
The Initiation(1984)
An amnesiac sorority member who has been plagued by a recurring nightmare is stalked alongside other coeds by a killer in a deserted department store where they are completing a hazing ritual.


“He pledges to hunt you down.”
During a Whiton University's pledge week, the carefree partying turns deadly when brutal murders start befalling the students, sending Ellery into a race against time to uncover the truth behind the school's dark secrets and the horrifying meaning of a recurring symbol: a single exclamation mark.

Lindsay LaVanchy
Ellery Scott

Isabella Gómez
Kylie Martinez

Froy Gutierrez
Wes Scott

Gattlin Griffith
Beau Vaughn
Shireen Lai
Shayleen Zhou

Lochlyn Munro
Bruce Van Horn

Jon Huertas
Officer Rico Martinez

Yancy Butler
Detective Sandra Fitzgerald
James Berardo
Dylan Davenport

Bart Johnson
Coach Miles Cooper
Init!ation is a horror, mystery film released in 2021 exploring themes of college, scandal, murder, sorority, slasher, fraternity. Directed by John Berardo, it stars Lindsay LaVanchy, Isabella Gómez, Froy Gutierrez. During a Whiton University's pledge week, the carefree partying turns deadly when brutal murders start befalling the students, sending Ellery into a race against time to uncover the truth behind the school's dark secrets and the horrifying meaning of a recurring symbol: a single exclamation mark.
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