Summary
The Evil Dead meets Scream as an evil professor, through an ancient staff and a book of incantation, possesses the bodies of a group of fraterity and sorority pledges during a night of "hazing" activities in an abandoned mansion.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 44GoodWatch 48
IMDb5.4
Audience score34%
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than most horror movies, −8 min on the typical 95
typical 9587Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 130 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
+120Released
2004
March 6, 2004
22 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesIntense
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 8 more13 people
- Brad DourifProfessor Kapps
- Tiffany ShepisMarsha Glazer
- Nectar RoseDelia Rodgers
- Parry ShenTim Fields
- PAPhillip AndrewDoug Leary
- Jeremy MaxwellRoy Moore
- David TomJacob Sterling
- Charmaine DeGratéJustine Pickett
- Brooke BurkeJill
Robert DonavanPolice Detective
Tess HallMannequin Voice (voice)
E.P. McKnightNurse- CHChad HerrStable boy
Directing · 3
- Rolfe Kanefsky Director, Writer
- Dawn Stewart Second Assistant Director
- Tim Brown First Assistant Director
Production · 4
- Tom Seidman Producer, Special Effects
- Cathy Henderson Casting
- Dori Zuckerman Casting
- James R. Rosenthal Co-Producer
Camera · 2
- Thomas L. Callaway Director of Photography
- Sheryll Coulon Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Lawrence A. Maddox Editor
Sound · 3
- Christopher Farrell Original Music Composer
- Mark Innocenti Supervising Sound Editor
- D.J. Ritchie Sound Mixer
Art · 2
- Travis Zariwny Production Design
- Amy Christie Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- N. Jayne Seward Costume Design
- Teresa Vest Key Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Ted T.E. Tunney Gaffer
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