Slashers I'd seen and loved so far part 3
by orno_cenobite | created - 20 Jun 2011 | updated - 20 Jun 2011 | PublicNow, I' making this list to keep track on my collection: Slashers of different creed, year, sizes, type and hybrid. From the well known, to the obscure, to the really really messed-up.
Part 3
Hope you like what you see...Hope YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE! - Otis B. Driftwood "House of 1000 corpses"
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1. Deadly Friend (1986)
R | 91 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
After his friend is killed by her abusive father, the new kid in town attempts to save her by implanting a robotic microchip into her brain.
Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Matthew Labyorteaux, Kristy Swanson, Michael Sharrett, Anne Twomey
Votes: 8,742 | Gross: $8.99M
a boy's AI friend became the answer when one of his new friends die under the hands of her father. Of course, bringing her back from the dead isn't always the best decision...
2. The Cottage (2008)
Unrated | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
A tough, cute woman is kidnapped for ransom and brought to a rural English cottage. David and two morons have way more to worry about than her crime boss stepdad, his two Asian killers and her.
Director: Paul Andrew Williams | Stars: Andy Serkis, Reece Shearsmith, Jennifer Ellison, Steven O'Donnell
Votes: 13,088
a kidnapping gone wrong leads to something worse as two brothers, their "victim" and their dumb accomplice came face to face with a mad farmer.
3. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
Unrated | 83 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.
Director: John McNaughton | Stars: Michael Rooker, Tracy Arnold, Tom Towles, Mary Demas
Votes: 40,470 | Gross: $0.61M
a Slasher-fied retelling of the life and killings of Henry Lee Lucas and his accomplice Ottis Toole (renamed just "Otis" in the film.) If you're collecting slasher films, I highly recommended this one.
4. Storm Warning (2007)
R | 86 min | Horror, Thriller
A yuppie couple lost in a thick, brush-filled marsh seek refuge at an isolated farmhouse only to discover they've jumped out of the frying pan into the fire.
Director: Jamie Blanks | Stars: Nadia Farès, Robert Taylor, David Lyons, Mathew Wilkinson
Votes: 7,519
from the creator of Urban Legend and Valentine, comes this Ozploitation about a couple stranded in a small island only to be harassed by a trio of rednecks.
5. Valentine (2001)
R | 96 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Five women are stalked by an unknown assailant while preparing for Valentine's Day.
Director: Jamie Blanks | Stars: Denise Richards, David Boreanaz, Marley Shelton, Jessica Capshaw
Votes: 30,262 | Gross: $20.38M
speaking of Jamie Blanks, here's a decent attempt from the same guy. A cupid masked killer stalks and kills the girls who humiliated him back in junior high.
6. Body Count (1986)
R | 90 min | Horror, Mystery
A group of teens are stalked and killed by a Shaman at a cursed camping site.
Director: Ruggero Deodato | Stars: Bruce Penhall, Mimsy Farmer, David Hess, Luisa Maneri
Votes: 2,583
AKA Bodycount, Italy's own effort to make a Friday the 13th-esque movie.
7. See No Evil (2006)
R | 84 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
A group of delinquents are sent to clean the Blackwell Hotel. Little do they know reclusive psychopath Jacob Goodnight has holed away in the rotting hotel. When one of the teens is captured, those who remain - a group that includes the cop who put a bullet in Goodnight's head four years ago - band together to survive against the brutal killer.
Director: Gregory Dark | Stars: Glenn Jacobs, Christina Vidal, Michael J. Pagan, Samantha Noble
Votes: 28,855 | Gross: $15.03M
a bulky killer raised and abused by his zealot mother starts another killing spree after surviving a fatal shot in the head. It's not all that good, but it's entertaining enough to be fun.
8. The Mutilator (1984)
TV-MA | 86 min | Horror, Thriller
A college student, who accidentally killed his mother as a child, decides to take his friends to his father's fishing cabin during fall break, not knowing that his crazed father is stalking the place.
Directors: Buddy Cooper, John Douglass | Stars: Matt Mitler, Ruth Martinez, Bill Hitchcock, Connie Rogers
Votes: 6,212
The It's-so-God-damn-awful-that-it's-so-good classic cheese. Full of violence and really splashy kills.
9. The Tripper (2006)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Horror
A Ronald Reagan-obsessed serial killer targets a bunch of hippies who are heading to a weekend-long concert.
Director: David Arquette | Stars: Jaime King, Thomas Jane, Lukas Haas, David Arquette
Votes: 6,413 | Gross: $0.02M
a social satire about the Government, drug use and hippies, all in a form of this really cool slasher
10. The Dorm That Dripped Blood (1982)
R | 88 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Four college students are stalked by an unknown assailant while staying on campus over the Christmas holidays to help clear out a dormitory which is to be demolished.
Directors: Stephen Carpenter, Jeffrey Obrow | Stars: Laurie Lapinski, Stephen Sachs, David Snow, Pamela Holland
Votes: 2,466
a fun bodycount film about a group of college students being killed off by some killer inside a dorm their cleaning up.
11. Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre (2009)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Horror
An epic tale about a group of whale watchers, whose ship breaks down and they get picked up by a whale fisher vessel. The Fishbillies on the vessel has just gone bust, and everything goes out of control.
Director: Júlíus Kemp | Stars: Pihla Viitala, Nae, Terence Anderson, Miranda Hennessy
Votes: 2,087
a pure-nothing-but-killings slasher/splatter film that's chock full of kills, mayhem and "fishbillies" (what ever that is). recommended fully for "bodycount" fans. (those looking for a "smart" slasher, move along...)
