“Stage Fright” merges the worlds of musical theater and slasher cinema. The disparate traditions might not seem to be an ideal mix, yet writer/director Jerome Sable finds a splendid middle ground of camp and suspense, filling the picture with memorable songs and a traditional display of bloodshed. It’s certainly a bizarre movie, but also immense fun and surprisingly well-produced, having a ball as it dreams up ways to weave through musical numbers and stalker sequences. With the horror genre always chasing repetition to secure hits, it’s nice to see a feature that’s a little loopy and imaginative, delivering the goods with some hostility and a sense of humor. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com

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