Review of Sleepaway Camp (1983) by Josh B — 21 Mar 2008

Classic that has a disturbing ending that will take you weeks to get the image out of your head.

This review of Sleepaway Camp (1983) was written by Josh B on 21 Mar 2008.

Sleepaway Camp has generally received positive reviews.

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Good tone and environment, like camps. Some funny dialogue, not scary. Ending kinda creepy, fake model 7/10. Not as effective second time go…

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A steaming pile of hot trash but I love it…

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By Jesse F (404) on 12 Jul 2016

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