12. Scarecrows (1988)
R | 83 min | Action, Crime, Horror
Criminals hijack a plane and force the pilot and his daughter to fly them to Mexico. However, an unexpected landing finds them in a cemetery inhabited by killer scarecrows.
Director: William Wesley | Stars: Ted Vernon, Michael David Simms, Richard Vidan, Kristina Sanborn
Votes: 5,653
a mix of slasher, haunted grounds, some hint of zombies, and a robbry gone wrong. Really rare, but really good.
13. The Wild Man of the Navidad (2008)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Based on the recently acquired journals of Texan Dale S. Rogers, this vintage horror tale from IFC Films debunks history books to tell the veracious, harrowing story of a rural Texas ... See full summary »
Directors: Duane Graves, Justin Meeks | Stars: William McBride, Kyle Nelson, Michael Retzloff, Charles Robertson
Votes: 569
a tribute to the Bigfoot movies back in the 70s mixed with a bit of slasher elements.
14. 'Chô' kowai hanashi A: yami no karasu (2004)
80 min | Horror
Employees at a convenience store must get to the bottom of supernatural goings-on occurring within their workplace.
Director: Yoshihiro Hoshino | Stars: Kyôko Akiba, Yumeaki Hirayama, Takaaki Iwao, Etsuyo Mitani
Votes: 634
a Japanese mix of supernatural, mystery and a few bodycount kills. Look out for the "Sledgehammer Man" in this movie.
15. Graduation Day (1981)
R | 96 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A masked killer begins murdering students on the school track team after a track runner dies upon completion of a 30 second 200-meter race.
Director: Herb Freed | Stars: Christopher George, Patch Mackenzie, E. Danny Murphy, E.J. Peaker
Votes: 4,894 | Gross: $23.89M
a girl's sudden death is being avenged by a killer clad in a fencing outfit.
16. Must Love Death (2009)
90 min | Comedy, Horror, Romance
Disappointed by love, suicidal Norman arranges to meet some like-minded people. But when he arrives at the meeting the alleged suicides turn out to be unscrupulous killers looking for a ... See full summary »
Director: Andreas Schaap | Stars: Sami Loris, Manon Kahle, Jeff Burrell, Peter Farkas
Votes: 434
A RomCom set in the backwoods, where a man thought he's a part of a suicide group, only to find out they're deranged yet calculating madmen who wanted to make their own reality TV show called "Torture Or No Tourture".
17. Rap nawng sayawng khwan (2005)
81 min | Horror
A big group of freshman students go out of town. On the journey, their bus has to cross a creaky old river bridge which is the only way to get to the center of a dark forest. When the bus ... See full summary »
Director: Pakphum Wongjinda | Stars: Borvornpoch Jaikunta, Suleeporn 'Napapa' Tantragul, Chidjan Rujiphun, Amonphan Gongtragan
Votes: 428
a nonsensical slasher flick from Thailand, made just for us gore hounds. A bus full of teens finds themselves lost in the woods with someone or something after them.
18. Without Warning (1980)
R | 89 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Sandy and Greg are teenagers who go camping, despite warnings not to, with their friends. They soon encounter aliens, who are using the area as a hunting ground.
Director: Greydon Clark | Stars: Jack Palance, Martin Landau, Tarah Nutter, Christopher S. Nelson
Votes: 4,705
a backwoods slasher with an alien hunter in place of a human killer.
19. Boogeyman 2 (2007)
Unrated | 93 min | Horror, Thriller
A young woman attempts to cure her phobia of the boogeyman by checking herself into a mental health facility, only to realize too little too late that she is now helplessly trapped with her own greatest fear.
Director: Jeff Betancourt | Stars: Danielle Savre, Matt Cohen, Chrissy Calhoun, Michael Graziadei
Votes: 9,030
or as I call it "Return of the Dark Man" (base on it's Italian title), a slasher sequel of a flop of a supernatural demon/ghost flick. Basically another hospital slasher with better kills. (and a better movie than the first)
20. The Children (2008)
R | 84 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their parents.
Director: Tom Shankland | Stars: Eva Birthistle, Stephen Campbell Moore, Jeremy Sheffield, Rachel Shelley
Votes: 19,034
A snowy chiller about a family in turmoil and confusion as their youngest members starts to turn homicidal on them. highly recommended
21. The Midnight Meat Train (2008)
R | 100 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A photographer's obsessive pursuit of dark subject matter leads him into the path of a serial killer who stalks late night commuters, ultimately butchering them in the most gruesome ways.
Director: Ryûhei Kitamura | Stars: Vinnie Jones, Bradley Cooper, Leslie Bibb, Brooke Shields
Votes: 71,145 | Gross: $0.08M
based on Clive Barker's sort-of slasher short story, this wider and bigger version features a photographer who's drawn into a mystery surrounding a barrel-chested man and his meat hammer and a series of disappearances across the city's subway.
22. Mikey (1992)
R | 92 min | Horror, Thriller
A seemingly sweet and innocent little boy causes murder and mayhem in his new neighborhood and falls for the teenage girl next door.
Director: Dennis Dimster | Stars: Brian Bonsall, Josie Bissett, Ashley Laurence, Mimi Craven
Votes: 3,285
another killer kiddie flick, this time a little better and slightly improving.
23. Castle Freak (1995 Video)
R | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A man travels to Italy with his family to live in the castle they have recently inherited. But he soon begins to suspect that they are not the only occupants.
