A step up in production values from its predecessor, Slumber Party Massacre II continues the story five years after the events taking place in the first movie.

If the first movie loaned a lot from Halloween, the sequel is all about re-enacting The Nightmare on Elm Street. There are dream sequences with the killer – this time around dressed in black leather and boasting a drill attached to an electric guitar – haunting the protagonist in her sleep.

The whole comedic aspect is present much stronger with the sequel, but it carries the humor and absurdity a bit too far away to the point that it’s nowhere scary anymore. The novelty of the whole concept wears thin towards the end, and Slumber Party Massacre II ends up a fairly tame experience.

80s-o-meter: 91%

Total: 61%