Pledges from a sorority and a fraternity have teamed up in order to complete a nearly impossible scavenger hunt and a stay in a deserted mansion that will complete their hazing ritual. What they don't know is that one of their scavenger hunt items is a magical book owned by the evil Professor Kapps (Brad Dourif). Two of the pleges accidentally kill the mad professor when he attempts to murder them for breaking into his home. When they show up to the mansion, all hell breaks loose as the soul of Professor Kapps opens up a gateway leading straight to hell. Can the pledges survive the night in the mansion with their lives and their souls intact?

Despite owing a great deal to Evil Dead and Night of the Demons, The Hazing is an extremely fun and wacky horror movie. Whereas some Indie Horror flicks are bland homages with uninspired performances, Rolfe Kanefsky directs an enthusiastic cast and a fast paced storyline (which he also wrote) swimmingly. The special effects are cool and the gore effects are bloody. The lighting and the cinematography are decent but nothing spectacular. What really makes The Hazing tick is the cast, the excellent pacing, and the comic dialogue.

Nectar Rose (as Delia) and Parry Shen (as Tim) are the two actors that surprised me the most. They are both great comic actors and adept at fitting into a horror movie cast that never takes itself too seriously. Brad Dourif is great as usual and the scene with him and Brooke Burke could not be more bizarre. Outshining them all is the ridiculously gorgeous Tiffany Shepis, whose performance is great as Marsha, the badass pledge.

If you're looking for an original horror movie then you may want to look somewhere else but if you're looking for a bloody flick with some gratuitous T&A that kicks some ass, then The Hazing is for you. With a cool script featuring nods to Hellraiser and even Reservoir Dogs, how could you go wrong? This film won't please everybody but if you can check your brain at the door for an hour and a half, then you'll be pleasantly rewarded.