Review of Sisters of Death (1976) by Adam R — 10 Feb 2011

Don't expect an S&M flick featuring leather-clad, greasy-haired lesbians, as the cover art above suggests. "Sisters of Death" is a slog through the unimaginative murder mystery territory only hack '70s screenwriters could create.

Edmond Clybourn (Arthur Franz), father of a girl killed in a sorority initiation gone awry, is intent on exacting vengeance on his daughter's fellow sisters. To that end, he pays two bumbling vagabonds to pick up the five ladies and escort them to his mountain chateau. There, hijinks ensue when the men sneak into the compound, Edmond turns on the electric fence, and introduces himself to his guests, telling them he intends to receive satisfaction.

That last bit is one of many problems with "Sisters of Death." Apart from the shallow, stock heroines and the numerous (surprisingly so, considering the rather basic setup) contrivances required to move the story along, Edmond's early appearance before the protagonists destroys any tension that might have been had had the antagonist stayed offscreen; numerous early scenes of Edmond fashioning and loading homemade bullets are much, much more effective than any scene in which the slight, unimposing man is fully in-view.