Horror History: THE HOUSE ON SORORITY ROW Is Now 39 Years Old
Mike Sprague
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On this day in horror history, writer-director Mark Rosman’s slasher The House on Sorority Row with Eileen Davidson and Kathryn McNeil opened back in 1982.
Also known as House of Evil, it centers on seven sorority sisters who play a prank that goes horribly wrong. Ending up with a dead body, they panic and try to hide it. But someone witnessed the crime and begins to murder them, one by one.
Eileen Davidson and Kathryn McNeil star along with Janis Ward, Robin Meloy, Harley Jane Kozak, Jodi Draigie, Ellen Dorsher, and Lois Kelso Hunt as Mrs. Slater.
Rosman wrote the script in 1980 (then titled Seven Sisters) partly inspired by Henri-Georges Clouzot’s thriller Les Diaboliques. The film ultimately grossed $10.6M.
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The starting budget was $125K but ended up at about $300K. The production had already gone over budget during preproduction and it was a cousin of director Mark Rosman who came up with enough funding to continue shooting. (Source)
The filmmakers completely dubbed Lois Kelso Hunt’s performance. Her voice wasn’t “scary enough” but the film’s director believed that she had the right look for the part. Ideally, he wanted a huskier voice. (Source)
A remake, dubbed Sorority Row, hit back in 2009. Stewart Hendler directed the new version which starred Briana Evigan, Rumer Willis, and Carrie Fisher.
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