Director: Stuart Gordon | Stars: Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Jonathan Fuller, Jessica Dollarhide
Votes: 10,332
based on the Lovecraft short story "The Outsider", a man moves into his inherited castle only to find himself facing a deformed man and his own personal demons as well.
24. Paintball (2009)
Not Rated | 86 min | Action, Thriller
A group of strangers in a remote paintball facility realize their game has turned deadly as they are hunted by a masked assailant. Survival is their only goal.
Director: Daniel Benmayor | Stars: Brendan Mackey, Jennifer Matter, Patrick Regis, Iaione Perez
Votes: 2,656
a weird yet decent Spanish slasher (though, in english) about a paintball game gone wrong.
25. Midnight Movie (2008)
R | 82 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
A midnight showing of an early 1970's horror movie turns to chaos when the Killer from the movie comes out of the film to attack those in the theater.
Director: Jack Messitt | Stars: Rebekah Brandes, Daniel Bonjour, Greg Cirulnick, Stan Ellsworth
Votes: 4,358
an awesome and creative effort of a slasher, about a director's lost horror film seemingly coming to life.
26. Blood Trails (2006)
R | 87 min | Horror, Thriller
Bike messenger Anne never imagined the horrific events that would unfold after her one-night-stand with stranger Chris.
Director: Robert Krause | Stars: Rebecca Palmer, Ben Price, Tom Frederic, Juergen J. Straub
Votes: 1,648
a German slasher flick that's just, well, half and half of the good, the bad, and the decent.
27. The Pool (2001)
R | 92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
International students at an elite Prague school are stalked and murdered while holding a party in an abandoned water park.
Director: Boris von Sychowski | Stars: Kristen Miller, Elena Uhlig, Paul T. Grasshoff, John Hopkins
Votes: 3,200
another German slasher, that's a lot better if you like 90s teen-kill flicks.
28. Albino Farm (2009)
R | 90 min | Horror
College students exploring the Ozark Mountains for a school assignment, stumble upon a group of scary, redneck cave-dwellers.
Director: Joe Anderson | Stars: Tammin Sursok, Chris Jericho, Richard Christy, Duane Whitaker
Votes: 1,567
an indie version of Wrong Turn, with a bit of their own surprise, effort and very good special effects.
29. Killer Movie (2008)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
A reality TV director copes with a spoiled celebutante and a show gone haywire when a masked killer starts bumping off the crew in this slasher-movie satire.
Director: Jeff Fisher | Stars: Paul Wesley, Kaley Cuoco, Gloria Votsis, Torrey DeVitto
Votes: 3,111
a campy whodunit criss-crossed with movie documentary, about a movie cast and crew being thinned down by a hooded-masked-stocking faced killer.
30. Monkey Shines (1988)
R | 113 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A quadriplegic man has a trained monkey help him with his paralysis, until the little monkey begins to develop feelings, and rage, against its new master.
Director: George A. Romero | Stars: Jason Beghe, John Pankow, Kate McNeil, Joyce Van Patten
Votes: 13,034 | Gross: $5.34M
George A. Romero's animal slasher. A bit memorable to me since I saw this when I was 5 or 6.
31. Putevoy obkhodchik (2007)
Unrated | 80 min | Horror, Thriller
A perfect bank heist turns deadly when the robbers and their hostages flee to the abandoned underground subway station where they encounter the Trackman, a deformed madman that prowls the darkness.
Director: Igor Shavlak | Stars: Svetlana Metkina, Dmitriy Orlov, Aleksandr Vysokovskiy, Yuliya Mikhaylova
Votes: 978
Russia's effort to make a slasher. Not really that popular, but otherwise, an okay film.
32. Bikini Girls on Ice (2009)
Not Rated | 82 min | Horror, Thriller
A bus of college soccer players finds themselves stranded near an abandoned gas station where they try to hold a bikini car-wash fundraiser, unaware that a deranged mechanic lurks nearby.
Director: Geoff Klein | Stars: Cindel Chartrand, Danielle Doetsch, William Jarand, Suzi Lorraine
Votes: 1,225
a campy tribute to the 80s backwoods (again) about a bikini carwash gone horribly wrong as a maniac in a jumpsuit starts hacking them to bits.
33. While She Was Out (2008)
R | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A woman out late for Christmas Eve shopping is soon terrorized by a small gang of troublemakers, and she must fight for her life.
Director: Susan Montford | Stars: Kim Basinger, Lukas Haas, Craig Sheffer, Jamie Starr
Votes: 7,288
an effort of a tribute to the 70s survival thrillers. A mother's trip to the mall went downhill as a quartre of young hooligans decides to harass her.
34. Untraceable (2008)
R | 101 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
FBI agent Jennifer Marsh is tasked with hunting down a seemingly untraceable serial killer who posts live videos of his victims on the Internet. As time runs out, the cat and mouse chase becomes more personal.
Director: Gregory Hoblit | Stars: Diane Lane, Colin Hanks, Joseph Cross, Billy Burke
Votes: 52,833 | Gross: $28.69M
a nice thriller. not too good yet not too bad itself.
35. High Lane (2009)
Not Rated | 90 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller
A group of friends decide to venture onto a trail high up in the mountains that has been closed for repairs. The already dangerous adventure turns into horror when they realize they are not alone.
Director: Abel Ferry | Stars: Fanny Valette, Johan Libéreau, Raphaël Lenglet, Nicolas Giraud
Votes: 8,356
a French backwoods/survival slasher that's, well, average. Not highly recommended to buy, just rent.
