The Dorm That Dripped Blood
(Pranks, Death Dorm) is an American
horror slasher film directed by Stephen Carpenter, Jeffrey
Obrow and written by Carpenter
and Stacey Giachino. The
film involves four college students who stay behind at their college campus
during the Christmas holiday to clean a dormitory that is about to be
demolished. As they begin to clean out the dormitory, they begin to be stalked
by an unknown killer who uses a multitude of industrial tools, such as a spiked
baseball bat, wire and industrial tools to kill his victims. The students begin
to notice the tools missing and they suspect it’s a guy they know who hangs
around the school. The killer slays one student after another. As the movie progresses,
the killer turns out to be a vicious murdering stalker who is madly in love
with one of the girls. There is a lot of twists and turns with lots of gore and
originality, The Dorm That Drips Blood
is a classic slasher and ultimately earns it’s keep in anyone’s horror
collection. Featuring Daphne Zuniga as (Debby)
in her film debut, “Pranks, Death Dorm”
was deemed video nasty in the United Kingdom upon its initial release due to
its drill killing scene and its original art work that showed a spiked baseball
bat. Unfortunately in 1992 it was re-released with the drill murder removed.
Released once more by Synapse Films as of 2011 as an Uncensored Directors Cut
as a BluRay/DVD combo pack including audio commentary with Jeffrey Obrow and Carpenter, Interviews and many more Bonus
Features, the film is absolutely
a must own and can be purchased from Synapse Films or Amazon.
