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5. Black Christmas
Despite its flaws, the yuletide horror film, Black Christmas,
is iconic. Even with its clunky remake, the slasher-in-a-sorority-house horror
movie provided some much needed terror to a holiday so typically jolly. From
terrifying phone calls to the sisters to some intense deaths scenes, Black
Christmas may be a dated product, but it’s definitely worth the watch.
Forewarning though, any college student that has hung around their off-campus
housing during breaks probably should avoid this movie, lest they be afraid to
turn the lights off at night.
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4. The Blair Witch Project/The Green Inferno
What do The Blair Witch Project and Green inferno have
in common? Practically nothing. One has become a legendary success, while the
other remains a somewhat indie film on the fringe of popularity. But, both
feature a collection of students out in the field doing the work they believe
in. In The Blair Witch Project, a group of film students travel into the
forest near Burkittsville, Maryland and become entrapped in a psychological
prison of endless foliage and chaotic directions. Here, the students, who
quickly lose the resolve to complete their project, come face to face with an
impending sense of dread. In The Green Inferno, a group of social
justice warriors heading to protect the rainforest and its native tribes get
more than they bargained for after a plane crash. Both films capitalize on the
very real blind courage propelled by youth and the dumb decisions young people
make as a result. Was it a good idea to travel deep into woods in the middle of
fall, with little reinforcement that'd help you be found? Probably not. Was it
an equally bad idea to follow a group into unknown lands to do some dangerously
grassroots protesting? Sure the intentions may have been better, but the
decision is one I'm sure the characters of The Green Inferno wish they
hadn't made.
Sorority Row will
never receive an A in class if you know what I mean. It's the type of
movie that offers little depth, but makes up for it in
sloshing deaths, iconic one-liners and great characters. Like Urban
Legend, but far superior, Sorority Row has such
a strong ensemble it’s hard not to fall in love with this movie based on the
script for the 80s flick, The House on Sorority Row. Featuring an
indelible role courtesy of Carrie Fischer, who plays housemother Mrs. Crenshaw,
Sorority Row piles the icing on its shallow cake. It has
amazing death sequences, a completely nutty killer and by the films end, those
who knew what they were getting into will be entirely satisfied.
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Like Girl House, Kristy is an easily forgotten
film that really shouldn't be missed. By far one of the scarier indie films out
there, the filmmakers make the most of their thinly conceptualized story
following a girl hunted down on her empty campus. Like an expanded The Strangers,
Kristy features incredibly tense and horrifying moments, masks that'll
make you deepen into your seat and a lead character who'll win you over. This
movie brings you along the entire campus that proves to be quite isolated
during a Thanksgiving recess. Kristy should not go unseen. It's an action-packed thriller with plenty of scares and fierce moments to enthrall even the most desensitized viewer.
1. Scream 2
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While the original Scream made high school students,
well, scream, the follow up to the massively successful slasher, Scream 2 followed
our survivors to a different locale; this time, a college campus. By far
one of the best horror sequels around, Scream 2 builds the mythology of
Ghostface as we meet a new killer and some new kills, all while witnessing the
growth of a heroin in Sidney Prescott. Scream 2 makes full use of its
expansive setting; perfectly capturing the ins-and-outs of the winding
corridors, large lecture halls and basement facilities that make universities
so unsettling. Scream 2 showcases just how lonely a populated campus can
be- how even surrounded by peers and professors, a yell (or scream) for help,
is more like a tree falling in the woods.
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