Zombie High
A freshman begins to notice that students at her new school are losing their individuality. She discovers that the faculty are operating on the students' brains to make them docile and productive.
Why it matters
A late-’80s cult hybrid of sci-fi body horror and teen thriller that turns the boarding school trope into a brainwashed nightmare.
- Pre-dates and partly inspires later cults like Disturbing Behavior with its paranoia about conformity and control.
- Virginia Madsen and Sherilyn Fenn anchor the cast with sincere performances amid campy dialogue and oddball humor.
- Practical effects serve up grotesque brain-meddling madness that’s delightfully low-budget and unpolished.
- For fans of ’80s genre flicks where high school is less about hormones and more about losing your mind—literally.
Director
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
43
Slow Burn
17
Psychological
71
Supernatural
0
Creature
18
Disturbing
50
Fun Factor
83
Cerebral
14
Survival
17
Conspiracy
