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Girls Gone Dead (2012)

Fun tongue-in-cheek throwback to the SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE series and scantily-clad-women-in-peril flicks!

GIRLS GONE DEAD is the campy follow-up to Michael Hoffman Jr's 2008 slasher flick/parody, SPRING BREAK MASSACRE. Originally intended as a sequel, the script was re-worked into what it is now - mostly a comedic effort at the slasher genre, with respectable homages to such films as the SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE series and even Brian DePalma's CARRIE. The plot is somewhat simple, with a group of college-aged girls going to party at a semi-remote location for Spring Break - only to be stalked and slashed by a masked maniac, brandishing a battle axe. All the while, a Girls Gone Wild-type shoot is going on nearby, and we are treated to some pretty humorous commercials along the way (featuring HOWARD STERN's Beetlejuice and porn star legend Ron Jeremy).

Speaking of other notable cameos/appearances, The Queen of Scream herself, Linnea Quigley (THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, NIGHT OF THE DEMONS, and also in the previous SPRING BREAK MASSACRE), is hilarious as bartender Willie - where she uses a fake Aussie accent and performs Karaoke to a song, hysterically off-key. Shawn C. Phillips (aka "Coolduder" on his YouTube channel) even makes a small appearance as the token fat guy who picks up one of the girls while she has a severe case of "beer goggles." Professional wrestler Jerry Lawler also stars as Sheriff Jackson Cole and has his own moment of hilarity during the film's conclusion.

As I mentioned above, the film is mostly a comedy - with horror elements thrown in for good measure. My favorite scene (and one of the more serious and tense moments) comes when all hell breaks loose towards the end of the film, and it definitely reminded me of the SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE series - of which, if anybody knows me, I am a huge fan of. The movie flows well, and the cinematography is surprisingly impressive for a low-budget film. I applaud the ambitious use of crane shots and the angles that were used, to achieve a pretty damn good-looking film - low-budget or not.

If you are a fan of anything that USA UP ALL NIGHT played back in the '90s…anything that Linnea Quigley, Brinke Stevens, Michelle Bauer, or any other countless scream queen appeared in…anything directed by Jim Wynorski, Fred Olen Ray, or David DeCoteau…or just an enjoy a good, campy time - GIRLS GONE DEAD delivers and more!