Masked killers, final girls, and body counts with rules. Slasher reviews covering the icons, the imitators, and the ones that still actually scare.
ChristmasA sorority house is terrorized by an unseen caller during Christmas break, in the proto-slasher that preceded Halloween by four years. Black Christmas is Bob Clark's 1974 Canadian horror film depicting a sorority house during Christmas break terrorized by an…
ChristmasA traumatized young man dons a Santa suit and goes on a killing spree, in the controversial slasher that protested over its release. Sellier Jr.'s 1984 American slasher film depicting a young man traumatized by witnessing his parents' murder by…
HorrorHitchcock's adaptation of Robert Bloch's novel about a woman who steals from her employer and stops at the wrong motel. Psycho is Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 American horror-thriller adapted from Robert Bloch's 1959 novel, depicting a Phoenix real-estate secretary who steals…
HorrorCounselors at a summer camp reopening after a drowning tragedy are stalked and killed by an unseen attacker. Cunningham's 1980 American slasher film depicting counselors at a summer camp reopening after a child's drowning tragedy who are stalked and killed…
HorrorWes Craven directs the meta slasher about a high school targeted by a killer in a Ghostface mask who knows horror conventions. Scream is Wes Craven's 1996 American slasher film depicting a high school targeted by a killer in a…
CheerleaderJohn Quinn's 1988 American slasher film about a high school cheerleading squad attending a competitive summer camp where members are murdered one by one. Cheerleader Camp is John Quinn's 1988 American slasher film depicting a high school cheerleading squad attending…
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