The Initiation | reviewed by: William O'Donnell | January 31, 2022
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Manages to have some interesting foreshadowing preceding the uncommon twist at the reveal of the killer
| genre | Horror |
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| synopsis | Kelly, a young woman, has been plagued by nightmares of a burning man her entire life. Upon entering college, she pledges a sorority that forces them to perform an initiation night prank. With several of her friends, she breaks into a store and unfortunately discovers that it is impossible to exit from the building after it is entered illegally. Trapped in a new nightmare, Kelly must fight for survival. |
| lead actors | Vera Miles | Daphne Zuniga | Clu Gulager | James Read | Marilyn Kagan | Robert Dowdell | Patti Heider | Frances Peterson | Hunter Tylo | Paula Knowles | Trey Stroud | Peter Malof | Christopher Bradley | Joy Jones | Mary Davis Duncan |
| director | Larry Stewart | Peter Crane |