{"id":9799,"date":"2023-01-06T17:32:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T17:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattshorroraddiction.com\/?p=9799"},"modified":"2023-01-06T17:32:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T17:32:00","slug":"slasher-month-alice-sweet-alice-the-chill-factor-and-night-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/?p=9799","title":{"rendered":"Slasher Month: Alice Sweet Alice, The Chill Factor, and Night School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9862\" width=\"406\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Alice-Sweet-Alice.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALICE, SWEET ALICE <\/strong><em>(1976)<\/em> A wonderful mix of domestic drama, slasher flick, and overall hysteria. The death of nine-year-old Karen (Brooke Shields) at her first communion kicks off a string of brutal murders within a Catholic community by someone in a yellow raincoat and mask. The locals point their fingers at Karen&#8217;s jealous sister, Alice (Paula E. Sheppard), but when the murders continue <em>after<\/em> Alice is placed in an institution for troubled children, the search continues for the knife-wielding maniac. Influenced by Dario Argento and <em>Don&#8217;t Look Now<\/em>, <em>Alice <\/em>is both insightful and shocking, seamlessly mixing its religious symbolism, well-written characters, and 1961 period setting into its suspenseful and gory kill sequences. A must-see pre-<em>Halloween<\/em> slasher. <strong>B<\/strong>+<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/maxresdefault-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9843\" width=\"410\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/maxresdefault-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/maxresdefault-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/maxresdefault-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/maxresdefault.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THE CHILL FACTOR <\/strong><em>(1993)<\/em> No, not that Cuba Gooding, Jr. action comedy, but a dumb hybrid of <em>The Exorcist <\/em>and<em> Friday the 13th<\/em> which, despite some shortcomings, is marginally entertaining. A group of friends seeking shelter after a snowmobile accident in a remote patch of woods hole up in an abandoned summer camp that was once operated by a Satanic cult. After they discover and play with a spirit board, it unleashes a shadowy, demonic figure that slowly possesses one of them and kills the rest one-by-one. This has some good moments &#8211; the icicle-through-the-eye bit is a highlight &#8211; and its snowy landscape lends the movie a genuinely chilly feel, but a lack of energy, and emotionless, mundane characters, dampen a lot of potential impact, especially when the pacing speeds up towards the end. The crap-o music sounds like it was rejected from the pilot of <em>Beverly Hills, 90210<\/em>. Funniest scene: in response to her friend&#8217;s open bone fracture, &#8220;It&#8217;s probably not as bad as it looks!&#8221; <strong>C<\/strong>+ <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Night-School.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9810\" width=\"410\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Night-School.webp 650w, https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Night-School-300x148.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NIGHT SCHOOL<\/strong> <em>(1981)<\/em> Boston-set slasher whodunit about a killer clad in a motorcycle helmet  who&#8217;s cutting off the heads of the student body at a private, all-female college. Suspects include the pompous anthropology professor (Drew Snyder), who specializes in the study of ancient head-hunting practices (hardy har!); the creeper bus boy (Bill McCann), who&#8217;s got eyes for the professor&#8217;s pretty assistant (Rachel Ward); and the moody homicide detective (Leonard Mann). Slickly made and nicely paced, <em>Night School<\/em> isn&#8217;t great, but it&#8217;s entertaining, well acted, and has a sense of humor, especially in a playful scene that runs like a game of &#8220;Guess Where the Decapitated Head Is?&#8221; Modern viewers might be more wise to the killer&#8217;s identity, but that shouldn&#8217;t prevent you from enjoying this modest effort. Look for a hockey mask in the background of a suspect&#8217;s bedroom. <strong>B<\/strong>     <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALICE, SWEET ALICE (1976) A wonderful mix of domestic drama, slasher flick, and overall hysteria. 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