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.

Its not often in life when you can bring a group of 8 people aged 22 to 56 to a movie who all leave a theatre loving it. But it happened opening night for the amazingly strong film MURDER UNIVERSITY. Captivating from start to finish the film blew out any expectations based on its modest budget from the minute it started. From the gripping intro to the opening credits city shot, to the soundtrack which leaves you wanting to hear the "Murder U" song when you left. The viewer was clearly transported into the world of the director Richard Griffin and writer Lenny Scwartz and the masterpiece they created. This movie cleverly combines horror, surprisingly great special effects, wit, humor and amazing performance by leads Jamie Dufault and Samantha Acampora, Michael Thurber and the rest of the cast. I was totally impressed by the writing of Lennie Schwartz. The film not only had depth and imagination but rolled along at a great pace to an incredibly strong and unexpected closing sequence which was one of the best scenes (with a little added special film effect) that I have seen in horror in years. Will see this film again!!!!

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.

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 .

Let me just state that I am an avid slasher fan. I grew up watching the classic 80's slashers and have pined to find more movies that could fill that void. In comes.

Murder University filled that void and then some!

There is a clean "slasher" set up with a cool back story and all, enough cool characters to give us great death scenes (with some of the best independent gore effects I've seen in a while) and very rewarding ending. It's also a really fun movie.

Along with the great scare factor, the team does a great job of balancing in bits of humor so you're always entertained. You'll go from one extreme to the other and it's both hysterical and terrifying.

For those of you who love horror movies Murder University is definitely one you should put high on your list; Go take a stab at it.