Movie

Night School

1981 · 88 min

A grim, methodical slasher that trades jump scares for creeping dread and a lingering sense of unease.

Tagline: A lesson in terror.
Overview: A Boston police detective investigates a series of gruesome decapitations of various college coeds, committed by a helmeted, black-leather clad serial killer.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, madness, betrayal, death
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
madness
betrayal
death
violence
Places: big city
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild