Slaughter Studios has a legendary reputation as the place where a slew of classic low-budget horror movies were made. Long since abandoned and now in ruins, a group of aspiring filmmakers led by director Steve decide to break into Slaughter Studios so they can shoot one last B-grade creature feature on the premises before it meets the wrecking ball. However, things go awry when Slaughter Studios proves to be the stalking grounds of a vicious psycho.
Practical Effects
Gloriously cheap rubber suits and corn syrup blood.
Writing
Script knows it's terrible and practically winks at you.
Director
Brian Katkin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed in an actual decaying studio in Los Angeles that was scheduled for demolition during production.
Part of a 2002 wave of post-Scream meta-horrors that misunderstood why Scream worked; this one leans into the failure.
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