Slumber Party Massacre
Directed by Danishka EsterhazyBased on the 1982 original, this remake follows Dana and a group of her friends as they go on a trip to have a slumber party. But after car trouble causes them to stay at a secluded cabin, their fun turns to terror as their night becomes a fight for survival as they must escape a drill-wielding killer.
Slumber Party Massacre Ratings & Reviews
- jackmeatAugust 12, 2025My quick rating - 5.2/10. Very self-aware flick. Being a big fan of the original, I had two feelings about this one. Why didn't you just leave it alone? This should be fun. As Hollywood continues to prove, there are few ideas left, and no movie is safe from remakes/sequels. Well, they did knock off the sequels years ago, and none of them captured the campy fun of the first, so Shudder decided to give it an overhaul. A lot has changed in 40 years, and this movie does a good job of ramming that point down your throat throughout this flick. The movie starts out in '93 with a quick intro to our driller killer and his first spree, which leaves a lone survivor and leads us into the opening credits. Now in 2021, a group of girls is on a road trip for a girls' weekend when their car breaks down. All the pieces start to fall into place for what you absolutely know is coming. The premise of all of these flix is simple. Girls get together and have sleepovers which entail them dancing around like fools, having pillow fights, and invariably either kissing or alluding to such behavior. They will, for no reason, take a shower and show off their boobs, just everything a horror movie must-have. But wait, this is 2021. The twist in this one is actually very well done. Enter the guys across the lake. Seems a group of men is thinking the same thing, and everyone just wants to hang out where the massacre happened years before. Seems that both groups have been tuning in to the same podcast and have a yearning to potentially be killed. Turning the roles leads to some pretty funny moments throughout this one. I think that it really was a must to save this one since the kills are so-so and the killer is really bland. Where the first one was a true slasher film of its time and kept to a formula of breasts and gore, this one really strives for comedy. A bit too much for my liking since there wasn't any real balance to it. Fans of the original are going to love and hate this one equally. I think the slight edge over average relays my thoughts. It definitely won't go down in history as a great slasher flick like the original has been (and underappreciated), but still worth a single view if fans of horror/comedy that leans heavily to the comedy side. My advice is to pick THIS one up for #shocktober and then decide on checking out the inferior remake.
- Kevin WardJuly 2, 2025Pleasantly surprised by this SyFy re….imagining of a slasher classic, that turns some of the slasher tropes on it’s head, has a surprising narrative pivot, and (most importantly) had some excellent kills and body count. Loved the gratuitous shower scene. Seemed fitting that we see all before he gets the SAWZALL. Some pretty great power tool usage. We get some driller killer action, the aforementioned SAWZALL, and even some nail gun sniper rifle. Should trade the Sam Goody gift card for a Home Depot card. I’ll think twice before skipping a SyFy slasher next time.
Slumber Party Massacre Trivia
Slumber Party Massacre was released on November 27, 2021.
Slumber Party Massacre was directed by Danishka Esterhazy.
Slumber Party Massacre has a runtime of 86m.
Slumber Party Massacre was produced by Adam Friedlander, Tebogo Maila, Samantha Levine.
Based on the 1982 original, this remake follows Dana and a group of her friends as they go on a trip to have a slumber party. But after car trouble causes them to stay at a secluded cabin, their fun turns to terror as their night becomes a fight for survival as they must escape a drill-wielding killer.
The key characters in Slumber Party Massacre are Dana Devereaux (Hannah Gonera), Maeve (Frances Sholto-Douglas), Alix (Mila Rayne).
Slumber Party Massacre is rated TV-MA.
Slumber Party Massacre is a Horror, Comedy film.
Slumber Party Massacre has an audience rating of 6.2 out of 10.