Villella played Russ Thorn, the power-drill murderer in 1982’s The Slumber Party Massacre which also starred Michelle Michaels and Robin Stille. Directed by Amy Holden Jones and co-written by Jones and Rita Mae Brown, the film was Villella’s acting debut.

Michael Villella, the actor known for his roles in horror and thriller films such as The Slumber Party Massacre, has died. He was 84.

The Slumber Party Massacre star Michael Villella has dead at the age of 84. The actor passed away on the afternoon of Saturday, November 23, due to multiple organ failure after a month spent in the hospital,