Sep 25, 2024
Death Dorm (The Dorm That Dripped Blood, 1982)
"I'm not gonna hurt you! I love you! I'm not gonna hurt you like all the others. The others - the others! Do you wanna see the others, huh?"
#pranks#the dorm that dripped blood#death dorm#1982#video nasty#american cinema#slasher film#jeffrey obrow#stephen carpenter#stacey giachino#laurie lapinsky#stephen sachs#david snow#pamela holland#dennis ely#woody roll#daphne zuniga#jake jones#robert fredrickson#chandre#chris morrill#billy criswell#sources vary on what the 'true' title of this film is: the print i saw carried the Death Dorm title‚ it opened in the UK as Pranks (and#ended up on the DPP nasties list) but seems to be most commonly known by the '...Dripped Blood' title. it's perhaps indicative of what a#messy production this seems to have been; 3 writers‚ 2 directors‚ beginning as a student film and financed mostly by contributions from the#crew's friends and families. i can't help but admire that kind of indie chutzpah‚ even when the end result isn't particularly original#director‚ writer‚ producer Obrow figured that most horror audiences were really in it only for the gore‚ so that became a focus of this#campus slasher‚ leading to some over the top splattery kills which sit a little oddly with the slower‚ quieter vibe that makes up a large#part of the film. hardly essential viewing‚ but a decent enough b list slasher and an impressive bit of DIY filmmaking#and the final half hour perks it all up quite considerably (was not expecting the downbeat ending)