Top 9 High School Horrors

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Return to Horror High (1987)
Return to Horror High… yes, that is George Clooney you see in the trailer below. This was Clooney’s feature film debut. Okay, so it’s not exactly Gravity, Mr. Clooney has come a long way, but Return to Horror High does have a certain charm about it. The story takes us to the halls of Crippen High School where a brutal murder had been committed…and the killer was never found! Several years later, Cosmic Pictures comes in to film a movie about the murders and the whole crew sets up right in Crippen High. And you know what that means. Movie crew members equals body count and that’s exactly what you get. Incidentally, Clooney isn’t the only star in this one, Ms. Marcia Brady herself, Maureen McCormick appears as well. Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!

Scream (1996)
Wes Craven hit high school horror gold when he released Scream in 1996. Students in the Town of Woodsboro found themselves at the mercy of Ghostface. And as rumors and stories of the murders ran rampant through the school, the student body became ever more intrigued by the events transpiring. Part horror, part comedy, part homage, Scream was a breath of fresh air for the horror genre in 1996. Unfortunately, the kids of Woodsboro High School had to pay the price for it…and a most bloody price it was. Capped by a incredibly entertaining party scene and a bloody final twist, Scream passes with flying colors!

Prom Night (1980)
It seems that every time there is a murder or accidental death in a high school horror film backstory, a few years later it spurs a faceless killer to go on a murderous rampage. And such is the case in Prom Night, which, of course, featured legendary scream queen Jaime Lee Curtis and less than frequent horror actor Leslie Nielsen. And an interesting fact about Prom Night is that it nearly never happened. Filmmakers were having trouble finding funding until Curtis signed on. And they nearly signed a distro deal with Paramount which was going to open the movie in 300 theaters, until they got a sweeter deal from Avco Emabassy Theaters, which offered to open Prom Night in 1,200 theaters. Losing out on this film, Paramount released a different slasher in 1980, Friday the 13th.

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Highlighted by the ‘Hey! No running in the hallways.’ scene, A Nightmare on Elm Street was yet another film that illustrated how a mysterious psycho killer can disrupt the learning process…especially if half the kids are falling asleep in class. And that’s in addition to the others that were already falling asleep in class just because of sheer boredom. You can’t all blame Kruger because you failed Chemistry. Another superstar, Johnny Depp, joins George Clooney on this list as Depp, of course, fell victim to the hands of Freddy in his first major performance. Yes, high school horror does tend to be a springboard for mega-stardom.

Lucky McKee and Chris Sivertson’s All Cheerleaders Die hits Blu-ray and DVD today, July 22!

All Cheerleaders Die Synopsis
A rebel girl signs up a group of cheerleaders to help her take down the captain of their high school football team, but a supernatural turn of events thrusts the girls into a different battle.

All Cheerleaders Die

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