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| Directed by | David DeCoteau |
| Written by | Kenneth J. Hall |
| Produced by | David DeCoteau |
| Starring | Linnea Quigley Brinke Stevens Michelle Bauer |
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Running time | 83 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Nightmare Sisters (also released asSorority Succubus Sisters) is a 1988direct-to-video,low-budget,horror comedy. It is notable as one of only two films in which 1980sscream queensLinnea Quigley,Brinke Stevens, andMichelle Bauer appear together, excluding later reunion films such as1313:Cougar Cult.
Buck-toothed Melody, bespectacled Marci, and chubby Mickey are socially awkwardsorority sisters. Desperate for some fun, they invite a trio of equally nerdy fraternity pledges over for a party. The party fizzles and the guys are on the verge of leaving when the girls try to liven things up by holding aséance. Thecrystal ball they use at the séance is cursed and causes the girls to becomepossessed by asuccubus.
The suddenly sexy girls share some pie and a bath and then set out to seduce and murder their guests. The girls take on new personas to help them trap their prey. Mickey becomes a bikini-cladjungle girl, Marci transforms herself into a pigtail-sporting naughty girl, and Melody changes into a wild rock chick. The boys fight temptation and try to find help for the girls. The situation gets more complicated when the boys’ loutish fraternity brothers show up looking to score.
Music for the film was performed by the Los Angeles punk/metal bandHaunted Garage, whose frontmanDukey Flyswatter also appears in the film as Omar. Songs include "Sorority Sister Succubus" and "Brain in a Jar". A later recording of "Brain in a Jar" appeared on the band's 1991 CDPossession Park.
Linnea Quigley also sings “Santa Monica Blvd. Boys,” a song she performed with her band The Skirts.
Nightmare Sisters was filmed over four days in September 1987 for about $40,000 using left-over film, cast, and crew from the just completedSorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama.[1][2]
The film was shot in the producer's rented home. Set decoration largely consisted of different colored lighting and covering the walls with posters. (One of the posters is forCreepozoids, anotherDavid DeCoteau film starringLinnea Quigley.) The actresses did their own make-up and provided their own costumes.[3]
The film was intended for the video rental market and possibly showings on late night cable television.Nightmare Sisters disappeared from sight shortly after being released. The company distributing the film abruptly went out of business with the result that less than 2,000 copies of the tape were ever distributed.[4] The film became an instant obscurity.
Over the next decade, the popularity of the three actresses, word of mouth about the famous bathtub scene, and the scarcity of the film caused it to develop a cult reputation.
A segment fromNightmare Sisters featuring Linnea Quigley singing was included inLinnea Quigley’s Horror Workout (1990). Footage also appeared inScream Queen Hot Tub Party (1991) and was discussed in the documentaryScreaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era (2011).
In the early 1990s, a censored version ofNightmare Sisters aired onUSA Up All Night onUSA Network. The famous scene in which the girls share a bath was excised and replaced with newly shot footage of the actresses in lingerie, jumping on a bed, andbouncing balloons.
Nightmare Sisters was released on DVD in 2003 with commentary tracks from the cast and director.