotic family issues, our killer is an escaped nutjob Myers clone without a mask, and he's after a group of young kids who can't seem to yell loud enough for their neighbors to give a damn. Plus there's even a character named Linda, as well as a few shots that parallel Halloween.

Let's not stop there though. Whenever you rip-off Michael Myers, you usually rip-off a bit of Terminator too, and this gave those vibes as well. Besides the fact that both of these antagonists steal a station wagon in their first film, our guy in this one does that too, and he even parks on a toy truck for good measure. He doesn't stop there though, as he also goes into a hunting store, takes a knife, and kills the owner with it.

Those vibes came to mind quite immediately during my viewing, but this movie has something that those movies don't: psychics! Throughout the story, you'll see a few tidbits about psychic links and other phenomena that are utilized mostly to make the flashbacks more contemporary.

When you mix two of the greatest movies ever made, you'll usually get a decent romp out of it, and this is no exception. Besides a somewhat cheap camera, there's a decent effort put into this movie (same can be said about another turkey I watched last night, Killer Workout, which has some great fight choreography).

For a short movie at 74 minutes, this movie doesn't waste time and skimp out. There are plenty of chase scenes and good kills. I'd recommend it for 80s slasher completionists.

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