Five Terrifying Back to School Horror Movies You Can't Miss!

Prepare to be spooked as we venture into the eerie and haunting world of back-to-school horror movies! As the academic season commences and students flock to their classrooms, we take a thrilling detour through a collection of chilling films set within the hallowed halls of educational institutions. From vengeful spirits seeking retribution to ancient curses lurking in the shadows, these five bone-chilling tales will keep you on the edge of your seat. So, grab your backpack, double-check your schedule, and join us on a hair-raising journey through these back-to-school nightmares that prove education can be as horrifying as it is enlightening.

1. "Prom Night" (1980): On the night of her high school prom, a young girl named Donna suffers a terrible prank that goes horribly wrong, resulting in the accidental death of her. Six years later, the group of friends involved in the incident begin receiving menacing phone calls from a mysterious figure who seems to know their dark secret. As the prom night approaches once again, they find themselves being stalked by a masked killer seeking revenge for the past. 

2. "The Faculty" (1998): At a small-town high school, strange behavior starts to spread among the students and faculty after a mysterious alien parasite infects the school's staff. A group of students, including the geek, the jock, the outcast, and the goth girl, come together to fight against the alien invaders before they take over the entire school and potentially the world.

3. "Slaughter High" (1986): A group of former high school students gathers at their old school for a reunion, seeking revenge against Marty, a nerdy student who was relentlessly bullied by them years ago. During the event, a prank goes awry, and Marty is horribly disfigured. Years later, the same group of bullies receives a mysterious invitation to another reunion, only to find themselves trapped inside the now-abandoned school and hunted down one by one by a masked killer seeking his own form of vengeance.

4. "Cherry Falls" (2000): In a small town plagued by a series of gruesome murders, it is revealed that the victims are all virgins from the local high school. The students quickly learn that the killer is targeting those who have not yet experienced sexual intercourse. As the school's prom night approaches, the pressure mounts to break the curse and stay alive as the mystery of the killer's identity unravels.

5. "Cry Wolf" (2005): A group of students at a prestigious boarding school start a dangerous game of deception by creating a fictional serial killer called "The Wolf" to spice up their mundane lives. But when the line between fiction and reality blurs, the made-up killer may not be entirely fictional anymore. As paranoia and suspicion grow within the group, they soon discover that there's a real threat among them, and the consequences become dire.