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News Archives This site was established on January 21, 2001 and hasn't really been updated much lately. Although, I have maintained the site to preserve a place for driller killer, Orville Ketchum, and Hockstatter afficionados. As for myself, my love for these movies will never die... If you had any kind of involvement with any of the Slumber Party Massacre or Sorority House Massacre (including Hard to Die) movies and I haven't talked with you yet, I'd very much like to hear from you! You can drop me an e-mail or contact me via MySpace or Facebook. I would especially like to hear from Jennifer Meyers, Michelle Michaels, Gina Mari, Andree Honore, Juliette Cummins, Heidi Kozak, Keely Christian, Maria Ford, Gail Harris, Debbie Dutch, Peter Spellos, Stacia Zhivago, Dana Bentley, Bridget Carney...the list goes on! Driller Killer Fan Forever, Tony Brown 6-22-09 
Truly one of the most anticipated interviews I've ever conducted...none other than the director of the original Slumber Party Massacre...AMY HOLDEN JONES! Thank you very much, Amy! And everyone be sure to check out the poster galleries for SPM, SPM 2, SHM, SHM 2, and publicity photos section for Hard to Die where you'll find cool new additions, such as this: 
Thanks to Serbian fan Djordje for the above picture, there's more SHM 2 cover scans he sent me as well so be sure to check those out. The Fan Section and Various Pictures sections have been updated, also. 5-19-09 
Here is some interesting news about the original prologue scene of SPM that I posted on the Trivia page - big thanks to Amy Jones...and I bet you can guess who I'm gonna interview soon! A short "prologue" scene, which ran approximately 8 minutes, was originally shot by Amy Jones but ultimately not used in the film. Here are some details from Amy Jones, herself, which explains the radio announcement at the beginning and why the film didn't turn out quite like a horror spoof: "The opening I shot and gave as a reel to Corman, which got me the job, had a Ouija scene in it. I don't have a copy. He probably tossed it out. We couldn't use it in the film because I'd done it with non-SAG actors. The same actor was the killer, however. It looked far fancier than the final film because my husband, a famous cinematographer [Michael Chapman], shot it. He didn't shoot Slumber Party, so it was a good deal more primitive. Shooting the opening was great fun. We had a tiny crew including myself, my husband and our neighbor Howard Chesley who took sound. We shot it in the house we were renting in the Venice canals. As I now remember, it was a tarot reading among hippies with a bad outcome, (probably the death card), suspense as you sensed someone was in the yard, a series of deaths in the house. I remember creating the special effect ourselves of a knife or hatchet going into a head using a styrofoam head and wig. It worked surprisingly well. We did it in two or three nights and it was about 8 minutes long. I cut it on Joe Dante's flatbed as he was doing The Howling and he lent me some cues for the temp dub, also done on the KEM. All this would be easy today with HD. The cast were students, non SAG, which doomed the thing to never be used. The opening was a rewritten version of the opening of the Rita Mae Brown script, Don't Open the Door, which I did a huge rewrite on later to make SPM. It was a "prologue" establishing the killer years earlier. I don't really remember Rita's draft. The bones of it were similar but it was a big rewrite. I didn't take screenplay credit and it was the first thing I ever wrote." Also, I just added some screenshots comparing the IFC broadcast to the New Concorde DVD of SPM to the Alternate Versions page. Here's four random pics I snapped: 
5-18-09 "Hiiii, neighbor! Long time, no see..." Those were the words uttered when Clive Hockstatter...um, er...Hochstatter, reunited with his old neighbor, Orville Ketchum via Melissa Moore's possessed body in SHM 2. Speaking of Melissa Moore, I have something interesting coming soon to the site and I plan on cleaning up The Old Hockstatter Place, along with adding some new stuff here and there. The reason I second guessed the spelling of Clive's surname stems from the fact that I've been mis-spelling it for nearly the past 8 years! Listen to what Jim Wynorski had to say when I asked him about the correct spelling: "The original spelling was Hochstatter, The character of [Clive] Hochstatter was named partially after Zoran Hochstatter, who was the director of photography on Sorority House Massacre 2. The name Orville just popped into my head when I was writing the first draft of the script." ...and if I already had that posted elsewhere on the site, sorry. It's been awhile and I'm looking at some of the stuff on here and saying to myself, "Huh, what? I don't remember that!" But, no, the site will remain The Old HOCKSTATTER Place @ www.hockstatter.com - I should've paid closer attention to SHM 2's credits, oh well... Here is one thing that hasn't been featured on the site yet...you can now view the street SHM 2 was filmed on (courtesy of Google Maps), along with such other movies as Evil Toons (the house next door) and The People Under the Stairs (the house across the street)...another one belonged to Mr. Orville Ketchum himself, right across from the Hockstatter house! If the embedded map doesn't show up for you, type in "2200 South Harvard Blvd, Los Angeles, CA" into Google Maps or go here, or simply click "View Larger Map" below. View Larger Map Both houses scream, "Buy me, buy me!" Maybe one day when I have enough money and can re-locate to L.A. - yeah, right... I'll just keep dreaming. Fred Olen Ray (director of Evil Toons) had some interesting info on the houses: "...they stand side by side and are/were owned by the same family. The basement in the burned out house (Evil Toons) was the basement everyone used, regardless which house was being filmed in as there was only one basement between them. They were slowly rebuilding the inside of the burned house, but I haven't been there in ages. The houses had been acquired for next to nothing, but the city required a certain amount of restoration be put into them to qualify for the deal. The family that lived there was strange and did very little in the way of "fixing up" around either property. The house across the street was truly scary. I scouted it and found the inside littered with chicken feathers and dirt... very creepy. I couldn't wait to get out! But anyhoo, I thought that was really cool. Thanks to the guys at The Retromedia Forum for all the help and info! And I took some screenshots of the houses for nostalgic reasons, to show what they looked like nearly 20 years ago!  
