A high school prank turns deadly at a reunion where revenge is on the curriculum.
SLAUGHTER HIGH
A group of popular students play a cruel prank on a shy nerd resulting in a terrible accident. Years later a reunion is held where each of the students face a stalker killer who may be the same nerd out for revenge.
Slaughter High is a 1986 British horror-thriller film directed by George Dugdale, Mark Ezra, and Peter Mackenzie Litten about a group of former students stalked by a vengeful outcast during their high school reunion.
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Synopsis
Ten years later Carol meets Skip and the others at their high school reunion. They find they were the only ones invited, with the school long vacant and in disrepair. They decide to break in and party, and unbeknownst to them the school's caretaker is killed by a man wearing a jester mask. Soon the friends begin dying in variety of ways – Ted's stomach explodes upon drinking an acid-laced beer, Shirley is melted with acid while taking a bath, Carl is impaled while trying to escape in a car, Susan is killed off-screen, Joe is eviscerated by tractor blades, Stella and Frank are electrocuted while having sex, and Nancy is drowned in a cesspit. Skip is hanged by a noose but escapes.
The jester chases Carol throughout the school, and in her panic she accidentally kills Skip with an axe to the face. Finally the jester kills Carol with a javelin in the locker room where the initial prank took place. Removing his mask, the jester is revealed as Marty, who revels in his revenge before he hallucinates and gets attacked by the spirits of the people he just slaughtered and passes out.
Someone must of found Marty while Demolition thinking he was a Victim to the Massacre, Marty wakes up in the hospital. A doctor remarks that Marty's skin grafting has been a success. However, Marty kills the doctor and a nurse before ripping the new skin from his face.
Why Cult
The plot pivots on a cruel prank gone wrong, involving nitric acid, that scars the outcast Marty and sets the stage for his elaborate vengeance.
The killer’s bizarre choice of a jester's cap adds an unhinged theatricality to every bloody appearance.
A notorious locker room prank—featuring embarrassing nudity—kicks off the cruelty that haunts the main characters ten years later.
Victims meet their ends via poisoned drinks, electrocution, and some truly inventive use of science lab equipment.
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Questions from the Vault
What is Slaughter High about? +
Slaughter High centers on a group of former high school students who are targeted by a disfigured outcast seeking revenge during their eerie reunion.
When was Slaughter High released? +
Slaughter High was released in 1986.
Who directed Slaughter High? +
Slaughter High was directed by George Dugdale, Mark Ezra, and Peter Mackenzie Litten.
How long is Slaughter High? +
Slaughter High has a runtime of 90 minutes.
What genre is Slaughter High? +
Slaughter High is a horror-thriller film.
Where can I watch Slaughter High? +
You can watch Slaughter High on SassyFlix.
