For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Hopefully, you're still alive. IMDb doesn't really know one way or the other. But if you're Paul C. Elliott, or you know him, please have him respond to this comment. After all, DEATH SCREAMS should be a pretty big deal to Paul C. According to IMDb, it's his ONLY credit of any kind in the film industry (as screenwriter). I read ALL of the comments (22) as of today, and about 50% of them say the killer's identity in DEATH SCREAMS is TOO EASY to figure out. The other half say they have NO IDEA who the killer is. I personally think the brain-damaged guy killed the baseball coach as the latter came up the totally dark basement steps--or vice versa. I know the killer's face is shown clearly during his killing orgy of victims #6-#10 during the final minutes of this film, before the sheriff (who is clearly the brain-damaged guy's dad) blows off the top half of his head with his service revolver. The problem is THIS guy does not look like EITHER of the other two, as far as I'm concerned. Perhaps the actor who was supposed to be the killer sprained his foot before the climax was shot, and an uncredited extra was substituted in the scene? I would prefer that explanation to the alternative that the killer is some previously not seen character who appears ONLY in the finale, and whose identity is NEVER revealed (or that he is the guy who got brain-damaged while driving with town slut Ramona-the-barmaid, since the killer definitely did not look brain-damaged at the close--until the guy who may or may not be his own dad blew off the top half of his face!). So, c'mon Paul, now's the time to 'fess up--get this thing off your chest--please tell us who killed the first ten victims in your magnum opus, DEATH SCREAMS!

And I LOVED it! The other comments on this movie are ridiculous. Just by looking at the box you can tell what you are getting. A bad 80's horror flick with even worse acting and plot. One of my personal favorite types of film. Former Playboy Playmate Susan Kiger was the star...you can't expect a big budget thrill knowing that :-P I gave it 8 stars for high 80's horror camp at it's best.

A group of teenagers attending a carnival are stalked by a mysterious, hidden in the shadows psycho who proceeds to stalk and kill them after they leave the carnival and party at an old run down farm house.The identity of the killer is very easy to figure out in this not very surprising slasher film that features an over the top finale that will produce unintentional chuckles instead of having you shiver in your seat. So poorly made it went unreleased for quite some time.Rated R; Nudity, profanity, and graphic violence.

OK, so the film goes on with a boring carnival scene for like 35 minutes, the acting is pathetic, the soundtrack is garbage and the special effects are not too hot but it is still watchable. This film is more commonly known as HOUSE OF DEATH. It kills 85 minutes !!