Hide and Go Shriek
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| Directed by | Skip Schoolnik |
| Produced by | Dimitri Villard |
| Written by | Michael Kelly |
| Starring | Bunky Jones Brittain Frye George Thomas Donna Baltron |
| Music by | John Ross |
| Cinematography | Eugene Shlugleit |
| Edited by | Tim Alexander Mark Manos Amy Tompkins Adam Wolfe |
| Distributed by | New Star Entertainment |
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90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hide and Go Shriek (also known as Close Your Eyes and Pray) is a 1987 American horror film. It was directed by Skip Schoolnik, who had already served as an editor on several films, including Halloween II. Screenplay by Michael Kelly. The film was given a limited theatrical release with an R rating; an alternate video version, containing only a little more violence, was released unrated.
The film begins with a unidentified man dressed in a suit and tie applying women's makeup in an old and dingy city apartment. The man picks up a prostitute from the street, and while having sex with her in an alleyway, stabs her to death.
Four couples - Judy and David, John and Bonnie, Randy and Kim, and Shawn and Melissa - have just graduated from high school and are preparing to sneak into a furniture store owned by John's father, Phil. Arriving before the store closes, the teenagers hide as Phil closes up. However, the group are unaware that an employee, Fred, is an ex-convict and living in the basement of the store. The teenagers begin to drink beer and party as John gives them a tour of the entire store. He advises them to not move anything and to keep the lights switched off, so as not to get caught. Kim suggests playing hide-and-go-seek. The group agree, but force Kim to be 'it'. John and Bonnie use the game to have sex, unaware they're being watched. Kim eventually finds the two and declares them it. During the second round, Melissa and Shawn decide to have sex. She leaves to change into a negligee which was given to her by Kim. While changing in a bathroom Melissa is attacked by the killer who forces her head into the sink, drowning her. After some time Shawn becomes impatient and goes to find Melissa. A figure dressed in the negligee runs past him in the dark. Shawn follows only to run into the unseen killer, who kills Shawn by impaling him on a piece of spiked decor.
At midnight the remaining six regroup to eat dinner. While at dinner, they inquire about Shawn and Melissa's whereabouts, and become concerned. After dinner the group decides to search for them, but are still unable to find them. The group becomes angered when they find multiple mannequins and furniture disarranged, concluding that the pair are playing a joke. Frustrated with the mess and not then decides to go to bed. As John and Bonnie are having sex, a man dressed in Shawn's clothes enters the room. After mooning them, an angered John runs after him. Upon entering the second floor of the building, John sees a man in a blonde wig applying makeup. Not recognizing the man, John confronts him only to spark a fight between the two, eventually leading to John being impaled through the stomach by a mannequins arm, killing him. Bonnie becomes anxious waiting and hides under the bed as she sees a figure entering and then leaving the room.
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