36. Buried Alive (2007)
Unrated | 94 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A group of college students are hunted by the evil spirit of a woman who was buried alive years ago near their secluded vacation house.
Director: Robert Kurtzman | Stars: Terence Jay, Leah Rachel, Steve Sandvoss, Erin Reese
Votes: 2,430
a decently made slasher. don't expect too much and you'll do just fine.
37. Fear of Clowns (2004 Video)
R | 106 min | Horror, Thriller
An artist with coulrophobia ("fear of clowns") is stalked by a murderous clown resembling one of the ones she paints.
Director: Kevin Kangas | Stars: Rick Ganz, Jacqueline Reres, Mark Lassise, Carl Randolph
Votes: 910
a weird clown slasher. you can tell you should hate it, but i find myself drawn into how horribly made it is. Probably one of those "so-bad-it's-good" slashers
38. Insane (2010)
Not Rated | 87 min | Horror
A lonely hotel by a lonely road. Sarah is lost, looking for somewhere to sleep. She's come to the wrong place. A lonely hotel by a lonely road. Sarah is lost, Jenny is looking for her. She's come to the right place. The Bridgeburn Hotel.
Directors: Anders Jacobsson, Tomas Sandquist | Stars: Lars Bethke, Alida Morberg, Johanna Leamo, David Lenneman
Votes: 1,656
Sweden's tribute to the Psycho movies. Nicely made, and a good tribute.
39. X Game (2010)
119 min | Horror
Hideaki and his 6th grade classmates Takeshi, Chie and Tetsuya, wake up to find themselves in their old elementary school after the suicide of their teacher. They are forced to torture one ... See full summary »
Director: Yôhei Fukuda | Stars: Kazuyuki Aijima, Hirofumi Araki, Shôta Chiyo, Meguru Katô
Votes: 338
AKA "Deathtube", is Japan's latest effort of a slasher film, and by so far, n the same line with Evil Dead Trap. A group of people was kidnapped and finds themselves trapped in a warehouse where the only way to survive is either survive the game or kill one of them off.
40. Santa's Slay (2005)
R | 78 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Santa Claus is actually a demon who lost a bet with an angel, so he becomes the giver of toys and happiness. But when the bet is off, he returns to his evil ways.
Director: David Steiman | Stars: Bill Goldberg, Douglas Smith, Emilie de Ravin, Robert Culp
Votes: 11,229
a hilariously campy slasher flick about Santa's true origin: The Son of Satan! Highly recommended for those who want a campy Christmas horror
41. My Little Eye (2002)
R | 95 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Five people are offered one million dollars to spend six months together in an isolated mansion, with cameras watching their every move.
Director: Marc Evans | Stars: Sean Cw Johnson, Kris Lemche, Stephen O'Reilly, Laura Regan
Votes: 12,897
Slasher's answer to the Blair Witch Project
42. In Their Sleep (2010)
Not Rated | 84 min | Horror, Thriller
One year after her teenage son's death, Sarah's life is in pieces. One night, her car accidentally hits Arthur, a young man the same age as her boy, who is running from a mysterious assailant who is hunting him down.
Directors: Caroline du Potet, Éric du Potet | Stars: Anne Parillaud, Arthur Dupont, Thierry Frémont, Jean-Hugues Anglade
Votes: 1,526
a powerfully creepy chiller about a divorced mother facing the lost of her son came face to face with a troubled young man under pursuit of an angry man.
43. Alien (1979)
R | 117 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
The crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright
Votes: 951,423 | Gross: $78.90M
what some people call a Slasher film in Space, Alien tells the story of a ship's crew finds themselves under the presence of new speies of predator.
44. F (2010)
R | 79 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A group of teachers must defend themselves from a gang of murderous youths when their school comes under siege after hours.
Director: Johannes Roberts | Stars: David Schofield, Eliza Bennett, Ruth Gemmell, Finlay Robertson
Votes: 4,205
a British chiller with a simple storyline. A troubled professor's fer came to life as the school's suddenly overrun by bloodthirsty hoodies bent on killing anyone they see.
45. High Tension (2003)
R | 91 min | Horror
Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.
Director: Alexandre Aja | Stars: Cécile de France, Maïwenn, Philippe Nahon, Franck Khalfoun
Votes: 77,880 | Gross: $3.68M
One of the most popular slasher titles, Alexande Aja's debut slasher about a girl's effort to save her friend from a madman after he butchered her family.
46. The Record (2000)
94 min | Horror, Thriller
This is the classic tale of misfit high school students taking a prank too far, resulting in the death of a classmate (or at least it seems). After burying him alive and torching him, he ... See full summary »
Directors: Gi-hun Kim, Jong-seok Kim | Stars: Kang Seong-min, Park Eun-hye, Jae-hwan Ahn, Min Jung
Votes: 291
Korea's take on I know what you did last Summer.
47. Malevolence (2003)
R | 90 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Ten years after the kidnapping of Martin Bristol, bank robbers hide in an isolated rural farmhouse where a serial killer lurks.
Director: Stevan Mena | Stars: R. Brandon Johnson, Samantha Dark, Heather Magee, Richard Glover
Votes: 3,778
a gritty chiller about a robbery gone wrong leading to a situation involving kidnapping and a masked man.
48. Chain Letter (2010)
R | 96 min | Horror, Mystery
A maniac murders teens when they refuse to forward chain mail.
