10 Most Underrated High School Horror Movies

10. All Cheerleaders Die (2013)

Horror-comedy All Cheerleaders Die made a splash at the Toronto International Film Festival back in 2013, but secured only a limited release thereafter, and has largely been forgotten by fans of either genre.

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The plot follows a group of socially vampiric cheerleaders who die in a tragic accident, and a compassionate Wicca, who brings them all back again. But with one major difference: Now, rather than feeding on popularity, they feed on people. They team up to take revenge on the footballers who caused their deaths, and bloody mayhem ensues.

Funny, sexy and self-aware, the film takes chunks out of the typical high school and chick flick genres, while utilising many of their most essential tropes. Originally intended to be the first in a supernatural series, All Cheerleaders Die failed to launch and has since faded into the ether, out-shined by straight-up teen flicks like Twilight, or even more meta offerings, such as Happy Death Day (2017) and The Babysitter (2017). Nonetheless, it might be time to give it another look.

Is it Shakespeare? No. But it's damn entertaining.

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