Murder University

I love this movie! This is a fun throwback to the 80's style slasher films. Great acting, fun visuals and a chilling score.

It was made by independent film makers who prove that you can make a great movie without the production costs of a major Hollywood blockbuster.

It's a team of dedicated, talented artists making a great film for everyone to enjoy.

I highly recommend Murder University. Not only does it deliver all the standard 80's horror movie thrills, it takes a dark, new twist that you won't believe.

Check it out.

It's 1983, and at Greensboro University, students are turning up all over campus with their heads chopped off. Freshman Josh Greene (Jamie Dufault) and cop's daughter Meg (Samantha Acampora) endeavour to solve the mystery behind the grisly slayings, uncovering a Satanic death cult that has been at work within the confines of the college for decades.

Murder University, from indie horror director Richard Griffin, is an homage to the cheesier teen slashers of the 1980s—those that featured dumb characters, diabolical dialogue, dreadful rock music, and painful comedy along with the expected gore and nudity. If you've seen such lame examples as Cutting Class, Doom Asylum or Slaughter High, you'll get the idea.

Quite why anyone would want to make a movie that imitates some of the weakest examples of the genre, I'm not really sure, but to his credit Griffin gets many of the ingredients spot on—the characters are incredibly irritating, the plot is suitably preposterous, and the gore is largely unconvincing and repetitive (mostly be-headings by axe). Griffin also meets his quota of gratuitous T&A, but with some of the least appealing women to ever grace a stalk 'n' slash movie, many of whom are clearly no stranger to the biscuit tin, this does little to improve matters.

I rate Murder University a disappointing 3.5 out of 10, rounded up to 4 for one very unexpected death (always a nice touch) and that OTT kill where the guy has the top of his head lopped off, his brains spilling out of his skull like a runny yolk from a boiled egg.

This movie rocks. Great direction, well acted, awesome pacing. 'Nuffsaid.

Director Richard Marr Griffin and his cast bring this epic tale of murder in a sleepy New England town to life... Or death... The budget might have been on the low side, but you wouldn't know it by watching this film. Perhaps it's the tight script scribed by Lenny Schwartz. Or perhaps it's the slick visuals or great acting, but you will soon find yourself really caring about what happens next and stay at the very edge of your seat to find out. Do yourself a favor this Halloween or next Halloween and watch it!

One of the best yet . I am a abet horror movie fan, but this one was extra special. I know the locations and being a Resident of Exeter I was was impressed by the use of our towns rescue. Lenny you did a great job, and I told your mother so.The use of RIO as the back drop was great. Kenny is one of the best screen writers I have had the pleasure of see his work,I hope his career goes on, and into higher places. All horror buffs should see the film, it is the type that makes one want to see more works of this caliber. Murder university is a must see. It is hard to write ten lines about the film, but all in all every part of it keeps you wanting more. I hope that the writer and cast will work together on many more in that they all make as great must see picture. So keep looking and making these films .

In the 80s, 4 kids go to an empty college building. They start talking about murders that took place there. Suddenly they start getting killed. The surprise killer is revealed. But then someone knocks on the door. It's another masked killed who ends up killing everyone.

Some months later a smart but socially awkward kid start college there. He's bullied by some jerks and befriends his roommate. But then the killings on campus and off campus start. At some point the kid is about to fall victim to the killers but instead they only injure him. That draws the attention of a detective who has been tracing killings on campus for years. He thinks all these deaths over the years are connected and he even suspects the kid's involved. Instead the kid offers to help in the investigation since no one else believes the cop. For some reason the cop offers up his daughter to help the kid get more involved in the college scene and investigate on their own. Soon enough they are again in the middle of he killings.

Eventually we learn who the killers are and why they kill, as well as why they let the kid live. It has to do with his father. He was on campus as well decades ago. There are some surprises as well.

There's a lot to like in Murder University. Despite the low budget, it's relatively well done. There's a good story here. It's confidently directed. It's not shy about nudity. For some reason all the killings involve cool decapitations. The acting by the main star and the main villain is very good.

On the other hand, the production also overreached. With a low budget you can't do everything you envisioned well. The 80s theme, while a tribute to 80s slashers, doesn't work, neither does the awful synth pop music. Unfortunately all horror is supposed to happen at night by some law I guess, but when you don't have adequate equipment it's not recommended. There's too much darkness here. Acting by everyone else but the two actors mentioned above isn't convincing. I suspect that most of these people are horror fan-volunteers so it's understandable. The final 30 minutes, when things usually pick up in horror movies, are completely dull here. Even though things are revealed, most of the time is taken up by long speeches instead of action.

Overall, this is a good very good effort by a talented crew but it doesn't satisfy.