Extremely prolific Jim Wynorski strikes again with this typically amusing slasher trash that, like so much of his other output, works because he establishes a firmly tongue in cheek tone. He does manage to work in all of the tropes of this sub genre while winking at them at the same time. That makes it pretty hard to resist. With a formulaic, predictable script, a tantalizing female cast who do show us their goods, and some decent atmosphere, he makes "Sorority House Massacre II" into an engaging bit of nonsense.
Working in footage from "The Slumber Party Massacre", he spins a yarn about five sorority babes who move into an old house that (wouldn't you know it) was the site of a mass murder perpetrated by vile Clive Hochstatter long ago. The girls play with fire when they find a Ouija board and attempt to call upon Clives' spirit. Later that night, the nasty things start happening, while suspicion falls on the head of the intimidating (and eternally tired looking) next door neighbour, Orville Ketchum (Peter Spellos), a character also seen in Wynorskis' "Hard to Die".
You get what you expect in this thing. There's some graphic gore (devised by Dean Jones and William Starr Jones), appropriate lighting (by J.E. Bash and co-star Jurgen Baum, who plays the intrepid Lt. Block), and a fairly fast pace. The acting is standard for this sort of thing, with the lovely Gail Harris doing well as one of the gals. The movie co-stars Playboy Playmate Melissa Moore, Toni Naples (one of the villains from Wynorskis' "Deathstalker II") as Blocks' partner, and Bridget Carney as foxy stripper Candy, but the show is stolen by the deadpan Spellos, who's as indestructible as any horror movie psycho.
Those who like their slashers on the sleazy side should have a pretty good time with this one. It has sufficient enough nudity to keep ones' attention.
Seven out of 10.
Working in footage from "The Slumber Party Massacre", he spins a yarn about five sorority babes who move into an old house that (wouldn't you know it) was the site of a mass murder perpetrated by vile Clive Hochstatter long ago. The girls play with fire when they find a Ouija board and attempt to call upon Clives' spirit. Later that night, the nasty things start happening, while suspicion falls on the head of the intimidating (and eternally tired looking) next door neighbour, Orville Ketchum (Peter Spellos), a character also seen in Wynorskis' "Hard to Die".
You get what you expect in this thing. There's some graphic gore (devised by Dean Jones and William Starr Jones), appropriate lighting (by J.E. Bash and co-star Jurgen Baum, who plays the intrepid Lt. Block), and a fairly fast pace. The acting is standard for this sort of thing, with the lovely Gail Harris doing well as one of the gals. The movie co-stars Playboy Playmate Melissa Moore, Toni Naples (one of the villains from Wynorskis' "Deathstalker II") as Blocks' partner, and Bridget Carney as foxy stripper Candy, but the show is stolen by the deadpan Spellos, who's as indestructible as any horror movie psycho.
Those who like their slashers on the sleazy side should have a pretty good time with this one. It has sufficient enough nudity to keep ones' attention.
Seven out of 10.