Class Reunion
Lizzie Borden High's class of '72 are going through the motions at their tenth-year reunion, until deranged alum Walter Baylor, driven insane by a sadistic senior-year prank, escapes from the mental institution and crashes the party. When guests start getting bumped off, the other alumni, including snooty yacht salesman Bob Spinnaker, class tease Bunny Packard, and class zero Gary Nash, spring into action to uncover the culprit.
Why it matters
A slasher rooted in early ’80s high school culture, Class Reunion blends dark humor with a creeping sense of social decay beneath the reunion’s veneer.
- Early example of the slasher boom tapping into class and status tensions, predating more polished franchise entries
- Practical effects deliver grisly kills with satisfying gore that recalls the era’s tactile brutality
- Features memorable archetypes—the snob, the outcast, the class tease—playing out familiar high school dynamics twisted by horror
- For fans of low-budget slashers where character quirks and atmosphere carry more weight than star power or narrative finesse
Director
2 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
28
Slow Burn
17
Psychological
29
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
0
Fun Factor
100
Cerebral
14
Survival
66
