Slotherhouse
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| Directed by | Matthew Goodhue |
| Written by | Bradley Fowler |
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| Cinematography | Mark David |
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| Music by | Sam Ewing |
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| Distributed by | Gravitas Ventures |
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Running time | 93 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Slotherhouse is a 2023 American comedy horror film starring Lisa Ambalavanar, Sydney Craven, Olivia Rouyre, Bianca Beckles-Rose, Tiff Stevenson and Stefan Kapičić. Directed by Matthew Goodhue, and written by Bradley Fowler and Cady Lanigan, the film was released on August 30, 2023.
Premise
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A college student, Emily Young, takes an adorable three-toed sloth named Alpha out of the jungle to gain popularity at her sorority, only to discover it goes on a rampant killing spree.
In a lethargic twist to the slasher genre that lets a B-movie killer monster “hang around” in a sorority slaughterhouse film, Slotherhouse is a tongue-in-cheek horror flick that delivers a slothy kill spree packed with surprises.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Lisa Ambalavanar as Emily
- Sydney Craven as Brianna
- Andrew Horton as Tyler
- Bianca Beckles-Rose as Zenny
- Olivia Rouyre as Madison
- Tiff Stevenson as Ms. Mayflower
- Sutter Nolan as Sarah
- Milica Vrzic as Gabby
- Stefan Kapičić as Oliver
- Annamaria Serda as Dakota
- Grace Patterson as Chloe
- Kelly Lynn Reiter as Ava
- Tiana Upcheva as Alissa
- Bradley Fowler as a paramedic
- Cady Lanigan as Morgan
- Rudi Rok as Alpha
Additionally, the main puppeteers credited are: Gregory B. Ballora, Jackson Pike and Tony Carrillo.
Production
[edit]The concept for Slotherhouse originated when the film's co-writer, Bradley Fowler, tried to come up with the "dumbest idea" he could think of. Cady Lanigan described the concept as "like Mean Girls meets Happy Death Day with a touch of Gremlins".[3] Lanigan stated that the film was inspired by classic horror films and their use of practical effects.[4]
Release
[edit]Slotherhouse was released on August 30, 2023 by Gravitas Ventures in Regal Cinemas theaters in the United States.[5]
Reception
[edit]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 56% of 18 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.6/10.[6]
Stuart Heritage from The Guardian described it as a "masterpiece", praising its humor as "tremendously funny" and stating that it surpasses all expectations.[7] Christy Lemire from RogerEbert.com gave the film a score of three out of four,[8] while Sam Haysom from Mashable said that the film had "irritating dialogue" and "one-dimensional characters".[9] William Earl from Variety stated that, "This killer sloth creature feature isn't funny or scary enough to justify its thin premise".[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Slotherhouse (15)". British Board of Film Classification. December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ "Slotherhouse Film (2023)". Cinema Relics Productions. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
- ^ Thompson, Simon. "The Team Behind Horror Comedy Slotherhouse Came Up With The Title In Seconds". Forbes. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ Squires, John (July 26, 2023). "Slotherhouse – Killer Sloth Slasher Movie Coming to Theaters This Summer". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ "Austin Peay professor's horror-comedy Slotherhouse hits theaters Aug. 30". Austin Peay State University. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ "Slotherhouse". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ Heritage, Stuart (August 30, 2023). "Slotherhouse: is a horror film about a killer sloth secretly a masterpiece?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ Lemire, Christy (August 31, 2023). "Slotherhouse movie review & film summary (2023)". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ Haysom, Sam (September 19, 2023). "Slotherhouse review: Killer sloth horror is every bit as ridiculous as it sounds". Mashable. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ Earl, William (August 30, 2023). "Slotherhouse Review: A Cuddly, Murderous Mammal Spices Up Dull Sorority Slasher". Variety. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
