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Cheerleader Slasher Flicks   Cheerleaders are kind of like train
wrecks. I cannot stop staring, even though I know no good can
come of it. Not surprisingly, I did not hang out with the
cheerleaders in high school. I hung out with the burn-outs who
enjoyed bad horror movies with me - especially bad cheerleader
horror movies. Maybe it is the fact that they are always
portrayed as slutty idiots who are always naked that makes them
a satisfying kill. Whatever it is, I can't get enough dead
cheerleader movies.  Satan's Cheerleaders (1977)  This is the
film that started it all for me in the cheerleader horror sub-
subgenre. A group of cheerleaders on their way to the "big game"
break down and have to hitch a ride. Then end up getting
kidnapped by a Satanic cult, but after Satan copulates with the
head cheerleader, she becomes the head of the cult. This flick
has it all: randy cheerleaders who are frustrated because the
football coach insists the boys remain