Night School (1981)

Night School is a slasher film released in 1981 directed by Ken Hughes and starring English actress Rachel Ward in her feature film debut. The plot revolves around a series of gruesome decapitation murders happening among college coeds in Boston, Massachusetts. The film was originally to be directed by Alfred Sole but Sole passed on the project. Ken Hughes was ultimately brought in to direct, this would be his final film. The music score was composed by Brad Fiedel and is among the best of the composer's early work. Though the film is less graphic in its violence than many films of the slasher genre, Night School was still denounced by critics upon release. In England it was known as Terror Eyes and was a Video Nasty. The film has developed a small following among slasher fans though, however as of 2009 the film has yet to see a DVD release.