Director: Deon Taylor | Stars: Nikki Reed, Keith David, Brad Dourif, Madison Bauer
Votes: 5,683 | Gross: $0.14M
a confused yet entertaining flick about a killer triggered by a chain letter, bent on killing anyone who refuse to pass it.
49. The Collector (I) (2009)
R | 90 min | Horror, Thriller
Desperate to repay his debt to his ex-wife, an ex-con plots a heist at his new employer's country home, unaware that a second criminal has also targeted the property, and rigged it with a series of deadly traps.
Director: Marcus Dunstan | Stars: Josh Stewart, Andrea Roth, Juan Fernández, William Prael
Votes: 72,245 | Gross: $7.71M
One of the finest slasher film to had been released so far. A robber finds himself in the wrong time as the house he's set to rob had been targeted by a masked man with a penchant for triggered traps.
50. Shredder (2001)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Horror
At an exclusive, secluded North American ski resort up on Mount Rocky Summit, brutal slashing, severing and beheading on a group of teenagers are taking place and are believed to be the work of a mysterious skier dressed in black.
Director: Greg Huson | Stars: Scott Weinger, Lindsey McKeon, Juleah Weikel, Billy O'Sullivan
Votes: 1,994
A ice tribute to the snowbound slashers in the 80s, with clever kills and the finest of all 90s slashers could had offered.
51. Cheerleader Camp (1988)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
A group of cheerleaders become the targets of an unknown killer at a remote summer camp.
Director: John Quinn | Stars: Betsy Russell, Leif Garrett, Lucinda Dickey, Lorie Griffin
Votes: 3,961
a cheesy slasher about a string of deaths and murders surrounding a, well, cheerleader camp.
52. Alone in the Dark (1982)
R | 92 min | Horror, Thriller
A few dangerous and delusional mental patients break out of a mental asylum during a power blackout, and lay siege to their new doctor's house, who, they believe, killed their previous doctor.
Director: Jack Sholder | Stars: Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Martin Landau, Dwight Schultz
Votes: 6,998
a finely made sophisticated slasher, questioning the sanity of the killers and the doctors set to fix them in the first place. a gem of a classic.
53. Break (II) (2009)
87 min | Horror
Four young girls head out into the Canadian woods for some outdoors fun. They wind up running into 2 brutal and sadistically inhuman rednecks. A blood-soaked fight for survival ensues.
Director: Matthias Olof Eich | Stars: Lili Schackert, Esther Maaß, Ralph Willmann, Thelma Buabeng
Votes: 366
a rent-recommended survival slasher. Promise me never to OWN this...just watch it when you're just passing your time...
54. How to Be a Serial Killer (2008)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
A serial killer decides to teach the secrets of his satisfying career to a video store clerk.
Director: Luke Ricci | Stars: Dameon Clarke, Matthew Gray Gubler, Laura Regan, George Wyner
Votes: 2,170 | Gross: $0.00M
a funny, witty and satirical serial killer/slasher flick about Mike Mignola, Serial killer extraordinaire.
55. Screamtime (1983)
R | 89 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A trilogy of three improbable stories of horror and the supernatural are combined into this low budget thriller: "That's the Way to Do It," "Dreamhouse,," and "Do You Believe in Fairies?"
Directors: Michael Armstrong, Stanley A. Long | Stars: Vincent Russo, Michael Gordon, Marie Scinto, Kevin Smith
Votes: 1,012
an anthology featuring three slasher flicks about a puppeteer's Punch Puppet gone homicidal, a woman seeing visions of a massacre and a house guarded by murderous fairies.
56. Just Before Dawn (1981)
R | 90 min | Horror, Thriller
Five young people venture into the backwoods of Oregon to claim a property, and find themselves being stalked by a hulking, machete-wielding psychopath.
Director: Jeff Lieberman | Stars: George Kennedy, Mike Kellin, Chris Lemmon, Gregg Henry
Votes: 7,144
a classic backwoods slasher. Little on gore, rich in atmosphere and suspense.
57. Funny Man (1994)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Horror
After winning a English stately house in a game of poker, a record producer finds it to be haunted by a demonic jester intent on murdering his family.
Director: Simon Sprackling | Stars: Tim James, Christopher Lee, Benny Young, Ingrid Lacey
Votes: 1,417
a nicely made slasher comedy which, according to some, a metaphor of gambling. A man wins a mansion after winning a poker game, only to accidentally summon a demonic court jester who had murder in his mind.
58. Cutting Class (1989)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
A murderer is loose in a high school in this 'whodunit' movie.
Director: Rospo Pallenberg | Stars: Donovan Leitch Jr., Jill Schoelen, Brad Pitt, Roddy McDowall
Votes: 5,916
an underrated slasher, a fine mix of high school movie and pre-90s teen slasher.
59. Woodchipper Massacre (1988 Video)
Unrated | 80 min | Comedy, Horror
Three siblings begin to kill people with a woodchipper while their father is away.
Director: Jon McBride | Stars: Jon McBride, Denice Edeal, Tom Casiello, Patricia McBride
Votes: 546
a so-bad-it's-good Shot on Video "slasher" comedy about a trio of kids accidentally offing their crazy aunt.
60. Man Bites Dog (1992)
NC-17 | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A film crew follows a ruthless thief and heartless killer as he goes about his daily routine. But complications set in when the film crew lose their objectivity and begin lending a hand.
Directors: Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde | Stars: Benoît Poelvoorde, Jacqueline Poelvoorde-Pappaert, Nelly Pappaert, Hector Pappaert
Votes: 43,736 | Gross: $0.21M
not a slasher. But it's so dark and senseless enough to be in my list.
