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Kill of the Week: Death By Wine Bottle in ‘Sorority Row’
Every week, we spotlight a kill that we just can’t get enough of. This is Kill of the Week.
From around 2006 to 2009, seemingly every successful slasher movie from the ’70s and ’80s was finding itself on the remake chopping block. That three-year span saw the release of countless slasher remakes, including Black Christmas, My Bloody Valentine, When a Stranger Calls, Halloween, Prom Night and Friday the 13th.
Among them was Sorority Row, a 2009 remake of the 1983 slasher The House on Sorority Row. The lack of name recognition for the original film no doubt contributed to director Stewart Hendler’s remake failing to make much of a mark at the box office, but he nevertheless brought to the screen a pretty damn fun slasher flick.
In his defense of Sorority Row, published here on BD back in 2014, Trace perfectly described the slasher remake as a mix between Mean Girls and Scream. The female-led slasher certainly didn’t take the sub-genre down any new paths, but fun characters, cool kills and a shotgun-toting Carrie Fisher earned it high marks in my book.
The most memorable maiming in Sorority Row takes place in a therapist’s office. The character Chugs Bradley lives up to her name when she lies down on a couch and chugs down a bottle of white wine. But the drink proves to be her last, as the killer comes up behind her and, well, this is where things get really unique.
After jamming the bottle deep down Chugs’ throat, the killer then slices her throat. Blood spurts up into the bottle, the end of which is sticking out of her mouth.
Like the film or not, you’ve gotta give this kill points for creativity!
Sunrise Films has announced the official North American release of William Bagley‘s horror comedy Hold the Fort, and it’s accompanied by an energetic new trailer.
Hold the Fort debuts on digital platforms on June 23.
In the film, “Lucas and Jenny think their life is finally coming together when the couple become homeowners. Little do they know that their new house comes with a big catch. Lucas and Jenny soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when they become trapped in a battle between their Homeowners Association and an onslaught of monsters from hell. The horror-comedy takes the timely concern of home-ownership and wraps this up in an entertaining action-packed thrill ride.“
Watch the new trailer below, which introduces one wild HOA gathering during an equinox. Things get bloody fast.
Chris Mayers (Adult Swim Yule Log), Haley Leary (“The Walking Dead”), Levi Burdick, and Julian Smith star.
William Bagley writes and directs, in addition to producing with Smith, Matt Dodd, Luke Williams, and Tim Reis (Adult Swim Yule Log).
Ahead of the release, Bagley said, “My goal with this film was to make a hilarious, fast-paced thrill ride while also telling a great story with heart. Hopefully, through all the blood, laughs, fights, and gags, you leave the film feeling inspired to tackle whatever life throws at you.“
Hold the Fort premiered at Fantasia last summer before going on to play FrightFest London, Toronto After Dark, and Beyond Fest.
I wrote in my review, “It’s an infectiously charming assemblage of jokes and monster vignettes bound together by a barebones plot with not much on its mind beyond delivering an entertaining time.”
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