Hide and Go Shriek (released in edited form on home video as Close Your Eyes and Pray in the United Kingdom)[1] is a 1988 American slasher film directed by Skip Schoolnik in his directorial debut, and starring Bunky Jones, Annette Sinclair, Brittain Frye, Donna Baltron, George Thomas, and Sean Kanan in his film debut.

The story details a group of teenagers who celebrate their graduation by staying the night inside a furniture store, where they are stalked and murdered by a cross-dressing killer during a game of hide and go seek.

Zack leaps back and stumbles over Kim's severed head before falling down the empty elevator shaft.

The film was given a limited theatrical release in the United States on November 1, 1988, by New Star Entertainment, which had its violence trimmed in order to receive an R rating.

[2][3][4] In the United Kingdom, it was marketed as Close Your Eyes and Pray for its home video release, which was shorn of fifty seconds.

[1] The film was initially released on DVD in the United Kingdom by Bellevue Entertainment A/S on July 22, 2004, under its original title.

[5] Scanbox Entertainment issued another DVD in Region 2, and was included in a 'Platinum Collection' with Dolly Dearest, Inner Sanctum 2, and Dark Breed.