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Sorority
Author: Serena Debegnach
Girls, teens, and young women belonging to groups or organizations, usually with some rivalry between them. Be they sorority sisters, cheerleaders, coworkers, or members of a sports team, in the context of this film genre, it's an unwritten rule that they're likely to become embroiled in the heinous acts of a serial killer whose identity is a mystery. When it comes to slasher films, sororities assume an outsized role with their sorority houses, recognizable symbols, initiations, and vows of secrecy.
Broadening the scope of this Tag, it will also include stories featuring groups of like girls or women (peers) who customarily live together under the same roof (orphanages, boarding schools, long-term care institutions, factory dorms, etc.).
Examples
- Cinema/Television: "The Young, the Evil and the Savage" (Original title: "Nude... si Muore", Antonio Margheriti, 1968), "Picnic at Hanging Rock" (Peter Weir, 1975), "The House on Sorority Row" (Mark Rosman, 1982).
The table below includes only the films we’ve already reviewed, filtered by the current Tag. We know many important titles are still missing: they’ll come in time. Some features are reserved for our Patreon supporters.
| Title | Directors | Year | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ænigma | Lucio Fulci | 1987 | 5 |
| Blood and Lace | Philip S. Gilbert | 1971 | 4.5 |
| Even the Wind Is Afraid | Carlos Enrique Taboada | 1968 | 7 |
| Night of the Creeps | Fred Dekker | 1986 | 6 |
| Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama | David DeCoteau | 1988 | 4 |
| The Brides of Dracula | Terence Fisher | 1960 | 7 |
| The Man Who Turned to Stone | László Kardos | 1957 | 5.5 |