Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- surreal
- lurid
- late night horror marathon
- cult movie night
What critics said
Critics generally regarded the sequel as an illogical and tedious slasher, though some found its flamboyant rockabilly killer and musical excess entertaining.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The driller-killer performs rockabilly numbers while stalking the protagonists.
Courtney's recurring dreams about the killer spill into the weekend gathering and threaten her friends.
The central group is an all-girl rock band, continuing the series' explicitly female-centered slasher perspective.
The rockabilly killer is characterized through flamboyant performance, musical numbers, and an oversized driller weapon.
Films like Slumber Party Massacre II, and why
A Nightmare on Elm Street
shares surreal slasher mechanics, nightmare imagery, and a female-centered teen horror setup
Friday the 13th
shares isolated weekend-party setting, sexually charged teen slasher conventions, and ensemble killings
The Return of the Living Dead
shares campy 1980s horror-comedy energy, musical eccentricity, and exaggerated killer persona
Slumber Party Massacre
shares feminist slasher framing, female ensemble focus, and self-aware exploitation elements
Movie Details
- Director
- Deborah Brock
- Release Date
- 1987-10-16
- Runtime
- 76 min
- Rating
- 5.1 / 10 (203)
Cast
- Crystal Bernard
- Jennifer Rhodes
- Kimberly McArthur
- Patrick Lowe
- Juliette Cummins
- Heidi Kozak
- Cindy Eilbacher
- Atanas Ilitch
- Joel Hoffman
- Scott Westmoreland
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Night Flight Plus, Shudder Amazon Channel, 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
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Slumber Party Massacre II about?
- A traumatized teenage musician’s nightmare becomes a campy rockabilly slasher assault on her weekend getaway.
- What is Slumber Party Massacre II like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Slumber Party Massacre II as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Slumber Party Massacre II violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Slumber Party Massacre II as graphic.
- What did critics think of Slumber Party Massacre II?
- Critics generally regarded the sequel as an illogical and tedious slasher, though some found its flamboyant rockabilly killer and musical excess entertaining.
- Which films are like Slumber Party Massacre II?
- Films with a similar feel include A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, The Return of the Living Dead, and Slumber Party Massacre.
- How long is Slumber Party Massacre II?
- Slumber Party Massacre II runs 76 minutes.
- Where can I watch Slumber Party Massacre II?
- In United States, Slumber Party Massacre II streams on Amazon Prime Video, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Night Flight Plus, Shudder Amazon Channel, Midnight Pulp, Shudder Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel.
