Alpha Girls

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Alpha Girls: A Satanic Sorority Slasher
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Directed by Tony Trov and Johnny Zito
Produced by South Fellini
Starring Nikki Bell
Falon Joslyn
Beverly Rivera
Nicole Cinaglia
Kara Zhang
Norm Schultz
CinematographyRory Hanrahan
Edited byAndrew Geller
Music by Southwork
Distributed by Gravitas Ventures
Release date
  • September 1, 2013 (2013-09-01)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States

Alpha Girls is a 2013 comedy horror film directed by Tony Trov and Johnny Zito and starring Falon Joslyn, Nikki Bell and featuring Ron Jeremy and Schoolly D. [1]

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Premise

Hoping to make a fresh start, Morgan (Falon Joslyn) comes to a new school and the sorority she's heard about all of her life, Alpha Beta. While her initial greetings from Sorority President Veronica (Nikki Bell) are less than warm, Morgan finds her place in the new pledge class and a kindred spirit in Cassidy (Beverly Rivera). However the rushes learn that Alpha Beta isn't as squeaky clean as they think and Alpha House is tainted by a malevolence from another world. Morgan must find a way to save herself and her friends from the oncoming darkness.

Production

Production took place on location during the hottest summer ever recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [2] [3]

Reception

HorrorNews.net and Ain't It Cool News both reviewed the film favorably, the former stating that "The film could have quickly taken the exploitation route and for a moment I thought it would, instead it surprised me by being smart, quick witted, and a completely entertaining horror comedy." [4] [5]

Alpha Girls won the "Feature Length Indie Film of the Year" category of the 2012 Philadelphia Geek Awards [6]

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References

  1. "New Trailer for Alpha Girls Now Online". Dread Central. 2012-05-17. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  2. "Countdown to Alpha Girls: A Chat with the Ladies of Alpha Beta". Geekadelphia. 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  3. "Philly-shot horror movies 'Alpha Girls' premieres tomorrow". Philly.com. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  4. "Film Review: Alpha Girls (2013)". Horrornews.net. 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  5. bug, ambush. "AICN HORROR Reviews BEAST WITHIN! 15:INSIDE THE MIND OF SERIAL KILLER! SECRET VILLAGE! ALPHA GIRLS!". Aint It Cool News. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  6. "Alpha Girls". Philly Geek Awards .