 
10-9-08 Sorry, SPM/SHM enthusiasts! This isn't a Hockstatter update but rather an update on the upcoming Night of the Demons remake, which I'm very excited about. I was a featured extra in the movie and you can check out my pictures at my MySpace page or click the picture of me and Tiffany Shepis below: 
5-7-08 All of my pictures from the Chiller Convention in Parsippany, NJ, are now up! Click the picture of Tiffany Shepis and I below to see what an awesome time I had: 
4-15-08 Hey, guys. Not a real update but just letting you know that I'm now selling some stuff on eBay. Give me some time though, because I'm kinda new to it - but I plan on putting a bunch of stuff on there - click here. Happy bidding! 3-2-08 The forum is back up, thanks to John from Retro Slashers who made me my own section on his own forum! Get to posting, people! Let me know what you'd like to see more of on the site and discuss the movies. 2-26-08 Everything on the Music page is now fixed, plus I put up a lot of new tracks...so you might wanna check that out. Gonna be fixing a bunch of dead links from here on, so be patient if something doesn't work. 2-17-08 The interview everyone's been waiting for...hopefully! Click below to read what Mr. Damnkids had to say about his experience working on Slumber Party Massacre 2: 
And yes, it's official! After seven years, the site now has its own domain: hockstatter.com Please be sure to update all your bookmarks and links, and thanks to those who still visit and enjoy the site and for all the nice comments I've received over at the Retro Slashers forum. Some updates to the following sections: 11-26-07 Brandi Burkett e-mailed me yesterday, and I thought you guys would all like to see what she had to say: Thank you for the kind words on your website. I just wanted to update you and let you know that I am more than okay health-wise. My breast cancer was stage 1, and I caught it early. I was very lucky. :) As of late, I am working on a novel, and post various blogs on myspace regarding life, relationships, and......stuff. hahaha Feel free to check it out. I am also planning to build my own website any day now. Writing has become my latest passion, and I appreciate all the support you and any fans have given. I am woman, hear me roar !!!! :) Sincerely, Brandi Burkett myspace.com/brandiburkett Hope you're well. THANK YOU. God Bless. 
Also, look out for an interview with Don Daniel, who was the producer, assistant director, and Mr. Damnkids of SPM 2, in the near future!! 8-10-07 
I've recently been informed by Jason Paul Collum that Brandi Burkett from SPM 3 is currently battling breast cancer. Please keep her in your prayers, and let's hope she makes a full recovery soon! 7-31-07 The rest of Devon's SPM adventure continues with the discovery of the high school. Click picture below... 
7-18-07 My online friend Devon was very nice to supply me with some pictures of his recent trip to some of the locations used in SPM. Click on Trish's house below to see for yourself! 