61. BreadCrumbs (2011)
R | 86 min | Horror, Thriller
A group of Porn Filmmakers are systematically attacked by 2 children on the set of a remote shoot.
Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Kristina Klebe, Dan Shaked, Marianne Hagan, Jim J. Barnes
Votes: 911
an average backwoods/killer kiddies hybrid.
62. Bedevilled (2010)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A woman subject to mental, physical and sexual abuse on a remote island seeks a way out.
Director: Cheol-soo Jang | Stars: Seo Yeong-hie, Ji Seong-won, Min-ho Hwang, Min Je
Votes: 17,049
Korea's latest slasher effort and it's dark, dramatic and chock full of emotions.
63. The Ghost Dance (1982)
R | 96 min | Horror, Thriller
The spirit of a long-dead warrior possesses the body of an Indian medicine man and turns him into a homicidal maniac.
Director: Peter F. Buffa | Stars: Julie Amato, Victor Mohica, Henry Bal, Frank Salsedo
Votes: 268
a tamer Native American slasher compared to Scalps. It's more of murder mystery than a glamorized violence candy.
64. Hell's Trap (1989)
Unrated | 90 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
Two rivaling groups of friends intend to hunt a bear on a forest, but soon they are stalked by a masked madman Vietnam veteran.
Director: Pedro Galindo III | Stars: Pedro Fernández, Edith González, Toño Mauri, Charly Valentino
Votes: 259
Mexico tries to put Freddy, Jason and Micheal Myers in one movie and this is what we get...
65. Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981)
R | 96 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
An orphaned teenager finds himself being dominated by his aunt who's hell-bent on keeping him with her...at all costs.
Director: William Asher | Stars: Jimmy McNichol, Susan Tyrrell, Bo Svenson, Marcia Lewis
Votes: 4,847
a bloody thriller about an Aunt's obsession with his nephew turn deadly and a homophobic Detective's paranoia turn homicidal.
66. Dead Snow (2009)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A ski vacation turns horrific for a group of medical students, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: Nazi zombies.
Director: Tommy Wirkola | Stars: Jeppe Beck Laursen, Charlotte Frogner, Jenny Skavlan, Geir Vegar Hoel
Votes: 70,032 | Gross: $0.04M
A zombie slasher that's messy, deadly an hilarious.
67. Terminal Choice (1985)
R | 97 min | Horror, Thriller
A patient in an hospital dies under mysterious circumstances. The attending doctor Frank Holt is suspected - he'd been fired already from his last position due to malpractice. For his ... See full summary »
Director: Sheldon Larry | Stars: Joe Spano, Diane Venora, David McCallum, Robert Joy
Votes: 338
a whodunit mystery set in the near future where a deadly mastermind starts a string of murders within a high-tech hospital
68. Sl8n8 (2006)
90 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
After her father gets killed in an automobile accident, Kristel Lodema discovers that he was investigating an old mine where convicted child killer Andries Martiens died back in 1857. ... See full summary »
Directors: Frank van Geloven, Edwin Visser | Stars: Victoria Koblenko, Kürt Rogiers, Jop Joris, Amia Cate Audrey
Votes: 1,791
a mix of possession horror and slasher from Netherlands.
69. Prowl (2010)
R | 84 min | Horror
In Famfield, the teenager Amber feels displaced and dreams on moving to Chicago. When she learns that she is the foster daughter of her mother, she decides to move to the big city. Amber ... See full summary »
Director: Patrik Syversen | Stars: Ruta Gedmintas, Josh Bowman, Perdita Weeks, Jamie Blackley
Votes: 5,143
a survival horror involving a group of teenagers under prowl of vampiric predators.
70. Death Proof (2007)
R | 127 min | Action, Thriller
Two separate sets of voluptuous women are stalked at different times by a scarred stuntman who uses his "death proof" cars to execute his murderous plans.
Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Kurt Russell, Zoë Bell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito
Votes: 313,982
Quentin Tarantino's slasher effort is a strange one, but strangeness an sometimes lead to unique.
71. Trailer Park of Terror (2008)
R | 98 min | Horror
Six troubled high schoolers and their leader become lost after their bus crashes during a raging storm. They seeks refuge for the night in an abandoned trailer park, managed by a sexy woman, Norma.
Director: Steven Goldmann | Stars: Nichole Hiltz, Lew Temple, Jeanette Brox, Myk Watford
Votes: 4,203
a band of homicidal zombies sets their murdering hands on a stranded group of teens.
72. Highwaymen (2004)
R | 80 min | Action, Crime, Horror
Rennie Cray (Caviezel) embarks on a bloodthirsty rampage to avenge the death of his wife who was struck down by a serial killer - a man who hunts and kills women using his '72 El Dorado.
Director: Robert Harmon | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Rhona Mitra, Frankie Faison, Colm Feore
Votes: 9,515 | Gross: $0.37M
a showdown between a vigilante and his target: a heavily damaged man in his equally damaged car killing folks with it.
73. Wicked Little Things (2006)
R | 94 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Karen, Sarah, and Emma Tunney are all moving to a small town in Pennsylvania where, unknown to them, in 1913, a horrid mine accident trapped dozens of children alive, underground. But there's a problem. They're still alive.
Director: J.S. Cardone | Stars: Lori Heuring, Scout Taylor-Compton, Chloë Grace Moretz, Geoffrey Lewis
Votes: 8,655
a slasher-influenced zombie flick, set to satisfy fans of both genre.
