Review of The Dorm That Dripped Blood (1982) by Chris M — 31 Jul 2008

Passable college slasher flick with a semi-likeable cast of soon to be corpses, who do look a little too old to be in college. There's a few memorable set pieces like the steam cooker vat of death sequence, which one must admit is original. Then there's Daphne Zuniga in her first motion picture role, reduced to a few lines and a nice death scene. The atmopshere is pretty good, but there are scenes of almost total darkness, mostly due to a losuy print and the film's super low budget. The always reliable Christopher Young delivers a memorable score in what must be one of his first composing jobs. While the final killer revelation is a bit too over the top to be taken seriously, the ending does get some points for having the balls to close on such a disturbing, downbeat note.

A word of warning, check this movie out in its "The Dorm That Dripped Blood" title, it is the most complete version of the film and has the best picture. The DVD release under the "Pranks" title is terrible looking and also appears to be taken from an extremely edited U.K. cut of the film.

If you enjoy 80's slasher time capsules, you'll likely enjoy most of this cheesy dorm slasher. If you don't enjoy this type of thing, stay far away.