There was a time when going to summer camp was a common thing for children to do.  They got to socialize with other people of their ages, the parents got a few weeks of quiet to themselves... and a psycho was gainfully employed killing them... Angela and Ricky are sent to Camp Arawak for the summer.  Angela, unfortunately becomes the target for bullies. When those bullies start to die...it becomes clear that someone has a lust for blood... but who's doing it- and who'll be next? " Sleepaway Camp " is one those films that can- by many, be considered a "guilty pleasure".  You know you shouldn't enjoy it that much... but you do. But is it any good, though?  Well, on the surface, it's rather shallow.  At first viewing, it reads and looks like a cheap knock off of "Friday the 13th".  But, on closer viewing- and contemplation, there is a fair bit of depth to it. Especially if you view it through the lense of being a trans-narrative movie. The sto...

If you think that Jason Voorhees, and Camp Crystal Lake had a monopoly on summer camp horror flicks, then you haven't been to Sleepaway Camp! Well, in the movie it's actually called Camp Arawak but that just doesn't have the same sort of ring to it. Of course, if you're going to create another horror movie in a summer camp setting then it better be different, and original enough to set it apart--oh man, does 'Sleepaway Camp' ever do that, and then some. This is one messed up movie.