A young girl seemingly commits suicide for no reason. Her sister Elizabeth (Pamela Franklin), feeling that something was terribly wrong, takes an assumed name and enrolls at the all-girls' school her sister attended. In short order, two more girls commit suicide. With the help of her friend Roberta (Kate Jackson) she is determined to get at the bottom of what's going on.Most people I know do not care for this movie as much as I do. Oh, I certainly can see the problems with the movie, but I tend to overlook them. There are a few creepy scenes and I always get hooked by the story (what little story there is). It's kind of like a poor man's Suspiria. Most of the real plot points, however, can be seen a mile away. For example, do you really have to stretch your imagination to guess what might be going on at a 300 year old school in Salem, MA where eight of the former students were accused of being witches? I know it's a toughy, but just try to guess. Still, this doesn't take away from the fun I always have with Satan's School for Girls. Also, it's a real blast to see future Charlie's Angels Kate Jackson and Cheryl Ladd before they became famous.
For me, though, it may be more of a nostalgia thing than actually enjoying a good movie. I can remember seeing this when it originally aired in 1973. I was 9 years old when it aired that September. Satan's School for Girls scared me so bad I couldn't sleep. I really wish they still made TV movies like they did in the 70s.
7/10
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