The 2009 film *Sorority Row*, directed by Stewart Hendler, marked an attempt to resurrect the glory days of 1980s slasher films, a renaissance that began with the release of *Scream* in 1996. However, this renaissance was largely built on nostalgia, as the genre struggled to return to its low-budget exploitation roots. High budgets became harder to hide, and the new prudishness among MPAA Rating Boards censors posed…








