- HD 1080
- Runtime: 87m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: David A. Prior
- Stars: Linda McGill, Ted Prior, John Eastman, Stephen Wright, Janine Scheer
- keywords: serial killer, slasher
- Slogan: Flesh tears - Bones shatter - The nightmare has begun
- providers: Night Flight Plus, FlixFling, Troma NOW
- The Sledgehammer is featured in the top rankings of 1983
- #55 in Top Thriller Movies of 1983
- #67 in Top Horror Movies of 1983
A young boy murders his mother and her lover with a hammer. Ten years later, a wave of teenage murders plagues the same area.