Reviewing a Hat Trick of Villainesses from "Sorority Party Massacre"

I stumbled on to this film, Sorority Party Massacre, expecting a typical low-budget thrill ride, and it did not disappoint. The film kicks off with Holly Fanning being harassed via cellphone by a mysterious killer, who later eliminates Holly, and afterwards, detective William "Bill" Watts is sent to Grizzly Cove to investigate. The order came from Bill's superior (and Holly's father), Captain Dan Fanning, and it's a weird form of punishment--as Bill's anger problems have plagued the department. The investigation leads him to the town's sheriff, Barney P. Lumpkin, Deputy Lang, and what appears to be a lavish sorority house.

The house features six young women (all from different chapters of the Sigma Phi Pi sorority) vying for the Fawnskin Grant, a scholarship named after the host of the contest, Stella Fawnskin. The sextet of contestants consist of Kioko, Brooklyn, Jessie Lynn, Sloan, Veronica, and Paige Harrison, though it was revealed that Holly was a contestant. The numbers start to die down (no pun intended) when Veronica is suddenly stung to death by a swarm of bees inside the house's stable. The town's mayor, Bud Carson, is also killed, and two more girls, Kioko and Sloan, are eliminated as well. The suspect pool is a deep one, but for those who had Stella as one, she became another victim.

The remaining girls are nervous; Paige is shown itching quite a lot, leading Bill to believe that she's hiding something. Brooklyn comforted Jessie Lynn as she was holding an axe for protection, and later told her girlfriend a story dating back to 1965, when a pledge was murdered via hanging by a rival of hers, who went on to win the very competition that these girls were in during the events. Brooklyn took the axe from Jessie Lynn as the girls kissed, only for Brooklyn to plunge it in her lover's head, killing her.

So Brooklyn was behind the murders of Kioko, Arden, and Stella, as the woman killed all those years ago was Brooklyn's aunt, and she was out for revenge. Bill ended up learning another diabolical secret the hard way during an apparent rescue mission; after his arm ended up in a bear trap, it was revealed to be a set up by Barney, who later abducted Bill and revealed that Brooklyn's aunt was actually killed by Stella, and after Barney covered for his then-girlfriend, the two killed a series of sorority girls from the 1980s up to the events of the film. As for Brooklyn, she was released to continue her murderous vendetta, as she went after Paige and Aggo--who was introduced as Stella's mentally disabled handyman, only to be revealed as Brian Clementi, a con man who had been stealing from Stella and feigned the mannerisms. Yikes.

Paige ends up killing Brooklyn, and she joins Brian and Bill on a boat after the latter takes care of Barney. However, in typical horror film fashion, one final twist is saved for last. As Bill notices Paige scratching again, he sees bee stings on her arm, leading him to realize that Paige actually killed Veronica. Now exposed, Paige knocked out Brian and confessed to sending the bees to kill Veronica, as she saw Veronica as a threat and knew about her fear of bees. She later voiced her plan to rule her sorority and have the other girls as her minions, before sending Bill into the water as part of her plan to kill him. Paige's use of a long plank to finish the job ended up being her own undoing, as Bill dragged Paige into the water and drowned her.

So that's that, and without further ado, the villainesses:

Stella Fawnskin: I actually saw the trailer to this a few years ago, and upon seeing Leslie Easterbrook in this, I was hoping she'd be a villainess, and it ended up being the case. I'm a fan of the Police Academy films, and I definitely remember seeing Easterbrook in six of them as the intimidating Debbie Callahan. Regarding this role, Stella definitely had that "alpha-bitch" vibe when it came to running her house. She was nasty, arrogant, and as her past villainy revealed, ruthless and fiendish. Not surprisingly, Easterbrook truly played Stella very well; I think she loved this role, she appeared to be having a lot of fun in this film.

Leslie Easterbrook has done so much in her career, which included reprising her role as Debbie Callahan in the short-lived Police Academy TV series. In film, she played Mother Firefly in Rob Zombie's The Devil's Rejects, and also appeared in Rob Zombie's remake of Halloween. Easterbrook has several TV credits to her name, which include playing one of my favorite Matlock villainesses, adulteress-turned-murderess Joanna Wilton. She has also appeared in episodes of Murder, She Wrote, Baywatch, and Diagnosis Murder.

Check out Stella Fawnskin's profile on Villainous Beauties Wiki!

Brooklyn: Brooklyn was a different kind of killer; she was hellbent on revenge for her aunt's murder at the hands of Stella, however, she developed a hatred of sorority girls because of it. Brooklyn was introduced as having a ruthless demeanor of her own, but her reveal would see that ruthless nature played out, as she attempts to kill everyone in her path, but ultimately fails. Brooklyn was played by Eve Mauro, and I loved her performance. Mauro portrayed Brooklyn's tough nature very well, but she truly shined when it came to Brooklyn's bloodlust in the climax.

Eve Mauro should be familiar to fans of Lifetime films; she played villainess Morgan Dyer in 2020's Killer Dream Home. Regarding her other credits, Mauro appeared in 2009's Land of the Lost film adaptation, and she has appeared in episodes of CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, and Dexter.

Check out Brooklyn's profile on Villainous Beauties Wiki!

Paige Harrison: The film truly saved the best for last when it came to Paige Harrison. When we first see her, Paige is, for lack of a better term, a goody-two-shoes. She stands up against Stella's bullying, she puts on a cheery demeanor, she scolds Brian for faking a mental disability. Paige was what we wrestling fans call a "white meat babyface," which describes the ultimate do-gooders. When Paige turned heel in that climactic twist, she removed that goody-two-shoes demeanor so fast that it could make one's head spin. We were treated to the true Paige Harrison; an evil and ruthless villainess who would kill anyone who was in the way of her ambitions, including Veronica. I loved her line about turning her sorority sisters into her minions, because it cemented what Paige truly wanted: to become the next Stella Fawnskin, or worse...making Stella look like an angel.

We were also treated to a brief flashback of Paige sending the bees towards Veronica, which shows her heel persona very brilliantly. Paige Harrison was played by Marissa Skell, who truly stole this film. Her portrayal of Paige's do-gooding personality was amazing, and her fight scenes with Eve Mauro's Brooklyn were quite stellar. Of course, Skell truly shined the most when it came to Paige's heel turn, as it saw Paige truly prove that her nice girl personality truly was a mask for her villainous theatrics. This was an excellent performance from Skell, whose filmography consists of a few other low-budget films, as well as guest appearances on Criminal Minds, The Mentalist, and Dexter.

Check out Paige Harrison's profile on Villainous Beauties Wiki!

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