# Bloody Birthday (1981)

> Three eclipse-born children turn their innocent faces into camouflage for a murderous birthday-cycle slasher.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/38005

## Facts

- Runtime: 85 min
- Genres: Horror
- Director: Ed Hunt
- Cast: Lori Lethin, Melinda Cordell, Julie Brown, Susan Strasberg, José Ferrer, Joe Penny, Bert Kramer, Elizabeth Hoy
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082084/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: eerie, tense, grimly playful, late night horror marathon, halloween viewing

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- [When a Stranger Calls (1979)](https://ember.film/movie/30459)
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- [Children of the Corn (1984)](https://ember.film/movie/5873)
- [The Bad Seed (1956)](https://ember.film/movie/27207)
- [Happy Birthday to Me (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/23812)
- [Sleepaway Camp (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/7875)
- [Slaughter High (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/16921)
- [Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/47150)
- [The Other (1972)](https://ember.film/movie/21961)
- [Hell Night (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/17332)

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