Slaughter High is another one taken from the deepest darkest depths of the 80’s. I do remember seeing this one sitting on the shelves of the local video rental store as a young horror fan. Unfortunately I never got around to seeing it.
Once again thanks to the magic of youtube we can relive this long forgotten horror classic in all its grainy, blurry, VHS glory. I have to admit I wasn’t holding out for a classic when I started this one up but sometimes you get a pleasant surprise when you’re not expecting too much of anything. This was definately one of those times.
Slaughter High follows the exploits of a group of popular kids who tormented the school nerd Marty to breaking point. Years later the kids re-unite as adults for their high school reunion. This time its not as it seems. The popular kids of course, get picked off one by one by a now deranged Marty who has been unsuccessfully coping the effects of high school bullying in the years that have elapsed.
THE VERDICT ON SLAUGHTER HIGH
Again without giving away too much of the plot this is actually a quite well written and executed little gem. Some very inventive and novel killings and cool plot twists keep this a captivating and enthralling watch. Once you can get past the real horror of the 1980’s ladies fashion on display. Some of the horror effects do come across as a little dated but all in allpretty cool. I hope this does one day get a re-issue on DVD or blue ray . Maybe even a remastering. Slaughter High is a much better movie than some of the crap out there and it would be a shame to see this fade into obscurity. Overall its no classic but still a worthy watch.
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