Slaughter High

Name: Slaughter High
Released: 1986-11-14

Mark Ezra

(1986)

Eight different people are invited to their 10-year high school reunion at their now-closed down high school where a former student, disfigured from a prank gone wrong, is there to seek revenge.

Carol: Caroline Munro

Marty: Simon Scuddamore

Skip: Carmine Iannaccone

Stella: Donna Yeager

Carol: Caroline Munro

Marty: Simon Scuddamore

Skip: Carmine Iannaccone

Stella: Donna Yeager

Joe: Gary Martin

Crew

DirectorMark Ezra

WriterMark Ezra

WriterPeter Mackenzie Litten

Makeup ArtistCraig Berkeley

DirectorGeorge Dugdale

Overview and Horror Legacy

A revenge slasher built around school trauma and delayed retribution. It has become a cult curiosity for its tonal mix of absurdity and brutality. Its identity sits in the lower-budget but memorable tier of 80s slashers.

Collector Market and Memorabilia

Collectors are drawn to its school setting and its exaggerated kill sequences that lean into theatrical revenge imagery. The masked killer design and practical gore give it strong VHS-era appeal. Its cult status is amplified by its reputation as a ‘lost’ slasher.

Cult Status

Directed by George Dugdale, it was produced in the mid-80s UK exploitation circuit. It gained later attention primarily through home video distribution.