Die Die Delta Pi (Revisited)

Director(s) - Sean Donohue (Dead Residence, Death-Scort Service) and Chris Leto (Crazy Lake, The Housewife Slasher)

Starring - Aaron J. Nelson (Theatre of the Deranged II, Terror Talk), Krystal Pixie Adams (Earth Girls are Sleazy, Cannibal Claus), and Andrea Alfonso (Scream Dreams 2, The Housewife Slasher)

Release Date - 2013

Genre - Horror

Tagline - "Its pledge week and all the girls of Delta Pi are just rushing to die"

Format - Bluray (Personal Collection) (Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

     Several years ago I was lucky enough to review the Sean Donohue and Chris Leto directed slasher Die Die Delta Pi.  I remember really enjoying it for what it was and often recommended it to fans looking for indie slashers with that 80s flair.  It has been a few years since I first saw this one and it was about time I revisited it.  Sean recently contacted me to review the new blu release of the film with some additional special features..and boy are those special features entertaining.  Once again I want to thank Sean for sending this one over.

     The film follows a sorority during rush week in 1986 when hazing takes a grizzly turn.  One of the sorority's more timid rushes is accidentally knocked into the fire.  We fast forward to now and the sorority sisters of Delta Pi are being hunted one by one by an unknown killer with a vendetta.  

     I love so many different sub-genres in horror but I will always be a slasher fan.  I grew up renting them from the local video store and as I got older indie filmmakers started paying tribute to these unforgettable slashers.  Sean Donohue and Chris Leto did a fantastic job with this no budget throwback.  The acting in this one is still uneven to me.  Some of the characters are way more entertaining than others while some of the cast doesn't seem that dedicated to their role.  Which, while I'm on the topic, is one of the new special features on the blu where one of the ladies of the film has a meltdown on set because she couldn't remember her lines.  This is audio only but still highly entertaining.  The story for this one is simple and borrows heavily from the frat/sorority slashers from the mid to late 80s.  We follow a sorority where something tragic happened sometime ago and now it is coming back to bite them in the ass.  Nothing really new here but it's not about the destination but the ride.  DDDP doesn't try to bring something new to the table but makes it sleazier...which it does.  It's fun and works nicely as a double feature with other slashers from the period.  Finally, the film has kills straight from the slasher textbook.  The kills are fun and the effects are solid.  With that being said, the kills fit the film which is something I always look forward to.  Overall, Die Die Delta Pi is a fun and sleazy throwback to classic 80s slashers with plenty of boobs and blood.  The film quality is not noticeable over the DVD.  However, there is one added a special feature that really makes this one a must have for fans of indie slashers.  Check it out now on blu from Gatorblade Films.