Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- tense
- darkly humorous
- lurid
- midnight horror marathon
- slasher double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly found it a brisk, blood-soaked slasher with dark humor and effective direction, though many considered its script, performances, and effects routine or uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Trish, Valerie, Kim, Jackie, Diane, and the new girl Valerie occupy the central social and survival roles while confronting Russ Thorn.
The escaped murderer repeatedly wields a power drill, making the tool the film's defining image and killing device.
The pizza-eating and refrigerator sequences create comic dissonance within the otherwise serious slasher framework.
A high school girl's slumber party supplies the social setting that the murderer invades and gradually empties.
Films like The Slumber Party Massacre, and why
Halloween
teen slasher structure, suburban isolation, female survivors, and early 1980s horror atmosphere
The House on Sorority Row
sleepover setting, young women in jeopardy, graphic killer set pieces, and exploitation horror tone
Friday the 13th
teen-centered slasher formula, escalating body count, and darkly humorous genre conventions
The Slumber Party Massacre II
female-led slasher perspective, self-conscious genre satire, and cult horror appeal
Movie Details
- Director
- Amy Holden Jones
- Release Date
- 1982-09-10
- Runtime
- 76 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (418)
Cast
- Michele Michaels
- Robin Stille
- Michael Villella
- Debra De Liso
- Andree Honore
- Gina Smika Hunter
- Jennifer Meyers
- Joseph Alan Johnson
- David Millbern
- Jim Boyce
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Night Flight Plus, Shudder Amazon Channel, FlixFling, Midnight Pulp, Shudder Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Slumber Party Massacre about?
- A power-drill-wielding killer turns a suburban sleepover into a bloody test of female friendship and survival.
- What is The Slumber Party Massacre like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Slumber Party Massacre as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Slumber Party Massacre violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Slumber Party Massacre as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Slumber Party Massacre?
- Critics broadly found it a brisk, blood-soaked slasher with dark humor and effective direction, though many considered its script, performances, and effects routine or uneven.
- Which films are like The Slumber Party Massacre?
- Films with a similar feel include Halloween, The House on Sorority Row, Friday the 13th, and The Slumber Party Massacre II.
- How long is The Slumber Party Massacre?
- The Slumber Party Massacre runs 76 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Slumber Party Massacre?
- In United States, The Slumber Party Massacre streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Night Flight Plus, Shudder Amazon Channel, FlixFling, Midnight Pulp, Shudder Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel.
