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Pledge Night (1988)

Pledge Night poster
Directed by
Paul Ziller
Genre
horror film, slasher film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 40 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A college fraternity is haunted by a pledge who died during a hazing ritual years earlier. The ghost returns to take revenge on the current members during pledge night.

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What happens

Pledge Night is a 1988 American supernatural slasher comedy film directed and edited by Paul Ziller and written and produced by Joyce Snyder. Its plot follows a college fraternity that falls victim to the wrath of a deceased pledge named Sid, who died during a hazing gone wrong years prior. The film's soundtrack is provided by the American heavy metal band Anthrax, whose lead singer Joey Belladonna appears in the film as a young version of Sid. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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