This is a low-budget '80s horror ostensibly in the mold of similarly cheesy and dated slashers like the early Friday the 13th movies. The characters are given more development than the typical slasher meatbags queueing up to be slaughtered and there's a vague implication of something untoward besides a murderous psycho tromping through the woods. It's difficult to decide what's intentionally off-kilter as opposed to what's just the product of bad acting and a low budget, which actually works to the movie's benefit. But what really elevates this movie is a single shot, which is less of a twist or revelation than a moment of bizarre and inspired weirdness best experienced in mixed company. You'll know it when you see it.
Review of Sleepaway Camp
