Sisters of Death (film)

{{Unreliable sources|date=April 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Sisters of Death | image = DVD cover of the movie Sisters of Death.jpg

| caption = DVD cover | director = Joseph Mazzuca | producer = {{ubl|Gary L. Messenger|Gustaf Unger}} | writer = {{ubl|Peter Arnold|Elwyn Richards}} | narrator = | starring = {{ubl|Arthur Franz|Claudia Jennings}} | music = | cinematography = Grady Martin | editing = | distributor = | released = {{Film date|1976|04|16}}<br />(San Antonio, TX) | runtime = 87 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''Sisters of Death''''' (aka ''Death Trap'') is a 1976 American mystery slasher film written by Peter Arnold and Elwyn Richards, and directed by Joseph Mazzuca. The film stars Arthur Franz and Claudia Jennings. Seven years after a sorority member is killed during a game of russian roulette, the victim's father lures the remaining sisters to his estate where he begins killing them.

''Sisters of Death'' was theatrically released in 1976, though it was filmed in 1972.<ref>{{Citation|title=Sisters of Death|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0177226/|access-date=2020-06-07}}</ref>

==Plot== During an all-girl secret society college initiation, one of the new members is killed. Seven years later, the survivors are invited to a college reunion at a lavish estate, which turns out to be owned by the crazed father of the girl who died. He reveals to the girls that one them witnessed foul play and is helping him. The girls then run off screaming and try to leave, but he turns on the electric fence that surrounds the property, trapping them. The girls and the two hired men that drove them there start getting killed off one by one until there are only two survivors.

==Cast== *Arthur Franz as Edmond Clybourn *Claudia Jennings as Judy *Cheri Howell as Sylvia *Sherry Boucher as Diana *Paul Carr as Mark *Joe E. Tata as Joe *Sherry Alberoni as Francie *Roxanne Albee as Penny *Elizabeth Bergen as Liz *Paul Fierro as Mexican *Vern Mathison as Police Officer

==Release== The film was released theatrically in the United States by First American Films in 1976, but was filmed in 1972. It was also released as ''Death Trap''.

The film was released as a downloadable Video on Demand by ''Rifftrax'' on April 25, 2014.<ref>{{Citation|title=Sisters of Death|date=2014-09-19|url=https://www.rifftrax.com/sisters-of-death|language=en|access-date=2020-06-07}}</ref> The release included a running, mocking, commentary by Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett, formerly of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''.

==References== {{Reflist}}

== External links == *{{IMDb title|id=0177226|title=Sisters of Death}} *{{Internet Archive film|id=SistersofDeath|name=Sisters of Death}}

Category:1977 films Category:1977 horror films Category:American slasher films Category:1970s slasher films Category:1977 English-language films Category:1977 American films Category:Films about fraternities and sororities Category:English-language horror films Category:Fiction about Russian roulette