Sleepaway Camp (1983) Revisited – Horror Movie Review

Our video series Real Slashers got started with an episode that focused on Sleepaway Camp 2, and you can see that video at THIS LINK. For the one year anniversary of Real Slashers, we have circled back around to the Sleepaway Camp franchise, and this time we’re taking a look at the first installment, 1983’s Sleepaway Camp (watch it HERE). To find out what we have to say about the first Sleepaway Camp, check out the video embedded above!

Written and directed by Robert Hiltzik, Sleepaway Camp has the following synopsis:

After a terrible boating accident killed her family, shy Angela Baker went to live with her eccentric Aunt Martha and her cousin Ricky. This summer, Martha decides to send them both to Camp Arawak, a place to enjoy the great outdoors. Shortly after their arrival, a series of bizarre and violent “accidents” begin to claim the lives of various campers. Has a dark secret returned from the camp’s past… or will an unspeakable horror end the summer season for all?

The film stars Felissa Rose, Mike Kellin, Jonathan Tiersten, Christopher Collet, Paul DeAngelo, Katherine Kamhi, Karen Fields, Desiree Gould, and Robert Earl Jones.

Here’s what Real Slashers is all about:

Ahhh the 80’s. A simpler time where the blood ran red, the boobies swung freely, and the weed was copiously smoked. A time where rampant killers were simply excuses for excessive sex and over the top murder. Yes, we’re looking at an era where the slasher movie ran wild over cinemas everywhere. Today, we’re looking at “Real Slashers.”

The show is Written, Narrated, and Edited by Tyler Nichols, Produced by John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.

What do you think of the first Sleepaway Camp? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

A couple of the previous episodes of Real Slashers can be seen below. To see more, and to check out some of our other shows, head over to the JoBlo Horror Originals channel – and subscribe while you’re at it!