The House On The Edge Of The Park (a.k.a. La Casa Sperduta Nel Parco) (1980)

Directed by: Ruggero Deodato
Written by: Gianfranco Clerici & Vincenzo Mannino
Music by: Riz Ortolani
Starring: David Hess, John Morghan (Giovanni Lombardo Radice), Annie Belle, Christian Borromeo, Marie Claude Joseph, Gabriele Di Giulio, Brigitte Petronio

Taglines: “Delivers Shocks To The Maximum … Pushes The Limits Of Acceptability”

“David Hess … star of “Last House on the Left” is loose again … DON’T GO IN THE PARK!”

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Sleepaway Camp (1983) (a.k.a. Nightmare Vacation)

Directed & written by: Robert Hiltzik

Starring: Felissa Rose, Jonathan Tiersten, Karen Fields, Christopher Collet, Mike Kellin,Katherine Kamhi

Music by: Edward Bilous

Taglines: “…you won’t be coming home!”

“A nice place for summer vacation – a perfect place to die!”

“A Perfect Place to meet young girls, might just be the perfect place to die!”

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Happy Birthday To Me (1981)

Director: J. Lee Thompson

Written by: John Saxton, Peter Jobin & Timothy Bond

Starring: Melissa Sue Anderson, Glenn Ford, Lawrence Dane, Sharon Acker, Frances Hyland, Tracey E. Bregman, Ann Thomerson, Jack Blum, Matt Craven.

Music by: Bo Harwood & Lance Rubi

Taglines: “Six of the most bizarre murders you will ever see.”

“It’ll be a killer party!”

“John will never eat shish kebab again. Steven will never ride a motorcycle again. Greg will never lift weights again. Who’s killing the school’s snobbish top ten? At the rate they’re going there will be no one left for Virginia’s birthday party… alive.”

“Pray You’re Not Invited To The Party.”

“You’re invited to the bloodiest party of the year.”

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