74. Suspiria (1977)
R | 92 min | Horror
An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci, Miguel Bosé
Votes: 105,493
a giallo mixed with supernatural premises. Artistically colorful an murders to die for.
75. Road Games (1981)
PG | 101 min | Mystery, Thriller
A laid-back American truck driver in south Australia suspects that the driver of a green van is killing young women along his route, and plays a game of cat-and-mouse to catch him.
Director: Richard Franklin | Stars: Stacy Keach, Jamie Lee Curtis, Marion Edward, Grant Page
Votes: 9,101
A fun Hitchcockian thriller about a truck driver's suspicion of a killer following him.
76. Burke and Hare (2010)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, History
A black comedy about two 19th-century grave robbers who find a lucrative business providing cadavers for an Edinburgh medical school.
Director: John Landis | Stars: Bill Bailey, Tom Wilkinson, Michael Smiley, Tim Curry
Votes: 21,353 | Gross: $0.00M
a funny retelling of the life of two partners-in-crime serial killers.
77. Hack! (2007)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Horror
Wanting to raise their grades, a handful of college kids are randomly selected for a field trip to study wildlife, but don't get the chance as cliché horror film-style murders occur.
Director: Matt Flynn | Stars: Danica McKellar, Jay Kenneth Johnson, Juliet Landau, Tony Burton
Votes: 2,314
a collection of cliche of a slasher. A below-the-radar attempt to satire cliches found in slashers and other horror sub-genres.
78. A Reflection of Fear (1972)
PG | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A disturbed young girl starts believing that there is something very sinister at work after her estranged father visits her at her mother and grandmother's house with the woman he plans to marry.
Director: William A. Fraker | Stars: Robert Shaw, Sally Kellerman, Mary Ure, Sondra Locke
Votes: 1,027
a dark look into the minds of an eccentric child.
79. Primal (2010)
Not Rated | 80 min | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
A group of friends travel into the Australian wilds to view ancient cave paintings but soon find a horrible sickness gripping one of their own, which leaves them with nothing in their mind but a primal blood lust.
Director: Josh Reed | Stars: Zoë Gameau, Krew Boylan, Lindsay Farris, Rebekah Foord
Votes: 6,432
a survival horror set in the Aussie jungles where a mysterious infection turns victims into "primal" savages.
80. Mask Maker (2011)
R | 90 min | Horror
When a young, deformed boy witnesses his mother's death, he comes back to take revenge on anyone who dares enter his property.
Director: Griff Furst | Stars: Nikki Deloach, Stephen Colletti, Anabella Casanova, Ross Britz
Votes: 2,009
a weird slasher indeed. Nothing new nor is it creative. the kills are decent enough to at least rent it.
81. Edge of the Axe (1988)
Not Rated | 91 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
An axe murderer terrorizes a small Northern California mountain community, while two young computer-obsessed adults attempt to solve the killings.
Director: José Ramón Larraz | Stars: Barton Faulks, Christina Marie Lane, Page Mosely, Fred Holliday
Votes: 2,937
Spain and US puts their heads together in another slasher. Slightly better than some, but not that good to be a gem.
82. Jeepers Creepers (2001)
R | 90 min | Horror, Mystery
A brother and sister driving home through isolated countryside for spring break encounter a flesh-eating creature which is in the midst of its ritualistic eating spree.
Director: Victor Salva | Stars: Gina Philips, Justin Long, Jonathan Breck, Patricia Belcher
Votes: 142,617 | Gross: $37.90M
a demonic creature sets his teeth on a pair of siblings.
83. Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)
R | 104 min | Horror
Set a few days after the original, a championship basketball team's bus is attacked by The Creeper, the winged, flesh-eating terror, on the last day of his 23-day feeding frenzy.
Director: Victor Salva | Stars: Jonathan Breck, Ray Wise, Nicki Aycox, Garikayi Mutambirwa
Votes: 70,604 | Gross: $35.67M
though leaning more into the creature feature genre, this sequel gives a good nod to the slashers by giving the Creeper some neat toys.
84. The Masque of the Red Death (1989)
R | 93 min | Horror
Lovely photographer Rebecca winds up in a Bavarian castle at a "Masque of the Red Death" party hosted by the wealthy Ludwig. Mayhem ensues as assorted Poe story devices start doing away with the guests.
Director: Alan Birkinshaw | Stars: Frank Stallone, Brenda Vaccaro, Herbert Lom, Michelle McBride
Votes: 413
a slasher retelling of the classic Edgar Allan Poe short.
85. The Roommate (I) (2011)
PG-13 | 91 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
When college freshman Sara arrives on campus for the first time, she befriends her roommate, Rebecca, unaware that the girl is becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
Director: Christian E. Christiansen | Stars: Minka Kelly, Leighton Meester, Cam Gigandet, Aly Michalka
Votes: 41,358 | Gross: $37.30M
an average thriller. Nothing new but a little influenced that's all.
86. Don't Panic (1987)
Not Rated | 90 min | Horror
On his seventeenth birthday, Michael unwittingly unlocks the evil forces of a Ouija board.
Director: Rubén Galindo Jr. | Stars: Jon Michael Bischof, Gabriela Hassel, Helena Rojo, Jorge Luke
Votes: 1,499
a Mexican take on Nightmare on Elm street...according to them....I don't see it..where's the ANOES influence in this film?
87. 999-9999 (2003)
103 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Rainbow has just moved to an international school in Phuket, in Southern Thailand.
