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'''''The House on Sorority Row''''' is a 1983 [[Slasher Movie]] and one of many released in the wake of other popular Slasher Movies like ''[[Halloween (Film)|Halloween]]'', ''[[Friday the 13th (Film)|Friday the 13 th]]'' and ''[[A Nightmare On Elm Street (Film)|A Nightmare On Elm Street]]''. It was moderately successful when it was released and is now a cult classic among fans of the genre. It got remade in 2009 as ''[[Sorority Row (Film)|Sorority Row]]'' with ''[[Star Wars]]'' actress Carrie Fisher in a prominent role.
'''''The House on Sorority Row''''' is a 1983 [[Slasher Movie]] and one of many released in the wake of other popular Slasher Movies like ''[[Halloween (film)|Halloween]]'', ''[[Friday the 13th (film)|Friday the 13 th]]'' and ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street]]''. It was moderately successful when it was released and is now a cult classic among fans of the genre. It got remade in 2009 as ''[[Sorority Row]]'' with ''[[Star Wars]]'' actress Carrie Fisher in a prominent role.


The story revolves around seven college girls staying in a Sorority House. It's the end of the year and all seven girls are graduating, planning to hold a huge party in the house at the end of the week. Unfortunately for them their house mother, the imperious Mrs. Slater, forbids it as for some reason she always closes the house on the same date every year before the other college houses close. The girls plan to get back at her by pulling a little prank which backfires and ends up getting Mrs. Slater killed. Panicking, the girls hide the body in the pool and continue with their graduation party. Meanwhile someone is stalking the people at the party and murdering them with Mrs. Slater's own walking cane. Perhaps Mrs. Slater is [[Not Quite Dead]] after all?
The story revolves around seven college girls staying in a Sorority House. It's the end of the year and all seven girls are graduating, planning to hold a huge party in the house at the end of the week. Unfortunately for them their house mother, the imperious Mrs. Slater, forbids it as for some reason she always closes the house on the same date every year before the other college houses close. The girls plan to get back at her by pulling a little prank which backfires and ends up getting Mrs. Slater killed. Panicking, the girls hide the body in the pool and continue with their graduation party. Meanwhile someone is stalking the people at the party and murdering them with Mrs. Slater's own walking cane. Perhaps Mrs. Slater is [[Not Quite Dead]] after all?
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* [[Distressed Damsel]]: Katherine initially, though she takes on a proper [[Final Girl]] role eventually.
* [[Distressed Damsel]]: Katherine initially, though she takes on a proper [[Final Girl]] role eventually.
* [[Dumb Blonde]]: Morgan.
* [[Dumb Blonde]]: Morgan.
* [[The End - Or Is It?]]: The film ends with {{spoiler|Eric's [[Eye Awaken|eyes opening]], showing that he survived}}.
* [[The End - or Is It?]]: The film ends with {{spoiler|Eric's [[Eye Awaken|eyes opening]], showing that he survived}}.
* [[Fainting]]: Morgan faints when a corpse falls on her.
* [[Fainting]]: Morgan faints when a corpse falls on her.
* [[Final Girl]]: Katherine.
* [[Final Girl]]: Katherine.
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* [[Genre Blind]]: Stevie and Diane really should have known better than to go down into the pool cellar and garage alone. Also Katey leaving Jeannie alone when she'd just been attacked.
* [[Genre Blind]]: Stevie and Diane really should have known better than to go down into the pool cellar and garage alone. Also Katey leaving Jeannie alone when she'd just been attacked.
* [[A House Divided]]
* [[A House Divided]]
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: Jeanie is killed with the same knife she was going to defend herself with.
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: Jeanie is killed with the same knife she was going to defend herself with.
* [[Impromptu Tracheotomy]]
* [[Impromptu Tracheotomy]]
* [[Monster Misogyny]]: Six female victims, two male victims.
* [[Monster Misogyny]]: Six female victims, two male victims.
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* [[Stranger Behind the Mask]]: {{spoiler|The killer is Mrs Slater's unknown son Eric who was born mentally unstable and physically deformed. We don't find this out until roughly the final fifteen minutes of the film}}.
* [[Stranger Behind the Mask]]: {{spoiler|The killer is Mrs Slater's unknown son Eric who was born mentally unstable and physically deformed. We don't find this out until roughly the final fifteen minutes of the film}}.
* [[Vertigo Effect]]: Used when drugged out Katherine is running from Dr. Beck.
* [[Vertigo Effect]]: Used when drugged out Katherine is running from Dr. Beck.
* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]: Peter is shot with a tranquiliser gun by the doctor, mistakenly thinking he's the killer but is otherwise not seen again.
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: Peter is shot with a tranquiliser gun by the doctor, mistakenly thinking he's the killer but is otherwise not seen again.
** Vicky's boyfriend is last seen asking where his gun is about halfway through the film.
** Vicky's boyfriend is last seen asking where his gun is about halfway through the film.
* [[Wild Teen Party]]: A wild college party, which allows for a couple of victims to disappear without anyone really noticing at first.
* [[Wild Teen Party]]: A wild college party, which allows for a couple of victims to disappear without anyone really noticing at first.
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