7-10-07 This is for everyone that has been asking me about the music from the first SPM movies. Grab it while you can! Music from The Slumber Party Massacre & Slumber Party Massacre 2 4-25-07 Jim Wynorski was kind enough to send me the scores for Sorority House Massacre 2 and Hard to Die, but I was only allowed to upload eight tracks from each movie. Click here to download what I think are the best tracks from Chuck Cirino's soundtracks for the movies. 4-21-07 More news on SPM 4 today...which is something I'm fearing isn't a past project that was just retitled by New Concorde. This is what Jason Paul Collum had to say... all i know about SPM 4 is that I called them about a month ago to see if I could option the rights to the series to produce Parts 4 & 5 for B+Boy Productions and was informed they had decided to resurrect the series with the current plan to make new sequels every 18 months. They had just wrapped SPM 4 about a week prior and were planning to have it to Cannes (I think) to seek distribution. So, for SPM fans it's good, but for me it's irritating...always just a few steps behind.... ;-( Jason also informed me of some interesting SPM 2 related news: Heidi Kozak of SPM II now owns a business selling boxes of inspiration cards/games, from which a percentage of the profits goes to childrens organziations. One of her new box sets is the SLUMBER PARTY box... wink wink. Check it out here... http://www.theboxgirls.com/site/shoponline?product=slumberbox - sadly, there's no massacre included... ;-) 4-19-07 
No, this is not THE END! As you can see, many of the broken links on the site are now fixed. I was just being lazy, and it was way past time that I do something about it. Eventually, everything on the site should be working fine. As for SPM news, Jason Paul Collum has informed me that Concorde has apparently shot SPM 4 and are looking for distribution deals. I will definitely be looking into that for you guys. And Jim Wynorski recently sent me the scores for SHM 2 and HTD, so look forward to excerpts from those scores very soon! See, I haven't let you fans down! 4-12-07 Nearly two years and no update. What the hell?! Well, here's some videos I recently uploaded to my YouTube Channel. I GOT SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE!!! (Christmas 1996 - yes, that's me...) 9-24-05 My friend Carrie has recently made a little website for Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-o-Rama. If you're a fan of Robin Stille's, Andras Jones, Linnea Quigley, Michelle Bauer, David DeCoteau, etc., or just the film in general, give it a look right away! 9-11-05 Take a look at the new Yahoo! Group for Melissa Anne Moore. 8-31-05 Some new additions to the poster galleries for SPM and SPM 3, including French DVD covers and another scan of the SPM poster. 8-21-05 The first SPM is currently being shown on the IFC channel, in what I believe is the most uncut form available (some extra things here and there, including the radio scene). If you missed it last night, you can catch SPM, along with all the other movies on August 27th, as part of IFC's '80s Horror Marathon at 2:30 AM ET. Visit their site to see the entire schedule. You can also view a clip of Diane getting what she deserves for being such a "snob." 
Also, many thanks go to Natalie for providing a picture of Robin Stille's grave - which I have put in the SPM Cast section. And if you're confused as to why there's a few different versions of SPM floating around, I gave a rundown of the running times for certain versions, along with differences described on the rest of the Alernate Version page. 
4-28-05 OHP visitor Dave Grubka recently e-mailed me some weird SPM-related news: The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) has a database of performers who have cash residuals coming to them from work they had done many years ago. However, if a performer doesn't keep their contact information with SAG updated, their residuals are in limbo until they discover them or a relative or heir can collect them upon the performer's death. Anyways, I was browsing the list of performers and 4 "Slumber Party Massacre" actors are MIA but have money owed to them: 1) Keely Christian (Jackie, Part III) 2) Brittain Frye (Ken, Part III) 3) Patrick Lowe (Matt, Part II) 4) Robin Stille (Valerie, Part l) The fact that it's been over 9 years since Robin's death and not even a member of her family has claimed her earnings is very, very sad in my opinion. :( Dave Grubka Also, some interesting SPM 3 trivia! 4-27-05 A cool guy named Matt recently sent me links to his sites for his horror-themed artwork. He sells t-shirts, comic strips, paintings, and all kinds of cool stuff--so give it a look. And as for the Music section, it is temporarily down for reasons unknown. I'll be working to fix the problem, so "don't let go." ;-) 3-23-05 Be sure to check out a new project by my sister and I. Long-time visitors may remember it. It's a little review site, called Stabbed! Right now, we are just focusing on content. We will work on design and all that good stuff, like extras, video captures, what-have-you, soon enough. Now, you can read my review for 1981's Final Exam. Be sure to sign up and add your own horror reviews! 3-14-05 Hmm... It sure has been a long time since an update. This one's well worth your wait. Now, you can stream the full length versions of Wednesday Week's "Why?" and "If Only" in the Music section! 10-12-04 Some new additions to the following sections, thanks to your's truly: UK DVD cover scans "Massacre Collection" Reissue scans "Massacre Collection" Reissue scans "Massacre Collection" SPM 3 tape scan 10-11-04 You can now stream the entire The Slumber Party Massacre - Original Motion Picture Score, with bonus scans. Head on over to the Music section to cure (well, kinda) those aching questions of "Where can I find a SPM 2 soundtrack??" The answer is--I still don't know, but you can stream some cool DVD rips for now, along with music from SPM 3, SHM, and SHM 2--plus some other goodies. Also, if anyone can help me in finding the Wednesday Week songs, Why and If Only, please e-mail me. I cannot find a CD at a decent price, and I do not have a record player and would rather not go through the nightmare of trying to play it like I did with my SPM soundtrack. 7-12-04 Some pictures finally added to the following sections: Also, check out the spiffy banner I made for the SPM section. I made this awhile back and just rediscovered it. Perhaps I'll make new banners for the rest of the movies as well. If I can ever find some more free time on my hands, what with working and socializing and all. I'm not complaining though. I still love the site. 
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