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Slotherhouse (2023) – Review and Summary

“Slotherhouse,” like most horror comedies, are enjoyable as long as you can embrace how ridiculous it is for if you look past the superficial, there isn’t much there.

ByAmari Allah Hours Posted onSeptember 4, 2023 8:13 PMSeptember 4, 2023 8:13 PM
Title Card - Slotherhouse (2023)

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  • General Information
    • What Is "Slotherhouse" Rated And Why?
  • Film Summary
    • Character Descriptions
      • Emily
      • Madison
      • Brianna
      • Zenny
  • Review
    • Highlights
      • It's As Ridiculous As Expected
    • On The Fence
      • Some Of The Performances May Push You To Wonder If The Actor Is Green Or Performed This Way On Purpose
      • A Huge Amount Of Scene Fillers
    • Recommendations
  • FAQs

General Information

Director(s) Matthew Goodhue
Screenplay By Bradley Fowler
Based On A Story By Bradley Fowler and Cady Lanigan
Date Released (In Theaters) August 30, 2023
Genre(s) Comedy, Horror, Young Adult
Film Length 1 Hour 33 Minutes
Content Rating Rated PG-13
Noted Characters and Cast
Emily Lisa Ambalavanar
Madison Olivia Rouyre
Brianna Sydney Craven
Zenny Bianca Beckles-Rose

What Is “Slotherhouse” Rated And Why?

“Slotherhouse” is Rated PG-13 and contains:

  • Dialog: Minor Cursing
  • Violence: Blood, violence against and by animals, gun violence, depiction of open wounds
  • Sexual Content: None
  • Miscellaneous: Drinking

Film Summary

This content contains pertinent spoilers. Also, images and text in this post may contain affiliate links. If a purchase is made from those sites, we may earn money or products from the company.

With coming up on their final years of college and living at Sigma Lambda Theta, Emily and Madison, alongside Zenny, are trying to enjoy all the house offers before being expected to go into the world. However, one thing complicating that is House President Brianna. She desires to be the queen bee for an additional year, and with Emily posing a threat, she starts to pick with her.

As she does this, Emily becomes tempted by a poacher to buy a sloth to help not only her social media following but her potential campaign for House President, and while she gets the sloth, later named Alpha, under dubious circumstances, it ends up being a hit. Thus leading to Brianna pushing her minions to get rid of it, and everyone in Sigma Lambda Theta learning this sloth may have been named Alpha to be ironic, but it surely does not have a beta personality.

Character Descriptions

Please Note: This character guide is not an exhaustive list of every cast member, and character descriptions may contain what can be considered spoilers.

Emily

Zenny (Bianca Beckles-Rose) and Emily (Lisa Ambalavanar) laughing
“Zenny (Bianca Beckles-Rose) and Emily (Lisa Ambalavanar) laughing,” Slotherhouse, directed by Matthew Goodhue, 2023, (Gravitas Ventures and Iconic Events Releasing)

Emily is a legacy member of the Sigma Lambda Theta house, as her mother was a member.

Madison

Emily’s best friend, Madison, acts as a moral compass of sorts, sometimes in the most annoying way possible, as Emily’s popularity grows.

Brianna

Brianna is the president of the house, two years running, and is trying to break a record and become one of the few, if only, to be voted House President three times – by any means necessary.

Zenny

Zenny is a member of Emily’s friend group who is queer and quirky.

Review

Our Rating: Mixed (Divisive)

Highlights

It’s As Ridiculous As Expected

If you’ve ever seen the show “Martin,” specifically the episode/ scene (embedded above) when a rodent attacks him, that is what you see in “Slotherhouse,” but with the addition of blood and open wounds. It’s ridiculous and on top of the comical violence, and the push to think Alpha cannot die, there are the cuter moments before it goes rabid and attacks everyone where it is dressed up and treated like a human.

The combination delivers something as ridiculous as expected, often in the best way.

On The Fence

Some Of The Performances May Push You To Wonder If The Actor Is Green Or Performed This Way On Purpose

The issue with a film like “Slotherhouse” is that you know is not meant to be taken seriously, so it pushes you to wonder if that means the bar should be lowered when it comes to the performances. For when it comes to most characters, they are adequate. They aren’t going to make you cry or overtly invested, but do the job expected.

However, when it comes to Zenny, there is a need to question if the actor is green, if their director pushed them to play the character that way, or what? Because there are moments when Zenny gets a little bit cringeworthy to the point you aren’t sure if you should be laughing at or with them, or be in a state of dismay.

A Huge Amount Of Scene Fillers

Beyond the characters named, there are more. The issue is they have no real effect on you. I’d even say, with you knowing Alpha is going to kill, you may not care who may die beyond those named since everyone else is a face with a barely rememberable name. Mind you, the movie does run through who each person is and gives you a glimpse of their social media to get a short bio.

However, even the house mom who knew Emily’s mother, while you may remember she is a drunk, like most, she doesn’t contain that necessary oomph to not be someone who could end up fodder without you caring much.

Recommendations

If you like this movie, we recommend:

  1. #ChadGetsTheAxe
  2. The Blackening

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Slotherhouse (2023) – Overview

Summary

“Slotherhouse” may not rise above being a novelty and silly film, but for those who don’t need their horror to be complex, truly terrifying, or the least bit realistic, this is for you.

Overall
76%
76%
  • It’s As Ridiculous As Expected - 83.5%
    84%
  • Some Of The Peformances May Push You To Wonder If The Actor Is Green Or Performed This Way On Purpose - 72%
    72%
  • A Huge Amount Of Scene Fillers - 73%
    73%
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Pros

  • It’s As Ridiculous As Expected

Cons

  • Some Of The Performances May Push You To Wonder If The Actor Is Green Or Performed This Way On Purpose
  • A Huge Amount Of Scene Fillers
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Listed Under Categories: Movies, Mixed (Divisive)

Related Tags: Bianca Beckles-Rose, Bradley Fowler, Cady Lanigan, Comedy, Horror, Lisa Ambalavanar, Matthew Goodhue, Olivia Rouyre, Rated PG-13, Sydney Craven, Young Adult

Amari Allah

Amari is the founder and head writer of Wherever-I-Look.com and has been writing reviews since 2010, with a focus on dramas and comedies.

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