Hell High
Hell High is a 1989 American slasher film written, produced, and directed by Douglas Grossman. The film centers on a school teacher who suffers a mental breakdown after being harassed and attacked by a group of teenagers. Production. The film was shot on location in Westchester County, New York. Release. The film was released theatrically in the United States beginning May 12, 1989. Critical reception. Richard Harrington from "The Washington Post" gave the film a negative review, writing, "Even within the limited expectations of the horror genre, it's not particularly satisfying, since the chills are all on  the cheap. However, sitting through "Hell High" is likely to bring back at least one high school memory, that of a long, long, long detention, made worse because you have to pay for it." Cavett Binion of AllMovie was unimpressed by the film, calling it a "routine slasher-thriller", though one that "deviates slightly from the standard formula by way of a fairly intelligent script." Most reviews were negative. However, Brett Gallman on his website "Oh, the Horror!" considers it "a weird, gangly, messy perversion of 80s slashers", commending the film's darker narrative, performances, and dismantling of the typical  slasher film formula. Home media. "Hell High" was released on DVD by Shriek Show on July 13, 2004. It was later re-released by the company as a part of its three-disk, High School Horrors Pack on November 15, 2005.