Director: Peter Manus | Stars: Hugo, Sririta Jensen, Paula Taylor, Thepparit Raiwin
Votes: 613
Thailand's answer to Final Destination.
88. Basic Instinct (1992)
R | 127 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A violent police detective investigates a brutal murder that might involve a manipulative and seductive novelist.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn
Votes: 219,247 | Gross: $117.73M
An erotic thriller influenced by the Italian Giallo.
89. The Descent (2005)
R | 99 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller
A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.
Director: Neil Marshall | Stars: Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder
Votes: 247,057 | Gross: $26.02M
a creature film influenced with slasher elements. A welcome addition to the list, despite not being one.
90. The Descent: Part 2 (2009)
R | 94 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Refusing to believe her story about cave-dwelling monsters, the sole survivor of a spelunking exploration gone horribly wrong is forced to follow the authorities back into the caves where something awaits.
Director: Jon Harris | Stars: Michael J. Reynolds, Shauna Macdonald, Jessika Williams, Douglas Hodge
Votes: 51,595
the sequel to the cave thriller, give new twists in the story and plenty more kills.
91. Doghouse (2009)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
A group of men, heading to a remote village to help one of their friends get over his divorce, soon discover that all the women have been infected with a virus that makes them man-hating cannibals.
Director: Jake West | Stars: Danny Dyer, Noel Clarke, Emil Marwa, Lee Ingleby
Votes: 22,861
Another Slasher-influenced infected zombie flick about a men-eating zombird populated town accidentally becoming the stop of a bus full of male-buds.
92. No Place to Hide (1981 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Amy is the Mannings only daughter. After the death of her rich father, she lives together with her stepmother. Recently she sees a man in black following her, waiting for her in her car, ... See full summary »
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: Mariette Hartley, Kathleen Beller, Arlen Dean Snyder, Gary Graham
Votes: 383
a stalk and slash with very little slashing and more of the stalking.
93. The Gruesome Twosome (1967)
Not Rated | 72 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A demented elderly woman has her mentally-retarded son kill and scalp various young women to use their hair for her wig shop while a persistent coed tries to link various killings on a local Florida college campus to them.
Director: Herschell Gordon Lewis | Stars: Elizabeth Davis, Gretchen Wells, Chris Martell, Rodney Bedell
Votes: 1,204
a splatter film forerunner to the slasher genre. an old lady and her retarded son scalps and kills girls for their hair to keep their wig store running.
94. Penny Dreadful (2006)
R | 92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Young Penny goes on a retreat with her psychologist; the intention is to help her overcome her phobia, an intense fear of cars. Unexpected events find her in a nightmarish situation where her worst fears come true.
Director: Richard Brandes | Stars: Rachel Miner, Mimi Rogers, Lucy Rogers-Ciaffa, Elyse Mirto
Votes: 6,613
a chiller about a girl with a car-phobia getting harassed by a maniacal hitchhiker, killing anyone who gets near enough to help her.
95. Pumpkinhead (1988)
R | 86 min | Fantasy, Horror
After a tragic accident, a man conjures up a towering, vengeful demon called Pumpkinhead to destroy a group of unsuspecting teenagers.
Director: Stan Winston | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Jeff East, John D'Aquino, Kimberly Ross
Votes: 27,842 | Gross: $4.39M
a demon-monster flick done in a slasher' backbone.
96. Venom (2005)
R | 87 min | Horror
A group of teenagers fear for their lives in the swamps of Louisiana, chased by Mr. Jangles, a man possessed by 13 evil souls, and now relentless in his pursuit of new victims.
Director: Jim Gillespie | Stars: Agnes Bruckner, Jonathan Jackson, Meagan Good, Bijou Phillips
Votes: 10,821 | Gross: $0.88M
an average take on a swamp slasher. Decent enough to win my approval.
97. Blow Out (1981)
R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A movie sound recordist accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually murder and consequently finds himself in danger.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow, Dennis Franz
Votes: 63,334 | Gross: $13.75M
a murder mystery that's more in the vein of a conspiracy film than a slasher. Highly recommended
98. When a Stranger Calls (2006)
PG-13 | 87 min | Horror, Thriller
During a babysitting gig, a high-school student is harassed by an increasingly threatening prank caller.
Director: Simon West | Stars: Camilla Belle, Tommy Flanagan, Katie Cassidy, Tessa Thompson
Votes: 48,668 | Gross: $47.86M
Sorry guys, I didn't enjoy the original...DX This remake, however, managed to pull off every cliche in a teen thriller and failed to make an impact to the public. For me, though, I appreciate the effort.
99. Voices (2007)
R | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
This creepy, supernatural thriller revolves around the paranoid belief that those dearest to you may want you dead.
Director: Ki-hwan Oh | Stars: Yoon Jin-seo, Park Gi-woong, Lee Ki-woo, Yu-seon Ham
Votes: 1,417
a thinkers' slasher film due to it's twists. Korea's supernatural curse movie about a girl targeted by a hex where everybody's triggered into homicide and nobody can be trusted.
100. Sam's Lake (2006)
R | 92 min | Horror, Thriller
As she does every summer, Sam takes a group of friends to accompany her on a retreat to the cottage she grew up in. On this year's trip, Sam and her friends are faced with the terrifying legend of Sam's Lake.
Director: Andrew C. Erin | Stars: Fay Masterson, Sandrine Holt, William Gregory Lee, Stephen Bishop
Votes: 929
a slowburing slasher flick that's decent, but too fantastic.
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