"Sleepaway Camp "

Stink Yard Article #B19

Reviewed by :		Giggles
Rating :		(4 outta 5)

We have a problem here at the Stinkyard. When we have a "good" horror movie in our midst and we've decided to review it. Generally we spend our time trashing lesser movies, which are so obscure that our articles are usually only commented on by the actors and film staff involved in the bad movie, but I digress... on purpose.

Because SLEEPAWAY CAMP is the real deal. There's a lot of cheesy 80s goodness in it, but the climax of the film has to be respected like one of the memorable moments in THE EXORCIST when you almost need to turn away because of what your optic nerves are feeding your head.

But... we're not in the business here of telling you why a movie works or doesn't work... leave that to critics you actually give a squirt about. So, instead, let's begin to rip apart what we can.

The film starts off with a dedication:

Oh yeah, your Mom is a doer all right.

"You know Becky, this is a great day for thrill-humping... seeking! I meant to say 'seeking' of course."

I don't want to give too much of the story away, because if you haven't seen this film and you like horror, you aught to give it a shot. It's set up like FRIDAY THE 13th, except that it ends in a fiery ball of homophobia.

Ewwwww. After the conclusion of this movie, scenes like this just bother me.

How did they even distinguish DORKS from the cool people back in the eighties? I've forgotten.

If you are completely lost and want to know the plot, please seek it somewhere else. I will say this much: the wide-eyed girl pictured here has become a mute due to a tragedy in her past. AND there's a killer loose at the camp she and her brother have gone to for the summer.

That neckline makes the Blue Oyster Cult dude look like he's wearing some STUTTERING DUDE mask. Plus, his friend over there has some sort of Snow-Peach colored shirt on. What gives?

Well, I guess I'm just avoiding it, but this is a horror movie... and I wouldn't be honest if I didn't say that it was effective. The last scene, when the killer is really revealed (yuck) has to be the most shocking I've seen in all of our movies at the Stinkyard...

SPOILER: the Killer of Sleepaway Camp is below.

THE WIDE-EYED CHICK IS A DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And I rest my case. This is the sickest of sick. Pleasant fuckin' nightmares.