Ep. 136: The Initiation

We continue #DIEcember 2: Slay Bells Ring with another obscure
slasher, 1984's THE INITIATION. This one is filled with family
secrets, sharp hand rakes, and hot - temperature hot - sex. It's
a movie about the power of dreams or at least the power of
attraction that comes from participating in a sleep study. It's
about a mother's sacrifice, and how, no matter what you do, it
doesn't matter. It's about real dads and fake dads and dressing
up like a penis to a party, only to get murdered in an empty
mall.

Listen as we discuss this early entry into New World Pictures'
second ownership group output, released the same year as ANGEL
and CHILDREN OF THE CORN. You may ask yourself:  could a
crowd of people with lit candles enter my room while I'm asleep
without me noticing? Is it ethical for a teaching assistant to
date a student? How comfortable would it be to have sex on a
stack of rugs?

Enjoy this slice of 1980's slasher history, as only the NWPP crew
can deliver!

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