I got Taylor to sit down and watch my favorite horror movie (next to Halloween and Carrie), Prom Night! This perfect little gem was gifted to me in the form of a Pawn Shopped VHS tape my parents got me when I was young and sick at home one day, they purchased it in a 3 for $10 deal along with A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (the only Freddy movie our local video store didn't have) and P.K. and the Kid (my sister was on a Molly Ringwald kick at the time).
I was blown away (and still kind of am) by the gorgeously laid out plot of this. It's nothing special by regular film standards, but for a horror movie, it's tremendous.
The story begins with 4 children playing "Killer's are Coming" (a deranged game of tag/hide-and-go-seek) in an abandoned school. Kim Hammond (played later by Jamie Lee Curtis) and her two twin siblings, Robin and Alex, pass by seeing them, Kim has to go back to school to get her textbook leaving Robin and Alex alone. Robin decides to go play as Alex heads home. Inside the abandoned school Robin accidentally falls from a window and dies, the 4 friends vow never to talk about the incident again. 6 years pass and we find out that a disfigured man was put away for the murder and has now escaped. It's prom night at the local high school and all 4 friends recieve an obscene phone call asking them to "come out to play"...
It's simple, but throughout it you're always wondering what's going to happen next. The plot plays out like a combination of Halloween and Carrie (as mentioned above) and the conclusion is extremely satisfying. If you've not yet checked it out, please do so now. You can find it on YouTube or Torrents and you won't be disappointed!
Oh, and the disco music/dancing is also amazing! <3
Love ya lots,
Tyrel!
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