A girl commits suicide at a slumber party after her boyfriend breaks up with her. Unfazed by the ordeal, the girls plan another sleepover the next night without her (obviously). Meanwhile, a young, disgruntled teacher loses his job, snaps, and kills the principal. He then sets his sights to slaughter the sexy students at the sleepover.
After School Massacre wears its inspiration on its sleeve, which is always appreciated. It has a distinct ‘80s vibe as it’s essentially a homage to Slumber Party Massacre. In terms of skin, we get a few sex, shower, and Truth or Dare scenes, but they’re all rather brief, and end before they can gather up much momentum. Even though the running time is a mercifully short seventy-three minutes, there’s a long, unnecessary dream scene that seems like it’s only there to pad things out.
Thankfully, it moves at a brisk pace and sports a decent body count. The kills aren’t particularly graphic, but writer/director Jared (Deadly Punkettes) Masters has a few novel moments in store for the audience. The memorable death scenes include a girl being drowned while bobbing for apples, another girl having her throat slit by an electric carving knife, and slumber partygoer getting a red-hot curling iron shoved down her throat. The film also contains a death by mailbox sequence, which is something that I can honestly say I’ve never seen before. So, bravo for that. Probably the best moment though is the funny title sequence where all the credits appear as notes being passed back and forth between high school girls in class.
The cast is solid for the most part. Danika Galindo, Lindsay Lamb, and Mindy Robinson all fair well playing the slumber party partakers. It’s Dawna Lee (Amityville Clownhouse) Heising though who gets the best moments as the floozy mother who foolishly leaves the teens alone for the night.
AKA: Teacher’s Day. AKA: A Teacher’s Day Massacre.
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