The Dorm That Dripped Blood (1982)

Four college students are stalked by an unknown assailant while staying on campus over the Christmas holidays to help clear out a dormitory which is to be demolished.

Directors:

Stephen Carpenter, Jeffrey Obrow

Writers:

Stephen Carpenter (screenplay), Jeffrey Obrow (screenplay)

Stars:

Laurie Lapinski, Stephen Sachs, David Snow

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Laurie Lapinski	...	Joanne Murray
Stephen Sachs	...	Craig
David Snow	...	Brian
Pamela Holland	...	Patti
Dennis Ely	...	Bobby Lee Tremble
Woody Roll	...	John Hemmit
Daphne Zuniga	...	Debbie
Jake Jones	...	Bill Edgar
Robert Fredrickson	...	Tim (as Robert Frederick)
Chris Morrill	...	Jack
Chandre	...	Alice
Billy Criswell	...	Rick
Richard Cowgill	...	Debbie's Father
Kay Beth	...	Doris, Debbie's Mother
Jimmy Betz	...	Officer Lewis

Storyline

Joanne, Patty, Brian, and Craig prepare the old dorm building to be torn down. They are pursued by a serial killer with a wide range of murder methods, ranging from power drill to industrial steam cooker. Is it that spooky weird guy John Hemmit killing off the incidental characters, or is it someone/thing even more terrifying?

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Plot Keywords:

drill | murder | sadist | murder spree | insanity | 

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Taglines:

A Crash Course In Terror!

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 April 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

Death Dorm

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$90,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jeff Obrow Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Took its name from the film The House That Dripped Blood (1971)

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Connections

Referenced in Ban the Sadist Videos! Part 2 (2006)

User Reviews

mainly a yawnworthy slasher with an uncompelling killer

Eh, not a particular good slasher flick. So-so acting, effects, decent yet familiar and uninventive soundtrack.

There are three deaths in close succession near the beginning of the movie that make for a fairly good scene in which it would seem anything goes. Apart from that, there's a lot of characters wandering around, not realizing what's going on, or chasing after red herrings; more killing of time, than of people. There are other deaths, and the killer is an equal opportunity murderer, not partial to any one implement. The killer also likes to set other people up to kill innocent people as well. The identity isn't revealed towards the end, and motive is pretty thin, and we really don't care.

Supposedly the movie takes place around Christmas, but this isn't a major factor. One scene gets lit by Christmas lights, that's about it.

The movie is rather dark with a muddy picture most of the time, at least on the videotape I watched. Some of the dialog got a little lost in some of the opening scenes. The ending should have been stronger than it was. We think we realize what happened, although there's a chance something else did.