Horror Extreme Movie Catalog

I grew up watching Little House on the Prairie and loved it to this day watching re-runs. I still have a hard time looking at the kids as adults. This movie is cheezy but, great because it showed Sue Anderson in another role. She did well.

In a private school called Crawford Academy. There is a group of rich and obnoxious teens calling themselves "The Top Ten". For reasons unknown, they begin to get knocked off one at a time. And it appears to be someone they know. Virginia Wainwright(Melissa Sue Anderson) visits a shrink due to weird episodes, which links to a traumatic event in her past. Perhaps, there is a connection here.

Well, it's obvious that by the end, "Happy Birthday To Me" has been part of the blueprint for numerous slashers concerning mystery. And I can see the reason why, even though it follows the formula of the basic slasher. The plot plays with the viewer giving your brain a decent work out. Predictability is not an issue. The only thing obvious is when deaths will occur. The plot contains twist towards the end to keep you in the dark. Some of the deaths are pretty creative and brutal without coming off cheesy. And the gore is decent.

The acting is very solid for a slasher. My problems is the atmosphere coupled with the soundtrack, makes this a little too camp. Which for me, takes away from the scare factor.

Overall, I find " Happy Birthday To Me" to be one of the finer slashers from the early 80's. I won't blow which movies, but after seeing this. One could probably take a look at some of the slashers from the past ten years. And detect the fingerprints of this all over it. I highly recommend this one to the diehard slasher and horror buffs. If you're not very up on slashers and mystery. You should also pick up Tenebre, The Burning, The Prowler, & Opera. So you can have yourself a bloody good time.