12 Horror movies with a High School Dance
Prom Night and high school dances are probably one of the most expected experiences for students. This event can turn into a night to remember or the biggest nightmare. And since we’re in prom season it’s the perfect time to sit down and watch a horror film that is set into or that features one. From pig blood to zombies, a high school dance is something that will stay with you for ever. Keep reading to find out 12 horror movies that feature or are set at prom night \ high school dance.
Carrie (1976)
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Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.
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Carrie (2013)
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A shy girl, outcast by her peers and sheltered by her religious mother, unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.
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Prom Night (1980)
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At a high school senior prom, a masked killer stalks four teenagers who were responsible for the accidental death of a classmate six years previously.
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Prom Night (2008)
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Donna’s senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life, though a sadistic killer from her past has different plans for her and her friends.
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Cabin Fever: Spring Fever (2009)
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A high school prom faces a deadly threat: a flesh-eating virus that spreads via a popular brand of bottled water.
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Dance of the Dead (2008)
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On the night of the big High-School Prom, the dead rise to eat the living, and the only people who can stop them are the losers who couldn’t get dates to the dance.
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Night of the Creeps (1986)
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Alien brain parasites, entering humans through the mouth, turn their host into a killing zombie. Some teenagers start to fight against them.
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The Loved Ones (2009)
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When Brent turns down his classmate Lola’s invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge.
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Tragedy Girls (2017)
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A twist on the slasher genre, following two death-obsessed teenage girls who use their online show about real-life tragedies to send their small mid-western town into a frenzy, and cement their legacy as modern horror legends.
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1995)
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A group of teenagers get into a car crash in the Texas woods on prom night, and then wander into an old farmhouse that is home to Leatherface (Robert Jacks) and his insane family of cannibalistic psychopaths.
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Jennifer’s Body (2009)
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A newly-possessed high-school cheerleader turns into a succubus who specializes in killing her male classmates. Can her best friend put an end to the horror?
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
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Flighty teenage girl Buffy Summers learns that she is her generation’s destined battler of vampires.
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