Is The Initiation scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Initiation easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Initiation end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Initiation violent?

Yes. More violent than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Initiation sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 73% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Initiation

Name: The Initiation
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1984
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Vera Miles, Clu Gulager, Daphne Zuniga, James Read, Marilyn Kagan

Be young, stay young ... and die young.

Directed by Larry Stewart

Produced by Jock Gaynor Productions, Initiation Associates

198493 min5.5 / 10

A slasher thriller that traps sorority pledges in a nightmarish hunt through a department store, blending amnesia-driven mystery with stalking dread and serial-killer violence.

An amnesiac sorority member who has been plagued by a recurring nightmare is stalked alongside other coeds by a killer in a deserted department store where they are completing a hazing ritual.

Questions people ask

Is The Initiation scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is The Initiation easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does The Initiation end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Initiation violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.
Is The Initiation sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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