Sisters of Death
Years after a cruel sorority initiation ends in tragedy, the surviving women are invited to a remote estate by a mysterious host. What begins as a reunion turns into a locked-house revenge thriller with occult overtones and a distinct 1970s TV-horror atmosphere.
Film details
| Original / alt title | Sisters of Death |
| Year | 1977 |
| Director | Joseph Mazzuca |
| Country | USA |
| Runtime | Approx. 87 min |
| Main cast | Claudia Jennings, Sherry Boucher, Cheri Howell, Joe Tata |
UK status
A lesser-known cult horror title associated with the broader era of controversial VHS collecting rather than with the very top rank of famous nasties.
Now mostly encountered through cult-film enthusiasts and niche home-video interest.
Why it caused controversy
UK censorship / Video Nasties history
A quick status check first, followed by the film’s censorship timeline. A DPP prosecution was an obscenity case against a particular video publication — it was not automatically the same thing as a permanent nationwide “ban”.
Detailed censorship timeline & facts
FACTS & TRIVIA
- The film mixes old-dark-house plotting with revenge-thriller mechanics.
- Claudia Jennings was already well known from other exploitation and genre work.
- Its title and cover design are a large part of its appeal to collectors.
- The movie belongs to the same broad world of overlooked drive-in horror that VHS later revived.
- Many viewers discover it through compilation lists of obscure women-in-peril thrillers.
- Its remote-estate setting gives it a gothic feel despite the contemporary period.
- The film fits well on the site as a cult companion to better-known nasties.
Distributor / VHS label
Archive cover shown is the user-supplied scan. UK distributor / VHS-label attribution varies by edition and is not asserted here without a verified sleeve imprint.
Trailer
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